Shakira

Colombian Singer Shakira

Birth name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Born: February 2, 1977 (age 33) Barranquilla, Colombia

Genres: Latin pop, Rock en español, pop rock, alternative, world, dance, urban

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, philanthropist, dancer, actress

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion

Years active: 1990–present

Labels: Sony Music Colombia (1990—1996), Columbia (1996—2000), Epic (2000—present), Live Nation Artists (2008—present)

Website

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll recognized efficiently as Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who come out as a musical prodigy in the music sight of Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira bare many of her talents in school as a live musician, envoy her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern powers with her own innovative twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks flowing English and Portuguese.

Award and Nominations

ALMA Awards2008
Won NCLR ALMA Humanitarian Award

2006
Won ALMA Award
category Spanish-Language Album of the Year for "Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1"

2006
Won ALMA Award
category Outstanding Female Performer
American Music Awards

2006
Won American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2005
Won American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2003
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2002
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2001
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

Golden Globes, USA

2008
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Original Song - Motion Picture for "Despedida" (from movie 'Love in the Time of Cholera' (2007))
shared with Antonio Pinto

Grammy Awards

2008
Got nomination for Grammy Award
category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Beautiful Liar"
shared with Beyonce Knowles

2007
Got nomination for Grammy Award
category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Hips Don't Lie"
shared with Wyclef Jean

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Latin Pop Album for "MTV Unplugged"
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Shakira

Colombian Singer Shakira

Birth name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Born: February 2, 1977 (age 33) Barranquilla, Colombia

Genres: Latin pop, Rock en español, pop rock, alternative, world, dance, urban

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, philanthropist, dancer, actress

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion

Years active: 1990–present

Labels: Sony Music Colombia (1990—1996), Columbia (1996—2000), Epic (2000—present), Live Nation Artists (2008—present)

Website

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll recognized efficiently as Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who come out as a musical prodigy in the music sight of Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira bare many of her talents in school as a live musician, envoy her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern powers with her own innovative twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks flowing English and Portuguese.

Award and Nominations

ALMA Awards2008
Won NCLR ALMA Humanitarian Award

2006
Won ALMA Award
category Spanish-Language Album of the Year for "Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1"

2006
Won ALMA Award
category Outstanding Female Performer
American Music Awards

2006
Won American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2005
Won American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2003
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2002
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

2001
Got nomination for American Music Award
category Favorite Latin Artist

Golden Globes, USA

2008
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Original Song - Motion Picture for "Despedida" (from movie 'Love in the Time of Cholera' (2007))
shared with Antonio Pinto

Grammy Awards

2008
Got nomination for Grammy Award
category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Beautiful Liar"
shared with Beyonce Knowles

2007
Got nomination for Grammy Award
category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Hips Don't Lie"
shared with Wyclef Jean

2006
Won Grammy Award
category Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"

2001
Won Grammy Award
category Best Latin Pop Album for "MTV Unplugged"
for more Awards
For more news about:Shakira

Shakira Launches Waka Waka Soccer Shirts

Mango—Spain’s second largest exporter of fashion — and Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation are launching a small collection of solidarity T-shirts inspired by the official FIFA World Cup anthem “Waka Waka.” Profits from the sales of the “Waka Waka” T-shirt will be donated to initiatives for elementary education in South Africa. One of the schools to receive the profits is the South Africa East Observatory School, also supported by UNICEF, which cares for children who have been orphaned or displaced by civil war or by the loss of their parents to AIDS. A total of four t-shirts, two models for women and two models for men, bearing the printed slogans “Waka Waka” and “This Time for Africa,” have been exclusively designed for the occasion. The models will go on sale at all Mango stores, and via its webpage from June 10.

Shakira, who is originally from Barranquillas, Colombia, created the Barefoot Foundation to seek education and nutrition opportunities for vulnerable and displaced children in Colombia and the rest of the world, in order to produce citizens committed to peaceful co-existence. About the T-shirt initiative, she says, “The true spirit of this World Cup involves making a lasting contribution. We can add to the legacy of this historic moment a platform committed to providing quality education for the children of South Africa and to ending poverty and inequality wherever they exist.” All proceeds will be donated directly to the Barefoot Foundation, which will allocate the funds to selected schools in South Africa.

The artist considers the World Cup event as an emblem of the integration of different cultures and explained that “Waka Waka” tries to represent the African spirit.  Shakira explains, “I grew up dancing to African and Afro-Colombian rhythms in my country. I believe that we are all bound to Africa by an umbilical cord, and this song has sounds from Cameroon and sounds from the Caribbean. [. . .] It is a syncretism of many influences, all connected to Mother Africa.”

Shakira sung “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” on June 10, 2010, in Johannesburg during the official opening concert, here are the few snaps while ceremony when made the Africa Live in Soccer with Waka Waka...

Shakira will sing once more at closing ceremony of FIFA Football World Cup 2010 on July 11.

Read More about Shakira Mango Waka Waka Shirts Colletion by Mango @ Fibre2fashion.com

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Shakira Vs. Evan Rachel Wood In Gucci

You how the game goes--two beautiful women, one gorgeous dress...cast your vote to tell us who wore it better, after the jump!

Shakira seems to have a knack for choosing the same dresses as other celebrities--remember when she and Pink showed up to the VMAs wearing the exact same Balmain number? At the recent Bambi awards, the Latin songstress opted for this black and silver Gucci dress with feathered details at the shoulders. She went with a pair of knee-high black boots, dangling earrings, and a poufy ponytail to complement the look.

Earlier this year, we saw Evan Rachel Wood wear the same dress to the Young Hollywood Awards. While her version didn't win our best dressed vote, I still think she looks pretty fabulous--it's a bit more glitzed up than Shakira's take on it, thanks to the wide waist-cinching belt, patent leather pumps, and Jimmy Choo clutch.

Time to compare and contrast, dolls! Whose version of this Gucci dress do you like better? Do you appreciate how each girl styled it in a totally different way

Source :  http://www.glamour.com/

Karolina Kurkova Named World's Sexiest Woman

It takes a lot of things to be sexy: An angelic face, well-toned body, smoking hot appearance. Karolina Kurkova has it all and that's what earns her the title "The Sexiest Woman in the World!" She was named by E! entertainment television as being The Sexiest and tops the list beating some of the sexiest women in show business like her fellow Angels Giselle Bundchen, Adriana Lima and Heidi Klum!

I wonder why Megan Fox or Marisa Miller are not on the top 10 list, as they were too given a similar titles.

The Victoria's Secret model was recently ranked by Forbes a one of the world's highest paid models as well. Gorgeous and rich?! Some girls get all the luck!

Anyway, here are the remaining hotties from the complete top 10 list:



1. Karolina Kurkova
2. Bar Rafael
3. Angelina Jolie
4. Gisele Bundchen
5. Scarlett Johansson
6. Adriana Lima
7. Heidi Klum
8. Penelope Cruz
9. Manuela Arcuri
10. Shakira