Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known professionally as Shakira, is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from Colombia who sings in both Spanish and English. A popular artist in Latin America since the mid-1990s, she entered the English-language market with her 2001 album Laundry Service, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Some of her most famous songs include "Whenever, Wherever," "Hips Don’t Lie," and "Ojos Asi. "

Born February 2, 1977, Shakira is of Spanish, Italian, and Lebanese descent. A philanthropist, she has acted as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and in 1997, she founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation, which supports schools for underprivileged children in Colombia. She also co-founded the charity ALAS (Fundacion América Latina en Acción Solidaria), dedicated to early childhood development in Latin America.

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• Alesha Dixon pens new single with Take That’s Gary Barlow

  
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  London, Nov 16 (ANI): British songbird Alesha Dixon is these days busy promoting her new single “To Love Again”.The number has been co-written by Take That’s Gary Barlow.And now the 31-year-old star plans to record a duet with Cheryl Cole.“Alesha and Cheryl will have to put aside any X Factor v Strictly ...
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• Shakira debuts new album Worldwide today online at Ustream.TV

  
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  Shakira she wolf Shakira will be debuting her new music video live to fans all over the world on Monday, Nov. 16 at noon Pacific Time at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Shakira-live . Shakira will release the music video for her second single, produced by Timbaland, called “Give It Up To Me” featuring Lil ...
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• Shakira X Factor Video 11-15-09

  
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  Here is the Shakira X Factor video of her Nov. 15, 2009 appearance on the UK reality TV talent show. She performed Did It Again from her new album album She Wolf, which has been released internationally, and will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 23. She performed on results night on the show which saw yet another ...
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• The X Factor 2009 - Shakira: Did It Again - Live Results 6 (itv.com/xfactor) (video)

  
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  The X Factor 2009: Shakira treats us to a performance of her new single Did It Again! See more at http://www.itv.com/xfactor ..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || Thirsty? found this 47 minutes ago on youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities , X Factor , ...
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• Shakira - LIVE - X FACTOR PERFORMANCE (video)

  
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• Shakira Performs on X-Factor

  
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  Shakira performed her second single “Did It Again” on X-Factor. Great performance. Although I’ve seen the drum thing a few times I can’t get enough of it. DEAD @ her last comment. What do you think? iWontSTFU
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• Shakira biography

  
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  Shakira Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira’s first steps in her creative life were developed at a very early age. As a child, she would write short notes to her father, who encouraged her to keep logging her thoughts and emotions and was unintentionally fostering her ability to write song lyrics. But writing ...
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• Video: Shakira - Did It Again - Live on X-Factor

  
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• Shakira Live at X Factor

  
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  Colombian singer Shakira appeared live at the singing competition X Factor where she performed her new single "Did It Again" off her album She Wolf in stores in Europe now!
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• Shakira – “Did It Again” LIVE @ X Factor

  
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• X Factor 2009 - Shakira: Did It Again - Week 6 Results

  
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  Source: www.emusicality.com — Sunday, November 15, 2009 The X Factor 2009: Shakira treats us to a performance of her new single Did It Again! Video below. Lloyd Daniels and Jamie Archer was in the bottom 2. Jamie Archer Eliminated! …
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• Shakira Did It Again on The X-Factor

  
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  Shakira appeared on The X-Factor tonight to perform the second international single from her She Wolf album titled Did It Again . I much prefer the song to previous single She Wolf basically cause I hated the overly Auto-Tuned chorus and the cringeworthy Daft Punkesque "S.O.S. shes in disguise!" breakdown on ...
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• Shakira & Lil’ Wayne - Give To It Me [Video Preview]

  
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  Source: www.blazingswarm.com — Sunday, November 15, 2009 Here’s a 15 second preview of the video to Shakira ’s bail out single, “Give It To Me.” She does look really good in the snip and I wonder if this song is really going to do well for Shakira . Which do you like better “Did It Again” or ...
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• Shakira to Give It Up

  
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  Shakira is on X Factor in UK tonite… will perform Give It Up To Me… It will premiere on Facebook on Monday 16th Novemberat 12:00PM PST / 3:00PM EST. Preview below.
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• Shakira performs ‘Did It Again’ on X Factor

  
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  ‘She Wolf’ singer Shakira has been lined up to perform on tonight’s X Factor results show. The Columbian songstress, will join the likes of Leona Lewis and the Black Eyed Peas and perform her new single ‘Did It Again’, which is due for release on 14th December 2009. Have a watch of the music video ...
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• Shakira on X Factor UK

  
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  Shakira performance on X Factor UK Sunday nite
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• Shakira performs ‘Did It Again’ on X Factor

  
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  Source: www.unrealitytv.co.uk — Sunday, November 15, 2009 ‘She Wolf’ singer Shakira has been lined up to perform on tonight’s X Factor results show. The Columbian songstress, will join the likes of Leona Lewis and the Black Eyed Peas and perform her new single ‘Did It Again’, which is due for release ...
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• Janet Jackson To Open American Music Awards

  
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  Janet Jackson is set to open the 2009 American Music Awards on November 22 ...read full story
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• Shakira’s “Give It Up To Me” Video Feat. Lil’ Wayne Will Look Like This…

  
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• Sneak Peak: Shakira Filming Dance Sequence In “Give It Up To Me” Video…

  
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  Source: mosuniverse.com — Friday, November 13, 2009 [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Here’s a little behind-the-scenes clip of Shakira shooting a dance sequence from her new “ Give It Up To Me ” video featuring Timbaland & Lil’ Wayne . ...
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