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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• Shakira to talk about charity work in Oxford

  
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  Shakira is all set to enter Oxford to talk about her charity work in South America. The Colombian artist is due to appear at the Oxford Union on 7 December. The ‘Hips don’t lie’ hit-maker’s charity Barefoot has built schools in parts of her country hit by civil war. It has also provided uniforms, equipment ...
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• Shakira to talk about charity work in Oxford

  
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  London, Dec 2 (ANI): Shakira is all set to enter Oxford to talk about her charity work in South America.The Colombian artist is due to appear at the Oxford Union on 7 December.The ‘Hips don’t lie’ hit-maker’s charity Barefoot has built schools in parts of her country hit by civil war.It has also provided [...]
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• Tiger Woods’ Bong Hit & Links To Hollywood

  
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  Tiger Woods Needs A Bong Hit - City Rag Megan Fox Is Thoughtful This Christmas - F-Listed Shakira Is Flattered By Taylor Swift - Pop Eater Jessica Simpson Is A Sparkly Sausage - The Superficial Matthew McConaughey Wants To Talk About Rooster - Hollywire Pete Doherty Offends Nations - Holy ...
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• Tiger Woods’ Bong Hit & Links To Hollywood

  
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  Tiger Woods Needs A Bong Hit – City RagMegan Fox Is Thoughtful This Christmas – F-ListedShakira Is Flattered By Taylor Swift – Pop EaterJessica Simpson Is A Sparkly Sausage – The SuperficialMatthew McConaughey Wants To Talk About Rooster – HollywirePete Doherty Offends Nations – Holy MolySophie Monk Fakes ...
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• KATIE COURIC Interviews Shakira

  
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  Katie Couric speaks with Grammy winning musician, Shakira about being sexy and the importance of women being both strong and sexy. Watch CBS News Videos Online Share and Enjoy:
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• I Would Fuck Her Whenever, Wherever

  
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  I’ve been in love with Shakira for years now and she seems to continue getting hotter and sexier every single day. I’m having loads of fun with these new upskirt pictures during one of her recent performances. I really really hope she poses nude for something sometime soon…. Dammit Shakira! Don’t you care ...
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• Tomorrow nights Christmas tree lighting on NBC could be more interesting than usual

  
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  Im not quite sure what to make of this web site. Its called nbcstolechristmas.com and it has a How The Grinch Stole Christmas -ish rhyme that seems to imply that tomorrow nights live Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree lighting show on NBC might not go off the way the network wants it to. If Im reading the rhyme ...
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• Shakira "Flattered" Taylor Swifts SNL Impersonation Of Her

  
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  Im sure a lot of celebs dont appreciate being impersonated, but Shakira isnt one of them. She told PopEater she was " flattered " by Taylor Swifts impersonation of her on SNL. "I found it very funny. She is very sweet and very talented. Shes got the full package. Its good to know she has a sense of humor as ...
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• Gifts Under 50 Dollars

  
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  Theres a variety of gifts to choose from that wont break your budget. Amy Goodman from All You magazine demonstrates a few with Harry Smith.
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• Shakira On Her Famous Hips

  
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  Grammy winning musician, Shakira speaks about growing up in a city that revolved around dance, which led helped her to move her hips so well.
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• Shakira the ‘Columbian Carrie Bradshaw’

  
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  Grammy winning musician, Shakira explains her songwriting process as Katie Couric labels her the "Columbian Carrie Bradshaw".
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• Shakira On Being Sexy

  
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  Katie Couric speaks with Grammy winning musician, Shakira about being sexy and the importance of women being both strong and sexy.
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• Shakira: ‘I Know What I Stand For’

  
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  Katie Couric speaks with Grammy winning musician, Shakira about how being sexy can sometimes overshadow intelligence and power.
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• Susan Boyle Turning Out To Be A Retail ‘Dream’ Come True

  
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  Not only has Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed A Dream set a U.K. record for biggest-selling opening week for a debut album, the Scottish vixen may also end up with about 650,000 copies moved when this week’s Billboard Top 200 chart is published. That’s quite a hike up from the 600,000 units initially projected . ...
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• Shakira Ft Pitbull Lo Hecho Esta Hecho remix Lyrics

  
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  Shakira Ft Pitbull Lo Hecho Esta Hecho remix Lyrics We dont’t have Shakira Ft Pitbull – Lo Hecho Esta Hecho (remix) lyrics right now We apologize for this fact! We’ll do our best to find it asap! You can return to this page later to check up. But if you’re faster you can help us by submitting them. We ...
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• Shakira’s Boyfriend Finds Her Too Sexy?

  
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  Though I’m sure Shakira ’s boyfriend, Antonio de la Rua , doesn’t mind her sexing it up now and again, it seems as though he might not want her to be sharing that with the whole world. She really spices it up in her music video for “ She Wolf ” in which she looks like she’s almost nude. She says of ...
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• Shakira’s Epic Booty Brings The Links

  
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• Shakira Is Just Too Sexy

  
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  Shakira’s boyfriend has demanded that she be less sexy in the future. Antonio de la Rua was shocked when he saw the first clip of She Wolf. “He did not expect that at all. When he saw me in my flesh-toned leotard bodysuit, he was like, ‘Could you not have worn a scarf at least’,” she said. However, ...
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• Shakira Performs @ Starfloor Fun Radio Concert in Paris

  
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  Shakira thinks that her parents were the most incompetent people in the world when she was 8 years old. Her father was a bankrupt jeweler and had to sell most of the family possessions. "I couldn’t believe my parents! I thought they were the most incompetent business people in the world! And I was so upset. "My ...
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• Shakira Flattered by Taylor Swifts SNL Impersonation

  
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  Filed under: Gut Reactions , Music News , Interviews , Exclusives When Taylor Swift did an impersonation of Shakira on SNL, we had to ask the She Wolf singer what she really thought. "I found it very funny. She is very sweet and very talented. Shes got the full package," Shakira told PopEater. "Its good to ... ...
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