Did you ever wonder what Shakira’s last name is? It is Ripoll. Shakira was born on February 2, 1977. She is from Barranquilla, Colombia.
When Shakira was three she was belly dancing. She got this talent from her dad because he was from Lebanon where belly dancing is popular. Shakira was teased because she was short. Her original dream was to be a model. When she was thirteen she went to Bogotá (the capital of Colombia) to see if she could become a model. When she was there, a family friend brought her to Sony record studio and they signed her as a singer.
Shakira wanted to make an album in English just like Enrique Iglesias. MTV had Shakira do a show but it was all in Spanish. So when it was on the air, MTV did not show it. They did put in on a CD so people could listen to it, and a lot of people bought it. Shakira won a Grammy. But, she still wanted to write, speak, and sing in English. Shakira did not want people to write songs for her because she wanted to write her own songs. She achieved her dream and eventually became a coach on the hit TV show “The Voice”.
When Shakira was three she was belly dancing. She got this talent from her dad because he was from Lebanon where belly dancing is popular. Shakira was teased because she was short. Her original dream was to be a model. When she was thirteen she went to Bogotá (the capital of Colombia) to see if she could become a model. When she was there, a family friend brought her to Sony record studio and they signed her as a singer.
Shakira wanted to make an album in English just like Enrique Iglesias. MTV had Shakira do a show but it was all in Spanish. So when it was on the air, MTV did not show it. They did put in on a CD so people could listen to it, and a lot of people bought it. Shakira won a Grammy. But, she still wanted to write, speak, and sing in English. Shakira did not want people to write songs for her because she wanted to write her own songs. She achieved her dream and eventually became a coach on the hit TV show “The Voice”.