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Shakira: Biography

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Birth Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Birth Place: Barranquilla, Colombia
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/02/1977, Aquarius
Profession: Singer; songwriter

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Shakira: TV Guide News

Music Vid Musings: Of Shakironcé, 3Xtina and ScarJo | TV Matt'rs | 3/13/2007
It's no secret to anyone now that my exposure to contemporary music is limited to VH1's Jump Start and Top 20 Countdown, which I watch at the gym on weekend morns. That established, my attention was turned this past Saturday to a pair of vids that had me seeing double, if not triple — not that I'm at all complaining, given the content.First up, there was "Beautiful Liar," featuring what I consider to be the unlikely duet of Beyoncé (whose voice, frankly, I would not recognize in any other crowd of two) and Shakira. But as unexpected of collaborators as they are, the video's concept demonstrated what a fitting pairing they are, at least visually. Starting off in similar yet decidedly different outfits, each occupying their own spaces while crooning the tune, the ladies gradually start looking more and more like each other — Shakira finds a flat iron, Beyoncé bares her belly — until ultimately and rather astonishingly, the two are veritable doppelgangers for... read more
Celebrities Do Nice Things — Just Like Us! | Today's News: Our Take | 12/13/2006
Feeling all good about yourself for throwing that lightly used Hungry Hungry Hippos into the Toys for Tots box at work?Shakira and fellow Colombian and Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez have launched a foundation to fight child poverty in Latin America.George Clooney is in Egypt raising awareness about killings in Sudan's Darfur region.And Bob Barker has pledged $300,000 toward housing Gita, an elephant from the Los Angeles zoo, in a better-suited animal sanctuary. Well, Bob, the actual retail price on the room and board of said elephant is... $278,536. You went over, so back to the crummy zoo, Gita! read more
Hips, Hips, Hooray! Shakira Rocks Latin Grammys | Today's News: Our Take | 11/3/2006
The votes don't lie: Shakira dominated Thursday night's Latin Grammy Awards, taking home quatro trophies, including honors for album (Fijacion Oral Vol. 1) and song of the year ("La Tortura"). Other multiple-Grammy winners, albeit boasting less fascinating abs, were the reggaeton group Calle 13, and Argentine rocker Gustavo Cerati. read more
Musical Notes: Latin Grammys' Nods Don't Lie | Today's News: Our Take | 9/27/2006
Shakira (which I understand is Spanish for "she of the hypnotic hips") tops this year's Latin Grammy nominations with five, including album of the year (Fijacion Oral Vol. 1, naughty-sounding in any language) and song of the year ("La Tortura").... Jewel will host Season 5 of USA Network's Nashville Star, premiering Jan. 11.... Jimmy Kimmel will host for a third time the American Music Awards, airing Nov. 21 on ABC. read more
Soaps Q&A | 8/22/2006
Ever since Passions' very first scene back in 1999, McKenzie Westmore's Sheridan Crane has been front and read more

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Shakira: Photos

shakira, fergie courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

shakira courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

shakira, steven tyler courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

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shakira courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

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Shakira: TV Listings

Shakira: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Grammy Awards (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series	Available
Love In The Time Of Cholera (Music/Lyrics Composer)	2007	Movie	Available
Hispanic Heroes (Subject (person only))	2006	TV Show Series
American Music Awards (Appearing)	2005	TV Show Series
Fashion Rocks (Performer)	2005	TV Show Series