Shakira Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a medal of honor from the United Nations in 2010 for her philanthropic work
• Has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the organization UNICEF
• Was named the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in 2011
• When she was 18 years old, she started the Pies Descalzos Foundation
• Shares sons Sasha and Milan with professional footballer Gerard Pique
• Latin pop singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "Whenever, Wherever," "Hips Don't Lie" and "She Wolf․"
• In 2011, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
• Possesses the ability to fluently speak Portuguese, Italian, English and Spanish