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At the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled "Tus gafas oscuras/Your dark glasses", which was inspired by her father. Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, and wrote her first poem, titled "La Rosa De Cristal/The Crystal Rose" when she was only four years old and also at the same age after she first heard the Doumbek, a traditional drum used in Arabic music highly motivated her to be belly dancer performer.
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She composed her first song when she was only 8 years old and afterward signed her first recorded deal at 13 years of age. She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. She was born to a Colombian mother, Nidia Ripoll Torrado, and Lebanese father, William Mebarak Chadid. She was born in Colombia on 2th February, as in Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in Barranquilla, Colombia. Only her title name Shakira is an Arabic word meaning "grateful". She was raised Catholic and her zodiac is Aquarius. Shakira is a Colombian by nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity, Italian, Spanish and Lebanese. Many artists have cited Shakira as their idol or inspiration and have been influenced by her, such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lauren Jauregui, Rita Ora, Justin Bieber, Maluma, Karol G, Natti Natasha, Lele Pons, and Andres Cuervo.
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Her unprecedented crossover has inspired other Latin American artists to attempt crossing over, one example is Mexican pop star, Paulina Rubio, having MTV saying "there's no question that Shakira opened doors in this country for artists like Rubio to succeed. Shakira is a prominent figure in Latin music, and her crossover to the global market is outstanding that The New York Times has titled her as the "Titan of Latin Pop" for her unique and leading position in Latin music saying "Shakira is a titan of Latin pop. Her hip shaking is mentioned in songs, like Fifth Harmony’s “Brave Honest Beautiful”. Shakira is best famous as "Titan of Latin Pop" who got famous from her super hit songs, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and ‘Whenever, Wherever’ and also because of her distinctive dancing the style which is said to be unique to her in the industry that combines Middle Eastern belly dance with Latin dancing. She has appeared as a judge on the most popular music competition show like “The Voice”. 70 million music albums sold internationally. Shakira is the all-time top-selling Colombian singer with approx. Shakira has won several Latin Grammy, Grammy, and American Musical Awards. she is enormously respected and honored as "Titan of Latin Pop" in the Colombian pop music industry. She is hugely recognized for the super hits songs ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and ‘Whenever, Wherever’. Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. "Titan of Latin Pop" who got famous from her super hit songs, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and ‘Whenever, Wherever’ and also because of her distinctive dancing the style which is said to be unique to her in the industry that combines Middle Eastern belly dance w Patricia Mebarak, Lucy Mebarak and Ana Mebarak Tonino Mebarak, Moises Mebarak, Antonio Mebarak, Edward Mebarak, and Robin Mebarak Quick Facts About Shakira Ripoll Celebrated Name