Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in the Colombian town of Barranquilla, a port in the country and located along the Caribbean Sea.
She is the daughter of a middle class family. His parents are William Mebarak, of Lebanese descent, and Nidia Ripoll, Colombia. The traditional character of their parents influenced the decision to Shakira's name to his daughter, which means "Goddess of Light" in Hindi and "woman full of grace" in Arabic.
Shakira took his first steps in show business after 5 years of age, demonstrating through songs and dances Arab exceptional artistic disposition.
Since she knew what he wanted: "the deep need to be heard." From that moment began to prepare in order to achieve fame.
According to his mother: "The girl obsessed with science began to assume that we did end up being a researcher, but then locked himself in his room day and night to write stories and poems. We were deceived again when we have had a daughter writer, until I discovered that writing was only the first step and that what she had been writing were the lyrics of their songs. "
When she was only 8 years he wrote his first song, called "Your dark glasses" which he dedicated to his father. From then began his real career, when accompanied always by his parents, appeared in several television and radio.
At the age of 10 he began to write songs, participating for the first time in the game show "Finding Child Artist in 1988, which transmits Telecaribe chain of Colombia. Shakira won the competition for 3 years running.
While still a teenager, Sony Music Colombia signed his first recording contract which resulted in their first album "Magic", which included Shakira songs written between 8 and 13 years of age. The music and the personality of the young singer caught the attention of the public and the Colombian media, being selected to participate in the Festival OTI in that edition was held in Spain and could not attend for not meeting the minimum age, 16 years.
She is the daughter of a middle class family. His parents are William Mebarak, of Lebanese descent, and Nidia Ripoll, Colombia. The traditional character of their parents influenced the decision to Shakira's name to his daughter, which means "Goddess of Light" in Hindi and "woman full of grace" in Arabic.
Shakira took his first steps in show business after 5 years of age, demonstrating through songs and dances Arab exceptional artistic disposition.
Since she knew what he wanted: "the deep need to be heard." From that moment began to prepare in order to achieve fame.
According to his mother: "The girl obsessed with science began to assume that we did end up being a researcher, but then locked himself in his room day and night to write stories and poems. We were deceived again when we have had a daughter writer, until I discovered that writing was only the first step and that what she had been writing were the lyrics of their songs. "
When she was only 8 years he wrote his first song, called "Your dark glasses" which he dedicated to his father. From then began his real career, when accompanied always by his parents, appeared in several television and radio.
At the age of 10 he began to write songs, participating for the first time in the game show "Finding Child Artist in 1988, which transmits Telecaribe chain of Colombia. Shakira won the competition for 3 years running.
While still a teenager, Sony Music Colombia signed his first recording contract which resulted in their first album "Magic", which included Shakira songs written between 8 and 13 years of age. The music and the personality of the young singer caught the attention of the public and the Colombian media, being selected to participate in the Festival OTI in that edition was held in Spain and could not attend for not meeting the minimum age, 16 years.
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