Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer, choreographer, and model. Singer-songwriter who became known for the song "Hips Don't Lie," which became a #1 hit on the Billboard Chart and her album, Pies Descalzos.

She was known as the belly dancer girl to those in her school, and wrote a poem called "The Crystal Rose" when she was four. When she was attending UCLA, she would wear dark sunglasses and a hat so that people wouldn't gawk at her.

Her song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" received over 500 million views and became the seventh most-watched video on YouTube.


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