She is highly successful and one of the most popular celebrities in the world. Shakira has sold over 85 million records worldwide with a catalog of 145 songs, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has been dubbed the “Queen of Latin Music”. She is known for her musical variety. Shakira is also well-known for her dancing in music videos and live performances.
She wrote her first poem when she was just four and as a teen she began performing around her town. She also used to start from a very young age. Monica Ariza was the person who introduced her to ‘Sony Colombia executive Ciro Varga. Shakira released her very first album when she was 14 and it was named ‘Magia’.
Hips Don’t Lie” released in February 2006 became Shakira’s first number-one single on the Billboard H๏τ 100, in addition to reaching number one in over 55 countries. She was the singer of the song ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ which featured in the 2010 Fifa Worldcup.
She has kept herself relevant even in this social media age and the short clip of her dancing to the Tiktok sensation song “Jiggle-Jiggle” went extremely viral.
Shakira has received various honors and accolades for her work. She has three Grammy Awards and twelve Latin Grammy Awards, which is the most for a female artist.