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Shakira Bio
She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia
to a Colombian mother of Spanish and Italian descent and an
American-born father of Lebanese Catholic background. Shakira began
writing and composing music at the age of eight. One of the first songs
she wrote was called "Tus Gafas Oscuras" (Your Dark Glasses), whose
lyrical message revolved around her father and his grief over a son who
had died due to a car accident. At the age of ten, Shakira applied for
her school choir, but she was rejected because her voice had been noted
as "too strong." Friends teased her by saying she sounded like a goat.
Shakira started looking for other singing opportunities, and competed in
a weekly television singing competition for children, Vivan Los Niños
(Long Live The Kids).
Between the ages of ten to thirteen, Shakira was invited to various
events in Barranquilla, and became a local celebrity. At that time she
met local theatre producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with Shakira
and helped to make her known outside Barranquilla. During a flight from
Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza happened to be sitting next to Sony
Colombia executive Ciro Vargas. Vargas agreed to hold an audition for
Shakira, which took place a few weeks later in a hotel lobby. Vargas was
impressed and returned to the Sony office and gave Shakira's cassette to
the song and artist director, but he was not excited at all, and thought
Shakira was "a lost cause". Vargas was convinced that Shakira had
talent, and set up a surprise audition in Bogotá. He tricked the Sony
Colombia executives to this bar, and around midnight he announced he had
a surprise: Shakira. She sang three songs, and her performance was a
hit. Shakira was subsequently signed to write and record three albums.
Magia (Magic) was Shakira's debut album, recorded with Sony Colombia in
1991, at the age of 13. The songs were penned by her from the time she
was 8, however it was hampered by a lack of recording and production
cohesion and did not fare well commercially. Less than one thousand
copies were sold and the album is now sought after as a collector's
item.Peligro (Danger) was Shakira's second album. It was released in
1993 through Sony Colombia, when Shakira was just 15. This album fared
better than Magia, but Shakira decided to take a break from recording
and graduate from high school. The recording itself is a collection of
self-penned songs but is once again marred by a lack of cohesive
production.
n 2001, upon the success of ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, Shakira began
working on a crossover album to the English language. Collaborating with
Gloria Estefan, Shakira wrote and recorded English versions of the
tracks from ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, and new songs were also composed
to create Laundry Service. Although it was aimed at the English language
market, the rock and Spanish dance-influenced album also features four
Spanish songs, including "Que Me Quedes Tú" (That You Love Me). Some
critics claimed that Shakira's English skills were too weak for her to
write in it (she was satirized in a MAD TV sketch), but Laundry Service
was a success, selling more than 13 million CDs worldwide, yielding the
worldwide hit "Whenever, Wherever" and singles "Underneath Your Clothes"
(a Canadian number-one), "Te Dejo Madrid" (I Leave You Madrid),
"Objection (Tango)", and "The One". The album and its singles
established Shakira's musical presence in the mainstream North American
market.
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