Facts About Shakira

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Shakira is a popular and successful singer from Colombia.  Considered as one of the superstars of Latin music, Shakira is known not only known for her powerful voice but also for her belly dancing and song writing.  At an early age, Shakira already demonstrated her talents which eventually led to her becoming a huge star not only in Colombia but also around the world.  Here are 12 facts that relate to the Latin pop superstar:

Fact 1:  Shakira has 7 siblings and also the youngest in the family.  Typical of Latino families, Shakira grew up with several siblings in their hometown of Colombia.

Fact 2:  The grandmother of Shakira was the one who taught her Arabian belly dancing.  With training from her Lebanese grandmother, Shakira simply stayed true to her Middle Eastern roots with her belly dancing moves.

Fact 3:  Shakira released her first album at the young age of 14.  She was barely a teenager when she already started being in the spotlight for Colombian pop music.

Fact 4:  Shakira’s first two albums were not actually successful. Shakira may have already reached superstar status today but her first two attempts did not achieve instant success.

Fact 5:  Shakira was offered a role in Mask of Zorro back in 1998.  Steven Spielberg, the film producer-director himself wanted Shakira to star opposite Antonio Banderas but the young star declined the offer because it was said that she was not confident at the time of her command for the English language.  The role eventually went to Catherine Zeta Jones.

Fact 6:  Many dolls created by Mattel, creators of Barbie, were inspired by Shakira.  With her popularity and success in the Latin and mainstream pop scene, the company made several dolls inspired by her looks.

Fact 7:  Shakira can speak and understand 5 different languages and fluently at that.  She speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and English with ease and confidence and she owes this to her multi-cultural family roots.

Fact 8:  Shakira has her own statue back in her Colombian hometown. Standing at 5 meters tall, her statue is erected because of her popularity and contribution to Latin music.

Fact 9:  The IQ of Shakira stands at 140.  This simply means that she is a bright young lady and way smarter than the average individual who may get an IQ of only 100.

Fact 10:  Shakira used to date the son of the Argentinean president.  Back in 2000, Shakira was in a relationship with Antonio de la Rua. The relationship ended though after several years.

 Fact 11:  Shakira is considered the biggest selling Colombian artist of all time.  Selling more than 60 million albums worldwide, she has become the biggest pop superstar that Colombia has produced.  She is also among the top Latin artists of all time gaining huge success in Latin America, the US, and the rest of the world.

Fact 12:  Shakira already have her own “star” at the Hollywood walk of fame.  In 2011, the relatively young singer-writer was given this recognition as testament to her huge impact to the Latin music scene.

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