Shakira
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| Sara. This Board Is My Home  Age: - Gender: - Posts: 31155 | Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a Colombian mother Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado of Catalan descent and an American-born father William Mebarak Chadid of Christian Phoenician Lebanese-Macedonian descent. She was one of seven siblings, one of which is her road manager. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight. She can speak Spanish, Arabic and English. One of her first songs was called "Tus Gafas Oscuras" (Your Dark Glasses), which was about her father's grief over his son who had died in a car accident. At the age of ten, Shakira tried out for her school choir, but she was not taken because her voice was "too strong." She was teased by her friends for sounding similar to a goat. As a result, 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 gained some recognition in the area. It was around this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with Shakira and as a result attempted to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in good regards and returned to the Sony office and gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was somewhat of "a lost cause". Vargas, not daunted, was still convinced that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogotá. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with the idea of surprising them with Shakira's performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be subsequently signed to record three albums. Magia (Magic) was Shakira's debut album, recorded with Sony Colombia in 1991, when she was 15. The album did not fare well commercially as less than one thousand copies were sold. After Magia, Shakira released Peligro (Danger) in 1993. The album was better received than Magia, but Shakira decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school. Shakira is well-known for her dancing in various music videos. The moves are based on the art of belly dancing, a part of her Lebanese heritage, which Shakira says she learned as a young teen to overcome her shyness . The intense training has afforded her a fluidity in her body movement most seen in the video to her hit "La Tortura". In an MTV interview, she said people told her she never moved her chest when dancing, so she danced with her chest (as well as her usual belly dancing moves) in the videos for "La Tortura" and "Hips Don't Lie". Wikipedia - Info. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sites: http://www.shakira.com/ http://www.myspace.com/shakira ~ ~ ~ ~ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhbX4tuWLpI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzpofSsAGGc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96EtK8BHBWA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-n26T_3z2U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFlrDzJgQNg (Yes they're all in Spanish/ Arabic. She has few English Videos on YouTube) ~ ~ ~ ~ Picture:  ~ ~ ~ ~ Discography: Magia. - 91 Peligro. - 93 Pies Descalzos. - 96 ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?. - 98 MTV Unplugged. - 00 Laundry Service- 01 Grandes Éxitos. - 02 Live & Off the Record. - 04 Fijación Oral Vol. 1. - 05 Oral Fixation Vol. 2. - 05 No bad mouthing. Kay? |
| Bittersweet World Banned  Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 28301  | I had her Laundry Service album back in '01.  |
| Emily-Cool Falling In Love With The Board  Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 6657 | that girl can dance, i'll give her that  |
| mikey1000 Idiot Age: - Gender: - Posts: 728 | Hmmm Shakira...she has some nice hip-movements. I don'r really dig her voice and songs...not my thang. She had a gig 2 weeks ago on a stadium near me...my mom bought tickets and all that. She's weird like that.  |
| wake the dead. This Board Is My Home Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 30440 | I had that single of hers, from a few years ago...er, the Wherever song? Yah |
| DragingIntoTheLite Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 93 | |
| Anne-Marie Geek Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 158 | |
| rollerpig GSBitch  Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 62283 | Panic!medic: Me too, just a copy but I liked it |
| *higher_than_hope* Jackass Age: - Gender: - Posts: 1130 | |
| Peter Petrelli King For A Couple Of Days  Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 4161 | I haven't got any of her albums, but from what I've heard (Hips Don't Lie and some of her older songs) I really like. And damn it, she's got a hell of a good voice. I want her dance moves  |
| tomamazon GSBitch  Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 68084  | |
| Bored To Death Jackass Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 1182 | I like her  |
| Bleach Rotting On Here Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 47505 | Emily-Cool: |
| in_paradise_with_st_jimmy Falling In Love With The Board  Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 7017 | |
| The Rev Addict  Age: 37 Gender: Male Posts: 14004 | she's got guilty pleasure written all over her. i have her Oral Fixation Vol. 2 album |
| mikey1000 Idiot Age: - Gender: - Posts: 728 | Aleckz: WOW Is that what it's called? Oral fixation? ...catchy. |
| CristhyneS Jackass Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 1400 | |
| The Rev Addict Age: 37 Gender: Male Posts: 14004 | mikey1000: yes thats what its called.. i laughed a lot when i got the album. cause of what its called. but its good |
| mikey1000 Idiot Age: - Gender: - Posts: 728 | Aleckz: Well she's smart and know what sells. And an album called oral fixation draws my attention like a magnet. |
| ChiefShoesUntied Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: - Gender: - Posts: 5 |
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