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Shakira
Shakira at the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards
Born
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
(1977-02-02) 2 February 1977
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • record producer
Years active1990–present
OrganizationBarefoot Foundation
Works
Partners
Children2
Awards
Musical career
OriginBogotá, Colombia
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitars
  • harmonica
  • drums
Labels
Websiteshakira.com
Signature

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll[a] (/ʃəˈkɪərə/shə-KEER-ə, Spanish:[ʃaˈkiɾaisaˈβelmeβaˈɾakriˈpol]; born 2 February 1977)[1] is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music",[b] she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music on a global level,[14] which in turn contributed to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide.[15] The recipient of various accolades, she has won 4 Grammy Awards and 15 Latin Grammy Awards, including 3 Song of the Year wins.

Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence with the next two, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide,[16] becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female Latin artist. Her success was further solidified with the Spanish-language albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010), El Dorado (2017), and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, making her the first woman with number-one albums across four different decades. Her English-language albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009), and Shakira (2014) received platinum certifications in various countries worldwide.

Shakira is one of the world's best-selling musicians. She scored numerous number-one singles and other top songs worldwide, including "Estoy Aquí", "Antología", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Ojos Así", "Whenever, Wherever / Suerte", "Underneath Your Clothes", "Objection (Tango)", "La Tortura", "Las de la Intuición", "Hips Don't Lie", "Beautiful Liar", "She Wolf", "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", "Loca", "Rabiosa", "Can't Remember to Forget You", "Dare (La La La)", "La Bicicleta", "Chantaje", "Te Felicito", "Monotonía", "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", and "TQG". Shakira served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014), had a voice role in the animated films Zootopia (2016) and Zootopia 2 (2025), and executive produced and judged the dance competition series Dancing with Myself (2022). She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists.[17][18]Billboard named her the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade twice (2000s and 2010s).[19][20]

Shakira has written or co-written a vast majority of the material she recorded or performed, music and lyrics, during her career. Noted to be an "international phenomenon" whose music, story, and legacy "resonate in every corner of the globe",[21][22] Shakira has been described as an artistic link between the West and the East for popularizing Middle Eastern sounds in the West, and Western sounds in the East.[23] For her philanthropic and humanitarian work, such as the Barefoot Foundation, and her contributions to music, she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. Shakira was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the United States in 2011, and was granted the honor of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012. She has been an advocate for equitable development of the Global South, the rights and interests of children, the Latino minority in the U.S. and Canada, women, and other under-represented groups.

Early life

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.[24] She is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her parents are of Lebanese and Spanish descent,[25][26] though she has distant Italian roots through an ancestor with the surname Pisciotti.[27] She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools.[28] Shakira has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage.[29] She spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.

Shakira wrote her first poem, titled "La Rosa de Cristal" ('The Crystal Rose'), when she was four years old,[30] and continued to write poetry. As her music interests crystallized, the poetry turned into song lyrics.[29] When she was two years old, her half-brother was killed at the age of nineteen, in a motorcycle accident. Six years later, writing lyrics on her typewriter and having been given a guitar by her aunt, she composed her first song, titled "Gafas Oscuras" ('Dark Glasses').[30][31] It was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.[29][32]

Shakira grew up in reasonably comfortable family conditions until her father, a jeweler, went bankrupt when she was eight. Her parents sent her to stay for a while with relatives in Los Angeles. When she came back, their two cars, furniture and color TV were gone and she had to adjust to a different reality. She was able to buy her parents a car when she was 14, after receiving some money for the release of the Magia album.[29]

When she was four, Shakira's father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant, where she first heard the doumbek, a traditional drum of Middle-Eastern music, used to accompany belly dancing. Spontaneously, she climbed onto a table and started to dance; soon she wanted to do it for anyone who would watch. At her Catholic school, she demonstrated belly dancing on every Friday morning, encouraged by her parents, teachers and students in the audience, who were convinced of her bright future as a performer. "Just her, singing and dancing on the stage", recalled a former classmate.[29][31] However, in second grade, Shakira was rejected for school choir because, according to the music teacher, her vibrato was too strong; classmates told her she sounded like a goat.[31][33] She was often sent out of class because of her hyperactivity.[34] To make Shakira appreciate more the modest conditions of her upbringing, her father took her to a local park so she could see orphans who lived there. The images stayed with her and she said to herself, "one day I'm going to help these kids when I become a famous artist".[29] Having regained some confidence in her singing, she entered a local TV station talent contest when she was ten and won the top prize, a bicycle.[31]

Between the ages of ten and thirteen, Shakira attended various events around Barranquilla and gained some recognition singing and dancing in the area.[31][35] She met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with her and convinced Sony Music Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for her. Pleased with her performance, he managed to arrange for other Sony Music people to be present during an audition in Bogotá, in which Shakira sang three songs and impressed the executives enough to be signed, at the age of 13, for the recording of three albums.[35][36]

Career

1990–1993: Magia and Peligro

Shakira's debut album, Magia, was released in June 1991 under Sony Music Colombia.[37] Recording began in 1990 when she was 13; the album consists of pop rockballads and disco uptempo songs with Shakira writing the majority of the album's tracks.[38] The album featured her debut single "Magia" as well as "Sueños" and "Esta Noche Voy Contigo".[39]Magia was not a commercial success and only 1,200 copies were sold in Colombia.[37] Little known outside of her native Colombia at the time, Shakira was invited to perform at Chile's Viña del Mar International Song Festival in February 1993. The festival gave aspiring Latin American singers a chance to present their songs and the winner was chosen by a panel of judges. Shakira's performance of the ballad "Eres" brought her the trophy for third place.[40]

Shakira's second studio album, Peligro, was released in March 1993. It features the singles "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida", "Eres", "Peligro", and "Brujería". Shakira was not pleased with the final result, taking issue mainly with the production. The album was better received than Magia had been, but it became another commercial failure.[40][41] In 1993–1994, she starred in the Colombian TV series El Oasis.[42][43]

Having been moved up in her classwork ahead of her age, Shakira graduated from a conventsecondary school when she was 15,[21][44] but her professional involvement in music prevented her from continuing formal education.[45][40][46] On starting her career so early, she later said: "I wouldn't have done anything different myself [...] though I think I missed out on adolescence. I never misbehaved when I was a teenager and that's something you've got to do. I was so focused on my goals. I was already an adult when I was 14. Maybe I'll have a belated adolescence when I'm old".[21]

1994–2000: Breakthrough with Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?

In 1994, Shakira recorded "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" for the compilation albumNuestro Rock Volumen II.[35][47][48] The song became a hit in Colombia.[31] After "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" proved to be a chart success, Sony Music Colombia decided to move forward with Shakira's third studio album.[35][48] Shakira began writing and recording for the album with Luis Fernando Ochoa, who would become her principal music collaborator for her next three albums.[49] Her third studio album, Pies Descalzos, was released in October 1995. It reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album spawned six singles, all of which peaked within the top 20 of the U.S. Latin chart: "Estoy Aquí", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Un Poco de Amor", "Antología", and "Se Quiere, Se Mata"; the former two were top five hits.[50]Pies Descalzos achieved top ranking in eight countries,[42] and in August 1996 RIAA certified the album platinum in the U.S.[51]Pies Descalzos eventually sold over 5 million copies.[40][52] In October 1995, Shakira commenced Tour Pies Descalzos, her first international tour. Its 118 shows took two years to complete.[42]

In 1997, Shakira received three Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year for Pies Descalzos, Video of the Year for "Estoy Aqui", and Best New Artist.[53] That year, Shakira released the remix album The Remixes, of which over one million were sold.[40][54] At 19, Shakira was named a national cultural ambassador by the president of Colombia, a distinction she shares with writer Gabriel García Márquez.[55]

Dónde Están los Ladrones?, Shakira's fourth studio album, was released in September 1998. It was recorded at the Miami studio of Gloria and Emilio Estefan.[56][55] Artistic production was done by Shakira with Emilio Estefan listed as the executive producer.[35][42][55]Dónde Están los Ladrones? became an even bigger worldwide hit than Pies Descalzos.[40][42] The album reached a peak of number 131 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and held the top spot on the U.S. Latin Albums chart for 11 weeks.[42] Over 7 million copies were sold worldwide,[57] including 1.5 million in the U.S., making it one of the best selling Spanish albums there.[42] Eight singles were taken from the album:[40] "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Moscas en la Casa", "No Creo", "Inevitable", "Tú", "Si Te Vas", "Octavo Día", and "Ojos Así".[54] "Ciega, Sordomuda" and "Tú" reached number one on the U.S. Latin chart.[42]

In 1999, Shakira received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.[55] Her first live album, MTV Unplugged, was recorded in New York City as MTV Unplugged's first Spanish language broadcast on 12 August 1999 and released in early 2000. The performance was highly acclaimed by American critics;[58] the album topped the Latin charts and sale statistics.[42] In March 2000 Shakira embarked on Tour Anfibio, a two-month series of concerts in Latin America and the United States.[40] In August 2000, she won an MTV Video Music Award in the category of People's Choice – Favorite International Artist for "Ojos Así".[40] In September 2000, Shakira performed "Ojos Así" at the inaugural ceremony of the Latin Grammy Awards,[42] where she was nominated in five categories: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for MTV Unplugged,[42] Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Octavo Día",[42]Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Ojos Así",[42] and Best Short Form Music Video for the "Ojos Así" video.[59]

2001–2004: Laundry Service and English transition

Upon the successes of Dónde Están los Ladrones? and MTV Unplugged, Shakira began working on an English crossover album.[55] Her manager, Emilio Estefan, took an early notice of Shakira's potential for a "crossover" into the U.S. music market because of her "universally catchy pop-rock melodies, cerebral lyrics, unwavering self-determination and natural sex appeal".[55] Shakira's English language skills were improved with the help of Gloria Estefan.[56][60]

"Whenever, Wherever", called "Suerte" in the simultaneously published Spanish language version, was released at the end of August 2001 as the first and lead single from Shakira's fifth studio album. The song took heavy influence from Andean music, including the charango and pan flute in its instrumentation. It became an international success by reaching number one in most countries. In the U.S., it reached number six on the Hot 100.[42]

The new album, titled Laundry Service in English-speaking countries and Servicio de Lavanderia in Latin America and Spain, was released on 13 November 2001. Servicio de Lavanderia features the same songs, arranged in different order. Nine out of thirteen tracks Shakira sings in English. The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart,[42] selling over 200,000 records in its first week. It was later certified triple platinum.[42][61] Its success established Shakira's musical presence in the mainstream North American market.[40] "Underneath Your Clothes", "Objection (Tango)", "The One", "Te Dejo Madrid", "Que Me Quedes Tú", and "Poem to a Horse" were other Laundry Service songs issued as singles.[40] Shakira wrote or co-wrote each of the songs and Laundry Service was produced by her alone.[62] The rock and Spanish dance-influenced album,[40] created for the English-language market, gained mild critical success, with some critics claiming that Shakira's English skills were too weak for her to write songs in that language.[63][64]Laundry Service became the best-selling album of 2002 and eventually more than 15 million copies were sold worldwide.[40][16]

Laundry Service, the "crossover" transition process and its manifestations created a rift among Shakira's followers. The new album's detractors considered the singer a sellout and claimed that her now blond hair, English language singing and new look showed that she was "abandoning her essence" and "transforming into a whiter, sexier version of herself", one more "palatable for Anglo audiences".[48] Shakira insisted that her only motivation for blonding her hair was her own vanity. Regarding the disgruntled fans, she replied: "I'm so sure of what I represent for my people and of what I am. I know that my roots are very well-planted in Latin America. And I feel proud of being Colombian and Latin, and I say it out loud to the rest of the world every time I can."[62] Having opted now for musical stylistic "fusion", she told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo in 2001: "Fusion offers me the opportunity to remove any type of label people want to place on me. It gives me freedom...I don't want to be tied to a specific style and become the architect of my own prison".[48]

Freddy DeMann took over Shakira's management from Emilio Estefan in 2000 and negotiated for her a multi-million dollar global promotional deal with Pepsi.[62] Shakira released four songs for Pepsi: "Ask for More", "Pide Más", "Knock on My Door", and "Pídeme el Sol". Laundry Service: Washed and Dried album (CD and DVD) was issued in 2002. It comprises some remixes and alternative versions of songs from the original collection.[65] Sony Music released Shakira's Spanish greatest-hits compilation, Grandes Éxitos.

Shakira before entering the stage during her Tour of the Mongoose in 2003

At Aerosmith's MTV Icon in April 2002, Shakira performed "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)". Also in 2002, she joined performed for VH1 Divas Las Vegas.[40][54] In August, she performed "Objection (Tango)" at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards and won the International Viewer's Choice Award with "Suerte / Whenever, Wherever".[54][66] She also won the Latin Grammy Award for the category of Best Short Form Music Video for the Spanish version of "Objection (Tango)"). In October, she won five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America for Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Artist – North (Region), Video of the Year (for "Suerte"), and Artist of the Year.[40][54] In November 2002, Shakira embarked on the Tour of the Mongoose and 61 shows took place by May 2003. The tour was her first worldwide tour, as legs were played in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. A CD and DVD live album, Live & off the Record, was released in 2004; three million sets were sold worldwide.[40]

2005–2007: Fijación Oral, vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, vol. 2

Shakira performing at the Rock in Rio festival in 2006

Preparing for her next productions, Shakira wrote sixty songs, in Spanish and in English. Out of these, she selected twenty to be used in two albums, separated by language.[42][67]

"La Tortura", the lead single from Shakira's sixth studio album Fijación Oral, vol. 1, was released in April 2005 and features Spanish balladeer Alejandro Sanz.[54] For a record 25 weeks, it remained on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.[40][68] "La Tortura" reached number 23 on the Hot 100, number one in Spain and enjoyed high rankings across the world.[54] "La Tortura" was one of the first Spanish-language songs to be performed at the MTV Video Music Awards; Shakira performed the song at the 2005 Awards in Miami.[54]

Fijación Oral, vol. 1, released in June 2005, was well received in North America, South America, and Europe.[54] It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart,[40][42] selling 157,000 copies in its first week and becoming the highest U.S. debut ever for a Spanish-language album.[40] It has since sold over two million copies in the U.S., earning an 11× Platinum (Latin field) certification from the RIAA. In Venezuela, it earned a Platinum certification, in Colombia, a triple Platinum certification, while in Mexico demand exceeded shipments and it became unavailable after one day of sales.[40] It was a top album in Spain, Italy, Greece and Germany.[54] Four more singles were released from Fijación Oral, vol. 1: "No", "Día de Enero", "La Pared", and "Las de la Intuición".[40] The album has sold over five million copies worldwide.[54] On 8 February 2006, Shakira won her second Grammy Award, winning Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.[69] She received four Latin Grammy Awards in November 2006, winning in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "La Tortura", Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Fijación Oral, vol. 1.[70]

Shakira at Rock in Rio festival in 2008

Shakira's second English album and seventh studio album, Oral Fixation, vol. 2, was released in November 2005.[54] It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200,[42] selling 128,000 copies in its first week. It went on to sell 1.8 million records in the U.S. and over eight million worldwide.[71] The lead single for Oral Fixation, vol. 2, "Don't Bother", missed the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[54] In most countries worldwide, it reached the top 20. "Hips Don't Lie", which featured Wyclef Jean, was released as the album's second single in February 2006. It became Shakira's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[40][42] The song reached the number one spot in over 55 other countries and became the biggest-selling single of the 21st century worldwide.[72][73] Shakira and Wyclef Jean performed the song at the closing ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The third and final single from the album, "Illegal" featuring Carlos Santana,[40] was released in November 2006.

Shakira embarked on Oral Fixation Tour,[40] which comprised 120 shows that took place between June 2006 and December 2007; five continents were visited. In 2006, she was honored with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for her Fundación Pies Descalzos.[40] In February 2007, she performed at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards and earned the nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Hips Don't Lie" with Wyclef Jean.[71] Shakira's third live album, Oral Fixation Tour, was released in November 2007.

In late 2006, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz released the duet "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No";[40] the song is featured on Sanz's album El Tren de los Momentos. "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" was a top ten hit in Latin America and topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Shakira also collaborated with Miguel Bosé on the duet "Si Tú No Vuelves",[40] which was released in Bosé's album Papito. The American R&B singer Beyoncé and Shakira collaborated on the track "Beautiful Liar",[40] which was released in 2007 as the second single from the deluxe edition of Beyoncé's album B'Day. In April, the single jumped 91 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, from 94 to 3, setting the record for the largest upward movement in the history of the chart at the time.[40] It was also number one on the official UK singles chart. "Beautiful Liar" earned them a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[74] In 2007 she participated, together with 23 other female singers, in the recording of Annie Lennox's song "Sing" from the album Songs of Mass Destruction.[75] Also in 2007, Shakira and Wyclef Jean recorded their second duet, "King & Queen", featured on Jean's album Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant. Shakira contributed three songs featured featured in the film Love in the Time of Cholera (2007): a version of "Pienso en ti" from her 1995 album Pies Descalzos, "Hay Amores" and "Despedida".[76] "Despedida" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 65th Golden Globe Awards.

2008–2009: She Wolf

Shakira performing at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in 2009

In early 2008, Forbes named Shakira the fourth top-earning female artist in the music industry.[77] In July, she signed a $312 million contract with Live Nation Entertainment, an international touring conglomerate, which was to remain in effect for ten years.[78][79][80][81] According to the artist, the deal would encompass tours, recordings, sponsorship and merchandise worldwide. Her existing contract with Epic Records (Sony Music Entertainment) called for three more albums – one in English, one in Spanish, and a compilation, but the touring and other rights under the Live Nation contract were to begin immediately.[78]

On 17 May 2008, before an audience of over 150,000 people, Shakira was one of the artists who performed at the ALAS Foundation charity concert in Buenos Aires. Invited by Alejandro Sanz, she led the presentation of his song "No Es lo Mismo". Mercedes Sosa, Shakira and Pedro Aznar performed there a cover of Silvio Rodríguez's song "La Maza".[82][83] On 18 January 2009, Shakira was among the participants of the "We Are One" festivities in honor of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. She sang "Higher Ground" with Stevie Wonder and Usher.[84] In March 2009, a studio recording of "La Maza" by Sosa featuring Shakira was released on Sosa's album Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo.[85]

In July 2009, Shakira released "She Wolf" as the lead single from an upcoming album with the same title. The single was a commercial success, receiving certifications in 17 countries. Her eighth studio and third (mostly) English album She Wolf was released in October 2009.[86] It received mainly positive reviews from critics. Mike Diver on BBC Review saw in it "perhaps the most enjoyably varied pop album of 2009" but detected "a greater sense of passion in songs playing out in her native tongue". Beyond the chart-conquering smashes, Shakira had "often explored some truly mind-boggling pop territories, deep-drilling for veins of inspiration absolutely alien to so many of her peers".[86]She Wolf was included in AllMusic's year-end "Favorite Albums,"[87] "Favorite Latin Albums,"[88] and "Favorite Pop Albums" lists.[89] It reached number one on the charts of Argentina, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, and Switzerland. It also charted inside the top five in Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. It debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200. It was certified double-platinum in Colombia and Mexico, platinum in Italy and Spain, and gold in numerous countries including France and the United Kingdom. Over two million copies were sold worldwide, making She Wolf less successful in terms of sales than Shakira's other albums. Four singles were released off the album: "She Wolf", "Did It Again", "Give It Up to Me", and "Gypsy". "Good Stuff" was released as the album's sole promotional single. The heavily electronicShe Wolf record was produced by Shakira.

2010–2015: "Waka Waka", Sale el Sol and Shakira

In 2010, Shakira collaborated with the South AfricanAfro fusion band Freshlyground to create the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[74] Released on 7 May 2010, "Waka Waka" was performed by Shakira at the World Cup kick-off and closing.[90] The single reached the top 20 in several countries of Europe, South America and Africa and the top 40 in the United States. "Waka Waka" has sold more than four million copies worldwide and is the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time.[91][90] For her involvement with the World Cup related campaigns and other philanthropic work, Shakira received the 2010 Free Your MindMTV award.[90]

In October 2010 Shakira released her ninth studio album. the mostly-Spanish Sale el Sol.[65] It received critical acclaim and was included in AllMusic's Favorite Albums of 2010 and Favorite Latin Albums of 2010 year-end lists.[92][93] At the 2011Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, Sale el Sol was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album, winning the award in the latter category.[94] Commercially, the album was a success throughout Europe and Latin America. It peaked atop the charts of Belgium, Croatia, France, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain. In the United States, it debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking the highest debut for a Latin album for the year;[95] it was Shakira's fifth album to peak at number one in the Latin albums category.[68] Its lead single, "Loca", was number one in several countries. "Sale el Sol", "Rabiosa", "Antes de las Seis", and "Addicted to You" were also released as singles. The album has sold ten million copies since its release.[68][96]

In September 2010 Shakira embarked on the Sale el Sol World Tour. Countries in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa were visited, with 106 shows in all. The tour was met with positive reactions from critics, who praised Shakira's stage presence and energy. In August 2011, she participated in an episode of Dora the Explorer animated TV series. A song titled "Todos Juntos" by Dora, featuring Shakira, was released with a music video.[97] Promoted with the single "Je l'aime à mourir", in December 2011 Shakira's fourth live album, Live from Paris, was released.[65]

Shakira at a 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony press conference

On 9 November 2011, Shakira was honored as Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year for her artistic achievements and philanthropic undertakings; she was the youngest of the musicians who had had received this distinction.[68] At the event, she performed a cover of Joe Arroyo's "En Barranquilla Me Quedo", as a tribute to the singer who had died earlier that year.[98][99] In early 2012, Shakira signed to Roc Nation.[100] She collaborated with rapper Pitbull for the song "Get It Started", a single from his 2012 album Global Warming. The single was released in June 2012.[101] In September 2012, it was announced that Shakira and Usher would replace in March 2013 Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green as coaches for the fourth season of the U.S. TV show The Voice.[102] Shakira also served on the sixth season of the series.[103] In January 2013, Ivete Sangalo released "Dançando", a single featuring Shakira, off Sangalo's album Real Fantasia.[104] In February 2013, Draco Rosa released "Blanca Mujer", a duet with Shakira as a promotional single for his album Vida.[105]

Shakira originally intended to release a new album in 2012, but plans to release a single and video were postponed due to her pregnancy.[106] In December 2013 it was announced that Shakira's new single, "Can't Remember to Forget You", a duet with Rihanna, would be issued in January 2014.[107][108]Shakira, the artist's self-titled tenth studio album, produced by her, was released in March 2014.[65] Commercially, the album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 85,000 copies. Shakira became the singer's highest-charting album on Billboard 200, although it also had her lowest first-week sales figure for an English-language album. The album spawned three singles. After releasing "Can't Remember to Forget You" and "Empire",[109]RCA chose "Dare (La La La)" as the third single.[110][111] The song "Medicine" was released as a promotional single off the album. On 13 July 2014, Shakira performed "La La La (Brazil 2014)" with Carlinhos Brown at the 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.[112]

2016–2021: El Dorado

Shakira's work on her eleventh studio album, the mostly Spanish El Dorado, had been in progress from the latter part of 2015.[113] Among her other projects was starring as a voice actress in the 2016 animated movie Zootopia.[113] She voiced a character named Gazelle and sang a song titled "Try Everything".[103] In May 2016, she collaborated with Colombian singer Carlos Vives on the track "La Bicicleta",[114] which subsequently won the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 28 October 2016, Shakira released the single "Chantaje" with Colombian singer Maluma;[114] the song was a track from the upcoming El Dorado. It became her most-viewed YouTube video, with over 2.1 billion views as of 1 June 2018. Maluma had previously created a remix to "La Bicicleta". Shakira was featured on the single "Comme moi" by French rapper Black M.[114] "Comme moi" and its English version were also included on El Dorado. On 7 April 2017, the song "Me Enamoré" was released as the second official single from El Dorado.[65]

The El Dorado album, produced by Shakira, was issued on 26 May 2017.[65] "Perro Fiel" featured American singer Nicky Jam.[115] Its official release as El Dorado's third single took place on 15 September, the same date its music video, filmed in Barcelona, was premiered.[116] Before being released as a single, "Perro Fiel" was already certified gold in Spain.[117] "Trap" was released in January 2018 as the fourth single off the album, Shakira's second collaboration with Maluma.[118] In January 2018, Shakira won her third Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for El Dorado;[119] it made her the only female Latin artist to have done so. The album also earned her a top Latin Grammy and she was recognized by a number of other prizes. With El Dorado, she had received thirteen Grammys overall, including ten Latin Grammys.[119]El Dorado had over 10 billion streams, which made it one of the most-streamed female albums of all time.[120]

The El Dorado World Tour was announced on 27 June 2017.[121][122][123] After several postponements due to vocal injuries, the tour commenced in Hamburg on 3 June.[81] The same month, she released "Clandestino", a collaboration with Maluma, as a standalone single.[65] The European leg of the tour ended in Barcelona on 7 July. A total of 54 concerts took place.

On 3 November 2018, "Nada" was released as the fifth and final single off El Dorado. In October 2019, Shakira was featured on a remix of Camilo and Pedro Capó's single "Tutu". Shakira's fifth live album, Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, was released in November 2019. Forbes ranked Shakira among the world's highest-paid women in music in 2019, at number 10.[124] In January 2020, she released "Me Gusta", a collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA.[65]

On 2 February 2020, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performed at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.[125] According to Billboard, the halftime show had a viewership of 103 million people, while 102 million watched the game itself.[126] It was the most viewed halftime show by then on YouTube.[127] Shakira called attention to the Afro-Colombian community by doing a traditional champeta dance break.[74] She and Lopez appeared again in the finale of the event, jointly singing Waka Waka.[118]

In May and June, Shakira participated in two television specials performing her songs during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II (with "Try Everything")[128] and Global Goal: Unite for Our Future (with "Sale el Sol").[129] In December 2020, she teamed up with Black Eyed Peas on the single "Girl Like Me", written as a tribute to Latin women.[130]

In January 2021, Shakira sold her catalog of 145 songs (publishing rights) to Hipgnosis Songs Fund.[131][132] On 16 July 2021, she released a single titled "Don't Wait Up".[133]

2022–present: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

In 2022, Shakira began releasing singles from what was to become her twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. The first was "Te Felicito", a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro, released on 21 April 2022 as the lead single from the album.[118][134] The song was later nominated for Record of the Year at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[135] On 19 May she was granted the Special International Award with Apple Music at the British Ivors Academy's Ivor Novello Awards.[136] On 31 May, the dance competition show Dancing with Myself premiered on NBC; Shakira served as an executive producer and judge alongside Liza Koshy and Nick Jonas.[137][138] The series was canceled after one season.[139] In June, Shakira released "Don't You Worry", a collaboration with Black Eyed Peas and David Guetta.[130] "Monotonía", a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, was released in October as the second single from her twelfth studio album.[134] "Monotonía" became the most-successful Spanish language debut of 2022 and the biggest female solo debut on YouTube; it was also the biggest song debut in Shakira's career.[120]

On 11 January 2023, the single "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" was released, a collaboration with Argentine DJBizarrap.[140] It reached number one in 16 countries,[141] achieved 14 Guinness World Records,[142] and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Shakira's fifth top-ten in the U.S. and her first since "Beautiful Liar" (2007).[143] She became the first woman to debut a Spanish language track in the top-ten of the chart.[143] The song reached number two on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excluding U.S. charts.[144] A diss track aimed at Shakira's ex-partner, Gerard Piqué,[140][145][146] the song achieved record-breaking success on streaming services[145][146][147] and had a measurable cultural impact.[148]

On 24 February 2023, the single ″TQG″ by Karol G and Shakira was released.[149] It became Shakira's sixth top-ten and highest-debuting single in the U.S. at number 7.[150] It broke the Guinness World Record for the highest-charting Spanish language track by a woman in the U.S.[151] The song debuted atop the Global 200, her first number one.[152] Further singles from Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, "Acróstico", "Copa Vacía", and "El Jefe" were released in May, June, and September respectively.[153][154][155] On 29 July 2023, Shakira became the first woman to occupy the top three spots on the Latin Pop Airplay chart with "TQG" at the summit, "Acróstico" at number two and "Copa Vacía" at number three.[156] On 12 September, Shakira received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards and performed a medley of her hits.[157] At the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, she received seven nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[158] Shakira became the first artist in the show's history to receive three nominations for Song of the Year in a single ceremony—with "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", "TQG", and "Acróstico".[159] She won Song of the Year and Best Pop Song for "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" and Best Urban/Fusion Performance for "TQG".[160]

The all-Spanish Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran album was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin.[161] Her first studio album in nearly seven years, after El Dorado (2017), Shakira called the creative process "alchemical" and that it turned her "tears into diamonds" and her "vulnerability into strength".[162] The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.[163][164]Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 34,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week. It debuted atop the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts, making Shakira the first woman with number one albums across four decades on the Billboard Latin album charts.[165] It was certified seven-times platinum (Latin) upon release.[166] "Puntería", a collaboration with American rapper Cardi B, was released as the eighth single in tandem with the album, followed by "(Entre Paréntesis)" as the album's ninth and final single on 25 March.[167][168][169] "Puntería" reached number one on the Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, and the Regional Mexican Airplay charts, her first chart-topper on the latter.[170][171][172] On 26 March, Shakira held a free pop-up concert in New York's Times Square, where, despite the short notice, an unprecedented crowd of over 40,000 fans assembled.[173][174] On 12 April 2024, at Coachella Festival in California, Shakira made a guest appearance during Bizarrap's set, performing their two collaborations.[175][176]

On 14 July, Shakira performed several of her hits at the 2024 Copa América final, Argentina vs. Colombia match, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the first halftime show at a soccer championship game.[177] On 25 September, she released the single "Soltera".[178] Topping the Latin Pop Airplay chart and reaching number two on Latin Airplay, it tied her with Enrique Iglesias for the most number ones on the former and third-most top-tens on the latter chart.[179] Shakira received three nominations at the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran and Song of the Year for "(Entre Paréntesis)".[180] At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.[181]

The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour commenced in February 2025, her first tour since 2018.[175][176] Initially planned to begin in North America in November 2024, the tour was rescheduled to begin in February 2025 in South America, reportedly due to demand for larger venues in the U.S.[182][183] Amidst high demand, a number of dates were added across multiple countries and 90 shows were eventually scheduled to play.[182] In addition to the Americas, Shakira planned to take her show to Europe, Asia and the Middle East.[22] The tour broke several sales records and became the highest-grossing Latin tour ever, with $421.6 million generated and 3.3 million tickets sold.[184]

Shakira performed with Wyclef Jean on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 6 May 2025 for the 20th anniversary of "Hips Don't Lie".[185] On 23 May 2025, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz released the duet "Bésame", their third collaboration.[186]

On 22 October, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pies Descalzos and 20th anniversary of the two Oral Fixation albums, Shakira released a five-track EP recording of a Spotify concert featuring live versions of past hits. She performed with special guests Luis Fernando Ochoa, Ed Sheeran, Beéle, and the New York Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.[187]

Artistry

Shakira is the first artist of the rock en español generation to become a star in the U.S. [...] (Rock and native styles) fusion has been the signature of rock en español from the very beginning. This genre was conceived to combine a rock foundation with elements of roots music from Spanish-language cultures. Shakira is the daughter of this egalitarian cultural confluence. That's why her music seems so natural, in either language.

Los Angeles Times. Agustin Gurza, 29 October 2006.[188]

Music executive Freddy DeMann, who managed Shakira's career from early 2000, spoke of her: " I was blown away by how gorgeous she was in person. She's a brilliant songwriter. She has an unbelievable voice; her vocal instrument is phenomenal and unique. She dances better than anyone out there, and she writes her own songs, sings her own songs, and she actually plays her own instruments. And she produces her own music. She's the whole package".[62]

Music influences and styles, works

Shakira has been characterized as a "legacy artist". "The Colombian hitmaker", wrote the Billboard reviewers, "is intentional in her songwriting with raw lyrics, meticulous as a producer and an extraordinary performer bringing to life the songs that define not only her eras but those of women across generations." Her texts relate to women and their vulnerabilities.[49] "Pushing the envelope" with "Se Quiere, Se Mata" on Pies Descalzos, "she sang about the dangers women face with unsafe abortions when there's no legal option".[74] Shakira's vocal style was described as "warbling", her songwriting as "confessional", and the content of her verbal creations as "poetic".[62] Her music is "underpinned by two things: rock guitar and Latin rhythms".[31]

In 2017, Deutsche Welle journalist Kate Müser commented on Shakira's "globalized sound": (her) "Latin beats, spiced with Middle Eastern and other world elements and made comfortably familiar by being churned through the pop machine, make you feel like a citizen of the world". Müser quoted the Rolling Stone magazine's comparison of Shakira with her contemporaries and rivals, American female pop idols: "the stylistic breadth of Shakira's music – elements of folk, Middle Eastern and traditional Latin styles over a foundation of rock and pop – gave her a degree of credibility the American teen queens lacked". (Shakira's) "globalized sound could be a healthy escape [...] in times where national boundaries are being fiercely defended and cultural differences become points of contention", she wrote.[189]

Black hair rock era of Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?

Led Zeppelin, one of Shakira's influences early in her career

From her early teens, Shakira was influenced by rock music,[31] listening heavily to such bands and performers as Led Zeppelin,[190]Metallica, Nirvana,[191]The Beatles, the Police, The Cure,[42][192]Tom Petty,[31] and Aerosmith.[48] According to Shakira, "Underneath Your Clothes" (2001) is where she shows her devotion to music of the Beatles.[62] "I was so in love with that rock sound" – she said.[192] Her other influences included Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, Marc Anthony, and Van Morrison.[46][62][193][194][195] She cited Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" as the song that made her appreciate the power of the electric guitar and "kick started her passion for music".[31][195]

Shakira recalled her early convictions as follows: "There was no doubt for me, ever. Call it a premonition, call it an instinct. I was born to do this, to connect with a wide audience. The calling I have is the same reason why a dog barks. I always knew I would be a big performer and a public figure".[46] Yet, she is a person of extreme humility, "hesitant to take credit for her own success", "bonded with her massive audience by sharing with them their awestruck worship of her public persona".[31] She credited Gloria Estefan for "opening a big heavy door that was closed for many years" for Latin musicians in the United States, facilitating the kind of progress that Shakira herself was able to make later.[62]

As Lucas Villa wrote in October 2020, "25 years ago [...] a raven-haired rockera from Barranquilla, Colombia made her mark" with a "LP called Pies Descalzos, or 'Bare Feet'. With full creative control, 18-year-old Shakira bared her soul, and the world was introduced to her strikingly poetic lyricism". In the 1998 Dónde Están los Ladrones? album, she blended Latin rock with elements of pop and Middle Eastern music, lyrics and dance influences that reflected her Lebanese heritage. After so many years of artistic and personal evolution of the "girl with the electric guitar", Villa said, the "free-spirited Shakira essence remains the same". [...] "Shakira is still that rockera. She's still that pop star."[74]

Shakira's orthodox rock skills were on display most prominently during her original Tour Pies Descalzos. Its 118 shows lasted for two years, from October 1995 to October 1997 (for example, the 1996 Tour Pies Descalzos concert at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional, or the Viña del Mar 1997 concert in Chile). Then during Tour Anfibio (2000), and then again, in different rock renditions, during the Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003), of which the Rotterdam concert was published as the Live & off the Record record set.

Shakira's earlier albums, from "her black-haired rock era",[49]Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?, are primarily rock with elements of folk music. Pies Descalzos (1995), featuring assertive sound, "direct lyrics and personal aesthetic", utilizing aspects of reggae, dancehall, bossa nova and bachata among its styles, "put Shakira on the map internationally". The album's anthems are "Estoy Aquí" (the "I'm Here" opening, reassuring declaration of the artist),[74] "Antología", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "Un Poco de Amor" (sung and danced with Howard Glasford, then with Adjetey Osekre), "Te Necesito", "Quiero", "Vuelve", "Te Espero Sentada" (bossa nova), and "Pienso en Ti", sung at tour performances in an expanded version.[49]

In 1996, Shakira gave a very different, classic and "elegant" ballroom-dance performance at a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico function.[196]

In Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998), Shakira "unleashes a maelstrom of infectious energy" with a mesmerizing voice of which there is no other, "a deep vibrato" that "leaves listeners spellbound". She displays her "bohemian rockera persona" and, through "powerful balladry" and "lyrical depth with incisive social commentary", demonstrates wisdom beyond her age. "Her songwriting shines throughout"[49] in "Ciega, Sordomuda", a song that "defined the sound of Latin music going into the new millennium" (mariachi-utilizing music written jointly with Estéfano),[74] and on such tracks as "Moscas en la Casa", "No Creo", "Inevitable", "Octavo Día", "Tú", "Si Te Vas", "Dónde Están los Ladrones?", or "Que Vuelvas". The closing "Ojos Así" (music co-written by Pablo Flores and Javier Garza, music video directed by Mark Kohr) is famous for its "boundary-pushing musical fusion" as well as modern Arabic and other dance routines, done by Shakira and the background dancers and displayed on the song's video.[49][74]

Laundry Service

With her first mostly-English album, Laundry Service (2001), and later works, Shakira diversified into various pop music genres, pop rock and Latin pop.[63] In late 2002, she presented her thinking on the subject as follows: "I always fantasized about being a rock star more than a pop star, but rock 'n' roll is a little harder on yourself, more rigid. Mick Jagger will never be able to put away his tight trousers. Pop always gives you the opportunity to metamorphose. But there is some kind of dignity in the world of rock 'n' roll that you can't find in pop music. So I like to walk right in the middle and jump back and forth.[30]

Laundry Service is a pop and rock album, impacted by other genres and styles.[197] The singer credited this to her mixed ethnicity and background, saying: "I am a fusion. That's my persona. I'm a fusion between black and white, between pop and rock, between cultures – between my Lebanese father and my mother's Spanish blood, the Colombian folklore and Arab dance I love and American music."[192] Shakira was the first Latin crossover artist who attained critical acclaim from the mainstream U.S. rock press.[188] She claimed that her motivation for entering the English-speaking market was strictly intellectual: being exposed to new cultures, building bridges, growing as a person.[21] "I just feel that my playground is larger now. I now talk to different cultures and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission"—she told Ted Kessler of The Observer in July 2002. On the day she spoke to him, Shakira had 18 interviews followed by other scheduled activities, which Kessler characterized as "promotional treadmill", even if "poetically romanticized" by the singer.[46]

The Arabic music and Middle Eastern music elements exerted high influence on "Ojos Así", a world hit from Dónde Están los Ladrones?. Its English version "Eyes Like Yours" was included on Laundry Service.[192][198] Musical styles from different South American countries surface on the album. Tango, a style of fast-paced ballroom dance that originated in Argentina, Shakira sings in its rock version, "Objection (Tango)" / "Te aviso, te anuncio (tango)".[197] The uptempo track features a bridge in which Shakira delivers "a genuinely peculiar rap". The Guardian reviewer Alexis Petridis marveled at Shakira's lyrics: "thought-provoking lines", "bewildering lyrical iceberg" and "non sequiturs so eccentric", all rendered with an unyielding conviction by "her powerful voice leaping octaves to add emphasis". He then sarcastically observed that "sniggering media pundits have suggested Ripoll (Shakira) can't actually understand what she is singing". The rock piece "Poem to a Horse" "mixes Nirvana-influenced guitars with a soul horn section to mind-boggling effect". Petridis found Laundry Service's "ramshackle production and imponderable lyrics" to be "striking and unique".[199]

Shakira said in 2002: "My music, I think, is a fusion of many different elements. And I'm always experimenting. So I try not to limit myself, or put myself in a category, or... be the architect of my own jail."[200] She had been inspired by the music of Asia, and in particular by Indian music, which influenced her works, including dancing.[201] Proud of her Arab ancestry, she told Portuguese TV "Many of my movements belong to Arab culture."[202] South American folk music, especially Andean music, had influenced her and she had used its native instrumentation, most notably in "Whenever, Wherever" / "Suerte", Shakira's grand anthem and the song which "established her as a global superstar" (its music was co-written by Tim Mitchell, English words by Gloria M. Estefan).[203][74][200][204] In the Spanish and English videos, the artist features "her signature iconic hip-swiveling dance moves". Laundry Service also includes the dance-pop track "Ready for the Good Times", the ballad "The One, "Underneath Your Clothes" (music co-written by Lester Mendez), "Que Me Quedes Tú", and other songs.[49]

According to Isabelia Herrera, the "Underneath Your Clothes" (a power ballad)[62] video "was the Colombian singer's self-aware introduction to Anglo audiences" and the intentionality of its beginning (the verbal exchange with the journalist who asks her to speak English) "was the crux for her metamorphosis into an international supernova". Herrera wrote of Shakira's "inimitable warble" in her singing, that she excels "in her meditations on erotic power" and that "through power ballads and post-grunge vengeance, Shakira empties her body, harnessing anguish and devotion and tracing a blueprint for so many young people's journeys of femme self-discovery". She called Laundry Service "a formidable compendium of Shakira's sonic and corporeal world".[48]

Laundry Service established "Shakira's legacy as a pop chameleon". Her later forays into different music genres "can be traced back to the hybrid vision initiated" on her crossover album.[48]

Fijación Oral, vol. 1, Oral Fixation, vol. 2 and She Wolf

The Spanish language Fijación Oral, vol. 1 (2005) features "La Tortura" with Alejandro Sanz, reggaeton beats and dancehall elements. The popular song was played also on English language stations.[49][188] The album consists mostly of pop songs. Besides "La Tortura", "No", "Día de Enero" and "Las de la Intuición were issued as singles.[49] Music of the last highly melodic synth-pop song and of "La Tortura" was composed jointly by Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa. There are also the ballads "La Pared" in two versions and "Día Especial". The classic "Obtener un Sí" is a tribute to traditional bossa nova. The whole album was produced by Shakira.

The English Oral Fixation, vol. 2 (2005), a sister album, followed and brought Shakira back "into mainstream pop and rock". The outstanding and most successful song of the set is "Hips Don't Lie" with Wyclef Jean. It mixes salsa with reggaeton and cumbia and utilizes a sample by Jerry Rivera.[49][205] "Don't Bother" represents continuity of Shakira's work with guitar rock, while "Illegal" brings collaboration with Carlos Santana. On Oral Fixation she explores, as usual, "new musical territories".[49] Several of the songs represent "off the beaten path", unconventional but striking pop/rock, with the sometimes underappreciated Shakira's English lyrics, for example "How Do You Do", "Costume Makes the Clown", or "Animal City". The last piece comes with music co-written by Luis F. Ochoa and includes an intriguing contraposition of rock guitars and Latin horn section, utilized among other seemingly disparate musical elements. Music for the ballad "Something" was also co-written by Ochoa. Cabaret-like sounding "Hey You" and the romantic ballad "Your Embrace" have music co-written by Tim Mitchell. Music of the ballad "Dreams for Plans" was co-written by Brendan Buckley. Lyrics and music of the protest song "Timor" are by Shakira alone. Vol. 2 was also produced by Shakira.

She Wolf (2009) is primarily an electropop album that contains, in the first place, the "She Wolf" celebrated anthem and its Spanish equivalent "Loba". With its electronic, clubby sound ("in keeping with the current dancefloor-friendly sounds of Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé"),[44] the album contrasts sharply with the music Shakira had released before.[49] The English and Spanish versions of the "She Wolf" song came with videos, in which the 32-year-old singer proffers a "more unabashedly sexed-up presentation". The Billboard reviewer wrote of "a bluntness to her urges only hinted at in her previous work". According to Shakira, "She Wolf" represented her being "a little more in touch with my desires and a little more empowered or encouraged to satisfy those desires and set them free. It's something that just comes with time. I probably would not have written a song like this when I was 20". Whereas Shakira ostensibly preached female sexual liberation, the "She Wolf" song had become an anthem for the LGBTQ movements, which the artist has supported.[74] As for the She-wolf character, Shakira said "I think people are craving fantasy".[206][207][208] She termed She Wolf a "sonic experimental trip" and said she researched folk music from different countries, including "Oriental and Hindu music, dancehall, etc." Among the songs on the record, there are "Good Stuff", the Spanish and Oriental in character "Años Luz" or "Why Wait", "Did It Again" or "Lo Hecho Está Hecho", and "Men in This Town", which possibly epitomizes the intended club dance spirit of the album.

Sale el Sol and Shakira

Shakira's next album, the mostly-Spanish Sale el Sol (2010), was meant to be a return to her beginnings and is therefore very different from its predecessor. It comprises ballads, rock songs, and Latin dance songs.[209][210]Reggaeton, merengue and cumbia are among the styles utilized in the eclectic album. The English and Spanish versions of the previously released Waka Waka were included. Shakira collaborates with El Cata on "Loca", with Pitbull on "Rabiosa" and with Residente on "Gordita". Residente raps about "liking Shakira better when she was chubbier, had dark hair and was a rockera".[49]

Sale el Sol opens with a melodic rock "Sale el Sol" song written by Shakira and L. F. Ochoa. The ballad "Antes de las Seis" Shakira composed with Lester Mendez. Merengue pop "Addicted to You", despite its title, is sung mostly in Spanish. The sorrowful ballad "Lo Que Más" is the work of Shakira and Albert Menéndez. "Islands" is her cover of the song of the same name by the xx.

With the Shakira (2014) album, Shakira retreats, for the most part, into the mainstream pop/rock/adult contemporary/country music range. Before its release, she introduced the album as follows: "I am enough. Imperfections and all. So what I am offering you now is just that. Shakira. Nothing more. A little bit of rock, a little bit of folk, a little reggae and naturally some dance—but as always, and above all, a lot of heart".[211] The best-known songs on the record are the ballad Empire, reggae rock "Can't Remember to Forget You" featuring Rihanna (or sung by Shakira alone as "Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte"), and "Dare (La La La)", a version of which was a theme song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[49][212] "Chasing Shadows" has been called "a sublime electro-pop moment".[213] The country pop song "Medicine" features Blake Shelton.

El Dorado

El Dorado (2017), named after the City of Gold envisioned by the Muisca people of Colombia, "shines with resounding versatility and cultural pride" and provides the listener with "a rich musical treasure trove". Among the album's hits are the reggaeton "Chantaje" with Maluma and vallenato "La Bicicleta" with Carlos Vives. Shakira utilizes the styles of música urbana. "Me Enamoré" refers to Shakira's love for Gerard Piqué back then and it starkly contrasts with the narrative of her next album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. In "Toneladas", a ballad written with Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira "highlights her emotive prowess" being happy with "toneladas masivas de amor" ('massive tons of love'). "Deja Vu", "a sensual bachata fusion", features Prince Royce. According to the Billboard reviewers, however, the message of the song "When a Woman" contrasts with the empowering essence of Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran sharply and in an unsettling way.[49]

There are many melodic items in this set. The ballad "Nada" was composed by Shakira and L.F. Ochoa. "Amarillo" was also written by them. The reggaeton "Perro Fiel" features Nicky Jam. Shakira sings "Trap" with Maluma. The stylistically unique, nostalgic "Comme moi" is given in two versions. Black M sings and raps in French in one (this one comes with a video), and Magic! in English in the other.

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

I think that nothing can compensate for the pain of destroying a family. Of course, I have to keep going for my children's sake; that's my greatest motivation. But my biggest dream, more than collecting platinum albums and Grammys, was to raise my sons with their father. Overcome obstacles and grow old together. I know I'm not getting that now. [...] I lend my voice to many women who maybe also wanted to say the same things I said and perhaps haven't had the validation to do so. I think songs like the Bizarrap session or like the one I did with Karol have given many women strength, self-empowerment, self-confidence and also the backing to express and say what they need to say. — Shakira

Billboard. Leila Cobo, 21 September 2023.[214]

Being "dragged down" by her partner Gerard Piqué, as Shakira told it, it took her seven years before her next album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (March 2024), was released. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, a rich collection of 16 songs, was born out of their breakup and associated Shakira's emotions. "In a stunning transformation", the artist turned her pain into musical gold, one of her most acclaimed creations. She utilized a variety of moods and genres, including Afrobeats in "Nassau, "soul-stirring" bachata in "Monotonía", or Tex-Mex rhythms in "(Entre Paréntesis)". "Cómo Dónde y Cuándo" is "a stellar revival" of Shakira's rock roots.[49]

Describing herself as being in a survival and reflection stage, Shakira "celebrates the strength of womanhood".[215] As she continues "to craft melodies and lyrics that evoke pain, passion and allure", she sings by herself in such tracks as "Tiempo Sin Verte" and "Última", or collaborates with Cardi B, Karol G, Ozuna, Grupo Frontera, or Rauw Alejandro. With Argentine DJ Bizarrap she first produced "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", the "wildly unapologetic kiss-off" to her ex and an iconic "female empowerment anthem".[49][216]Las Mujeres features two versions of "Vol. 53". The song's video shows Shakira and Bizarrap performing in the studio. At Times Square, the Tiësto remix was used with her singing and dancing.

In the opening electropop "Puntería", Shakira sings, Cardi B sings and raps, and the action in the video takes place in a mythological setting.[169] "La Fuerte" is another electropop piece done with Bizarrap. The pop rock "Tiempo Sin Verte" is a "punchy alternative track fused with subtle dance melodies", in which Shakira "chants in her potent rockera vocals". "Cohete", a brilliant, pulsating dance-pop pearl with "a futuristic allure", she sings with Rauw Alejandro. The piano ballad "Última" was the last song that Shakira insisted on adding to the album. She wanted to tell "about coming to terms with the end of her relationship and leaving the past behind". The video for the track was done on a cold day in New York City subway system. "Te Felicito" was the first single released by Shakira for her planned album. Another collaboration with Rauw Alejandro, this reggaeton electropop song "sets the tone for Shakira's no-holds-barred attitude" with respect to her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran lyrics. The reggaeton hit "TQG" and the video Shakira recorded with Karol G; its "fierce and unapologetic" lyrics were motivated by their comparable personal experiences. The "Acróstico" ballad is "a heartfelt, yet poignant open letter from Shakira to her two children". Milan and Sasha sing and play the piano alongside their mother. "Copa Vacía", another reggaeton track sung with Manuel Turizo, is known for its Shakira-mermaid video. "El Jefe" and its video were recorded with regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida.[215] According to Shakira, "it's about abuse of power".[217]

Boutayna Chokrane wrote that Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran is "a brutally honest look at her breakup" in which the singer "signals a deliberate and timely return to her roots". But "at its core", it is "a pop album for a mainstream audience"; the artist "takes big swings and extends her dominance".[218]

In September 2024, Shakira released the lively, Afrobeats-influenced "Soltera" song. Focused at this point on her sons and career, she extols the virtues and pleasures of living without a male partner. The song was followed in October with its video, which "is all about a carefree night out with friends", mostly Shakira's fellow female celebrities.[219] In May 2025, "Soltera" brought Shakira the Favorite Latin Song award by the American Music Awards, which made her the most-awarded female Latin artist in the award show's history.[220]

Dance and stage appearance

Next to performing music, Shakira is dedicated to dancing. She credited her belly dance-derived dancing with helping her overcome shyness.[221] Her distinctive style is said to combine Latin dancing with Middle Eastern belly dance, which she was exposed to because of her Lebanese heritage. As Shakira said, "because my father is of 100 percent Lebanese descent, I am devoted to Arabic tastes and sounds".[222] She told MTV that she learned how to belly dance by trying to flip a coin with her belly. Her hip shaking is mentioned, for example, in Fifth Harmony's "Brave Honest Beautiful" song, where the girl group members claim they can "dance like Beyoncé" and "shake like Shakira".[223]

In her earlier live performances, Shakira was noted for usually employing minimal production, taking to the stage with little makeup and, until and including the El Dorado World Tour, without or with few background dancers. She preferred to focus on her vocals, dance moves, and stage presence.[224] In 2006 she confessed, however, to "getting lost in a cloud of hairdressers, make-up artists and assistants" for years, but declared then "reclaiming her image" and doing her own make-up.[21]

Shakira had repeatedly spoken of being a "control freak", wanting to do and be involved with "everything" on "her ship" by herself.[21][46] "So I get involved in every part of my career. I'm in total control. Sometimes I feel like my mind is going to explode, but I can't change it. I've tried to delegate, but believe me, it doesn't work".[46] On being a perfectionist, she said, "I'm not as confident as people think". [...] "I still have that monster inside of me that wants to do everything better and right".[21]

The stage has been the one and only place of public exposure where Shakira feels uninhibited.[221] She greatly enjoys performing before large gatherings, but feels uncomfortable when the number of spectators is small. "The stage and crowd and lights and applause of the people dress me. Once you take that away and you're there with your voice—it's such a private, intimate act, the one of singing and exposing your soul."[190][191] Shakira easily and naturally connects and bonds with stadiums full of fans and demonstrates in such settings "boundless self-confidence".[31]

Beginning in her twenties, Shakira dyed her black hair blond (first) and often performed barefoot (later).[191][224] For her light-dyed hair (on account of which she has been called a "sellout"),[192] she gave an interviewer the following explanation: "But it wasn't a calculated move. It wasn't like, Oh, I want to reach the American audience—let me be blonde and let me get a pair of blue contact lenses and bleach my skin. I didn't want to be white. I just thought my curls looked cool with a blonde, beachy style".[191] Between Shakira's MTV Unplugged (1999) and Roseland Ballroom (2001) Manhattan shows, her stage appearance and style changed dramatically. "Her previous look was just as pretty, but the new one is tougher and wilder", noted in December 2001 Frank Kogan of The Village Voice.[41] To Ted Kessler of The Observer (2002), Shakira "did look like a Latino Britney", with her "all bleached blonde curls" and a "tiny 5ft frame", "but as soon as she opened her mouth, she slipped into gear and motored powerfully past Britney's breathy bump'n'grind".[46]

Songwriting

Music industry executive and artist manager Merck Mercuriadis praised Shakira's songwriting footprint, saying "what no one should ever take for granted is that she is one of the most serious and successful songwriters of the last 25 years, having written or co-written virtually every song she has ever recorded".[132] Isabelia Herrera, a music editor, critic and curator, wrote of Shakira's "fascinating, idiosyncratic songwriting".[48] Shakira has written several hundred songs, of which at least several dozen have become widely-known hits.

Singing

Shakira is a contralto and is known for her "unique and mesmerizing" singing voice, which includes her "trademark" yodeling.[225][226][227][228][229] Ted Kessler described her as having "the range of an operaticdiva".[46] "She's a rock girl through and through. Her singing is full-throated and urgent, her manner commanding onstage or on record" – wrote in 2002 Evan Wright of the Rolling Stone magazine.[31] Alexandra Zacharella wrote for the UT Tyler's College of Music Society that "Shakira's vocal stylings have been compared to Spanish yodeling and it is her very Arabic roots that shape her vocal inflections and the use of double harmonic scales and the Major Locrian scale in her compositions".[230]

Instruments

Professional guitar technician Drew Foppe, who has worked with Shakira on several of her tours, spoke on her instrument playing and competence: "She can play the guitar just fine. She plays both acoustic and electric guitars on stage. There really isn't anything that happens on stage that she isn't in complete control over, from the tones, arrangements, and the overall look of everything. It's her baby, so to speak. She isn't really a gear nerd. However, she knows exactly what she wants things to sound like from every single instrument on stage. [...] The aesthetics of how a piece of gear looks is just as important as how it sounds with Shakira."[231]

In her pre-Laundry Service rock performances, Shakira also played harmonica extensively.

Legacy

A 21-foot bronze statue of Shakira erected in 2023 in Barranquilla, Colombia

Shakira is a prominent figure in Latin and world music. Steve Huey of AllMusic described her (22 November 2009) as a "wildly inventive diva who created a cross-cultural pop sound rooted in her native Colombia but encompassing nearly every territory in the world. [...] Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music's most ambitiously poetic lyricists. When she released her first English material in late 2001, she became an instant pop sensation, thanks to her quirky poetic sense and a sexy video image built on her hip-shaking belly dance moves."[65]

Fiona Sturges of The Independent named Shakira an "international phenomenon". "At the MTV Europe Awards in November" (2005), she wrote, (Shakira) "was the winner of the Best Female award, seeing off rivals Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey".[21] "With her Lebanese ancestry and English-language songs — with her huge bilingual hit 'Hips Don't Lie', done with the Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean, for example — Shakira showed how universal a Latin artist could be. At the same time, in a difficult balance, she has tried to stay Latin American", wrote in 2009 in The New York Times MagazineScott Malcomson.[45] In 2018, The New York Times called her "a titan of Latin Pop", adding that "even as a new generation of Spanish-speaking artists are crossing over into American music's mainstream, Shakira's output stands alone". As the newspaper noted, "the seemingly ageless singer-songwriter" had produced, over almost three decades, rock, pop, and reggaeton.[205]

Shakira's global success differs from that achieved by other famous Latino singers such as Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan or Enrique Iglesias, because it has been accomplished by a star who grew up in South America, the first one of this type to crossover globally.[46] "It was difficult for Anglo critics to decipher the differences between Latin Americans and U.S.-born Latinos, who grew up speaking and writing in English."[48] Shakira's unprecedented expansion has inspired other Latin American artists to attempt crossing over into the U.S. music market. One example is Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio, of whom MTV wrote "there's no question that Shakira opened doors in this country for artists like Rubio to succeed".[232] According to Spin, Shakira has paved the way for such Latin artists as Maluma and J Balvin to crossover.[233] Lucas Villa summarized in the Paper magazine (2020): "In her wake, Colombia has become a hotspot for talent with recent exports like J Balvin, Maluma and Karol G. As Latin music continues to become a global force, we can't forget to remember Shakira's impact in the movement."[74]

In September 2017, Time magazine referred to Shakira as a "pop legend".[234] In December 2020, Entertainment Tonight perceived Shakira as "one of the most influential artists of the 21st century".[80] Shakira has been called "the crossover queen" by The Economist,[235] "the queen of the World Cup" by Billboard,[236] and "Latin America's pop queen" by Pitchfork.[48]Billboard has noted that Shakira's music videos have "redefined the role of dancing in music videos", while seeing her as the best Latin female music video artist of all time.[237]

The authors of the book Reggaeton, published by Duke University Press, credited Shakira with popularizing the reggaeton genre in North America, Europe and Asia.[238] The Public Broadcasting Service, after the release of Shakira's album Shakira, had written: "Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin and Shakira are the most successful artists of the so-called Golden Age of Latin Music which reshaped America's cultural landscape for the twenty-first century".[211] Alongside her impact on Latin and mainstream popular culture, Shakira has also influenced popular culture in the Arab world. In a publication titled Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media, author Andrew Hammond wrote: "Inspired by the success of Colombian singer Shakira, who is hugely popular in the Arab world where her Lebanese origin is a source of pride, singers like Lebanon's Nawal El Zoghbi and Morocco's Samira Said have shifted their image and sound in an attempt to follow in her footsteps".[239] On the other hand, the newspaper El Correo del Golfo wrote that Shakira was the greatest exponent of Middle Eastern music in the West, citing her interest in Arabic music and dance.[240]

In 1999, Shakira's MTV Unplugged concert was the first time an "unplugged" episode was broadcast entirely in Spanish. It became her major breakthrough in the U.S. music market.[241] A Latin performance and a Latina solo act were unprecedented in the series.[242] In 2001, "Whenever, Wherever" music video was aired on MTV with both the English and Spanish versions. According to a spokesman for the channel, for the first time U.S. MTV had aired a Spanish-language video.[62] "La Tortura" was the first full Spanish-language music video to air on MTV without an English version.[243] In 2005, Sanz and Shakira performed "La Tortura" at the MTV Video Music Awards (the first Spanish-language song featured there).[244] In 2018, "Hips Don't Lie" was selected as one of the greatest songs by 21st century female artists by National Public Radio, ranked at number 65. "Crossover artists often sacrifice something about their musical identities to appease a U.S. listenership. Shakira's biggest single, 'Hips Don't Lie', did the opposite. Though never marketed as reggaeton, it's the most popular song in the genre's history", wrote NPR.[245] "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" was called by Billboard "the most successful World Cup anthem ever" (2018).[236] "The song became a global hit that transcended the time of the mundial", wrote Billboard in 2013.[246]

Published by the U.S. Bureau of International Information Programs, the journal Global Issues (2006) cited Shakira as one of the celebrities "in today's globalized world" who "made it big by sharing the uniqueness of their talent and culture with the global community".[247] The Paper magazine wrote in 2020 about Shakira's longevity and her, a pre-digital era artist, ability to successfully crack the digital-streaming era of music: "The self-proclaimed 'She Wolf' is a titan in the digital era of music where she devours billions of streams with her catalog".[74] In 2010, Google revealed that Shakira was the most searched female entertainer of the year.[248] In 2020, she was the most Googled musician / band of the year and the 7th most searched person.[249]

Many artists have cited Shakira as an influence, expressed their admiration for her as a person and an artist, or desire to work with her on joint music projects. The list includes Rihanna,[250]Taylor Swift,[251]Selena Gomez,[252]Katy Perry,[253]Christina Aguilera,[254]Justin Bieber,[255]Maluma,[256]Ozuna,[257]Ed Sheeran,[258]Anitta,[259]Cardi B,[260] and Beyoncé,[261] among others.

Intellectuals and writers have admired Shakira. Colombian Nobel Prize winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez wrote in 1999 "no one of any age can sing or dance with the innocent sensuality Shakira seems to have invented".[31][46] Márquez published an essay exalting her "phenomenal musical talent", "extraordinary maturity", and "will of granite".[21][46][45] Having met Márquez, Shakira was also pleased: "We got along very well. I think there was some kind of link intellectually. [...] He's somebody that means a lot to my people, and to a certain extent, I think I do too. So it was like an encounter of two people who are trying to put the name of my country in a good visible place."[62] Márquez and Shakira had become friends.[21][46]

Shakira's influence has transcended the boundaries of pop culture; she has become a socio-political influencer and was named as one of the "World's Greatest Leaders" of 2017 by Fortune. According to the magazine, "the multilingual singer was a force of nature in the philanthropic world" and "Her 104 million fans on Facebook make her the most-followed female celebrity on the planet. But her real leadership comes in how she has leveraged those (social media) platforms on behalf of vulnerable kids".[262]

The Guardian published in November 2009 an essay by Euan Ferguson titled "The making of Saint Shakira". Among its topics are Shakira's impact on Colombia's social change, especially in the area of childhood education, and her ability to effectively discuss issues with such world leaders as Barack Obama and Gordon Brown ("she gets things done"). On the popular level, she is celebrated "as something of a saint" and "accorded near-divine status" in Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America. Ferguson found Shakira quite authentic and convincing intellectually. He wrote: "Something very strange happens, in the company of Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, to cynicism. [...] Not arrogant or demanding [...] she not only knows what she's talking about, but puts her money where her mouth is [...] she's Madonna gone right".[72]

For The Independent (a November 2010 article), Shakira is a "living proof that pop and politics can mix". The newspaper wonders how she "balances battling poverty with squeezing into sequinned bikinis", but notes that because of her stature and through her efforts she is able to have "the ear of the global political elite". In one instance, as witnessed by the paper's Craig McLean at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, Shakira, "a confidante of both Colombian and American presidents", appeared as comfortable mingling with political heavyweights as she was the night before, when she performed a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden. McLean commended her accented but very fluent English and observed, referring to the 2009 "She Wolf" video and its publicity, that she "is clearly happier, more confident, geo-politicking than talking about her own sexual politics". Shakira is, he concluded, "as sagacious as she is glam".[44]

Shakira speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, French, and Catalan.[263]

Announcing its partnership with Shakira, "the world's iconic artist", the Despegar company wrote in June 2024: "Shakira has challenged the boundaries of art and music, establishing herself as one of the most influential and beloved artists of all time".[264]

Monuments

2006 statue of Shakira in Barranquilla
  • In 2006, a six-tonne (6.6-short-ton), 5-metre-tall (16 ft) statue of Shakira was installed in her hometown Barranquilla in a park near Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.[265]
  • In July 2018, Shakira visited Tannourine in Lebanon, the village of her paternal great-grandmother and father. Accompanied by officials, she went to the Tannourine Cedar Reserve, where two trees were dedicated to her and a square in the forest was named after her.[266]
  • In December 2023, Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla honored the singer with a 21-foot bronze statue in a park along the banks of the Magdalena River. The sculpture shows the curly-haired singer belly dancing with her arms overhead, in a sheer skirt with shiny aluminum decoration.[267]

Achievements

Shakira's handprints at San Fernando Mall's Ritmo Latino[268]

Shakira has received numerous awards and recognition for her work. She is the recipient of four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards—the second most for a female artist.[269] With over 95 million records sold worldwide, Shakira is one of the world's best-selling musicians.[120][270] By the time she released Laundry Service in 2001, she had already sold 10 million albums in Latin America, according to Billboard.[271] Three of her albums are among the best-selling Latin albums in the United States: Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (8th), Dónde Están los Ladrones? (9th) and Pies Descalzos (23rd); she is the female artist with the highest number of best-selling Latin albums in the country.[272]Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 had become the best-selling Latin pop album and the second best-selling Latin album overall of the 2000s decade in the U.S.[273]Dónde Están los Ladrones? has also been one of the best-selling albums in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Pies Descalzos has been among the best-selling albums in Brazil and Colombia.

According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, "Hips Don't Lie" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history, being played 9,657 times in one week. The song made Shakira the first artist in the history of Billboard charts to reach number-one spots on both the Mainstream Top 40 and the Hot Latin Songs chart in the same week (27 June 2006).[274][275] She became the only artist from South America with number-one spots on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA Charts, and the UK singles chart.[276] Shakira is the female artist with most top-ten hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart (37).[277] Her song "La Tortura" at one time held the chart's record for most weeks at number one, with the total of 25 non-consecutive weeks. She has also had most number-one songs on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart (18) and is the female artist with most number-one hits on the Latin Airplay chart (24).[278][171]

In 2008, Shakira was named honorary chairperson of the Global Campaign for Education.[279] In February 2011, at its Cultural Rhythms festival, the Harvard Foundation named Shakira Artist of the Year, awarding her its most prestigious medal. The foundation's director praised the nominee: "Her contributions to music and distinguished history of creativity have been applauded by people throughout the world, and she is greatly admired worldwide for her humanitarian efforts". The Harvard Gazette wrote of "Shakira's commitment to education and to the needs of those suffering around the world [...] advanced through her humanitarian work".[73]

Nokia stated in 2010 that there were more Shakira music downloads in the prior year than of any other Latin artist; "She Wolf" was the top download.[280] In December 2010, she was ranked number five on Billboard's "Online Video's Most Viral Artists of 2010" list, with 404,118,932 views.[281] In November 2011, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Shakira with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Category of Recording. The announcement summarized her achievements as an artist and advocate for social causes, including her October 2011 nomination to the White House Education Commission.[282][283][284] Also in November Shakira was declared, at the Latin Grammys, the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.[285] In January 2012, she received the honor of Chevalier De L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from French minister of culture. The medal recognizes significant contributions to the arts and literature.[286]

In 2014, Shakira became the first musical act to perform three times at the FIFA World Cup.[287]Aleiodes shakirae, a newly-described species of parasitic wasp, was named after her because it causes its host (a caterpillar) to "shake and wiggle".[288][289]Forbes ranked Shakira on its list of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" at number 40 in 2012,[290] 52 in 2013,[291] and 58 in 2014.[292] In 2015, Time recognized Shakira as one of the most influential people on social media. Shakira and Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were the only Latin influencers on Time's list. The magazine mentioned Shakira's "social capital", her having more Facebook fans than anybody else, and her "unparalleled platform" on social media, where she effectively promoted her work and philanthropy.[293]

In 2018, Spotify listed Shakira as number 10 most-streamed female artist of the decade of the platform's existence; she had been the highest streamed Latin artist.[294] In 2020, Shakira became the first female artist with four songs from different decades to have over 100 million streams on Spotify. She was the only artist with Spanish songs, the only Latin artist, and third overall, after Michael Jackson and Eminem, to achieve this milestone. In the same year, she broke the Vevo Certified Awards record, becoming the artist with the most videos with over 100 million views. By 2023, with over 20 billion cumulative views, she was one of the top-10 artists overall of all time on YouTube.[120] In 2022, her financial worth was estimated at $300 million.[295]

In 2019, Houston Press listed Shakira, whose "debut album was released nearly 30 years" before, as one of the women who should have been introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[296] In 2022, MTV (Latin America) included Shakira in the list of "the most influential women in the history of music", as the only Latina on the list.[297] In May 2023, Billboard honored Shakira as the "Latin Woman of the Year", the first time the magazine bestowed this distinction. Billboard highlighted Shakira's record-breaking achievements of 2022 and 2023 and noted that she had been one of the best-selling musicians of all time. "With grace, a deep tradition of giving back, and enormous talent" [...] she "continues to be more relevant than ever", asserted the magazine. According to Ronald Day of Telemundo, Shakira has "empowered generations to embrace our (Latin) identity through music".[270] She was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.[298]

Philanthropy, humanitarian work and politics

Shakira, Alejandro Sanz and King Juan Carlos I of Spain, during the 2008 Ibero-American Summit in El Salvador

In 1997, Shakira founded Fundación Pies Descalzos (the Barefoot Foundation), a Colombian charity.[299] Funded by Shakira and other international groups and individuals, the foundation builds and maintains special schools for underprivileged children in Colombia. The name of the foundation was taken from her third studio album, Pies Descalzos, released in 1995. The foundation is focused on aid through education; its schools across Colombia provide teaching and meals for children.[300] On 3 April 2006, Shakira was honored at a United Nations ceremony for establishing the Pies Descalzos Foundation. Accepting the award, the singer said: "Let's not forget at the end of this day when we all go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America".[301] Besides serving many thousand children, the foundation provides support and training for their parents and communities.[302] Shakira personally supervises the operation, visits the schools, interacts with the children and other people involved.[29]

In December 2006, Shakira became a founding member of Latin America in Solidarity Action (ALAS) Foundation, a coalition of artists and business leaders seeking to promote integrated early childhood public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.[302] She spoke of "a grand alliance, between the public sector and civil society, to protect the most fragile people in our population, the children". ALAS has organized huge concert events and worked with top politicians.[45] At the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative, Shakira secured a commitment of $40 million from the government of Spain for victims of natural disasters.[303] In 2008, she served as honorary chair of the Global Campaign for Education.[303] In the December 2008 / January 2009 issue, People en Español declared Shakira the Humanitarian of the Year (a part of its Las Estrellas del Año awards).[303] In 2010, she collaborated with the World Bank and the Barefoot Foundation to establish an initiative to distribute educational and developmental programs for children across Latin America.

Shakira is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and one of the global representatives of the UNchildren's agency.[120][303] In March 2010, she was awarded a medal by the UN International Labour Organization in recognition of being, as UN Labour Chief Juan Somavía put it, a "true ambassador for children and young people, for quality education and social justice [...] we are pleased to honor what you are doing". "We must act now. Together, we can make education and decent work for all a reality", Shakira told the hundreds of guests gathered at the ceremony in Geneva.[302] In November 2010, after performing as the opening act of the MTV European Music Awards, the Colombian singer received the MTV Free Your Mind award for her continuing efforts to facilitate access to education for all children around the world.[304]

In the Spanish edition of the magazine GQ (October 2010), Shakira directed the words "we are all gypsies" to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In the interview, she declared: "What is happening now to them (the gypsies) will happen to our children and our children's children. We must turn to our citizens to act for the fundamental rights of human beings and condemn all that seems to us indictable".[305]

In February 2011, the FC Barcelona Foundation and Pies Descalzos reached an agreement on children's education through sport.[306] Shakira was the youngest artist ever honored at the Latin Grammy Awards as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. At a tribute dinner and concert on 9 November 2011 in Las Vegas, she received the recognition for her artistic and philanthropic contributions. The Latin Academy president spoke of being "honored to pay homage to this dynamic, socially conscious woman".[303] In October 2011, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.[284] In 2011, the Obama administration was fully engaged in the implementation of policies and carrying out of procedures that led to mass deportations of Latino people from the United States, including parents of U.S. citizen school children.[307][308] On 26 April 2014, Shakira was honored with the Hero Award at the Radio Disney Music Awards for her work with the Pies Descalzos Foundation and a number of other charitable organizations.[309][310]

Shakira at a Global Citizen event in 2017

In July 2017, Shakira sang with Chris Martin at the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg.[311] The aims of the periodic event were to secure funding commitments and other support for action on key issues, such as access to education, food security, and women's rights worldwide. According to Global Citizen (2025), Shakira "continues to be a powerful voice in the movement to Defeat Poverty and Defend the Planet".[312] She was among the personalities who joined the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund's Advisory Board in October 2025. The fund was a result of Global Citizen's partnership with FIFA in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[313]

On 2 November 2018, during a visit to her birthplace Barranquilla concerning the construction of a school through her foundation, Shakira spoke about the educational policies of government of President Iván Duque of Colombia. She argued against the government's intentions to reduce the national education budget from 13% to 7%, saying, "This is unacceptable. It shows that instead of progressing forward we are moving backward. We need to invest more in education and we need to build more schools in places where there are none." She also talked about social inequality and the resulting absence of schooling for many children.[314]

In April 2020, the World Literacy Foundation announced Shakira as the recipient of the 2020 Global Literacy Award for "her significant contribution to the improvement of literacy for disadvantaged children around the world". "While her success in the music and performance industry has taken the world by storm, her support for children's literacy and education has only improved and gained traction over the years", in the world where illiteracy is an acute global crisis, stressed the foundation.[299] In May 2020, Shakira donated more than 50,000 face masks and ten respirators to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in her hometown of Barranquilla.[315] In October 2020, she was appointed by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge a member of the Earthshot Prize Council, to decide on prizes ("environment Nobel") for five environmental pioneers per year, individuals or organizations, providing them with funds needed to further their work on problems impacting the environment.[316] During the 2021 Colombian protests, Shakira condemned the violence and demanded from President Iván Duque to "immediately stop the human rights violations" and "restitute the value of human life above any political interest".[317][318]

Shakira's wrote an op-ed commentary for Time magazine, published on 30 October 2020 under the title "Shakira: The Parents of 545 Children Are Missing, and the Silence Is Blaring". Her immediate concern was the fate of 545 children separated at the U.S.–Mexico border from their parents, whose whereabouts were unknown. She strongly criticized the U.S. border control and immigration practices: "How [...] could a nation built on the shoulders of immigrants [...] have such unimaginably cruel immigration policies?". "This is not about politics", she asserted, but "the people responsible for this cruel policy ("the harm caused to these innocent children") must be held accountable". She noted that "speaking up isn't always easy, especially when one is not an American citizen and can be perceived as an outsider commenting on domestic policies". She introduced herself as "the daughter of a New Yorker", referring to the place of birth of her father.[319][320]

On International Women's Day, 8 March 2021, Global Citizen wrote about "14 feminist heroes one should know and celebrate". Shakira was listed alongside a diverse group of well-known female personalities that included Beyoncé, Jane Fonda, Hillary Clinton, Winnie Mandela, and Dolly Parton.[321]

On 2 February 2025, Shakira's 48th birthday, at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, she received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. She dedicated the award on stage to her "brothers and sisters", immigrants in the United States: " I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country", she said. "You're loved, worth it and I will always fight with you. And to all of those women who work really hard every day to provide for their families, you are the real she wolves. So this is for you, too".[181]

At the onset of her U.S. tour (May 2025), Shakira wanted to proudly celebrate the Latino community, taking notice of the politically fraught era. "This moment together is a celebration of who we are, how far we've come", she told the Rolling Stone magazine. "I want the show to be representative of who we are as a community, especially during these hard times." She saw this representation and fighting prejudice as her standing mandate throughout her career.[322] Shakira had been reported to have been worried about the safety and well-being of her children and herself as immigrants in the U.S. Her June 2025 show in the Los Angeles area was postponed to August because of the immigration policy and enforcement-related civil unrest in the vicinity in June.[323][324]

Other undertakings

Shakira has engaged in different businesses and pursuits. She acted in the Colombian telenovelaEl Oasis in 1994, playing the character of Luisa Maria.[325]

Shakira and the fragrance company Puig launched S by Shakira, her first beauty product and the first of Shakira Perfumes line, in 2010.[326] Among the first perfumes released were S by Shakira and S by Shakira Eau Florale, along with lotions and body sprays. As of 2019, 30 fragrances had been released, not counting deluxe editions.[327] On 17 September 2015, Shakira was featured as a playable bird in the game Angry Birds POP! for a limited time, and then in a special tournament in the game Angry Birds Friends. On 15 October 2015, Love Rocks Starring Shakira, a video game that featured her, was launched.[328]

On 14 August 2015, at Disney's D23 Expo, it was announced that Shakira would play a character in the Disney animated movie Zootopia. She would give voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia. Shakira also recorded a song for the film, titled "Try Everything", written and composed by Sia and Stargate and released in January 2016.[329][330] The movie, premiered in February 2016, brought a record-breaking box office success in several countries and earned a worldwide gross of over $1 billion, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 43rd highest-grossing film of all time. On 8 November 2024, Shakira announced that she would return as Gazelle for Zootopia 2; she was going to reprise her voice role and compose a new song for the film.[331] The song, titled "Zoo", written by Shakira, Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin, became available on 10 October 2025 and the film premiered in November.[332] Her sons provided voices for little bunnies in Zootopia 2.[333]Zootopia 2 became Disney's highest-grossing animated movie ever, earning over $1.7 billion worldwide by early 2026; the "Zoo" track had over 500 million streams on all platforms.[174]

On 21 September 2021, Shakira released the La CalderaNFT collection, which features four audiovisual pieces.[334] The proceeds from the collection supported Shakira's Pies Descalzos Foundation.[335] In December 2021, she was announced to be an executive producer for Dancing with Myself, an NBC dance competition series.[336] The program aired in 2022.

In October 2023, Epson announced a partnership with the "global icon Shakira [...] a cultural influencer and change trailblazer". She became the company's brand ambassador for Epson Latin America. According to Keith Kratzberg, president and CEO at Epson America, "Shakira is an icon of creativity with unsurpassed passion for the people of Latin America". Epson stressed "the Colombian singer and songwriter's commitment to improving access to education for children in underprivileged communities". The partnership was envisaged to be a multi-year effort "across several communication channels and social media".[120]

To uplift women through the power of music and "empower her sisters this International Women's Day (8 March) and beyond", Shakira joined forces with Hard Rock International and they announced together on 27 February 2025 a year-long partnership. She also spoke of "breaking barriers and making the world a more inclusive space where every woman feels confident being themselves". The Hard Rock Heals Foundation declared donating $250,000 to Pies Descalzos Foundation.[337]

In June 2025, Shakira announced the launching of her new hair-care beauty line, Isima. Changing hairstyles and colors have been prominent in the singer's performances and Isima was "designed with the diversity and specificity of Latina hair in mind". Shakira was actively promoting her first venture into the hair-care area on her social media platforms.[338]

As of 1 July 2025, Epson announced a new partnership with the "international music icon" Shakira, who became the brand's official ambassador for the META-CWA region (Middle East, Turkey, Africa, Central and West Asia). The partnership with Shakira was to be a part of the company's Imagine New Possibilities campaign.[339]

Personal life

In December 2024, Puerto Rican actor Osvaldo Ríos spoke of his past relationship with Shakira, which started when she was 20 and he was 36 and lasted nearly a year. He told of an "emotional and spiritual connection" between them and said that Shakira was very devoted to the Virgin Mary. They traveled together, often accompanied, "due to her family's traditional Lebanese roots", by Shakira's brother Tonino. Among the places they visited were Paris, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Although they wanted to get married, their respective careers eventually pulled them apart, as Ríos realized that "this bird had to fly very high" and encouraged Shakira to pursue her professional path without limitations. He named "Moscas en la Casa", "No Creo" and "Tú" as songs inspired by their romantic bond and by their love letters in particular.[340]

Shakira began a relationship with Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rúa in 2000.[341] Antonio is a son of Fernando de la Rúa, who was president of Argentina from 1999 to 2001.[342] In a 2009 interview, Shakira said, "The fact is, I'm not very traditionalist. We live together as husband and wife, we don't need anything to make it official. [...] Why fix things that aren't broken?".[29] They had been "engaged" from 2001,[29] but the marriage had never materialized. Shakira kept saying, almost until the end, that she desired and expected a permanent union and family with de la Rúa.[29][72] For a number of years, de la Rúa had managed Shakira's business and career.[81]

On 10 January 2011, a statement bearing the names "Shakira and Antonio" in the signature field was published on shakira.com. "Since August 2010, we made a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship [...] we view this period of separation as temporary [...] as we continue to be partners in our business and professional lives [...] Antonio continues to oversee and conduct my business and career interests as he has always done", she wrote.[343] De la Rúa's civil litigation against Shakira was first reported in September 2012.[344] He filed a suit against her in California in April 2013, asking for $100 million he claimed he was owed after she terminated her business partnership with him and his services in October 2011.[345] His lawsuit was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in August 2013. Two other lawsuits that de la Rúa filed against his former partner were also unsuccessful.[346] Shakira also sued and a legal settlement of some sort may have been reached.[341]

Shakira's relationship with Antonio de la Rúa contributed to the existence of "Underneath Your Clothes", "Whenever, Wherever", and on its breakup, "Lo Que Más".

Shakira and Spanish football player Gerard Piqué, who is exactly ten years her junior, first met in June 2010 when shooting the music video for Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[347] A relationship ensued, for some time not revealed, and the couple took residence in Barcelona.[74][81][344][348][349] Shakira gave birth to their first son, Milan, on 22 January 2013.[350] She gave birth to their second son, Sasha, on 29 January 2015.[351] According to Shakira, she learned about Piqué's "betrayal" of her (an affair with another woman) from media accounts. It happened at a difficult time for her, when her then 91-year old father was undergoing hospitalization following a bad fall he had suffered.[352] 12 years after they met, in June 2022, Shakira and Piqué announced in a joint statement that they were separating.[353]

In 2009, Scott Malcomson wrote in The New York Times Magazine article that Shakira's life was "relentless and unlikely". Her "normal manner is intense and preoccupied, with interruptions of bright enthusiasm". Her work ethics he called "somewhat extreme". With fans, whose loyalty she seeks, "she is all attentive patience".[45] Malcomson commented on the subject of Shakira's "feminine allure", the factor that was "at once limiting and critical to her power". He mentioned the economist Jeffrey Sachs bringing the matter up in a speech at Columbia University. Malcomson listed some of the ways in which Shakira had dealt with and reacted to the issue of her attractiveness, in real life and in artistic creations: pleasant carelessness, rage and hunger, sheer athletic joy, easygoing self-confident lust, physical insecurity (the weight control pressure), and "an acute sense of the physical and mental pain of attraction".[45]

Shakira expressed her thoughts on the reasons why she had worked so hard and for so many years on her professional development and career, what had been her "motivation to continue". In 2009 she told the interviewer about wanting, in her early years, to bring her parents joy, "to fill the void in their own lives" (because of the hard times the family had gone through). "Then, later, I wanted to make my own people proud, my home town, my country, this country that has gone through so many difficulties." She wanted to "make a difference". Eventually, she came to realize that she herself also mattered and her motivations did not have to be all external. "And now it's all for me", she said, "I guess that's why I'm still working, because this time I get to do it for me!"[72]

In 2009, Shakira reflected on her life: "Being in the public eye since such a young age, I don't know any other way of living — it's everything I know. My family and my friends remind me what's real, which helps".[29]

Between 2007 and 2009, Shakira studied the history of Western Civilization at UCLA.[72] In 2020, she announced her completion of an ancient philosophy course through the University of Pennsylvania, describing it as an impractical hobby of hers.[354]

Tax controversy

In November 2017, Shakira was named in the Paradise Papers. It was disclosed that she was the sole shareholder of a Malta-based company used to transfer more than $30 million in music rights. Her legal representatives maintained that her use of the company was entirely lawful.[355]

In 2017, an investigation into Shakira's taxes was announced by the Spanish authorities.[81] The prosecutors alleged that she failed to pay taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014, a period during which she resided in Barcelona with Gerard Piqué. Shakira contended that her primary residence remained in the Bahamas during that time, that she was also engaged in international touring and was not legally a resident of Spain because of not having lived there for more than six months per year. In July 2021, a Spanish judge determined that there was "evidence of criminality" sufficient to bring her to trial on charges of tax fraud.[81][356][357]

In 2021, the Pandora Papers revealed that Shakira submitted applications for three offshore companies in 2019. Her representatives told LaSexta that these applications were not intended to establish new companies but were part of the process of dissolving existing ones. They asserted that the companies had no income or activities and that Spanish authorities had been informed of their existence. Most of the artist's income had been generated outside of Spain.[357]

Negotiations with the Spanish Prosecution Ministry took place, but in July 2022 Shakira refused the settlement offered (its terms were not disclosed), opting to go to trial to prove her innocence.[6] Prosecutors requested an eight-year prison sentence and a €23.8 million fine for the alleged tax fraud offenses. The singer declared "a total violation of her rights".[358][359][360] On 27 September 2022, a Spanish judge in Esplugues de Llobregat approved the tax fraud trial after prosecutors accused Shakira of failing to pay €14.5 million ($13.9 million) in taxes. She claimed she had already paid all owed amounts plus €3 million ($2.8 million) as interest.[361] The Barcelona judge, Ana Duro, said the trial date would be set after she receives the necessary qualifying papers from both parties.[362]

On 20 November 2023, at the commencement of the trial, a deal with prosecutors was finally reached and Shakira settled the case by paying a €7.5 million fine. In a statement, she cited her well-being and the interest of her children as factors influencing her decision.[360]

Discography

Tours

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 El oasisLuisa Maria Rico
2002 Popstars BrazilMentor assistant Season 1
TainaHerself Episode: "Abuelo Knows Best"
2005 7 vidasEpisode: "Todo por las pastis"
2009 Ugly BettyEpisode: "The Bahamas Triangle"
2010 Wizards of Waverly PlaceEpisode: "Dude Looks Like Shakira"
2011 Dora and Friends: Into the CityEpisode: "Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert"
2013–2014 The VoiceCoach/Mentor Seasons 4 and 6
2014 DreamlandHerself Episode: "3"
2020 Global Goal: Unite for Our FutureTelevision special
The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II
2022 Dancing With MyselfTV Show
Zootopia+Gazelle (voice) Episode: "So You Think You Can Prance"

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shakira: The Documentary FilmHerself Documentary
2007 Pies Descalzos Foundation
2011 Hagamos que Salga El Sol
A Day with Shakira
2016 ZootopiaGazelle[329]Voice role
2020 Miss AmericanaHerself Documentary
2022 Jennifer Lopez: Halftime
2025 Zootopia 2Gazelle Voice role

See also

Notes

  1. ^In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mebarak and the second or maternal family name is Ripoll.
  2. ^Shakira has been referred to as "Queen of Latin Music", "Reina de la Música Latina" or "Rainha da Música Latina" by various publications, including Forbes,[2]BBC Mundo,[3]The Guardian,[4]Marie Claire,[5]Reuters,[6]Billboard,[7]El Espectador,[8]Vanguardia MX,[9]El Diario de Hoy,[10]Correio da Manhã,[11]Jornal Económico,[12] and Monitor do Mercado.[13]

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