Isabel Mebarak Research Paper
Shakira Isabel Mebarak known mononymously as Shakira, is a Colombian singer,
songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began
performing in school, demonstrating Latin American, Arabic, and rock and roll
influences and belly dancing abilities. Shakira s first studio albums, Magia and
Peligro, failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s; however, she rose to
prominence in Latin America with her major label debut, Pies Descalzos (1996), and
her fourth album, DГ іnde EstГ Ўn los Ladrones? (1998).Shakiraentered the English
language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service. Its lead single, Whenever,
Wherever , became one of the most successful singles of 2002. Her success was
solidified with her sixth and... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her
father was born. Her father then emigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name Shakira
is Arabic (Ш ґЩЋШ§Щ ѓЩђШ±Щ ЋШ©, Е ЎДЃkirah), from which language it
translates as grateful . It is the feminine form of the name Shakir). From her
mother, she has Spanish (Catalan and Castilian)and Italian ancestry. She was
raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools.She has eight older half siblings
from her father s previous marriage.Shakira spent much of her youth in
Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, and
wrote her first poem, titled La Rosa De Cristal/The Crystal Rose , when she was
only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father
writing stories on a typewriter, and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that
typewriter at the age of seven, and has continued writing poetry since then. These
poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, an older half
brother was killed in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at the age of eight,
Shakira wrote her first song, titled Tus gafas oscuras/Your dark glasses , which was
inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his