Shakira

1. ShakiraShakira
CynthiaCynthia Guadarrama Guadarrama

2. Meet ShakiraMeet Shakira
•She was born on She was born on
February 19, 1977 in February 19, 1977 in
barranquilla Colombia. barranquilla Colombia.
•Her family was really Her family was really
poor when she was poor when she was
born.born.
•Her mother was a Her mother was a
native Colombian and native Colombian and
her father was of her father was of
Lebanese descent, and Lebanese descent, and
so as a child Shakira so as a child Shakira
soaked up music from soaked up music from
both cultures both cultures

3. Child hood Child hood
•Shakira wrote her first Shakira wrote her first
song at age eight, song at age eight,
began entering (and began entering (and
winning) talent winning) talent
competitions at age ten, competitions at age ten,
and started learning the and started learning the
guitar at age 11.guitar at age 11.

4. Child hood Child hood
•In 1990, at age 13, In 1990, at age 13,
Shakira moved to Shakira moved to
Bogotá in hopes of Bogotá in hopes of
pursuing a modeling pursuing a modeling
career, but wound up career, but wound up
signing a record deal signing a record deal
with Sony's with Sony's
Colombian division Colombian division
instead. instead.
•Her first album was Her first album was
MAGIA less than one MAGIA less than one
thousand copies thousand copies
were sold.were sold.

5. DiscographyDiscography
•1991: 1991: MagiaMagia
•1993: 1993: PeligroPeligro
•1996: 1996: Pies DescalzosPies Descalzos
•1997: 1997: The RemixesThe Remixes
•1998: 1998: ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?
•2000: 2000: MTV UnpluggedMTV Unplugged
•2001: 2001: Laundry ServiceLaundry Service
•2001: 2001: Servicio de LavanderiaServicio de Lavanderia
•2002: 2002: Laundry Service: Washed & DriedLaundry Service: Washed & Dried
•2002: 2002: Grandes ÉxitosGrandes Éxitos
•2004: 2004: Live & Off the RecordLive & Off the Record
•2005: 2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1Fijación Oral Vol. 1
•2005: 2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2Oral Fixation Vol. 2

6. ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS
•
she has won a she has won a
whole bunch of whole bunch of
awards.awards.
•i think she even i think she even
got a statue build got a statue build
of her in colombia.of her in colombia.
• In October of In October of
2000, she won 5 2000, she won 5
MTV Video Music MTV Video Music
Awards Latin Awards Latin
America for America for Best Best
FemaleFemale, , Best ArtistBest Artist
—North (Region)—North (Region), ,
Video of the YearVideo of the Year
(for (for SuerteSuerte), and ), and
Artist of the YearArtist of the Year. .

7. ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS
•On April 3, 2006, On April 3, 2006,
Shakira was honored at Shakira was honored at
an United Nations an United Nations
ceremony [2] because ceremony [2] because
she created the she created the Pies Pies
Descalzos FoundationDescalzos Foundation, a , a
charity that helps to charity that helps to
protect children from protect children from
violence in Colombia. violence in Colombia.
At the event she said: At the event she said:
"Let's not forget that at "Let's not forget that at
the end of this day when the end of this day when
we all go home, 960 we all go home, 960
children will have died children will have died
in Latin America".in Latin America".

8. ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS
•On April 27, On April 27,
2006 she 2006 she
received 6 received 6
Latin Latin
Billboard Billboard
Awards, Awards,
making her making her
the biggest the biggest
winner of winner of
the night. the night.

9. WHAT DO I ADMIRE WHAT DO I ADMIRE
ABOUT SHAKIRAABOUT SHAKIRA
•I admire that even I admire that even
her friends told her her friends told her
that she had a that she had a
goat’s voice she goat’s voice she
never gave up in never gave up in
her singing career. her singing career.
And how she helps And how she helps
out the kids from out the kids from
Colombia. Plus she Colombia. Plus she
knows how to knows how to
dance really well. dance really well.
And how she And how she
wanted to be a wanted to be a
model but became model but became
a great singer.a great singer.