 Shakira creates music history!
Shakira has created a FIFA
anthem and an infectious craze with her song “Waka Waka (This time for
Africa)” which just won’t stop ringing in the heads of many people
during the football fever.
Shakira’s “Waka Waka”, the official song for World Cup 2010, has
become the sound that captures the excitement and glory of the sport.
 Even though the Columbian song, titled ‘The Military’, was written
for soldiers, Shakira has put a new spin to it along with some good old
African flavour turning the song into an impressive hit. “Waka Waka
(This time for Africa)” is a song of inspiration for soldiers, in this
case the soldiers of the football battlefield, asking them to not let
their energy come down, and to keep up with the people’s expectations by
just believing in themselves.
In case, you’re curious about Shakira, you should know her full name
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. She was born on February 2, 1977 and
hails from Colombia, the only child of Nidya del Carmen Ripoll Torrado
and William Mebarak Chadid, who are of Lebanese, Spanish (Catalan) and
Italian descent. Shakira is a singer, songwriter, musician, record
producer, dancer, and philanthropist who has become popular in the Latin
American music scene first known for winning several Latin American
Grammy awards in 2006 including best record, song and album of the year
for ‘La Tortura’.
Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira revealed many of
her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal
ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her
own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker
and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
After commercial flops with local producers on her first two albums,
and little-known outside Colombia, Shakira decided to produce her own
brand of music. In 1995, she released Pies Descalzos, which brought her
great fame in Latin America and Spain, and her 1998 album ‘Dónde Están
los Ladrones’ was a critical success. Since then she has gained many
fans in semi-Hispanophone countries, and many non-Spanish-speaking
countries, especially the United States.
In 2001, and aided by heavy rotation of the music video, “Whenever,
Wherever”, she broke through into the English-speaking world with the
release of Laundry Service, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
Four years later, Shakira released two album projects called Fijación
Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2. Both reinforced her success,
particularly with the most successful song in the 21st century to date,
“Hips Don’t Lie”.
From October-November 2009 Shakira released her latest album She Wolf
worldwide which actually a bit different to her normal sound. Shakira is
also the highest-selling Colombian artiste of all time, and the second
most successful female Latin singer having sold over 50 million albums
worldwide. Additionally, she is the only artiste from South America to
reach the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Australian
ARIA chart, and the UK Singles Chart.
Shakira is to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame very soon
and we wish her well for her success despite having big problems about
her weight. Shakira’s latest success story is the superhit Waka Waka
(This Time for Africa), the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
along with its Spanish language version, titled Waka Waka (Esto es
África). The song has received generally positive critical reception,
and has become a worldwide hit.
Check its lyrics |
