SHAKIRA
Shakira is awesome! isn't she? Well, the ones who don't know her yet, must do it.
Shakira is very famous round the world, but it isn't luck! Actually, it's the result of a hard working life.
In this article, you'll know more about her career and her contribution to the musical and social world.
Early years and Career
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquila, Colombia on February 2, 1977. She is a Lebanese, Spanish and Italian descendent, and it has contributed a lot to the definition of her music style.
Yet on her childhood she discovered she wanted to be a performer and she used to perform her belly dancing at school on Fridays.
After going through some difficult events in her family, she also decided she would help orphans when she became famous.
Shakira's career started early. She wrote her first poem when she was just four and never stopped. When she was only thirteen, her first album, called "Magia", was released and in 1993 she took part of an International Song Festival, where she performed the ballad "Eres". After that, she recorded her second Album, "Peligro", but any of them were considered official albums.
In 1995, after the success of the song "Dónde Estás Corazón?", she recorded her first official album, "Pies Descalzos", which sold nearly one million copies and brought her three Billboards Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year, Video of the Year and Best New Artist.
Her second official Album was released in 1998. "Dónde Están los Ladrones" was inspired by an incident in an airport in which a suitcase full of her written lyrycs was stolen and became a bigger hit than "Pies Descalzos". This Album has sold seven million copies worldwide.
In 1999, Shakira received her first Grammy Award Nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album and in the same year she recorded her first live album, "MTV Umplugged". With this Album, she earned the Grammy Award for best Latin Pop Album in 2001.
After that, Shakira worked for over a year on an English album named "Laundry Service". She was hardly criticized by her Latin fans for creating an album for the English market and also by the critics who said "Shakira's magic was lost in translation". Despite this, the album became the best selling album of 2002 and sold more than thirteen million copies worldwide. Shakira embarked on her first worldwide tour on that year.
Only in 2005, Shakira's fourth album, "Fijación Oral - Vol.1", was released. It was another big success and sold over one million copies in only three days. "Oral Fixacion - Vol. 2", her fifth studio album, was released in the end of the same year.
From June, 2006 to July, 2007 she made 125 shows in her second worldwide tour.
Shakira also made many duets with another artists at this time.
In 2009, "She Wolf", her sixty album, was released and in 2010 she went to her third worldwide tour. Yet in this year Shakira performed "Waka Waka", the World Cup theme song, at the competition's kick-off and closing, and released her seventh album, "Sale el Sol".
From September 2010 to October 2011 she embarked on another Tour and recorded for the Live Album "Shakira: Live from Paris". There is a expectation now for her next album and the amazing new songs.
Shakira says that her music is a fusion of many different elements, like Folk and oriental music and that she's always experimenting. We can see that by the different elements through her albums. Here first Spanish albums were a mix of folk music and Latin rock, while her cross-over English album, Laundry Service and her later albums were influenced by pop rock and pop Latino. Her 2009 album, "She Wolf", is more like electropop and dance music and "Sale el Sol" is a return to her beginnings containing ballads, rock songs and Latin dance songs, like "Loca".
Discography
1995 - Pies Descalzos
1998 - Dónde Están los Ladrones?
2001 - Laundry Service
2005 - Fijación Oral Vol. 1
2005 - Oral Fixation Vol. 2
2009 - She Wolf
2010 - Sale el Sol
Shakira Awards
According to Sony, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. There are also the information that "Hips Don't Lie" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history. It was played 9,637 times in one week. Regarding this, Shakira has many other impressive achievements. Here goes some a list of her the awards she gained. Inspite oh that, she was also nominated for many others:
- ALMA Awards
2008 Won NCLR ALMA Humanitarian Award
2006 Won ALMA Award - category Spanish-Language Album of the Year for "Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1"
2006 Won ALMA Award - category Outstanding Female Performer
- Amadeus Awards
2003 Won Amadeus Award - category Single of the Year, International (Single des Jahres International) for "Whenever, Wherever"
- American Music Awards
2010 Won American Music Award - category Favorite Latin Artist
2006 Won American Music Award - category Favorite Latin Artist
2005 Won American Music Award - category Favorite Latin Artist
- Billboard Latin Music Awards
2012 Won Billboard Latin Music Awards - category Songs Artist of the Year, Female
2012 Won Billboard Latin Music Awards - category Albums Artist of the Year, Female
2012 Won Billboard Latin Music Awards - category Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo
2012 Won Billboard Latin Music Awards - category Social Artist of the Year
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Latin Pop Airplay, Artista del Ano, Solista
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Hot Latin Songs, Artista del Ano, Femenino
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Latin Digital Albums, Disco del Ano for "Sale El Sol"
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Social 50, Artista Latino del Ano
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Descarga Digital Latina del Ano for "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
2011 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Top Latin Albums, Artista del Ano, Femenino
2010 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female
2007 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Duet for "Hips Don't Lie" (shared with Wyclef Jean)
2006 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Hot Latin Song of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Alejandro Sanz)
2006 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Duet for "La Tortura" (shared with Alejandro Sanz)
2006 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Latin Pop Album of the Year, Female for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"
2006 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group for "La Tortura" (shared with Alejandro Sanz)
2006 Won Billboard Latin Music Award - category Latin Ringtone of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Alejandro Sanz)
- Billboard Music Awards
2012 Won Billboard Music Awards - category Top Latin Artist
2011 Won Billboard Music Award - category Top Latin Song for "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (shared with Freshleyground)
2011 Won Billboard Music Award - category Top Latin Artist
2005 Won Billboard Music Award - category Latin Pop Album Artist of the Year
2005 Won Billboard Music Award - category Latin Pop Album of the Year for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"
2005 Won Billboard Music Award - category Latin Song of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Alejandro Sanz)
- BMI Latin Music Awards
2007 Won BMI Latin Music Award - category Song of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Luis F. Ochoa, songwriter)
2007 Won BMI Latin Music Award - category Ringtone of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Luis F. Ochoa, songwriter)
- Grammy Awards
2006 Won Grammy Award - category Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"
2001 Won Grammy Award - category Best Latin Pop Album for "MTV Unplugged"
- International Dance Music Awards
2007 Won International Dance Music Award - category Best Latin/Reggaeton Track for "Hips Don't Lie"
2006 Won International Dance Music Award - category Best Latin Dance Track for "La Tortura"
- Latin Grammy Awards
2011 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Best Female Pop Vocal Album for "Sale El Sol"
2006 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Record of the Year for "La Tortura"
2006 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Album of the Year for "Fijación Oral Vol. 1"
2006 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Song of the Year for "La Tortura" (shared with Luis F. Ochoa; Alejandro Sanz)
2006 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Best Female Pop Vocal Album for "Fijación Oral Vol. 1"
2002 Won Latin Grammy Award - category Best Music Video for "Suerte"
- MTV Europe Music Awards
2005 Won MTV Europe Music Award - category Best Female Act
- MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
2006 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Song of the Year for "Hips Don't Lie"
2002 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Best Female Artist
2002 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Best Pop Artist
2002 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Best Artist from the North Region
2002 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Artist of the Year
2002 Won MTV Video Music Award Latin America - category Video of the Year
- MuchMusic Video Awards
2002 Won MuchMusic Video Award - category People's Choice - Favorite International Artist
2002 Won MuchMusic Video Award - category Best International Video (Artist) for "Whenever, Wherever"
- NRJ Music Awards
2011 Won NRJ Music Award - category International Female Artist of the Year
2011 Won NRJ Music Award - category International Song of the Year for "Waka Waka"
2006 Won NRJ Music Award - category Best International Song of the Year for "La Tortura"
People's Choice Awards, USA
2007 Won People's Choice Award - category Favorite Pop Song for "Hips Don't Lie"
- Premio Lo Nuestro
2011 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Pop Artist of the Year - Female (Pop Artista Femenino del Ano)
2010 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Video del Ano (Video of the Year) for "Loba"
2007 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Artista Femenina (Female Artist of the Year - Pop Genre)
2006 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Grupo O Duo Del Ano (Group or Duo of the Year - Pop Genre, shared with Alejandro Sanz)
2006 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Cancion Del Ano (Song of the Year - Pop Genre) for "La Tortura"
shared with Alejandro Sanz
2006 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Album del Ano (Album of the Year - Pop Genre) for "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1"
2004 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist); (in Pop Genre)
2003 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Premio Del Pueblo Internet (People's Internet Award); (in Rock Genre)
2003 Won Premio Lo Nuestro - category Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist); (in Pop Genre)
- Premios Juventud
2010 Won Premio Juventud - category Mi Video favorito (My favorite Video) for "Loba"
2007 Won Premio Juventud - category Mi idolo es... (My Idol Is...)
2007 Won Premio Juventud - category iQue rico que se mueve! (El o La que mejor baila) (Best Moves)
- Ritmo Latino Music Awards
2002 Won Ritmo Latino Music Award - category Meilleur Video for "Whenever, Wherever"
1999 Won Ritmo Latino Music Award - category Meilleur Chanteuse Pop
- Teen Choice Awards
2010 Won Teen Choice Award - category Choice Activist
- TMF Awards
2002 Won TMF Award - category Best International New Artist
- Walk of Fame
2011 Won Star on the Walk of Fame - category Recording (At 6270 Hollywood Blvd.)
- World Music Awards
2010 Won World Music Award - category World's Best Selling Latina American Artist
2006 Won World Music Award - category World's Best Latin Artist
2003 Won World Music Award - category Best Latin Female Artist
1998 Won World Music Award - category Latin Female Artist of the Year
Phylantrophy
Shakira is famous for her remarkable work with her Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation, which she started when she was 18 and which has now opened its sixth school. The foundation aims to provides education and nutrition to over six thousand poor children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including projects in Haiti and South Africa.
At shakira's official web site there are more information available about her social career and how she became a leading advocate for Education and Early Childhood Development, a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
The informations for this entry were takem from:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/shakira/awards.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira
http://shakira.com/
Hope you all Enjoy!