Shakira Mebarak was born on February 9, 1977 in the coastal town of Barranquilla in Colombia. In the singer surprisingly combines the mind, talent and charisma that happens rarely. Shakira's name, meaning "grace", was given her father, come from Lebanon. It is the Arab father's roots are very influenced creativity Shakira. From the very childhood, she carries away singing, but in 10 years, won the national competition of young talents. Already three years later she signs a contract with the Colombian and issues of Sony in 1991, her debut album "Magia", which included songs written by young talents in age from 8 to 13 years. After a drive Shakira has become known throughout the Columbia and its choose to participate in the Spanish festival OTI. However, at the festival Shakira did not come because there children under the age of sixteen years shall be permitted. Instead, the singer recorded a second album "Peligro", after which made the two-year break in his musical career to finish school.
  

The next album, it becomes "Pies Descalzos", issued in October 1995. The disc has received tremendous popularity and razoshelsya circulation of four million copies worldwide. Shakira has become an international sensation and goes to world tour, which lasted about two years when the permanent anshlagah. After such commercial success of its label suggests the singer sounding somewhat change in the direction of light music, but Shakira insists on the old sound, continuing to mix the components of rock and pop music. The fourth album by the singer was "Donde Estan Los Ladrones?", Emilio sprodyusirovanny Estefanom. On the first day after the release only in Colombia has sold 300 thousand copies of the disk. Shakir received a Grammy award in February 2000 in the category "Best Latin American singer". After a year in the light left her first English album "Laundry Service", which immediately entered the Top 5 in the USA. Around the world, has sold more than 9 million copies of the album.

  

In early 2004, singer sake of their fans immediately release two albums - "Live and Off The Record" and "Live and Unretouched". The material had two plates of songs, not included in the singer's previous albums, remixes, as well as live versions of famous songs, recorded during the tour in support of the album "Laundry Service". In 2005, Shakira again produces 2 album: one in Spanish - "Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1", the other in English - "Oral Fixation, Vol. 2." Both are very successful album.