Shakira
was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. Shakira Isabel Mebarak
Ripoll is the youngest sibling of her parents’ eight children. While in school,
Shakira was making her musical talent known by winning talent shows playing the
guitar, and she was even kicked out of her school choir because her voice
drowned out the other choir singers. At the age of 12, she began her musical
career and quickly captures fans throughout Latin America. At age 13, she had
signed a record deal with Sony in Colombia, which resulted in her first album, “Magia
(Magic)”, a compilation of songs she wrote between the ages of 8 and 13. It was
an effort that put Shakira in Colombia’s musical map, and led to her being
chosen to represent her country at the Fesival OTI in Spain.
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