This Weeks pic of the week IS none other than pop star SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL
pRESntING LIvE ::::::::::::: hIPZ sHAKEr >>>SHAKIRA<<< Date of Birth : 2 February 1977 Birth Place : Barranquilla, Colombia Birth Name : Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Nickname : Shaki Height : 4' 11" (1.50 m) Mini Biography Grammy-winning Latina pop singer Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. Her father is a Lebanese-American immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia of Italian and Spanish decent. Shakira began her musical career at age 12 and quickly captured fans throughout Latin America. She won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her "MTV Unplugged" album Trivia : >>Is the youngest of eight siblings.
>>Shakira is Arabic for "grateful" or "full of grace."
>>Named her album "Laundry Service" because when she is in love she feels "clean and fresh"
>>Fluent in Portuguese, Italian, and English, in addition to Spanish.
>>Hates to wear jewelry.
>>Her Lebanese grandmother taught her the art of Arabian Belly Dancing so she can stay true to her middle eastern roots
>>Has perfect pitch (the ability to recognize any note upon hearing it or sing any note without prior to hearing it)
First 5 BiGG Hitzz
1.Announced engagement to Antonio de la Rua, son of the present President of Argentina. [March 2001]
2.Ranked #9 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
3.The first English song she wrote was Objection, from the album Laundry Service.
4.Her album 'Fijacion Oral Vol.1' is #1 on the Billboard Latin Albums Chart in September 2005.
5.Her English language album 'Oral Fixation 2' will be released in November 2005.
Top 5
1.Lists John Lennon as her #1 musical influence.
2.Named #20 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006)
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3.Her recording of "La Tortura" was a #1 hit in many countries, most of them in Europe.
4."Hips Don't Lie" instantly soared to the top of the charts in many countries and has been at the very top for many months. It has won countless awards and is currently being performed all over the world along with Wyclef Jean.
5.Ranked #33 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
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