Has a nickname of Shaki.
Her father is a Lebanese, while her mother is a Spanish-Italian.
Had already written her own songs by the time she was 8. One of the songs titled "Your Dark Sunglasses" she dedicated to her father.
Is heavily influenced by her father's Arabic background.
Her favorite actor is Hugh Grant
Her album "Laundry Service" is her first English Album. It's been certified 4 times platinum.
She's fluent in Portuguese, Italian, English, Spanish and Arabic.
Shakira is the youngest of eight siblings.
Has an IQ of 140.
She doesn't like to wear jewelry.
Had been attacked by a lunatic man in Australia with a bag of cement, and luckily she was ok.
She was ranked #9 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
She loves chocolate, but doesn't eat candy.
Doesn't drink alcohol and coffee, nor does smoke.
Her favorite thing to paint is "fried eggs."
She doesn't have any tattoos.
Discipline and perfectionist are her two strongpoints.
Her favorite book is Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet," while her favorite author is Oriana Falacci.
Represented Colombia at the Festival Vina del Mar during her teen and earned the third place through her own song, "Eres."
Likes to eat Mojarra fried with patacon, Arabian food, seafood, and chocolate balls.
Her favorite colors are black and white.
Her wedding dream is to dress in white and hold the ceremony at a beach.
Her favorite flowers are daisy and sunflower.
Admires Gloria Estefan.
Her favorite bands are The Police and U2 whose song, "With or Without You," is her most favorite tune.
Would pursue a career as a psychologist or an astronomer if she failed to be a singer.
Hates her ears so that she does not like her hair up and often tries to cover them while her hair is arranged in ponytails.
Her song, "Gafas Oscuras," was composed based on her father's glasses.
Likes wearing informal clothes.
Lost her suitcase contained all her songs at an airport in Bogota, Colombia just couple of months before her plan to record "Donde Estan los Ladrones." She compiled the materials back based on memory only.
Was named Pop Singer of the Year at Eres Awards and Best Latin Female Singer at Cassandra Awards in 1997.
Chosen as the 10th "Most AB-ilicious Star" in Life & Style's list of celebrities with toned stomachs (May 2007).
Received the honor of Best Female Pop Album at Globo Awards for two times which were in 1999 and 2001.
Won the category of Best Pop Singer in 1999 and Best Video for "Whenever, Wherever" in 2002 at Ritmo Latino Music Awards.
Got a People's Choice Award for Favorite Video category through "Ojos Asi" at the 2000 MTV Video Music Latin America Awards.
Brought home a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in 2000 and a Luna Award for winning the Best Latin Pop Artist category in 2003.
Has collected five Billboard Latin Music Awards by 2001 as she garnered three honors at the event in 1997, later won one in 1999 and 2001.
Has signed a deal with Reebok to endorse the company's products in September 2002.
Made a donation of 10,000 pairs of tennis shoes to her hometown of Barranquilla to impoverished children through her Barefoot Foundation in 2002.
Made an emergency helicopter landing at a baseball diamond in the Dominican Republic in August 2002 because of bad weather.
Has gained 3 Latin Grammy Awards by 2002 for she won two categories at the 2000 event and one more in 2002.
Garnered 4 MTV Video Music Awards of Latin America in 2002 for the categories of Artist of the Year, Best Pop Artist, Best Female Singer, and Video of the Year through "Suerte."
Won two categories of Best International Artist and Best International Video for "Whenever, Wherever" at the 2002 MuchMusic Awards.
Was honored the title of Best New Artist International at TMF Awards and Shooting Star Female at Bravo Supershow Otto Awards in 2002.
Was the youngest goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 2003 when she received the title on October 24.
Had to postpone her concert at Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic due to throat infection in March 2003.
Acquired 3 NRJ Awards for the categories of International Female Artist, Best International Song through "Whenever, Wherever," and International Album through "Laundry Service" in 2003.
Won the Best Song of the Year category through "Whenever, Wherever" at Amadeus Awards, Latin Song of the Year through "Suerte" at BMI Awards, and Best Female Pop Artist at Echo Awards in 2003.
Was mentioned the Best Female Artist at the 2005 MTV Europe Awards.
Got Latin Song of the Year, Latin Pop Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album Artist of the Year awards at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards held in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 6th.
Listed in Mr. Blackwell's 46th annual "Worst Dressed" list.
Nabbed the Best International Song award for "La Tortura" at the NRJ Music Awards held on Jan 21st, 2006.
Is immortalized with a 5-meter (16-foot) iron statue in her home city on Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Was one among the many artists deserves to receive special recognition at the 2006 ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Awards.
Was granted Humanitarian award on April 3rd, 2006 for starting a charitable foundation, Barefoot, to help children in her native Colombia escape violence.
Led the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 5 trophies all at once, including Hot Latin Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Duet; Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group; and Latin Ringtone of the Year, all for "La Tortura".
Honored the Outstanding Musical Performer and Best Spanish Album awards at the 2006 ALMA Awards held May 7th, 2006.
Took home Song Of The Year award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, thanks to her hit single "Hips Don't Lie."
Won the categories of Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year both for "La Tortura", plus Album Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album both for "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1" at the 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards held November 2, 2006.
Teamed up with fellow Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez to launch a child poverty foundation, "America Latina en Accion Solidaria" or Latin America in Solidarity Action, aimed at fighting poverty in Latin America (December 2006).
Named as one of the most influential Hispanic entertainers in America in People en Espanol's list of "100 Most Influential Hispanics" in January 2007.
Earned the Pop Song Award for her single "Hips Don't Lie" at the 33rd annual People's Choice Awards.

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