# Shakira

> Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is the best-selling Latin female artist of all time, a Colombian-Lebanese singer-songwriter who has sold 100+ million records worldwide across a 30-year career. In her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran era (2024), she transformed a very public split from footballer Gerard Piqué into a global cultural phenomenon - breaking Guinness World Records with her Bizarrap session, sweeping the Latin Grammys, winning the MTV Video Vanguard Award, and releasing her most commercially and critically successful album in years. She writes her own music, speaks six languages, holds an IQ of 140, and runs a foundation that has educated thousands of Colombian children.

- **Role:** Recording Artist & Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation
- **Organizations:** Pies Descalzos Foundation, ALAS Foundation, UNICEF (Goodwill Ambassador), World Economic Forum (Young Global Leader)
- **From:** Barranquilla, Colombia
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Education:** Secondary Education, Colegio La Enseñanza, Western Civilization History (audit), UCLA, Certificate in Ancient Philosophy (Plato), University of Pennsylvania (online)
- **Known for:** Best-selling Latin female artist of all time - 100M+ records sold, 4 Grammy Awards (incl. Best Latin Pop Album 2001, 2018, 2025), 15 Latin Grammy Awards (incl. Song of the Year 2023 for Bzrp Session)

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Debut album Magia released at age 13
- **1995** — Breakthrough album Pies Descalzos - Latin American success
- **1997** — Founded Pies Descalzos Foundation for children's education in Colombia
- **1998** — Dónde Están los Ladrones? - major Latin success
- **2001** — Laundry Service - English-language crossover, 15M+ copies sold, 'Whenever, Wherever'
- **2006** — 'Hips Don't Lie' with Wyclef Jean - biggest-selling single of the 21st century
- **2010** — 'Waka Waka' - Official FIFA World Cup song, one of best-selling singles ever
- **2014** — First Facebook page ever to reach 100 million fans
- **2017** — El Dorado album - 10+ billion streams; Latin Grammy Album of the Year
- **2020** — Co-headlined Super Bowl LIV halftime show with Jennifer Lopez - most viewed ever (323M+ YouTube views)
- **2022** — Separated from Gerard Piqué; released 'Te Felicito' and 'Monotonía'
- **2023** — Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 53 - broke 4 Guinness World Records; MTV Video Vanguard Award; 3 Latin Grammy Awards
- **2023** — Settled €14.5M Spanish tax case; relocated to Miami
- **2024** — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (12th album) released March 22 - #1 Latin Billboard; 7x Platinum
- **2025** — Won Grammy Best Latin Pop Album on her 48th birthday; Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour launched

## Achievements

- Best-selling Latin female artist of all time - 100M+ records sold
- 4 Grammy Awards (incl. Best Latin Pop Album 2001, 2018, 2025)
- 15 Latin Grammy Awards (incl. Song of the Year 2023 for Bzrp Session)
- 21 Guinness World Records
- MTV Video Vanguard Award 2023 - first South American artist to receive it
- Billboard Latin Woman of the Year 2023
- First woman with #1 albums across four decades on Billboard Latin charts
- Hips Don't Lie - biggest-selling single of the 21st century
- Bzrp Session Vol. 53 - most streamed Latin track on Spotify in 24 hours (15M+ streams)
- First Facebook page ever to reach 100 million fans
- Most viewed Super Bowl halftime show (co-headlined with J.Lo, 2020) - 323M+ YouTube views
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (France, 2012)
- Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year 2011
- Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Won Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran on her 48th birthday (February 2, 2025)
- **2025-02** — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour launched February 11, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro - upgraded to stadiums due to demand
- **2024-09** — Released 'Soltera' - post-album single celebrating single life
- **2024-05** — Second Spanish tax case dropped by prosecutors
- **2024-04** — Announced Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour at Coachella during Bizarrap's set
- **2024-03** — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (12th studio album) released March 22 - debut at #1 on Top Latin Albums

## Links

- Website: https://www.shakira.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shakira
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shakira
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakira/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shakira/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shakira

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Last updated: 2026-04-24