Posted July 24, 200619 yr Trivia Announced engagement to Antonio de la Rua, son of the present President of Argentina. [March 2001] Is the youngest of eight siblings. Shakira is Arabic for "grateful" or "full of grace." Is of Colombian and Lebanese heritage Named her album "Laundry Service" because when she is in love she feels "clean and fresh" Has an IQ of 140! Fluent in Portuguese, Italian, and English, in addition to Spanish and Arabic 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) Her manager for Latin America, Patricia Tellez, the woman who helped her go from being local artist to Grammy-winning global artist, died of a heart attack in Bogota on 17 August 2004. Ranked #9 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). She likes chocolate balls. Father's name is William Mebarak Chadid and mother's name is Nidia del Carmen Ripolli Torrado. Her mother is half Colombian and half Italian and her father is American with Lebanese ancestry. She has 5 half brothers Alberto, Edward, Moises, Tonino and Robin and 3 half sisters Ana, Lucy and Patricia. Steven Spielberg offered her the role of Elena Montero in The Mask of Zorro (1998) back when he was originally in talks to direct it. But, she turned the offer down because she felt that not only was she a bad actress, but her English wasn't good enough. When she was two years old her oldest half-brother died in an accident while he was riding a motorcycle and a drunk man hit him with his car. Her oldest half-sister Lucy is a surgeon, Alberto, her half-brother, is a lawyer, Moises is the third child, Tonino is the fourth child and the closest to Shakira, having worked many years as her road manager. Then is Patricia who lives in Spain, she is a special education teacher, and finally there is Antonio and Edward, the youngest who lives in Miami. The first English song she wrote was Objection, from the album Laundry Service. She loves to eat corozos, a little Colombian fruit that is sweet-sour. Lost her suitcase with all her songs from Donde Estan Los Ladrones in an airport in Bogota Colombia. This happened a couple of months before she walked into the recording studio to begin on that album. Mattel put out several Barbie dolls inspired by Shakira and her look. Her album 'Fijacion Oral Vol.1' is #1 on the Billboard Latin Albums Chart in September 2005. Attended La Ensenanza School in Barranquilla. Her English language album 'Oral Fixation 2' will be released in November 2005. Lists John Lennon as her #1 musical influence. Her cousin is fashion designer and Miss Colombia 2006 Valerie Dominguez Tarud Ranked as #76 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Was featured as #15 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal quotes “The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there." "I can't hire other people to write songs for me. I have to write them myself." "I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I'm not capable, I'm too cowardly for that". "It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't as perfectionistic as I am". "The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews". "My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body". "Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever. There is no way to divorce the image from the music once the video has been filmed and exposed." "I remember the first time I saw the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!" People think I like to expose my body. But I don't. It's just because the dance moves require it Some of that is quite interesting.. especially the personal quotes.
July 24, 200619 yr Lost her suitcase with all her songs from Donde Estan Los Ladrones in an airport in Bogota Colombia. This happened a couple of months before she walked into the recording studio to begin on that album. I don't know why, but Ive always wondered what the lyrics were like that she lost, and how they would be when put to music, they could have been better than DELL turned out to be, or they could have ruined her career. then again, im glad she lost them in a way because we got the best album ever :wub: :lol: some of my favourite quotes of hers We own a paradise, but we live in a hell. The pop life is very boring when you don't have anything to say and one phrase she once said, which im sure she's glad she thought of now! My hips tell me where and when I should move, and my hips don't lie, my hips tell me the truth.
July 24, 200619 yr Fluent in Portuguese, Italian, and English, in addition to Spanish and Arabic :o amazing!
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