Shakira: Biography

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known professionally as Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America iin the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demostrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with the own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese as well as some Italian, French and Arabic.

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1. What was her dream when she was growing up?
2. What did she know at 18 months old?
3. What could she do at 3?
4. How old was she when she started writing songs?
5. When did she get a record deal?
6. What does her foundation do?
7. What awards has she won?
8. How succesful is she now?