How much is Shakira worth?
| Net Worth: | $300 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | February 2, 1977 |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Height: | 1.57 m |
About Shakira
Her “Hips [certainly] Don’t Lie” and her album sales don’t, either. This “She Wolf” isn’t scared to eat any pop market that crosses her path, from Shakira’s hometown of Columbia to the U.S.A. and beyond.
From Colombia With Love
Shakira’s Colombian father and Lebanese mother gave birth to her in Barranquilla, Columbia, so it’s not surprising that her mixed origin contributed to her seductive, exotic appearance. But in addition to giving her that stunning face, her Lebanese and Colombian heritage exposed her to music from both cultures, which fueled her obsessions with American and English bands like Led Zeppelin, The Police, and Nirvana.
When she was just eight years old, the young girl began writing her very own songs because she was captivated with the way that music expressed culture. Shakira started to take guitar lessons and compete in a number of regional talent events. But was there anyone who didn’t enjoy her powerful and soulful vocals? Because of her voice’s strength and inability to match the tones of her choirmates, the choir director expelled her from the group. Unfazed, the 13-year-old relocated to Bogota in an effort to secure a modeling contract but ended up leaving with a Sony record deal.
Dramatic escalation
Shakira’s debut album, Magia (Magic), hit the charts in Columbia in 1991 when she was just 14 years old.
However, Peligro (Danger), her second album, did not have the same effect. Shakira started to appear in the Colombian serial series El Oasis, trading her microphone for a sound stage rather than giving it another shot.
The next year, Shakira returned to the studio with the intention of directing everything herself. Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet) was the result, and it combined the musical genres that had inspired the artist: rock rhythms, Latin beats, and Arabic overtones. When she released her 1998 album Donde Estan los Landrones? (Where Are The Thieves), Americans got a genuine taste of the hip-shaking Latina. The record was a hit in Columbia, Spain, and the United States. Shakira understood that in order to truly succeed in the American market, she would need to master the language and be able to compose creative songs in it.
In 2000, Shakira, an artist trying to break into the American market, met Antonio De La Rua, the son of the former president of Argentina. Before making their separation public in the beginning of 2011, the two maintained their quiet romance for an amazing 11 years.
A Political Turn
With her 2001 single “Whenever, Wherever,” newly blond Shakira gave her American fans a preview of what was to come. Her follow-up album, Laundry Service, debuted at number three on the charts after the release of The Lovers’ Anthem and went triple platinum. The poet/singer kept writing and finally had more than 60 songs, which were subsequently condensed into two albums: one in English (Oral Fixation) and one in Spanish (Fijacion Oral).
Shakira discovered she had a fresh smash on her hands the next year but no new album to accompany it. Because of this, Oral Fixation was redistributed with the Wyclef Jean collaborative song “Hips Don’t Lie,” which quickly became a mainstay in clubs.
For the singer-songwriter, though, not everything was Billboard charts and packed arenas. Shakira made public appeals for the release of hostages from Columbia in 2008 and attracted attention to a number of kidnappings that had taken place there. Shakira was the perfect person to use to draw young people’s attention to a social issue.
She received a 10-year contract to tour with Live Nation, a deal reported to be valued between $70 and $100 million, and was ranked fourth on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female artists.
Shakira returned to the scene in the fall of 2009 with the release of She Wolf, her sixth studio album.
And a She Wolf she was—Shakira ate up the Billboard charts and the new album was in high demand everywhere from Russia to Argentina to the United States. Hip-shaking songs like “Did It Again” and “Give It Up to Me,” as well as the album’s title track, dominated the American pop scene. A little more than a year later, Shakira released Sale el Sol, her seventh studio album, which gave rise to the Spanish belly dancing song “Loca.”
Fans have been able to ignore her frequently incomprehensible warbling because to her captivating hip-shaking and danceable tunes, making this Colombian diva a megastar. Shakira has demonstrated that she has won a permanent place in American popular culture by overcoming linguistic and cultural obstacles.
Her voice and her “Hips Don’t Lie” don’t lie. This immigrant from Colombia has perfected the sex appeal.
“I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.”
