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Shakira's Profile

Full Name: Shakira
Birthday: 1977-02-02
City: Barranquilla, Colombia
Gender: Female

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Biography:

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, better known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a mother of Spanish and Italian descent and an American-born father of Lebanese Catholic background. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight. One of the first songs she wrote was called "Tus Gafas Oscuras", whose lyrical m ... (Read More on Page 3)

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