ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL
By Brayan Trejo Room 337
Years Living
Childhood
She was born as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll to Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid. She had several half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage.An artistically inclined child, she started writing poetry as a four-year old and also loved to dance from childhood.
She sang and danced to entertain her teachers and schoolmates and earned the nickname ‘the belly dancer girl’.
She was famous in her locality and was often invited to perform at various events.
A local theater producer, Monica Ariza arranged for Ciro Vargas, a Sony Colombia executive, to hold an audition for the teenager. Impressed Sony Colombia singed her to record three album
Education
Family
Career
Accomplishments
By 2012, Shakira's U.S. album sales had reached nearly 10 million and her worldwide album sales had reached more than 70 million. She is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan. In March 2014, Shakira released a self-titled studio album. The album includes a song with Voice co-star and country singer Blake Shelton. The same year, she took her signature grooves to the global stage again when she closed out the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.