Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in 1977. Singing career began very early, first album released at age 13 - she bore the title "Magic". Over the next year recorded another album, singing in Spanish - in fact grew up in Colombia. However, there is also in the Arab blood - her father is from Lebanon, may hence its passion for belly dancing. Young singer made her debut before a large audience in the countries of Latin album "Pies Descalzos" released in 1996. This board has made enough good sales results, that the next disc Shakira were new, remixed versions of songs from "Pies Descalzos". Album "The Remixes" hit the fan in 1997, and the next singer can add another album to their work. "Donde estan Los Landrones?" This is another Spanish-language album, Shakira. Her music on this CD is not only the Latin American pop and rock but with elements characteristic of the Spanish sound. "Donde estan Los Landrones?" has become even more successful than the "Pies Descalzos" and paved the way for a young Kolumbijce MTV studios, where she recorded an acoustic concert later released under the title "MTV Unplugged". Shakira successes translated into her frequent occurrence in the media, appeared in Pepsi commercials in Spanish. So fast did not hinder her career, however, in creating new music.
