For her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s). She has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, twenty-one Guinness World Records, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists.
Billboard reported that as of 2023, she is the best-selling female Latin artist of all time.
With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 95 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014). Some of her songs have charted at number one in multiple countries, including " Whenever, Wherever", " La Tortura", " Hips Don't Lie", " Beautiful Liar", " Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", " Loca", " Can't Remember to Forget You", " Chantaje", " Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide. Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010), and El Dorado (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America. Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. Broadcast Music, Inc., described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino singers. Buoyed by the international success of her singles " Whenever, Wherever" and " Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist.
She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is noted for her musical versatility. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( / ʃ ə ˈ k ɪər ə/ shə- KEER-ə, Spanish: born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer and songwriter.
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