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Shakira

Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
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Summary

Shakira was born in Barranquilla[1]. She has worked as a singer[2], actor[3], choreographer[4], guitarist[5], and composer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.11% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167,696 views/month, #1,084 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: William Mebarak Chadid[8]
  • Child: Milan Piqué[9], Sasha Piqué Mebarak[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[11], Colombia[12]
  • Native language: Spanish[13]
  • Occupation: philanthropist[14], manufacturer[15], voice actor[16], pop musician[17], musician[18]
  • Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador[19]
  • Employer: Epic Records[20], Sony Music[21], PepsiCo[22], Live Nation[23], Roc Nation[24], Freixenet[25], Universal Music Group[26]
  • Award received: Billboard Latin Music Awards[27], Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album[28], Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album[29], MTV Video Music Awards[30], Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica[31], Grammy Award for Best Music Video[32], Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album[33], Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year[34], Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year[35], Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year[36], Free Your Mind[37], Amadeus Austrian Music Awards[38], Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[39], Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year[40]
  • Sex or gender: female[41]
  • Genre: pop music[42], Latin pop[43], pop rock[44], Latin rock[45], dance music[46], folk music[47], world music[48], contemporary R&B[49], rock music[50]
  • Record label: Sony Music[51], Epic Records[52], Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.[53], Columbia Records[54], RCA Records[55], Live Nation Entertainment[56]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[57]

  • Country: CO[58]

  • Began / founded: 1977-02-02[59]

  • Genre(s): dance-pop, latin, latin pop, pop, pop rock[60]

  • Community tags: dance-pop, latin, latin pop, pop, pop rock[61]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf24ca37-25f4-4e34-9aec-460b94364cfc[62]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Shakira include Aleiodes shakirae[63], a taxon[64].

Why It Matters

Shakira has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] She is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

She has been cited as an influence by Wanessa Camargo[67], an actor[68], b. 1982[69], of Brazil[70], awarded the Multishow Brazilian Music Award for Breakthrough of the Year[71] and Luna Ki[72], a singer[73], b. 1999[74], of Spain[75].

Entities named for her include Aleiodes shakirae[63], a taxon[64].

FAQs

Where was Shakira born?

Shakira was born in Barranquilla[1].

Who were Shakira's parents?

Shakira's father was William Mebarak Chadid[8].

What did Shakira do for work?

Shakira worked as a singer[2], actor[3], choreographer[4], guitarist[5], and composer[6].

What awards did Shakira receive?

Honors received include Billboard Latin Music Awards[27], Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album[28], Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album[29], and MTV Video Music Awards[30].

Who did Shakira influence?

Shakira has been cited as an influence by Wanessa Camargo[67] and Luna Ki[72].

Related Entities

Colombia Columbia Records Epic Records Fairuz Gerard Piqué John Lennon Live Nation Entertainment PepsiCo Prince Ramones RCA Records Red Hot Chili Peppers Roc Nation Shakira Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. Sony Music Spain The Cure Tom Petty Universal Music Group Zootopia 2

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · BobEsponja1002 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish, English, Italian +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese"
  2. 9w ago · AlphaVictorDelta0107 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en-gb, en-us, en */"
  3. 9w ago · A2D4 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Ritmo Latino's Hanprints at San Fernando Mall.jpg, Shakira (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Plaque image: Shakira (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg"
  4. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Shakira
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Name in native language: ཤ་ཀི་ར།"
  5. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    1905.com star id → 1642867
    Tab4u artist id → 568
    Participant in → Viña del Mar International Song Festival, VH1 Divas, 49th Annual Grammy Awards +8
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||100 */ Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as [[WD:MUL|mul]] label/aliases via [[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js]]"
  6. 14w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinefanro person id → 44939-shakira
    Name in native language → Shakira
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cinefanro person id: 44939-shakira, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213359146|Shakira (#213359146)]] for {{P|9102}}"
  7. 15w ago · Pecha-Tsewang · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: celebrity"
  8. 15w ago · Minerva97 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 2023-11-16 Gala de los Latin Grammy, 03 (cropped)01.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Shakira, 2011.jpg"
  9. 15w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bxr, ks, os, kv */ import labels from sitelinks"
  10. 16w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinemarx person id (archived) → shakira, 446511
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||syl, sd, lo, tg */ import labels from sitelinks"
  11. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rero id (legacy) → A010238409
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Rero id (legacy): A010238409, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  12. 20w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rero id (legacy) → A010238409
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Rero id (legacy): A010238409"
  13. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, actor, choreographer +7
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: composer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  14. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, actor, choreographer +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  15. 21w ago · Techgamer534 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → Shakira signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Signature: Shakira signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png"
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