Born: February 02, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia Years Active: 90 's, 00's Genre: LATIN After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest … see full wiki
Shakira Mebarak Ripoll was born in the port city of Barranquilla, (in northern Colombia), on February 2, 1977. She is the daughter of a Lebanese- American, Mebarak Chadid, and his Colombian wife, (of Spanish-Italian stock, named Nidya Del Carmen Ripoll). Her genealogy ensured a multicultural inheritance. And her first name, Shakira, is an old Arabic connotation for: ‘being thankful'. She was noted for being clever as a youngster, and loved to sing for her friends and schoolmates (in Barranquilla, … more