Most people in this world have recognized Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, as a Columbian Latin pop singer and songwriter. She is also called the sensation of Latin music due to her fabulous songs and her sensational belly dancing.<br /><br />Shakira can be a pretty talented girl. In the age of eight, she was writing and composing music. And by the age of thirteen, Shakira was develop into a neighborhood celebrity who had a fortunate chance encounter with Sony Columbia executive, Ciro Vargas, on a flight from Barranquilla to Bogota.<br /><br />Right after that, Shakira got her initial record cope with the business and was released her debut album called Magia (Magic) in 1991. The album, which lacked recording and production cohesion, failed to sell over 1 thousand copies. After that time, Shakira decided to take a break from recording and graduate from high school.<br /><br />In 1995, Shakira returned towards the music scene together with the album referred to as Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), which solidified her industrial good results by selling over five million copies worldwide. And within the years right after, her career is flying away like a meteor to the prime from the planet. Later, she promptly becomes the sensation of Latin music and she introduces belly dancing to the complete globe.<br /><br />In 2001, Shakira began work on a crossover album to the English language. Laundry Service is viewed as to be her 1st album in English. Laundry Service would eventually go on to sell extra than 13 million CDs worldwide, and produces such hits as Whenever Wherever, Underneath Your Clothing, Te Dejo Madrid (I Leave You Madrid), Objection (Tango), plus the A single. Later on, the commercial results of her English album had continued by the years to come. Shakira is now presently engaged towards the son of former president of Argentina, Fernando de la Rua.<br /><br />