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Shakira, Shakira

Shakira, Shakira

Date: Sep 25 2006

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Shakira is the sultry Latin American response to U.S. pop divas Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. The hit single Hips Don’t Lie, featuring Wyclef Jean, from her album Oral Fixation 2 has been at the top of the charts since its release in March, 2006.

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Dave

Dave

Taylor

Taylor

Dave:  My gal Shakira is on the top of the charts now with Hips Don't Lie.

Taylor:  What are the lyrics about for Hips Don't Lie? Have you been listening to them clearly?

Dave:  Well, I have. Some of it’s in Spanish, so I don’t understand it. It just sounds cool.

Taylor:  Yeah, definitely. Spanish is a beautiful singing language.

Dave:  Yeah, definitely. And Shakira is one of the few people who have topped the U.S. charts with a non-English song.

Taylor:  Mm hmm.

Dave:  And the fact that she’s just hot.

Taylor:  Yeah.

Dave:  What is she, Colombian-Lebanese?

Taylor:  Yeah.

Dave:  Or, her father is American but of Lebanese background.

Taylor:  I saw her perform on American Idol a few weeks or months back, along with, ah, Wyclef Jean from The Fugees.

Dave:  Yeah, well, that’s, they do the Hips Don't Lie song.

Taylor:  Oh, he’s in that, too?

Dave:  Yeah.

Taylor:  On the official release?

Dave:  Yeah.

Taylor:  He’s cool!

 

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Discussion

Shakira’s international popularity is skyrocketing. Her album Fijación Oral Vol. 1 has been a best-seller in the U.S. and Spain. The album won her six Latin Billboard Awards.

In April, she was honored at a ceremony at the United Nations for her charity Pies Descalzos Foundation, an organization that helps protect children from violence in Colombia.

 

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NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

love her she cool nice and everything.

01:22 PM Oct 21 2015 |

idinghayoomi84

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i love shakira

09:02 AM May 15 2013 |

princessanika

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

she is on of my love:)i’m creazy about her:)she is very beautiful girl,nice dancer, good singer:) and i love her boyfriend too Gerard Pque’ :D



08:22 AM May 15 2013 |

sifa2011

Algeria

HELLO


 

11:44 AM Jun 11 2011 |

An-china

An-china

Germany

I like the music

03:17 AM Jun 09 2011 |

valentines

Viet Nam

How are you today? I like your music

03:07 AM Jun 09 2011 |

praee

praee

Turkey

yeah..exactly. :)

11:28 PM Mar 20 2011 |

aur

Canada

I really like her but, unfortunately we haven't heard anything from her in the past years. Is she singing now? She's a beautiful gal,  talented with hip dancing skills .

02:19 AM Dec 30 2009 |

affirmation

Turkey

yea you're right. shakira rocks!

03:14 AM Jun 17 2009 |

qadeer.butt

Pakistan

hi
how are you? what is going on?

09:49 AM Jan 20 2009 |

mohammad786

Afghanistan

Hello

08:13 AM Jul 24 2008 |

Ripps

Ripps

India

Shakira is Great personality with rocking voice & dance quality

05:34 AM Jun 02 2008 |

keishogillis

Guyana

i love shakira

05:32 PM May 13 2008 |

shaker basem

Jordan

hi all

i want to learn english

is it one help me  please

I am new here and I do not know the style education

my name is shaker basem

07:41 PM Apr 17 2008 |

u064240

u064240

United Arab Emirates

I heared 1 of my friend that she took aclass in arabic dancing

I do not know I just heared about it

07:43 PM Feb 29 2008 |

josephw33

josephw33

United Kingdom

I LIKE HER

03:12 PM Feb 13 2008 |

josephw33

josephw33

United Kingdom

HEY I LIKE HER SONGS COZ SHE IS GD PPL I THINK ALL OF U LIKES HER SONGS

03:06 PM Feb 13 2008 |

hosdufleur

hosdufleur

Egypt

I LOVE SHAKIRA

08:11 PM Jan 29 2008 |

IriseintheworldTTT

Viet Nam

I think she’s quite beautiful and lovely

08:22 AM Jan 02 2008 |

trampik

trampik

Turkey

ı lıke shakıra.her dance and sound
s very good

03:54 PM Dec 31 2007 |

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