Today 2nd February,2021 marks the 44th Birth Anniversary of a global singing mega star Shakira.Born in Colombia in 1977, she would go on to make her recording debut in 1990 at the age of just 13.
Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" like everyone else,Shakira faced some hardships along her career before reaching stardom. She entered the English language market in 2001 after he fifth studio album Laundry Service was released.
In her 31 year career as a singer and songwriter,Shakira has sold over 80 million records which has certainly helped her become the best selling Female Latin artist of all times.
Her level of Fame reached even greater heights for her collaboration performance with South African band Freshlyground on the song "Waka Waka(This Time for Africa)", the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The music video featuring football stars of that time including the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi was well appreciated by the critics. Even to this date 10 years later,Waka Waka is still going on strong racking up over 2.7 billion views on YouTube and ranking number 27 on the most watched videos on the platform.
As for her personal life, She is currently the partner of Gerard Pique (who coincidentally shares the same birthdate as his partner) who plays professional football as a centre back for FC Barcelona and represented Spain at the 2008 and 2012 Euros and the 2010 World Cup. It was during the recording of Waka Waka when they first met.
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