STEP 5: AN INTERESTING PERSON

SHAKIRA 

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, her professional name is Shakira. She is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer and model. She began performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. Her first studio albums were Magia and Peligro, in the early 1990s. They were not very famous.In 1996 , the album Pies Descalzos was the door to success. 

Her first album in English was Shakira Laundry Service in 2001. It sold 20 million copies worldwide.

Shakira sang the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time. With over 550 million views, its music video is the eighth most-watched video on YouTube. 

Shakira is a native Spanish speaker who speaks fluent English and Portuguese, as well as some Italian, French, Catalan and Arabic. Shakira met Pope John Paul II in 1998. She is interested in world history, and she frequently studies the history and languages of the countries she visits.

In the summer of 2007, Shakira attended a summer school class in Los Angeles at UCLA Extensions, where she took courses in History of Western Civilization. She used her middle and last names, Isabel Mebarak, and told the professor she was visiting from Colombia so as to avoid being recognized as a celebrity.

Shakira began dating Argentinian lawyer Antonio de la Rúa in 2000. In 2009 Shakira started to live with him.

On January 10, 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship. 

Shakira is currently in a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqué, centre back for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. They met in spring 2010 when Piqué appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Shakira officially confirmed their relationship on March 29, 2011 via Twitter and Facebook, posting a picture of the two with a caption reading, "I present to you my sunshine."

In September 2012, Shakira confirmed that she and Piqué were expecting their first child together.Shakira gave birth to the couple's son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, on January 22, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, where the family resides.

Adapted from 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira 

 Would you like to interview Shakira? 

Please, go to http://vocaroo.com/ and record the 

following questions to interview Shakira:

1. Where are you from?

2. How old are you?

3. Where do you live?

4. Are you married?

5. Do you like soccer?

6. Do you have children?

7. What is your most famous album?

8. How many languages do you speak?

9. What is your son's name?

Pronounce the questions:http://tts.imtranslator.net/Sk8Y

Here there is a Shakira's interview (a little funny) you can listen and enjoy it. 
 

Please upload the file in the comments space.


If you want to know more about Sharira, just to this link and listen to the interview. If you want you can turn on the caption.

A little more about Shakira's life