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Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...
has released 12
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s, one
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, five
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s, two
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s, 69
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s (including 13 as a featured artist and 5 promotional singles) and 62 music videos (see
Shakira videography Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has released 64 music videos, 5 live albums, 8 films, and 4 documentaries. In 1991, Shakira signed a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia and released her debut album '' Magia'' (1991). Three music vi ...
). With 125 million certified records worldwide, she is the highest-selling Colombian artist and the best-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is the only South American artist to peak at number one on the
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, the UK Singles Chart, and the US ''
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''
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. Her singles "
Hips Don't Lie "Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in November 27th, 2005. The single is a reworking of Jean's 2004 track "Dance Like This", therefore it features addi ...
" and "
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring the South African band Freshlyground. Co-written by Shakira and John Hill (record producer), John Hill, it was released on 7 May 2010 by Epic Records as the Li ...
", have achieved sales in excess of ten million units, becoming some of the
best-selling singles This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles. The criterion for inclusion is to sell at least ten million copies worldwide. The singles listed here were cited by reliable sources from various media, such as digital journalism, news ...
worldwide. Shakira's musical career started at the age of 13 when she signed with
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. Her first two studio albums, '' Magia'' and '' Peligro'', were released in Colombia in 1991 and 1993, respectively. They performed poorly and had low sales, with the former selling fewer than 1000 copies. Fueled by the success of its
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"
Estoy Aquí "Estoy Aquí" () is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her third studio album '' Pies Descalzos'' (1995). It was released in 1995 by Sony Music Colombia as the lead single from the album. The song was co-written by Shaki ...
", her next album ''
Pies Descalzos ''Pies Descalzos'' (, ) is the third studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995, by Sony Music Colombia. Its music incorporates Latin pop styles, additionally experimenting with pop rock elements. Looking to ...
'' (1996) became a success all across Latin America, receiving a diamond certification in Colombia. Her success in Latin America was consolidated by ''
Dónde Están los Ladrones? ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (, ) is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 29 September 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Colombia. After attaining success in Latin America with her major-label ...
'' (1998), which peaked atop the US ''Billboard''
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chart. Like ''Pies Descalzos'', it spawned numerous singles, including the popular "
Ciega, Sordomuda "Ciega, Sordomuda" () is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth studio album, '' Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). A pop rock track, it utilizes mariachi trumpets and lyrically equates total love to a person being blind, deaf, ...
". The album also spawned the top-ten hit "
Ojos Así "Ojos Así" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth studio album, ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). Infused with nuances of Arabic pop, the lyrics tell of the singer traveling the world but not having seen eyes like her love ...
", which performed successfully in several European and Latin American countries. ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' is the ninth best-selling Latin album in the United States. Motivated by
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, Shakira successfully crossed over into the English-language
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music scene with the release of the multi-platinum selling '' Laundry Service'' (2001) and its worldwide chart-toppers "
Whenever, Wherever "Whenever, Wherever" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 30 August 2001 by Epic Records as the lead single from her debut English-language studio album, ''Laundry Service (album), Laundry Service'' (2001), her fifth over ...
" and "
Underneath Your Clothes "Underneath Your Clothes" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her third studio album and English-language debut, ''Laundry Service (album), Laundry Service'' (2001). The power ballad was the second English-language single releas ...
". The album sold three million copies in six months of its release in the United States. By 2002, ''Laundry Service'' had sold more than four million copies across Europe and was declared the seventh best-selling album in the world in the same year by the
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(IFPI). Out of a total of 60 songs, Shakira selected 20 songs and divided them into two albums, the Spanish '' Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' and the English '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 2''; both were released in 2005. The former opened at number four on the US ''Billboard''
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with first-week sales of 157,000 units—the highest debut of a full-length Spanish-language album in the country. It finished as the second best-selling Latin album of the decade and is the eighth best-selling Latin album in the United States. Its lead single "
La Tortura "" (English language, English: "The Torture") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, from Shakira's sixth studio album, ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (2005). The song was produced by Shakira and ...
" spent 25 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard''
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chart. "La Tortura" held the record for longest-running number one single on the chart by nearly a decade, until it was succeeded by
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's song " Bailando" in October 2014. ''Oral Fixation, Vol. 2'' debuted within the top ten in most countries, although its sales began to decline in early 2006. Shakira's label
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then reissued the album, adding its second single "Hips Don't Lie" to the track list; the song topped charts in 55 countries, including the UK Singles chart and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. One of the best-selling singles of the 21st century, "Hips Don't Lie" successfully revitalised sales of its parent album. ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' and ''Oral Fixation, Vol. 2'' sold combined copies of over 12 million worldwide. Shakira's eighth studio album, ''
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'' (2009), deviated from her signature
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and
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styles, instead exploring the
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genre. It performed well in Europe and Latin America; in Mexico it was certified platinum and gold within a week of its release. However, it did not replicate its success in the United States, where it peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Shakira was chosen to record the official song of the
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, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", which was released in May 2010. It topped numerous record charts and was a multi-platinum selling single in Italy, Germany, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland. It was similarly successful in the United States, where it sold more than one million copies and was certified platinum. In the same year, her ninth studio album ''
Sale el Sol ''Sale el Sol'' (, ) is the ninth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 19 October 2010, by Epic Records. The album marks a return to Shakira's signature Latin pop sound after the electropop record ''She Wolf'' (2009) ...
'' was released. Preceded by the top ten hit " Loca", the bilingual album marked a musical return to Shakira's "roots" and retained her success in Europe and Latin America, being certified diamond in both Colombia and France. Inspired by her relationship with Spanish footballer
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and the birth of their son Milan Piqué Mebarak, her tenth studio album ''
Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...
'' was released in 2014. It became her second consecutive diamond album in Colombia and debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200—her highest peak in the country for an album. It featured the top-ten hits "
Can't Remember to Forget You "Can't Remember to Forget You" is a song recorded by Colombian singer Shakira from her tenth studio album, ''Shakira'', featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna. Shakira began planning to make new music in 2011: work continued into 2012, at which time ...
" and "
Dare (La La La) "Dare (La La La)" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her self-titled tenth studio album ''Shakira'' (2014). The song was first released to contemporary hit radio in Italy on 24 April 2014, as the third single from the ...
". Her eleventh studio album, ''
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'', was released in May 2017 and became her sixth album to reach number one on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart. Its lead single "
Chantaje "Chantaje" (; English: "Blackmail") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring fellow Colombian singer-songwriter and rapper Maluma. It was released on October 28, 2016, via Sony Music Latin, as the lead single from Shakira's e ...
" featuring
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became an international success and received a 16-times platinum Latin certification from the RIAA. Her twelfth studio album, ''
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...
'', was released in 2024 and contains the worldwide chart-toppers " Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" and " TQG", both of which also debuted within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became her seventh album to reach number one on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart and received a 7-times platinum Latin certification from the RIAA.


Albums


Studio albums


Reissues


Live albums


Compilation albums


Singles


As a lead artist


1990s


2000s


2010s


2020s


As a featured artist


Charity singles


Promotional singles


Other charted songs


Other appearances


Footnotes

Notes for peak chart positions


See also

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Shakira videography Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has released 64 music videos, 5 live albums, 8 films, and 4 documentaries. In 1991, Shakira signed a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia and released her debut album '' Magia'' (1991). Three music vi ...
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List of songs recorded by Shakira The Colombian singer Shakira has recorded songs for twelve studio albums, three compilation albums, two live albums and two promotional recording, promotional albums. Shakira has also released 68 single (music), singles, two extended plays, 35 m ...


References


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