Who is Shakira?

Shakira is a singer and songwriter of Colombian nationality. Shakira is popular for her musical projects titled Magia (1991), Peligro (1993), Shakira (2014), El Dorado (2017), etc.

The meaning of her name in Arabic is “grateful” or “full of grace”. As an actress, she was briefly seen for an episode in Wizards of Waverly Place in 2010, Dora and Friends: Into the City in 2011, Ugly Betty in 2009, and more.

This pop singer is also busy with several musical tours. She has promoted her albums on tours like Tour Pies Descalzos (1996–1997), Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007), The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011), and El Dorado World Tour (2018).

She teamed up with other artists named Alejandro Sanz, Annie Lennox, Miguel Bosé, Ivete Sangalo, etc.

Shakira- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Her birthdate is 02 Feb but her birth year is 1977 and she was born in Barranquilla, Colombia as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. The name of her mother is Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado and her father’s name is William Mebarak Chadid.

Further, her ancestry is a mixed (Lebanese-Colombian-Spanish-Indigenous-African-Catalan-Basque-Galician-Italian), and is the only child of her mom and dad.

However, Shakira has lots of half-siblings. They are Tonino Mebarak (Older Half-Brother), Patricia Mebarak (Older Half-Sister), Moises Mebarak (Older Half-Brother), Lucy Mebarak (Older Half-Sister), Antonio Mebarak (Older Half-Brother), Ana Mebarak (Older Half-Sister), Alberto Mebarak (Older Half-Brother) (Lawyer), Edward Mebarak (Older Half-Brother), and Robin Mebarak (Older Half-Brother).

As per her academics, Shakira went to La Ensenanza School and then attended classes on the History of Western Civilization at UCLA Extensions.