She was born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll at Barranquilla, Colombia, on 2 February 1977. Her hot looks come from a mix of a Colombian mother and a Lebanese father. That heritage has also influenced her music which has been described as a fusion of Latin, rock and Arabic styles. Her amazing hip-shaking belly dance moves became almost as famous as her voice. Since 2012 she has achieved even wider fame with TV audiences after her on-off appearances as a judge/coach on the hit US version of the show The Voice.
