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Shakira, born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, is a singer, actor and choreographer. As of 2026, Shakira is 49 years old. Awards on record include Billboard Latin Music Awards (1997), Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album (2000), Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album (2001) and 5 more. The listed height is 157 cm.
My Take
Shakira is one of those rare artists who genuinely did it all — she broke out of Barranquilla, Colombia, crossed over to global stardom without sanding down her Latin roots, and somehow got better with age. I've always admired how she writes her own songs and plays guitar, which gets lost in all the talk about her dancing, but those hip-shaking moves are legitimately iconic for good reason. Her back-to-back Grammy wins around 2000 and 2001 felt like a watershed moment for Latin pop going mainstream, and she followed it up with "Laundry Service" turning her into a household name worldwide. What really cemented my respect, though, was how she handled her very public split from Gerard Piqué in 2023 — instead of going quiet, she dropped "Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 53" and it became one of the biggest Spanish-language hits in Spotify history. That's not damage control, that's artistry.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shakira
- Name (Japanese)
- シャキーラ
- Reading
- しゃきーら
- Born
- February 2, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Barranquilla, Colombia
- Height
- 157 cm
- Occupation
- singer / actor / choreographer / guitarist / composer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Billboard Latin Music Awards
- 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album
- 2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
- 2000 MTV Video Music Awards
- 2002 Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
- Grammy Award for Best Music Video
- 2006 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- 2006 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.shakira.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shakira/
- Xhttps://x.com/shakira
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34424
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shakira born?
Born February 2, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Shakira from?
Shakira is from Barranquilla, Colombia.
What does Shakira do?
Shakira works as singer, actor, choreographer, guitarist, composer.
How tall is Shakira?
Shakira is 157 cm.
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