Shakira

Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Birthday: February 2, 1977

Birthplace: Barranquilla, Columbia

Height: 5'-2"

Weight: 130 lbs

     Shakira is a Columbian singer who gained worldwide popularity when her first English single,"Whenever, Wherever" turned into a global hit.  Shakira's Hips Don't Lie single was the best selling song of the 2000s and her 2010 FIFA World Cup's Waka Waka (Time for Africa) was the the best selling World Cup song of all time.  With over 60 million albums sold worldwide, Shakira is the highest selling Columbian artist of all time.

      There is really nothing to not like about Shakira.  She has a beautiful face with a nice body, a great singer, an excellent dancer, and a philanthropist.  She founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation which is a special school for poor children in Columbia.  Shakira is also an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Shakira rocks out again (finally) in 'Sale El Sol' - watch the premiere now!

Shortly after learning her latest ESL test score

Don't get us wrong, we heart Shakira super hard no matter what genre she's thrusting her tiny pelvis along to.  But, we are also of the firm opinion that nothing she's done since the turn of the century can hold a candle to 1998's 'Donde Estan Los Ladrones?' album.  Because it was AMAZING.

Sure, she got hotter since then (awesome), and a LOT more flexible (terrifying), but we've always felt that her English-language musical path wasn't really 100% HER (read: 100% what we, in particular, demanded of her).  Obviously she's an artist and blah blah so she wants to experiment with genres and blah blah, but up until now she's kind of avoided doing exactly what made her genius in the first place - guitar driven rock with a pop edge and a killer hook.  Sure she's always had that base to her songs, but then they're always thrown together with some trendy "authentic street cred" for the American market by incorporating "ClassiKrunk" or something equally nonsensical.

Anyhoodle, our favorite incarnation of Shakira is thankfully back in full force on her new track 'Sale El Sol,' which features LITERALLY RAD electric guitar powerchords and a straight up hook.  Also the song has a video in which our sassy starlet gets to wear a GIANT DRESS, so it's obviously very good too.

Shakira goes 'Loca' in new video with Dizzee Rascal - watch the premiere now!

Ah, Shakira.  So talented.  So beautiful.  So ESL. 

Shakira has been one of ScopiSat's favorite artists since her actually-quite-incredible album 'Donde Los Ladrones' entered our lives in 1998.  Sure there have been a few ups ('Wherever, Whenever') and downs ('Hips Don't Lie' but we wish they would sometimes) but through everything she's done we've been at least tentatively on board.

Well the unnaturally blond one has launched another single, by the name of 'Loca.'  We always thought "loca" meant "crazy," but the interwebs are under the impression that the phrase "es una loca" means "he's a real queen," or, that "loca" means, simply, "whore."  So......do with that what you will.

'Loca' features Dizzee Rascal (alright) and was produced by Pitbull (horriffic) but actually turned out to be quite a tune.  Check out the clip and let us know what you think:


SHAKIRA : LOCA (2010) OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Out now for download. 

Shakira is a 'Gypsy' - watch the video premiere now

Shakira is hot.  Shakira is talented.  Shakira has a new video that serves as a fine example of both her hotness and talent.  This is that video.







Pop star seduces Spanish mechanic from lynsey on Vimeo.