Monday, June 27, 2005

Shakira due in Cairo



Famous Lebanese /Colombian singer Shakira has finally agreed after months of negotiations to hold a concert in Cairo at the end of August.

This is the only appearance she will make in the Arab world.

Sunday, June 26, 2005

Shakira Trouble Drama

The WHENEVER, WHEREVER singer, 28, is currently embracing a new streak, after missing out on a rebellious phase when she was growing up.

"I never went though an adolescence when kids become rebels and do drugs. I was always the good girl.

"Women are all the same. We're just trouble. Trouble's my middle name, and Drama is my last name. Shakira Trouble Drama."

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Thursday, June 23, 2005

Tennis Star Learning Spanish from Shakira Albums



Bulgaria's Sesil Karatantcheva is a colourful character. The 15-year-old, who is competing in her first Wimbledon Championships, has picked up the English language by listening to Spice Girls songs and is now learning Spanish thanks to the dulcet tones of Shakira.

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Monday, June 20, 2005

Shakira Makes Appearance in Mexico City



Colombian pop star Shakira drew thousands of fans to an appearance in Mexico City to promote her new album, "Fijacion Oral Vol 1."

The slender, golden-tressed singer signed autographs and greeted fans Thursday who had waited hours to see her, braving rain and long lines.

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Sunday, June 19, 2005

Shakira says she's shy



The 28-year-old Colombian, who shows off her grease-painted curves as she writhes around in the video for her latest single LA Tortura, claims she's extremely inhibited.

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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Music is a language on its own



A singer since she was a teen, the Shakira has long been a sensation in Latin America and in many Spanish-speaking countries, selling millions of records with her sultry voice, rock-tinged anthems and belly gyrations.

Yet mounting a campaign for similar success in the United States proved to be more taxing than even Shakira anticipated.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Shakira Album Back On Ritmo Shelves

A dispute that has kept Shakira's top-selling new album, "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1" (Epic), out of most Ritmo Latino stores has been resolved with a handshake and a smile -- and the recording back on store shelves.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Fijación Oral Vol. 1



No one expects pop sex symbols to be as smart or ambitious as Shakira, the 28-year-old songwriter from Colombia who regularly shows the world her navel. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was already a superstar in Latin America when she switched to writing and singing in English for her 2001 album "Laundry Service" (Epic) which sold two million copies in the United States. Her new album, "Fijación Oral Vol. 1" (Epic), returns to Spanish, but it's hardly a retreat; in November she is scheduled to release a companion album, "Oral Fixation Vol. 2," with songs in English.

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