Shakira Learned English Because It's The Language Of Money

Shakira has been an established singer in South America since her teens. She learned English before scaling the British and American charts in 2002 with her first English-language album LAUNDRY SERVICE. But she says learning English was more about broadening her horizons than heightening her pile of money.

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Shakira'a Florida Home Is On The Market

If you can spare $6 million, you can buy Shakira's old house and have singer Ricky Martin and actor Matt Damon as neighbors. Shakira is thinking about getting a bigger place in the same community.

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Great Interview Of Shakira

When I was a kid, I had a phase of immersing myself in the interviews in 'The Rolling Stone' and 'Spin'. I found this Shakira interview by a UK journalist to be reminiscent of those pieces. I think the trick of the author is to first establish the fact that they adore their subject in order to make the objectivity of the interview seem like a Herculean task.

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Will There Be A Shakira iPod ?

There is word circulating that Shakira will have a relationship with iPod and that a Shakira themed product will be on the market.

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Shakira Videos Will Soon Be Available At Google Video

Sony BMG is one of the companies contributing content for the launch of Google Video Store.

Besides Shakira videos, you will also be able to download many of your favorite TV shows from CBS and also NBA games.

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Shakira On MTV For New Year's Eve

Rumors abound that Shakira may debut a new song calling for peace in a troubled world during MTV's New Year's Eve televised party.

John Lennon had children singing 'WAR IS OVER' in his still popular Christmas song Happy Christmas in 1969. The fall of Saigon effectively brought an end to the Vietnam War in 1975. Happy New Year.

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Shakira May Perform At The Taj Mahal

Farooq Singh, co chairman of the 8th Wonder of the World Concert series says, “Ricky Martin has confirmed his performance at the Taj Mahal concert and hopefully Shakira may end up sharing the stage with him.”

Singh adds that both the singers are quite excited about the trip. He says, “Talks are on with Shakira. We have our fingers crossed.

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Shakira Named UNICEF Ambassador

Shakira has been appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, the world’s leading organization for children, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy announced today.

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Latin Music Is the Only Genre To Grow In The US this Year

Latin music was the only genre to register growth from 2004 into 2005, with figures from Nielsen SoundScan and the Recording Industry Assn. of America reflecting substantial sales jumps.

This is thanks in large part to Shakira,who set a new record for No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, ruling the chart for more than 21 consecutive weeks with "La Tortura".

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Shakira's Home In The Bahamas

Shakira has taken up residence in the Caribbean, after buying property in the Bahamas.

The sexy singer, 28, and her fiancé Antonio De La Rua bought homes in the Bahamas two years ago, and they're now spending much of their time on the islands.

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Shakira Drinks Too Much Coffee

"In Colombia, from the time you can grab a cup, you start having coffee. They put it in the baby bottle sometimes. So sometimes it doesn't do anything to me. At four in the morning, if I want to keep working in the studio, I have to to drink 20 cups to keep myself awake," Ratethemusic quoted Shakira as saying.

Shakira fans, please don't try this at home. Drinking more than 3 cups a day is bad for your health. And make sure it's FAIR TRADE coffee

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What Kind Of Shakira Stuff Is On Google Video?

I did a search for you, there's cam show lapdances gone badly with Shakira music. There's TV parodies of Shakira videos. There's paparazzi footage of Shakira out in public. It was worth a look, I'm sure there will be even more there soon.

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Critic Enjoys Shakira Album, And Then Calls It Bland

Some critics are accusing Shakira of pulling her punches with her latest album.

Usually, Shakira errs on the side of caution, and the results are bloodless ballads like ''Your Embrace," although there's a certain amusement to be found in such odd lines as ''Tell me what's the use/ Of a 24-inch waist/ If you don't touch me?"

These critics miss the point that her two albums are a combined concept, if something seems to be missing to them, maybe what they are expecting is on 'Fijación Oral Vol. 1'

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Psychoanalyzing Shakira's Album Covers

"From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we're just born," she continued. "The first album cover is more Freudian, and the second one more resembles Jung, because Eve is a universal archetype."

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Shakira Is Shy

No, really she is. This is what she has to say on the subject:

When they watch my videos, people might think that I'm very sexually aggressive person, but I am completely the opposite. I'm very shy of my body. The most I can show is my belly. I admire people who can do nudes for the love of art. I can't. And I wear enough to cover what my mother wishes I cover."

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Shakira's Grandmother Taught Her How to Shake It

Colombian born Shakira learned her distinctive hip-shaking belly-dance moves from her Lebanese grandmother. Thank you so much grandma. It's interesting to note that in much of the Arab world, belly dancing was traditionally an entertainment exclusively for the enjoyment of other women. I think Shakira is really exploiting the traditional dance, and I don't care.

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MTV Contest Winner To Tour With Shakira

One lucky Shakira fan is about to go on tour! MTV announced today the “Dirty Little Secrets” contest, where one grand prize winner will win the chance to go on tour with Shakira in 2006 as the official “fan correspondent” for MTV. In addition, the fortunate winner will work as a guest reporter for Teen People Magazine.

I think a better name for this contest would have been 'Almost Almost Famous'.

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Shakira To Perform On MTV Europe Awards

Shakira is confirmed as a performer at the MTV Europe Awards November 3 in Lisbon.

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Win Passes To Shakira Performance

SHAKIRA is filming a gig in a secret East London, England on October 30 location for MTV - and the 3 am Girls are giving you the chance to be there.

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Shakira Reveals Herself to Herself

Shakira talks about the new album:

"This album is so personal," she explained. "It's very honest, and it's revealing so much of myself that it's also acting like a mirror. I can see my own reflection in each one of the songs. And through the lyrics, I am also learning to know a little bit more about myself."

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