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Shakira

1977 - Today

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( shə-KEER-ə, Spanish: [ʃaˈkiɾa isaˈβel meβaˈɾak riˈpol]; born 2 February 1977), known mononymously as Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" and has been praised for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shakira has received more than 39,533,656 page views. Her biography is available in 128 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 121 in 2019). Shakira is the 151st most popular singer (down from 84th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Singer.

Shakira is most famous for her song "Hips Don't Lie."

Memorability Metrics

  • 40M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 128

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shakira ranks 151 out of 4,381Before her are Chris Norman, Esma Redžepova, Roberto Carlos, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Barbara Strozzi, and Ofra Haza. After her are Georges Brassens, Sofia Rotaru, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Drake, İbrahim Tatlıses, and Tori Amos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Shakira ranks 4Before her are Emmanuel Macron, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Thierry Henry. After her are Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Tom Hardy, Giorgia Meloni, Mike Shinoda, Ludacris, Kaja Kallas, John Cena, and Orlando Bloom.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Shakira ranks 9 out of 356Before her are Griselda Blanco (1943), Fernando Botero (1932), René Higuita (1966), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), César Gaviria (1947), and Carlos Valderrama (1961). After her are Sofía Vergara (1972), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Luis Garavito (1957), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Pedro López (1948), and Gustavo Petro (1960).

Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, Shakira ranks 1After her are Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Juanes (1972), Carlos Vives (1961), Joe Arroyo (1955), Diomedes Díaz (1957), J Balvin (1985), Karol G (1991), Maluma (1994), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Camilo (1994), and Manuel Turizo (2000).