Shakira songs biography sample
Shakira Early Life and Education. Shakira was born on February 2, , in Barranquilla, Colombia, a bustling seaside city where music and joy filled the streets. Her mother, Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, was from a Catalan family that had immigrated to Colombia in the s, and her father, William Mebarak Chadid, was a Lebanese guy from the vibrant city of New York City.