Shakira
Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a Colombian mother of Spanish and Italian descent and an American-born father of Lebanese Catholic background. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight. One of the first songs she wrote was called “Tus Gafas Oscuras” (your Sunglasses), whose lyrical message revolved around her father and his grief over a son who had in a car accident. At age ten, Shakira applied for her school choir, but she was rejected because her voice had been noted as “too strong.” Friends teased her by saying she sounded like a goat. [1] Shakira started looking for other singing opportunities, and competed in a weekly television singing competition for children, Vivan Los Niños (Long Live The Kids). Between the ages of ten to thirteen, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla, and became a local celebrity… @
