
1. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2nd, in Columbia.
2. Her father is a Lebanese, while her mother is a Spanish-Italian. Her father's name is William Mebarak Chadid and mother's name is Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado.
3. Shakira is the youngest of eight siblings.
4. “Shakira” means grateful in Arabic.
5. When she...