Rihanna born as Robyn Rihanna Fenty, NH (Order of National Heroes)(born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Originally from Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers, who invited her to record demo tapes in the United States. Upon signing with Def Jam in 2005, she immediately began to gain recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which topped the US Billboard 200.

With her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna established herself as a sex symbol in the music industry. As a result of her chart-topping single “Umbrella,” Rihanna won her first Grammy Award and rose to global fame. In her subsequent studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012), the latter of which reached number one on the Billboard 200, she continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres. As a result of her departure from Def Jam, her eighth album, Anti (2016), displayed a new level of creative control. She achieved her second number-one album in the United States with the single “Work”.

As the second-best-selling female artist of all time, Rihanna has sold over 250 million records worldwide. In the United States, she has earned 14 number-one and 31 top-ten singles while in the United Kingdom, she has earned 30 top-ten entries. In addition to nine Grammy Awards, thirteen American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), 12 Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, and the NAACP’s President’s Award, she has received numerous other accolades. Two times in 2012 and 2018, Time magazine named her one of the world’s 100 most influential individuals. In 2012 and 2014, Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities. Her estimated net worth is $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician as of 2023.

Aside from music, Rihanna is also known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial endeavors, and the fashion industry. As the founder of the nonprofit organization Clara Lionel Foundation as well as the cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and fashion house Fenty under LVMH, she holds the distinction of being the first black woman to head an LVMH luxury brand. Additionally, Rihanna has appeared in major roles in films such as Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean’s 8 (2018). The Barbados government appointed her in 2018 as an ambassador for education, tourism, and investment. She was declared a National Hero in Barbados on the first day of the country’s parliamentary republic in 2021, resulting in the lifelong honor of being referred to as “The Right Excellent.”

Rihanna Bio/Wiki

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Birth Name	Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Nickname/ Popular Name	• RiRi • Caribbean Queen • The Barbados Babe • Queen of Pop • Bajan beauty
Age	35 Years (as of 2023)
Religion	Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	Saint Michael, Barbados
Date of Birth	20 February 1988
Nationality	• American • Barbadian
Residence	Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills
Home Town	Bridgetown, Barbados
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Horse Riding, Cooking, and Watching Movies
Parents/Family
Mother's Name	Monica Braithwaite (Retired Accountant)
Father's Name	Ronald Fenty (Warehouse Supervisor)
Brother(s)	• Rorrey Fenty • Rajad Fenty Note: She has two half-sisters and a half-brother, each from different women that her father was with previously.
Sister(s)	None
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Negus Sealy (2001-2003) • Chris Brown (2007-2013) • Josh Hartnett (2007) • Drake (2010) • Ryan Phillippe (2011-2012) • Asap Rocky (2013-present)
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	Unmarried
Children	Daughter(s)- None Son(s)- 1- Name Not Available (born May 2022)
Education
School	• Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School • Combermere High School
College/University	None
Educational Qualification	High School drop out
Professional Profile
Profession	• Singer • Songwriter • Fashion • Designer • Model • Actress
Years active	2003–present
Genre	• Pop • R&B • Reggae • Hip hop • EDM
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	• Roc Nation • Def Jam • SRP • Westbury Road
First Noticed in	2003 - Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her Barbados schoolmates.
Debut Song as a lead artist	2005- "Pon de Replay"
Debut Album	2005- Music of the Sun
Debut Movie	2006- Bring It On: All or Nothing
Website	rihanna.com
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5'8"
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	34 inches
Hips Size	36 inches
Waist Size	24 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Her mother is an Afro-Guyanese, while her father is a Barbadian of African, Irish, English, and Scottish descent.
Hair Color	Chestnut Brown
Eye Color	Dark green with hazel shade
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	Not Available
Dress Size	8 U.S.
Shoe Size	9
Favorite Things
Favorite Color(s)	Pink, Red, Black, Green
Favorite Animal	Dogs and Turtles
Favorite Actress	Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and Meryl Streep
Favorite TV Show	Entourage
Favorite Actor(s)	Terrence Howard and Denzel Washington
Favorite Food	Callaloo and Jerk Chicken of Barbados and Cheesecake
Favorite Artist	Bob Marley
Favorite Designers	Zac Posen and Dsquared
Favorite Movie	Napoleon Dynamite/Borat
Favorite Songs	On A Girl Like Me, We Ride, I'm losing it by Roc Nation and State of mind by Jay Z and Alicia.

Rihanna Family – Parents, Siblings, And Education

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados. It is her father, Ronald Fenty, who works as a warehouse supervisor. Her mother, Monica (née Braithwaite), is a financial accountant. In addition to her mother being an Afro-Guyanese, her father is a Barbadian of African, Irish, English, and Scottish descent.

In addition to her two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, Rihanna has two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father’s previous relationships. During her childhood, she lived in a three-bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and sold clothes on the street with her father.

During her childhood, her father’s alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction greatly affected her family, contributing to the strain in her parent’s marriage. As a child, Rihanna’s father physically abused her mother, and as a result, Rihanna tried to intervene to prevent fights between the two.

By the time she was 14, Rihanna’s parents had divorced, and her health began to improve. As a child, Rihanna underwent numerous CT scans for the excruciating headaches she suffered. She recalls, “The doctors even believed there was a tumor because it was so intense.

It was reggae music that she grew up listening to. During her childhood years, she attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and Combermere School, where she was a classmate of future international cricketers Chris Jordan and Carlos Brathwaite.

Rihanna was an army cadet in a sub-military program when she was 11 years old, where Shontelle, the later Barbadian singer-songwriter, served as her drill sergeant. In spite of her initial desire to graduate from high school, she decided to pursue a musical career instead.

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Rihanna Net Worth

She has a net worth of $1.7 Billion as of 2023, making her the youngest self-made millionaire woman in the world, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the richest singers in the world. The news is very special for fans of the world-renowned pop singer Rihanna.

Among Power Women (2022) the world, she ranked 73 and among America’s Self-Made Women (2022), she ranked 21. On the list of billionaires around the world, she is ranked 2,032.

Business Ventures

Reb’l Fleur

Reb’l Fleur, Rihanna’s first fragrance, was released in January 2011. By the end of 2011, Reb’l Fleur was expected to gross 80 million US dollars at retail, according to sources. In February 2012, Rihanna released her second fragrance, Rebelle.

Rebelle’s promotional campaign was directed by Anthony Mandler, who also directed Reb’l Fleur’s promotional campaign. Her third fragrance, Nude, was released in November 2012. Rogue, Rihanna’s fourth fragrance for women, was released on September 14, 2013, and Rogue Men, her fourth fragrance for men, was released in 2014.

Rihanna is one of the co-owners of Tidal, a streaming service, with various other music artists. It specializes in lossless audio and high-definition videos.

In the first quarter of 2015, Jay-Z acquired Aspiro, the parent company of Tidal. In addition to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artists (including Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj, and others) own a 3% stake in Tidal. As Jay-Z stated on the release of Tidal, “the challenge is to get everyone back to respecting the music, to recognizing its value.”.

In 2016, Rihanna announced that her music would be released through her own label, Westbury Road Entertainment, established in 2005. Westbury Road is the name of the street where she resides in Barbados. The music will be distributed by Universal Music Group. As well as Melissa Forde, Westbury Road Entertainment has KazeLoon on its roster of artists.

It was announced in November 2015 that Rihanna and Benoit Demouy would launch a beauty and stylist agency called Fr8me. Founded in Los Angeles, the company assists artists in booking commercials, editorial shoots, advertising campaigns, and red-carpet events.

A key component of creativity is hair, makeup, and styling. Rihanna stated, “I am very involved in these aspects of my creative process, which is why I founded this agency.” In addition to Mylah Morales, she also works with Jason Bolden as her wardrobe stylist, Patricia Morales as her hair stylist, and Marcia Hamilton as her makeup artist.

As well as Fr8me, Rihanna has opened a photography agency named “A Dog Ate My Homework”, which represents Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson.

Fenty  – Luxury Fashion Group LVMH

In May 2019, Rihanna launched the fashion brand Fenty under the luxury fashion group LVMH. She was the first woman of color to lead an LVMH brand and the first woman to create an original brand for the company. A pop-up store in Paris launched the collection on May 22, 2019, followed by its online launch on May 29. The collection included clothing, accessories, and footwear.

In 1987, LVMH launched its first line. Fashion brand Rihanna was described as groundbreaking, and in a statement, she stated that she had been granted the “unique opportunity to create a luxury brand with no artistic boundaries.”

Rihanna and LVMH decided in February 2021 to “put on hold” their Fenty fashion house and focus on the SavagexFenty lingerie line as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She exclusively uses her surname for business endeavors unrelated to her music career to avoid confusion. A lawsuit was filed by Rihanna against her father, Ronald Fenty, in January 2019 regarding the use of the Fenty name for commercial purposes.

Rihanna’s cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, claims that her father’s company, Fenty Entertainment, damaged her commercially by misrepresenting his company’s affiliation with her. The lawsuit against Rihanna’s father was dropped in September 2021.

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Fenty Beauty

The Fenty Beauty brand was launched by Rihanna in 2017 as part of LVMH’s Kendo Brands division. Sources indicate that Rihanna owns 50 percent of Fenty Beauty. A $10 million partnership was announced in which Rihanna would release a variety of beauty products.

Fenty Beauty’s first collection was released on September 8, 2017, and is available in over 150 countries. In addition to foundations, highlighters, bronzers, blush compacts, lip glosses, and blotting sheets, the range included a wide range of products for all skin tones.

The breadth of Fenty Beauty’s product range was cited as one of the 25 Best Inventions of 2017. As part of what has been dubbed the “Fenty Effect,” the brand revolutionized the way other cosmetic brands approached product formulation and marketing diversity: “Suddenly, beauty houses – niche, establishment, and those in between – began expanding their shade ranges to accommodate a wider range of skin tones. A standard of forty shades was established.”

Lingerie Brand – Savage X Fenty

As part of her Savage X Fenty brand, Rihanna launched a lingerie line in 2018. The line was created as a result of Rihanna’s vision of creating an inclusive brand. Products are available in a variety of shades and sizes to suit all skin tones. In September 2018, she presented the brand at New York Fashion Week. There has been a positive response from the public regarding the brand’s promotion of plus-size models, although some fans have complained that there are not enough models of this size.

As part of the New York Fashion Week held at the Barclays Center in September 2019, Rihanna promoted the brand with modeling appearances by models Alex Wek, Bella Hadid, Cara Delevingne, actress Laverne Cox, and musicians Normani and 21 Savage. A number of artists performed, including DJ Khaled, Halsey, ASAP Ferg, Big Sean, Migos, Fat Joe, Fabolous, and Tierra Whack.

On September 20, 2019, Amazon Prime Video launched Savage X Fenty Show. The series was renewed for a third consecutive season in 2020, featuring performances from artists such as Travis Scott, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, Lizzo, Big Sean, Miguel, Roddy Ricch, and Rico Nasty. On October 2, 2020, this version will also be available on Amazon Prime Video.

Fenty Skin

The Fenty Skin brand was launched by Rihanna in July 2020.

Endorsement Deals

The singer has ventured into a variety of businesses and industries. Rihanna signed an endorsement agreement with Secret Body Spray in October 2005. In 2010, Rihanna appeared in an Optus commercial, in support of Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth.

Rihanna was also featured in a Kodak commercial in the same year along with rapper Pitbull. Her fourth studio album Rated R (2009) was accompanied by a photo book featuring photos from the Last Girl on Earth tour. In 2011, Rihanna starred in a campaign for Nivea and Vita Coco.

Styled to Rock, her first television program, premiered on Sky Living in August 2012. It consists of a 10-week series in which Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper, and Henry Holland provide assistance to up-and-coming British designers.

Styled to Rock premiered in the United States on October 25, 2013. “RiRi hearts MAC” is Rihanna’s own summer, fall, and holiday makeup line released in 2013 in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics. Budweiser announced in July 2013 that Rihanna would be a part of their global “Made For Music” campaign, also starring Jay-Z.

In the early stages of her career, Rihanna expressed an interest in fashion and a desire to work in the clothing industry. According to her, fashion has always been a means of defense for her. It was announced in November 2011 that Rihanna would be working with Armani for the first time.

As part of London Fashion Week, Rihanna presented her first women’s fashion collection for River Island. She collaborated with her personal stylist Adam Selman on the collection. Three more collections were published for the brand. A number of fashion houses, such as Dior, Stance, and Manolo Blahnik, collaborated with Rihanna later on.

As of March 2015, Rihanna has been named the face of Dior; she is the first black woman to hold this position.

The singer assumed the position of creative director at the fashion sportswear brand Puma in 2014. Rihanna is responsible for the brand’s women’s line, which includes apparel and footwear collaborations.

Upon the release of her first trainer with Puma the following year, it sold out online within three hours of its pre-sale launch. During the next two years, Rihanna released a variety of other footwear styles and colorways, which were received favorably by both critics and consumers alike.

In 2016, Rihanna debuted her first clothing collection with Puma at New York Fashion Week; the collection was well-received by fashion critics.

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House Or Real Estate

A $13.8 Million Mansion, Beverly Hills, California

She purchased a Beverly Hills mansion built in the 1930s for $13.8 million in March of 2021, making it her most expensive real estate purchase to date. As of last year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lived in Tyler Perry’s nearby mansion for a few months, which is not too far from this home. It is located in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.

In addition to Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Madonna, and Mariah Carey have all lived in this particular cul-de-sac at some point.

A $10 Million Mansion, Beverly Hills, California

A few months after purchasing the $13.8 million Beverly Hills mansion, Rihanna spent $10 million on the property directly adjacent. In fact, RiRi has owned and rented plenty of properties over the years, but this is the first time she owns two houses so close to one another.

The home, which is 3,549 square feet in size, was constructed in 1939 and has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. It is estimated that the previous owners of this 0.46-acre property made nearly $5 million from the sale of this property in 2015.

An £18,000-Per-Month Rented Home, In London, England

The former residence of Rihanna in London was listed for $41 million last September. Across 6,332 square feet, the 19th-century house features eight bedrooms, a gym, a movie theater, and a private elevator. There are enough parking spaces for up to ten vehicles.

The media reports that Rihanna rented this property for £18,000 per week, translating into approximately $25,000 per month, which means she paid $100,000 a month for her stay. Maybe this home inspired Rihanna’s 2015 hit song “B*tch Better Have My Money”?!

A $415,000-Per-Month Summer Home, In Southampton, New York

Even the pandemic could not prevent Rihanna from retreating to the Hamptons last summer when she was paying $415,000 per month to rent a 6,140-square-foot house.

A star-studded past is also attached to this property. Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian rented the house when filming Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons in 2014. Media reports indicate that RiRi lived in this five-bedroom, six-bathroom home from mid-July to mid-August 2020.

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A $925,000 Condo, In Los Angeles, California

According to sources, Rihanna purchased a 2,000-square-foot condo in a Los Angeles high-rise along the Wilshire Corridor for $925,000 in 2015.

A few details are known about the property, but it has been reported that Rihanna’s recent preference for high-rises over mansions is due to trespassers at her Pacific Palisades home, which forced her to leave.

A $21.8 Million Beachfront Condo, Paynes Bay, Barbados

A beachfront property worth $21.8 million was purchased by Rihanna in Barbados in 2013. There are five en-suite bedrooms in this 10,000-square-foot condo at One Sandy Lane, a luxury resort in Paynes Bay.

In the resort, there are only eight apartments of this size, each with a private terrace.

A Luxury Penthouse, Century City, California

One of Rihanna’s primary residences since 2017 has been a penthouse in The Century, a 42-story condominium building that doubles as a skyscraper in Century City. In the same manner, as the aforementioned Los Angeles condo, this property was sought after for safety reasons. There are three layers of security against the paparazzi, as reported in the media.

There is also a 75-foot pool with private furnished cabanas as well as a valet service available 24 hours a day. The cost of RiRi’s penthouse is not clear, but given that other celebrities have lived at The Century, we assume it is not inexpensive.

A $6.8 Million Mediterranean-Style Mansion, Hollywood Hills, California

A Mediterranean-style mansion in Hollywood Hills was purchased by Rihanna for $6.8 million in 2017. Six months after an intruder broke into the home, she listed the property for $7.495 million.

Following months of sitting on the market without a buyer, the songstress opted to rent out the property in 2019. The 7,130-square-foot villa has been available for rental for $35,000 per month ever since.

A $50k-Per-Month Penthouse, New York, New York

Last year, after over ten years on and off the market, a Chinatown penthouse rented by Rihanna from 2013 to 2017 was re-listed for $15.95 million. In 2013, Rihanna rented this four-bedroom duplex for $39,000 a month, according to the media.

As of 2017, she was spending nearly $50,000 per month on rent. The mantra we would adopt if we had to pay that much would be “work, work, work, work, work, work, work.”

A $65k-Per-Month Mansion, In Pacific Palisades, California

Following a stalker situation that forced her to leave, Rihanna lived in a Pacific Palisades mansion for less than nine months in 2012.

According to the media, after being listed for $14.995 million in 2014, the 10-square-foot property sold for $11.75 million in 2016. According to media reports, the singer rented the seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom house for $65,000 a month.

A $2.7 Million Villa, West Hollywood, California

According to media reports, Rihanna purchased a Mediterranean-style villa in West Hollywood for $2.7 million in August 2017. The property was flipped less than three months later and was sold for $2.85 million.

As part of this 2,651-square-foot home, there are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as a guesthouse at the pool with its own bathroom and bedroom.

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Rihanna Boyfriends/ Husband And Children

A relationship between Rihanna and American singer Chris Brown began in 2007. Upon the end of their relationship in February 2009, she began a relationship with Canadian rapper Drake that lasted from 2009 to 2016.

In a media interview in January 2013, Rihanna confirmed that she had rekindled her relationship with Brown, despite Brown remains on probation for the domestic violence incident from 2009.

Throughout 2012, persistent media speculation led to their reunion. It was reported in May 2013 that Brown and Rihanna had broken up once more. It was in 2017 that Rihanna began dating Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel. As of January 2020, they have separated.

The American rapper ASAP Rocky confirmed to the press on May 19, 2021, that he and Rihanna are currently engaged in a romantic relationship. In January 2022, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child. It was announced on May 19, 2022, that Rihanna had given birth to a son.

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Music Career

• In 2005, Rihanna signed a recording contract with DefJam Recordings and released her debut album, “Music of the Sun.” Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 and sold over two million copies worldwide.
• In the following year, she released her second album, “A Girl Like Me.”. In addition to charting in the top ten in 13 countries, the album also established her as a teenage superstar. In addition to the hit single “SOS”, the album achieved No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
• A number of other artists, including Kanye West, Lupe, N.E.R.D., and others, joined her on the Glow in the Dark Tour in 2008. There was critical acclaim for the concert tour, which traveled to Latin America, Asia, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia.
• Her much-anticipated album “Rated R” was released in 2009. This album was well-received by her fans because she adopted a new musical style. During its six-week run atop the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Rude Boy” reached No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
• In the United States, “A Girl Like Me” reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart as well as the UK Albums Chart, as well as being very successful in several other countries. The record was certified multi-platinum in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and platinum in the United States, Russia, and Australia.
• In 2010, she experienced a number of significant events. Her album “Loud” became a super hit, leading her to embark on the Loud Tour to promote it further. There were numerous hits produced by “Loud”, including “What’s My Name”, “Only Girl (In the World)”, and “S&M”. She has also contributed vocals to numerous other artists’ songs, including Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”, Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie”, and Kanye West’s “All of the Lights”.
• In 2011, she released “Talk That Talk”, which was a dance-oriented pop/R&B crossover album that incorporated elements of hip-hop, dubstep, electronica, and house music. A nihilist romantic and a lascivious lover are the main themes of the album. There were three singles featured on the album, “Talk That Talk”, “We Found Love”, and “You da One”.
• Her 2012 album, “Unapologetic”, is primarily a pop and R&B album, incorporating elements of dubstep, hip hop, EDM, and reggae. There were seven singles on the album, including the international hits “Diamonds” and “Stay”. In 2015, she released her most recent album, “Home”.
• Her acting career includes small roles in films such as “This Is the End” (2013), “Annie” (2014), and “Home” (2015). Besides being a musician, she is also a businesswoman, and is a co-owner of the music streaming service Tidal, alongside a number of other music artists.
• Her album “Good Girl Gone Bad” achieved unprecedented success, featuring the international super-hits “Umbrella” and “Don’t Stop the Music”. It reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Ireland, and Russia.

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Acting Career

• During the summer of 2006, Rihanna made her acting debut in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing.
• In her first theatrical feature film Battleship, released on May 18, 2012, Rihanna portrayed Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes.
• As a voice actor, Rihanna appeared alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez in the animated feature film Home, which was adapted from Adam Rex’s The True Meaning of Smekday.
• In the fifth and final season of Bates Motel, Rihanna played the recurring role of Marion Crane.
• This film also stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne and was released by STX Entertainment on July 21, 2017. In the US, Rihanna was a member of the all-female cast of Ocean’s 8, which was directed by Gary Ross and released by Warner Bros. on June 8, 2018.
• In August 2018, it was reported that Rihanna had been filming a secret project in Cuba titled Guava Island with Donald Glover throughout that summer. Hiro Murai, Glover’s Atlanta collaborator, directed the film with Letitia Wright and Nonso Anozie also contributing.
• At the PHAROS festival in New Zealand, the trailer for the full-length movie premiered on November 24. Guava Island’s exact details were not revealed until April 2019 when advertisements appeared on Spotify indicating something happening on “Saturday Night, April 13”.

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Awards And Achievements

She has received eight Grammy Awards out of 24 nominations. Her first Grammy Award was earned for the single “Umbrella” in 2008, followed by those for “Run This Town” (with Jay-Z & Kanye West) in 2010 and “Only Girl (In the World)” in 2011.

There have been 49 nominations for Rihanna’s 14 Billboard Music Awards. In 2006, she was named the Female Artist of the Year and the Pop 100 Artist of the Year, and in 2011, she was named the Top Female Artist and in 2013, she was named the Top Radio Songs Artist.

Additionally, she is the holder of the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive years with a UK number-one single (2010), the most consecutive years with a U.S. number-one single (2011), and the most consecutive years with a U.S. number-one single (2012).

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Facts About Rihanna

• Is Rihanna a smoker? Yes, it is
• Is Rihanna an alcoholic? In fact, yes
• While on a holiday with his wife in Barbados, Evan Rogers saw Rihanna for the first time.
• Rihanna took over the creative process for her third album Good Girl Gone Bad and was unwilling to compromise.
• She has five platinum-certified albums to her name from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
• Despite the fact that the album was not released properly, Unapologetic won a Grammy and ANTI topped the Billboard 200 chart at the top.
• Rihanna has a number of singles and collaborations that have become the best-selling singles of all time.
• She has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, making her one of the most successful artists.
• If she were not a singer, she would have preferred to study psychology, although her favorite subjects were mathematics and chemistry.
• There is no artist younger than Rihanna who has won fourteen number-one Billboard Hot 100 Chart-ratings and that as well in the shortest period of her career.
• There are eight Grammys and eight American Music Awards to Rihanna’s credit, as well as two BRIT Awards and the American Music Awards’ inaugural Icon Award.
• A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to her by the  Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2014.
• As a child, she was subjected to a great deal of drug abuse and emotional abuse. As her parents divorced when she was fourteen, her father’s addiction to cocaine, crack, and alcohol could have caused her tumor-strong headaches.
• In addition to two dogs, Marley and DJ, Rihanna owns a turtle.

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• As a student, Rihanna attended the same school as Carlos Brathwaite and Darren Sammy.
• In school, she was classmates with England and West Indies cricketers Chris Jordan and Kraigg Brathwaite (respectively).
• She requested that her fans refrain from bringing umbrellas to her concerts in order to prevent injuries during her performance.
• Rihanna’s birthday has actually been declared a national holiday in Barbados. The way she expressed her gratitude to her fans was by performing a free concert.
• After checking the prices of the gifts, her mother would return them to her after finding them to be excessively expensive. It would be difficult to return to a five-bedroom house now. She was unable to do so.
• The fragrance line that she offers is called ‘Nude’ and ‘Rebelle’.
• As she prepares for her performances, she always chugs a short or too of dark liquor.
• Katy Perry and Rihanna are good friends, and Rihanna threw her a bachelorette party in Las Vegas.
• The number of tattoos on her body has reached 19 and she is still adding to it. It is no wonder that she enjoys spending time in tattoo parlors.
• There are several wax models of Rihanna around the world, and her legs are insured for $1 million.
• The singer-songwriter was admitted to a sub-military program, where she was an army cadet under the command of the singer.
• In her school’s talent show and beauty pageant, Rihanna won first place.
• She remained on the charts until the end of the year, with her eighth single also hitting the top spot, and was regarded as the “Diva of the Year” for her power and presence on the charts.
• After leaving Def Jam and joining Roc Nation, Rihanna’s album ANTI failed to include her first three singles, “Bitch Betta Have Money”, “American Oxygen” and “Four Five Seconds”. In spite of this, ANTI became her second number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart.
• Despite her distance from her Bajan friends, she maintains contact with them.
• As Barbados’ official tourism ambassador, Rihanna represents the island’s tourism industry.

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• In October 2015, Rihanna signed a $25 million contract with Samsung, under which she agreed to sell Samsung Galaxy products and Samsung would support the release of her album ANTI and her World Tour.
• She has a mezzo-soprano voice type, and her vocal range consists of three scales and two notes.
• During the recording of Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna took vocal lessons from Ne-Yo. Before this training, she had never received any vocal training.
• Her neighbors began calling her Robyn Redbreast because she would sing Whitney Houston’s songs while brushing her hair.
• She was referred to as the cookie-cutter teen queen by the New York Times due to her ability to switch styles frequently. Her mother is the source of her inspiration for fashion, according to her.
• It was in 2012 that she broke a Guinness World Record by selling 58 million copies of a single.
• A number of artists, including Rihanna, are co-owners of the music streaming service Tidal.
• All of Rihanna’s siblings have names beginning with the letter ‘R’.
• When she was a child, she and her father had a stall where they sold clothes.
• When Jay-Z was already dating Beyonce, she was rumored to be dating him. Although the rumors were false, they helped Rihanna gain some attention.

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A well-known Colombian singer named Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll or “Shakira” was born on 2 February 1977. Her musical versatility has earned her the title of “Queen of Latin Music”, as she was born and raised in Barranquilla. At the age of 13, she made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia. With her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones (1998), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries after her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), were commercial failures.

Upon the release of her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), she entered the English-language market, selling more than 13 million copies in total. As a result of the international success of her singles “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”, the album cemented her reputation as one of the most prominent crossover singers in the industry. As described by Broadcast Music, Inc., Shakira was a “pioneer” who extended Latino singers’ global reach.

Her success was further cemented by the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010), and El Dorado (2017), all of which reached the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamonds (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America. She also received gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications in a variety of countries around the world for her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009), and Shakira (2014). She has charted at number one in several countries with songs such as “La Tortura”, “Hips Don’t Lie”, “Beautiful Liar”, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, and “Loca”. During the 2013-2014 season of the American singing competition television series The Voice, she served as a coach.

In addition to her 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her one of the most successful music artists of all time. In 2018, Forbes Colombia reported that she had become the top-selling female Latin artist of all time. As a result of her work, other Latin artists have been able to gain access to the international market. In addition to three Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, 39 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she has received numerous awards.

In the 2000s and 2010s, Billboard named her the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade. She was awarded the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and the Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011 for her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music. In 2011, she was appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the United States, and in 2012, she was made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.

Shakira Bio/Wiki

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Birth Name	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Nickname/ Popular Name	• Shakira • La Patrona
Age	46 Years (as of 2023)
Religion	Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Birth Place	Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth	2 February 1977
Nationality	Colombian
Residence	• Barranquilla, Colombia • Los Angeles • Barcelona
Home Town	Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Skateboarding, Frisbee, Paint fried eggs and Watch horror movies, Learning History and Languages, Golf, Tennis, Basketball and Swimming
Parents/Family
Mother's Name	Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado
Father's Name	William Mebarak Chadid
Brother(s)	• Tonino Mebarak (Step) • Edward Mebarak (Step) • Robin Mebarak (Step) • Alberto Mebarak (Step) • Antonio Mebarak (Step) • Moises Mebarak (Step)
Sister(s)	• Lucy Mebarak (Step) • Ana Mebarak (Step) • Patricia Mebarak (Step)
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Antonio de la Rúa (2000–2010) • Gerard Piqué (2011–June 4, 2022)
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	Unmarried
Children	Daughter(s)- None Son(s)-• Milan Piqué Mebarak • Sasha Piqué Mebarak
Education
School	La Ensenanza School, Barranquilla
College/University	University of California, Los Angeles
Educational Qualification	University drop-out
Profession	Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Dancer, Philanthropist Entrepreneur
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 157 cm in meters- 1.57 m in feet inches- 5'2"
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 54 kg in pounds- 119 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	34 inches
Hips Size	35 inches
Waist Size	24 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Italian, Spanish and Labenese
Hair Color	Brown (Dyed blonde)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	Not Available
Dress Size	6 U.S.
Shoe Size	7 U.S.
Favorite Things
Favorite Color	Black
Favorite TV shows	Scrubs (2001-2010), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Favorite Animal	Horse
Favorite Actor	Hugh Gran
Favorite Band	U2, The Police
Favorite Perfume	Issey Miyake Perfumes
Favorite Book	The Prophet (Khalil Gibran)
Favorite Writer	Oriana Fallaci
Favorite Food	Pancakes with Jam
Favorite Song	With or Without You (U2)

Shakira Life Journey

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on 2 February 1977. A daughter of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado, she is the only child of the couple. Her ancestry is Colombian and Lebanese. Her father, William, was born in New York City to a family of Lebanese descent.

His family moved to Colombia when he was five years old. There are two Spanish surnames on the Colombian mother’s side, Ripoll and Torrado, the former being Catalan and originating from four brothers who immigrated from Catalonia to coastal Colombia during the 19th century.

Her ancestor with the surname “Pisciotti” has also claimed to have distant Italian roots. As a child, she attended Catholic schools and was raised Catholic. From her father’s previous marriage, she has eight older half-siblings. During her youth, Shakira lived in Barranquilla, a city on Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast.

When Shakira was four years old, she wrote her first poem, “La rosa de cristal” (‘The Crystal Rose’). Growing up, she was fascinated by her father’s ability to write stories on a typewriter and asked for one for Christmas.

Since receiving that typewriter at age seven, she has continued to write poetry. Eventually, these poems evolved into songs. At the age of two, Shakira lost her older half-brother in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at age eight, she wrote her first song, “Tus gafas oscuras” (‘Your dark glasses’), which was inspired by her father, who had worn dark glasses to hide his grief for years.

Shakira first heard the Doumbek when she was four years old, which is a traditional drum used in Middle Eastern music and usually accompanied by belly dancing. As she danced at the table, she realized she wanted to become a performer as a career.

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In second grade, she was rejected from the school choir because her vibrato was too strong, but she enjoyed singing for her schoolmates, teachers, and even nuns. According to her music teacher, she sounded “like a goat”. Due to her hyperactivity, she was often sent out of class at school.

As she demonstrated a number she had learned every Friday at school, she was also known as “the belly dancer girl”. This is how she discovered her passion for live performance. Her father took Shakira to a local park to see orphans to instill gratitude in her for her upbringing. She remembered the images and thought to herself: “When I become a famous artist, I will help these kids.”

Between the ages of ten and thirteen, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition there. She met local producer Monica Ariza at this approximate time, who was impressed with her and attempted to assist her career.

As Ariza flew between Barranquilla and Bogota, he persuaded Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. As a result of Vargas’ high regard for Shakira, he provided the cassette to a song and artist director at Sony. The director, however, was not overly enthusiastic about Shakira and believed that she was something of a “lost cause”.

Vargas, undeterred and convinced that Shakira possessed talent, set up an audition in Bogotá. In order to surprise Sony Colombia executives, he arranged for them to attend the audition. As a result of her performance of three songs to the executives, she was signed to record three albums.

Shakira Husband And Kids

She began a relationship with the Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rúa in 2000. A 2009 interview with Shakira indicated that the couple already operated as a married couple and that they did not require legal documents to do so.

The couple separated in August 2010 after ten years of marriage. Shakira described their separation as a mutual decision to separate from one another romantically. According to the report, the couple views this separation as a temporary one, and de la Rai oversees Shakira’s “business and career interests as he has always done.”

As first reported in September 2012, de la Rúa filed a lawsuit against Shakira in April 2013 demanding $100 million he believed he was owed following Shakira’s termination of their partnership in October 2011. In August 2013, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed his lawsuit.

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In 2011, Shakira began a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqué. It was during Shakira’s music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” that Piqué and Shakira met, who is exactly ten years her junior.

The couple’s first son, Milan, was born on 22 January 2013 in Barcelona, where the family resides. On 29 January 2015, Shakira gave birth to their second son, Sasha.

Forbes included Shakira and Piqué on its list of “World’s Most Powerful Couples”. Following 11 years of marriage, the couple announced in a joint statement that they would be separating in 2022.

Shakira announced that she had completed an ancient philosophy course through the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, describing it as an impractical hobby.

Shakira Net Worth

The Colombian-born international pop star Shakira has a net worth of $350 million dollars. It is estimated that she has sold over 125 million albums and singles worldwide as of this writing, making her one of the most successful female singers in history.

In 2009, Billboard named her one of the Top Female Latin Artists of the Decade. One of only three female artists with two YouTube videos exceeding two billion views, she is the most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify.

Shakira released her fifth album in 2001, her first in English. In addition to selling 20 million copies, “Laundry Service” also launched the number-one international singles “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”. A number of her subsequent albums, both in Spanish and English, reached the top of the charts and were certified gold, platinum, multi-platinum, or diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Live Nation Deal

Shakira signed a 10-year, $300 million contract with Live Nation in 2008.

Catalog Sale And The Voice Salary

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquired the rights to Shakira’s publishing catalog in January 2021. It included publishing rights to approximately 145 songs.

Based on comparable sales, the deal was likely worth at least $100 million, although the terms were not disclosed. It was reported in 2013 that Shakira earned $12 million from “The Voice.”

Real Estate

A minimalist Miami mansion owned by Shakira was listed for $11.6 million in 2018. Located on Miami’s North Bay Road, the 20,726-square-foot property overlooks the water and has direct access to Biscayne Bay.

There are six bedrooms and seven and a half bathrooms in the 8,708-square-foot house. Among the neighbors are Matt Damon, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and Michael Bay.

Shakira Career

• A debut album entitled ‘Magia’ was released by her in 1991. She included songs she had written since she was eight years old. Commercially, the album did not perform well.
• She released her second album, ‘Danger’, in 1993. In spite of its better performance than its predecessor, this album was still considered a failure. It was after the release of this album that she took a break in order to attend classes and graduate from high school.
• With her third album, ‘Pies Descalzos,’ she returned to the music industry in 1996. The album yielded six hit singles, which were well-received by critics. For the promotion of her album, she embarked upon a tour called Tour Pies Descalzos.
• Her next album ‘Donde Estan los Ladrones?’ was released in 1998. There were elements of Latin Pop music as well as rock in Spanish in this album. As a result, the album became one of the best-selling Spanish language albums in the United States. More than seven million copies of the album have been sold worldwide.
• With the release of Laundry Service in 2001, she entered the English language market. As a result of the album’s Latin rock and Latin pop style, the lead single, ‘Whenever, Wherever,’ reached the top of the ‘U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs’ chart.
• Her Spanish album Fijacion Oral, Vol. The first edition of the book was published in June 2005. This was followed by the release of the English album ‘Oral Fixation, Volume II’. It will be released in November. A single from the latter, entitled ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, reached number one on the “U.S. Billboard Hot 100” and has since become her signature song.
• The album ‘She Wolf’ was released in 2009. Its blend of electropop, dancehall, and world styles set it apart from her previous works. Due to its uniqueness, it was appreciated.
• The official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” was sung by her and the South African band Freshlyground.
• As a result of the success of ‘Waka Waka,’ she released her album ‘Sale el Sol’ in 2010. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the album sold millions of copies worldwide.
• The tenth studio album by Shakira was released on 25 March 2014. Her song ‘Dare (La La La)’ was also performed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.
• In 2016, she sang the song ‘Try Everything’ for the film Zootopia.

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2018 And Later

• She announced the dates of her El Dorado World Tour in January 2018. On 3 June, she began the first leg of her tour in Hamburg, Germany, and ended it on 7 July in Barcelona, Spain. On the 11 and 13 July, she spent a short period of time in Asia, followed by a trip to North America.
• Her time there began on 3 August in Chicago and ended on 7 September in San Francisco. The tour dates for Latin America began in Mexico City on 11 October and ended in Bogota, Colombia on 3 November. In 2019, Forbes ranked her as the tenth highest-paid woman in music in the world.
• During the halftime show of Super Bowl LIV in February 2020, she performed with Jennifer Lopez. 103 million people watched the halftime show, according to Billboard.
• As of that time, it was the most viewed halftime show on YouTube. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic that Shakira performed her songs in two television specials, including Global Goal: Unite for Our Future (with “Sale el Sol”) and Disney Family Singalong: Volume II (with “Try Everything”).
• It was announced in January 2021 that Shakira had sold her catalog of 145 songs to the Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed by the company.
• Shakira released a single entitled “Don’t Wait Up” on 16 July 2021. As the first single from her upcoming twelfth studio album, she released the song “Te Felicito” with rapper Rauw Alejandro. In May 2022, Shakira confirmed that work on the album had been completed and that it would feature electronic influences with elements of urban and rock.
• Her songwriting in both English and Spanish was honored by the Ivor Novello Awards’ Special Award for Songwriting by the Ivor Novello Academy in the United Kingdom.
• Dancing with Myself premiered on NBC at the end of that month, on which Shakira served as an executive producer and co-creator along with Liza Koshy and Nick Jonas.

Controversies

The Paradise Papers named Shakira in November 2017. An investigation revealed that she owned the sole shareholding in a Malta-based company that used to transfer $30 million in music rights. In the opinion of her attorneys, the use of the company by her was entirely legal.

According to the Paradise Papers, Spanish authorities began investigating Shakira’s finances in 2018. Between 2012 and 2014, during which she lived with Piqué and his family in Spain, prosecutors alleged she did not pay taxes in Spain. Shakira claimed that during that period, she maintained her primary residence in the Bahamas and traveled internationally.

A Spanish court ruled in July 2021 that Shakira could be brought to trial on charges of tax fraud based on “evidence of criminality”. According to the Pandora Papers, Shakira applied for three offshore companies in 2019 according to the Pandora Papers in 2021.

She informed the source that this paperwork was not filed to establish new companies, but rather to dissolve existing companies. Moreover, they asserted that the companies had no income or activities and that Spanish authorities were aware of their existence.

After failing to reach a deal with the Spanish Prosecution Ministry, the singer decided to go to trial in July 2022 to prove her innocence. In connection with six alleged tax fraud crimes, the prosecutor requested an eight-year prison sentence from the judge.

After prosecutors accused her of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) in taxes, a Spanish judge from Esplugues de Llobregat approved the tax fraud trial on 27 September 2022. The singer claims that she has already paid all of her debts as well as the interest of 3 million euros ($2.8 million).

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Facts About Shakira

• Shakira is able to speak a number of languages. In addition to Spanish, English, and Portuguese, she is fluent in all three languages.
• As a dog lover, Shakira has three dogs named Coquito, Chan, and Gordita.
• The song Wherever, Whenever became the best-selling single in 2002. In addition, her single Hips Don’t Lie is considered to be the best-selling song of the 20th century.
• “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” was Shakira’s official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. One of the most viewed music videos on YouTube has crossed over a billion views.
• In addition to two Grammy awards, 26 Latin Grammy awards, five MTV Music Awards, and a Golden Globe nomination, she has also won two Grammy awards.
• There is also a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated to Shakira.
• It was none other than Shakira who reached 100 million followers on Facebook first.
• Her first poem was written when she was only four years old.
• Having watched her father write stories on a typewriter, she requested a typewriter for Christmas. Since receiving one when she was seven, she has been writing poetry.
• “Dark Glasses” was written by her because her father always wore dark glasses to hide his grieving since her brother died in a motorcycle accident.
• During a visit to a restaurant where a dancer was performing Belly-Dance to an Arabic drum beat, her father inspired her to become a performer.
• At the age of two, she was dismissed from the school choir due to her strong vibrato. Each Friday at school, she performed a belly dance to a new number.
• In her school, Shakira gained a reputation as “The Belly Dancing Girl,” where she discovered her passion for live performance.
• At the age of 13, Shakira began to gain recognition in her hometown when she was invited to perform at a variety of venues. During this time, Monica Ariza noticed her and approached Sony executives to secure her a contract.
• After watching her perform three songs, Sony Columbia signed her.
• Sony gave her only $100,000 for the recording of Pies Descalzos because they anticipated that it would not sell more than 100,000 copies. There were five million copies sold and it sold well.
• Columbia’s Caribbean Coast has already immortalized her through the construction of a five-meter statue of her.
• A total of 55 countries ranked Hips Don’t Lie as the number one single. During a week, it was also the most played song on the radio, with 9637 plays.
• Forbes ranked her as the highest-earning female artist of 2008.
• She is the founder and director of the Pies Descalzos Foundation, which helps poor children throughout Columbia. In order to make her grateful for her life, her father used to take her to a park where orphans lived. Since then, she has aspired to help those children after becoming famous. A Humanitarian Award was also presented to her in 2003 for the same purpose.
• It is noteworthy that her fiance, Antonio De La Ra, was the son of the president of Argentina at the time.
• She has an IQ of 140.
• Belly dancing was taught to her by her grandmother.
• The music of Bollywood is one of her favorite genres.
• A medal from the International Labor Organization has been awarded to her.
• Shakira was cast ahead of Catherine Zeta-Jones in Steven Spielberg’s film The Mask of Zorro. In her view, she was not confident enough with her English to accept the position.

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