Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira has released eleven studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, forty-nine singles and nine promotional. Find Shakira discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.
. Website Signature Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (, Spanish:; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Born and raised in, her first, and, failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s; however, she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, (1996), and her fourth album, (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, in 2001.
Its, ', became one of the most successful singles of 2002. Since then, she is widely regarded as the Queen of Latin Pop and the Crossover Queen (Laundry Service is the best selling crossover album of all time). Her success was solidified with her sixth and seventh albums and (2005), the latter of which spawned the best selling single of the 2000s, '. Shakira's eighth and ninth albums, (2009) and (2010), received critical praise. Her official song for the, ', became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time with 10 million downloads. With over 2 billion views, it is one of the on. She has four of the twenty top-selling hits of the 2000s, more than any other artist.
Shakira served as a coach on the and seasons of the of in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Her tenth album, (2014), was preceded by its lead single, '. Her eleventh album is one of the most streamed albums of all time with over 10 billion streams across all the streaming platforms, making her the most streamed female artist in 2017 across the globe. Shakira has received numerous awards, including 3, 13, 5, 7, 39 and has been -nominated.
She has a star on the, and sold an estimated 140 million records (over 50 million albums sold by 2007 according to, over 70 million albums sold as of 2018) with over 33.7 million estimated records sold in the United States (as of 2018). In terms of streams, she is the 3rd and 10th most streamed female singer on YouTube and Spotify of all time respectively. She performs charity work, most notably through her. In 2011, she was appointed by to the – a four-person group that advises the president and Education Secretary.
In 2012, Shakira has been nominated for the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people. From 2012 to 2015, she was listed among world's top 100 most powerful women in the world.
In 2017, she was listed as one of the world's greatest leaders by, ranked at 27th. She is a goodwill ambassador for. Shakira at the festival in 2008 In early 2008, named Shakira the fourth top-earning female artist in music industry. Then, in July of that year, Shakira signed a $300 million contract with, an international touring giant, which contract was to remain in effect for ten years. The touring group also doubles as a record label which promotes, but does not control, the music its artists release. Shakira's contract with called for three more albums as well – one in English, one in Spanish, and a compilation, but the touring and other rights of the Live Nation deal were confirmed to begin immediately. In January 2009, Shakira performed at the ' festivities in honor of the inauguration of.
She performed ' with and., was released in October 2009 internationally and on 23 November 2009 in the U.S. The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, and was included in AllMusic's year-end 'Favorite Albums,' 'Favorite Latin Albums,' and 'Favorite Pop Albums' lists. She Wolf reached number one on the charts of Argentina, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland. It also charted inside the top five in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. It debuted at number fifteen on the. She Wolf was double-platinum in Colombia and Mexico, platinum in Italy and Spain, and gold in numerous countries including France and the United Kingdom. To date the album has sold 2 million copies worldwide, becoming one of Shakira's least successful studio album to date in terms of sales.
In May, Shakira collaborated with the South African group to create the official song of the in South Africa. ', which is based on a traditional Cameroonian soldiers's song titled ' by the group Zangalewa. The single later reached the top 20 in Europe, South America and Africa and the top 40 in the U.S. And was performed by Shakira at the World Cup kick-off and closing. It became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time.
2010–2015: Sale el Sol and Shakira. Shakira performing at the in 2009 In October 2010, Shakira released her ninth studio album, titled. The album received critical acclaim and was included in AllMusic's 'Favorite Albums of 2010' and 'Favorite Latin Albums of 2010' year-end lists. At the ceremony, Sale el Sol was nominated for ' and ', winning the award in the latter category. Commercially the album was a success throughout Europe and Latin America, Sale el Sol peaked atop the charts of countries Belgium, Croatia, France, Mexico, Portugal and Spain. In the United States, it debuted at number seven on the US chart marking the highest debut for a Latin album for the year and was Shakira's fifth album to peak at number one. According to Billboard, 35% of its first-week sales were credited to strong digital sales.
The album also peaked at number one on both the and charts, achieving strong digital sales in the region. The lead single, ', was number one in many countries. The album had sold over 1 million copies worldwide in 6 weeks, and over 4 million since its release. In September, Shakira embarked on, in support of her two most recent albums.
The tour visited countries in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa with 107 shows in all. The tour was met with positive reactions from critics, who praised Shakira's stage presence and energy during her performances.
On 9 November 2011, Shakira was honored as and performed a cover of 's song 'En Barranquilla Me Quedo' at the as a tribute to the singer, who had died earlier that year. In 2010 Shakira collaborated with rapper for the song ', which was slated to be the lead single from Pitbull's upcoming album, Global Warming.
The single was released on 28 June 2012. She was also signed to under management purposes for her upcoming studio album. On 17 September 2012, it was announced that Shakira and would replace and for the fourth season of the U.S.
TV show, alongside. Shakira announced that she would focus on her new album in the fall and eventually returned for the show's in February 2014. Shakira at a press conference for the closing ceremony Shakira originally planned to release her new album in 2012, but due to her pregnancy, plans to release the single and video were postponed.
In December 2013, it was announced that Shakira's new single had been delayed until January 2014. Shakira's was later released on 25 March 2014. Commercially the album debuted at number two on the US chart with first week sales of 85,000 copies. By doing so, Shakira became the singer's highest-charting album on the chart, although it also achieved her lowest first-week sales figure (for an English-language album).
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The album spawned three singles. After release the first two singles from the album, ' and '. Chose 'Dare (La La La)' as third single. The version was officially released on 27 May to impact radio stations, features musician. On 13 July 2014, Shakira performed ' with Carlinhos Brown at the at the. This performance became her third consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup. 2016–present: El Dorado Shakira began work on her eleventh studio album in the beginning of 2016.
In May 2016, she collaborated with Colombian singer on the track '.' On 28 October 2016, Shakira released the single ' with Colombian singer; though the song was a track from Shakira's upcoming eleventh studio album, it was not intended to be the lead single. The song became Shakira's most-viewed YouTube video, with over 2.1 billion views as of 1 June 2018. On 7 April 2017, Shakira released the song ' as the second official single taken from her eleventh studio album, which was released on 26 May 2017.
Shakira also released the song 'Perro Fiel' as a promotional single for the album on 25 May 2017. Its official release as the third single took place on 15 September 2017, the same date its music video, which was filmed in Barcelona on 27 July 2017, was released. Before being released as a single, was certified gold in Spain for selling over 20,000 copies on 30 August 2017. The was announced on 27 June 2017, through Shakira's official account, and was slated to be sponsored. Other announced partners of the tour were 's Global Touring Division (which had previously collaborated with Shakira on her ) and, which the press release named as, respectively, the producer and the credit card for the North American leg of the tour. As part of the tour introduction, Live Nation posted a video through its official social networks as a further reminder of it. The tour, it was announced, would begin on 8 November, in, Germany.
But due to voice-strain related problems the singer experienced during her tour rehearsals, the date was cancelled one day before the original tour schedule, and it was announced that it would be rescheduled for a later date. On 9 November, for the same reason, she also announced the postponements to later dates, to be determined and announced, for both shows in, as well as the following ones in. On 14 November, Shakira made an announcement, through her social networks, in which she revealed that she had suffered a haemorrhage on her right vocal cord in late October, at her last series of rehearsals, and that she thus needed to rest her voice for some time to recover; this forced the postponement of the tour's entire European itinerary to 2018. The Latin American dates were expected to be announced later, when the tour resumed.
There were plans to bring the tour, when it did resume, to countries such as the. In addition, a journalist from the Brazilian edition of the Portuguese newspaper announced, on his account, that the Colombian singer would visit the following March.
However, according to the same newspaper, due to Shakira's hiatus to recover from her vocal-cord haemorrhage, the Latin American dates were also postponed to the second half of 2018. Eventually, Shakira did recover fully from the haemorrhage she had suffered and resumed her tour, performing in, Germany on 3 June 2018. Statue of Shakira at, Colombia in March 2008 Shakira has received numerous awards and recognition for her work. According to Sony, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold between 50 and 60 million records. According to, her single 'Hips Don't Lie' is the best-selling single of the last decade (2000's). Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems said that ' was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history.
It was played 9,637 times in one week. Shakira became the first artist in the history of the Billboard charts to earn the coveted number one spots on both the and in the same week doing so with 'Hips Don't Lie'. Additionally, she is the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Australian chart, and the. Her song ' at one time held the record for Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, appearing at number-one more than any other single with a total of 25 non-consecutive weeks, a record currently held by the song ' with 41 weeks. Stated in 2010, that there were more Shakira music downloads in the prior year than for any other Latino artist in the last five years, and topped the Top 10 Latino downloads.
In 2010, she was ranked number five on the 'Online Video's Most Viral Artists of 2010' with 404,118,932 views. She has become a YouTube sensation having surpassed 14 billion views on the website with ' accounting for over 2.2 billion views and ' accounting for over 2 billion views, and her channel is currently the. In 2011, Shakira was honored at the as 2011's. She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6270 Hollywood Blvd. Originally, she was to be given a star on the in 2004, but she turned the offer down. In 2012, she received the honor of. In 2014, Shakira became the first musical act to perform three times at the FIFA World Cup.
In the same year, a new species of parasitic wasp was named after her. Other ventures Shakira has ventured into many other businesses and industries.
She appeared in the Colombian El Oasis in 1994, playing the character of Luisa Maria. Shakira began her own beauty line, ', with parent company, in 2010. Among the first perfumes it released included 'S by Shakira' and 'S by Shakira Eau Florale', along with lotions and body sprays. In 2012, she released a new fragrance, called 'Elixir by Shakira', which was also available in the forms of 'Paradise Elixir' and 'wild Elixir'.
In 2014, she released a new perfume, 'Rock by Shakira'. As of 2018, she has released 24 fragrances, not counting deluxe editions.
In 17 September 2015, she was featured as a playable bird in the game for a limited time, and also in a special tournament in the game after a few weeks. In 15 October 2015, was the first that featured the pop star. On 14 August 2015, at 's D23 Expo, it was announced that Shakira would play a character in the Disney animated movie; in it, she would give voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia. Shakira also contributed an original song to the film, titled ', which was written and composed. The film received universal critical acclaim with praise directed toward its animation, voice cast, characters, humor, screenplay, and themes about discrimination and social stereotypes. It opened to a record-breaking box office success in several countries and earned a worldwide gross of over $1 billion, making it the and the.
The film was chosen by the as one of the, Activism.