How Much is Shakira Worth?

Best known for being a pop singer, Shakira was born in winter of 1977. Her date of birth is February 2, 1977. She was born under Aquarius zodiac sign, and belongs to Generation X. According to Chinese calendar, her year of birth, 1977, is the Year of Serpent.

She is from Barranquilla, Colombia. Shakira is an extremely popular Colombian singer cum dancer. Her full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. She currently resides in Barcelona, Spain where her boyfriend Gerard Pique lives and plays for the Barcelona club. Shakira had a weak start in her career as the first two albums did not do well for her. It was eventually her fourth album that got her going in Latin America and gradually across the world. She has received Hollywood Walk Of Fame and holds the record for selling over 125 million records worldwide. She featured Beyonce on her 2007 single “Beautiful Liar.”

Life & Biography

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, better known professionally as Shakira, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, businesswoman, philanthropist and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin American, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. Shakira’s first studio albums, Magia and Peligro, failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s; however, she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, Pies Descalzos (1996), and her fourth album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). As of 2001, she had sold over 10 million albums alone in Latin America. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977. Shakira is currently forty seven years old. She is most famous for being a pop singer. She was known as the belly dancer girl to those in her school, and wrote a poem called “The Crystal Rose” when she was four. When she was attending UCLA, she would wear dark sunglasses and a hat so that people wouldn’t gawk at her. Her song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” received over 500 million views and became the seventh most-watched video on YouTube. In 2016, she voiced the character Gazelle in the Disney animated film Zootopia.

Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on 2nd February 1977. She is the only child of her parents. Her father gifted her a typewriter when she was seven, and from that age, she started to write poems. Since her childhood, she had a unique vibrato, and she was bullied for the same.

Shakira has been engaged to Antonio De la Rua (2001 – 2010). She announced her relationship with Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique in 2011. The couple welcomed their first son, Milan Pique Mebarak, on January 22, 2013 and their second son, Sasha Pique Mebarak, on January 29, 2015. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll attended La Ensenanza School in Barranquilla..

Interesting Facts

1. Shakira is a Aquarius.
2. She has been alive for 17,243 days or 413,838 hours.
3. She was born in the Year of the Serpent.
4. Her next birthday is in .
5. Shakira is 5 feet 2 inches tall.
6. She was born in Generation X (1977).
7. On Shakira’s date of birth, the number one song in America was "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary Macgregor.
8. Shakira primary income source is from being a Pop Singer.
9. Shakira’s birth flower is Violet.
10. Shakira’s nickname: Shaki, Shakira
11. Her birthstone is Amethyst.
12. Shakira’s life path number is 1.
13. Her ruling planet is Uranus.

Height, Weight & Age

As of today (April 19th, 2024), Shakira is exactly 47 years, 2 months, and 17 days old. Her next birthday is in . She is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall, and her weight is 125 lb (57 kg).

Net Worth & Salary in 2024

So how much is Shakira worth today? At the age of forty seven, the Colombian pop singer has a net worth of about $300,000,000. This roughly translates to €279,000,000 euros or £243,000,000 pounds. The net worth estimates vary because it’s difficult to forecast spending habits over the years. Shakira’s wealth comes mostly from being a successful Pop Singer.

What is net worth?

Net worth is the amount of assets that exceed liabilities. Assets include cash, real estate, and anything else of value. It is the value of everything you own, minus what you own. Net worth is not yearly.

How to calculate Net Worth: Assets minus Debt equals Net Worth. Net worth is basically calculated by adding anything of value and then subtracting all of the liabilities. Net worth is not yearly and it not the same as net income. Net income is what you actually bring home after taxes and payroll deductions.

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