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Servicio De Lavandería (Album) by Shakira

Artist Biography For Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Is A Colombian Singer. Born And Raised In Barranquilla She Made Her Recording Debut With Sony Music Colombia At The Age Of 13. Following The Commercial Failure Of Her First Two Albums Magia 1991 And Peligro 1993 She Rose To Prominence In Hispanic Countries With Her Next Albums Pies Descalzos 1995 And Dónde Están Los Ladrones? 1998 . She Entered The English-Language Market With Her Fifth Album Laundry Service 2001 Which Sold Over 13 Million Copies Worldwide. Buoyed By The International Success Of Her Singles "Whenever Wherever" And "Underneath Your Clothes" The Album Propelled Her Reputation As A Leading Crossover Artist. Broadcast Music Inc. Described Shakira As A "pioneer" Who Extended The Global Reach Of Latino Singers. Her Success Was Further Solidified With The Spanish Albums Fijación Oral Vol. 1 2005 Sale El Sol 2010 And El Dorado 2017 All Of Which Topped The Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart And Were Certified Diamond Latin By The Recording Industry Association Of America. Meanwhile Her English Albums Oral Fixation Vol. 2 2005 She Wolf 2009 And Shakira 2014 Were All Certified Gold Platinum Or Multi-Platinum In Various Countries Worldwide. She Served As A Coach On Two Seasons Of The American Singing Competition Television Series The Voice 2013–2014 . With A Catalog Of 145 Songs Shakira Has Sold Over 80 Million Records Making Her One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. Forbes Colombia Reported That As Of 2018 She Is The Top-Selling Female Latin Artist Of All Time. She Is Credited With Opening The Doors Of The International Market For Other Latin Artists. She Has Received Numerous Awards Including Three Grammy Awards Twelve Latin Grammy Awards Four MTV Video Music Awards Seven Billboard Music Awards Thirty-Nine Billboard Latin Music Awards Twenty-One Guinness World Records And A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. She Was Named The Top Female Latin Artist Of The Decade By Billboard Twice 2000s And 2010s . For Her Philanthropic Work With Her Barefoot Foundation And Her Contributions To Music She Received The Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year And Harvard Foundation Artist Of The Year Awards In 2011. She Was Appointed To The President's Advisory Commission On Educational Excellence For Hispanics In The US In 2011 And Chevalier Of The Order Of Arts And Letters By The French Government In 2012.

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Servicio De Lavandería Laundry Service – Is The Fifth Studio Album By Colombian Singer-Songwriter Shakira And Her First Bilingual Album In English And Spanish . The English Version Of The Album Laundry Service Was Initially Released In November 2001 And Then The Spanish Version Servicio De Lavanderia Was Released In Early 2002. This Album Made Her Known Worldwide And Established Her As An International Star As Well As Making Her One Of The Most Important And Famous Latin Figures Around The Globe.
It Was One Of The Best-Selling Albums Of 2002 In The United States Alone And Also One Of The Best-Selling Albums Of 2001 Internationally Within Two Months Of Its Release. In The United States 4 000 000 Copies Were Sold Certified Four Times Platinum According To IFPI Excluding Latin America . It Was Also The Seventh Best-Seller During 2002. Upon Its Release Laundry Service Received Generally Favorable Reviews From Music Critics Although It Was Criticized By Some Latin Fans For Seeming To Abandon Its People And Rock Roots In Favor Of Popular Contemporary Music.
Six Singles Were Released From The Album. The First "Whenever Wherever" And Its Spanish Version "Suerte" Was Released On August 27 2001 And Peaked At Number 1 On The Hot Latin Songs Chart. It Also Reached Number One In Several Countries For The Next Six Months While On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart It Reached Number 6. It Was The Best-Selling Single Of 2002-2003 Worldwide With Over 10 Million Copies. The Following "Underneath Your Clothes" "Objection Tango " And Its Spanish Version "Te Aviso Te Anuncio" And "The One" Helped Establish Her As A Leading Artist Worldwide. She Also Released Two More Exclusive Singles For The Hispanic American Community "Te Dejo Madrid" And "Que Me Quedes Tú". Laundry Service Won Several Awards Around The World Including The Latin Grammy For Best Short Form Music Video For The Song "Suerte Whenever Wherever ".
The Album Debuted At Number 3 On The Billboard 200 Chart And Was In The Top Ten In The United Kingdom Switzerland Sweden Spain Portugal Norway New Zealand Japan Italy Hungary Greece Germany France Finland Denmark Canada Belgium Austria And Australia. In Twenty Of These Countries It Went Number 1 On The Popularity Charts. It Also Received Four Platinum Discs In The United States For Sales Of Four Million In Spain Five Platinum Discs For Sales Of 500 000 Copies In Germany Five Gold Discs For 750 000 Copies In France Two Platinum Discs For Sales Of More Than 600 000 In Canada And Australia Five Platinum Discs For 500 000 And 350 000 Copies Respectively And In Mexico Two Platinum Discs For 300 000 Copies. It Is The Best-Selling Album In Shakira's Discography With More Than 13 Million Units Worldwide.