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Underneath Your Clothes 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.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Underneath Your Clothes

"Underneath Your Clothes" Is A Song By Colombian Singer-Songwriter Shakira - The Second English Language Single Released From Laundry Service 2001 . To Date "Underneath Your Clothes" Is Shakira's Third Most Successful Single Worldwide Behind Only "Whenever Wherever" 2001 And "Hips Don't Lie" 2006 . "Underneath Your Clothes" Is A Love Song With Lyrics By Shakira And Music By Her And Lester Mendez. It Tells The Story Of The Unconditional Love That A Woman Has For Her Boyfriend Which Is Referenced In The Lyrics. The Song Is Clearly Heavily Influenced By The 80s Hit "Eternal Flame" By The Bangles Written By Songwriters Billy Steinberg And Tom Kelly. "Underneath Your Clothes" Is Listed On #391 On Blender's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" List. The Music Video For "Underneath Your Clothes" Was Directed By American Photographer Herb Ritts And It Was The Second To Last He Directed Before His Death. It Starts With A Black-And-White Scene Of A Reporter Asking Shakira How She Feels About Crossing Over Into The English-Speaking Music Market And The Singer Ironically Answers Him In Spanish. Shakira Claimed In Her "MTV Making The Video" Of The Song That The "Crossover" Claims Had Been Her Daily Bread And That She Heavily Wished For This To Be Included Into The Video. The Video Illustrates Her Loneliness As A Music Artist When She Goes On Tour. Then Scenes Of The Singer Performing The Song Live With Her Band And Passionately Hugging Her Boyfriend Played By Her Real-Life Fiancé Antonio De La Rúa Are Shown. "Underneath Your Clothes" Was The Second Video By Shakira To Retire On MTV's TRL On May 14 2002 When It Was At #3 On The Countdown.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Laundry Service

Laundry Service Is The Fifth Studio Album And First English-Language Album By Shakira Released On November 13 2001 Through Epic Records. The Album's Theme Is Love And Romance. Every Song On It Was Written And Produced By Shakira Under The Guidance Of Emilio Estefan. Six Singles Were Released From The Album. The Lead Single "Whenever Wherever" Became An International Success Reaching Number One On Record Charts Of Australia Austria Canada France Germany Italy And Spain. The Second English-Language Single "Underneath Your Clothes" Repeated That Success Topping The Charts Of Australia Austria And Belgium. Both Singles Charted In The Top Ten In The United Kingdom And United States. Spanish-Language Singles "Te Dejo Madrid" And "Que Me Quedes Tú" Performed Well In Hispanic Regions Becoming Hits In Spain And On The Latin Record Charts In The United States Respectively. The Fourth Single "Objection Tango " Became A Top Ten Hit In Most Countries Around The World While The Sixth And Final Single "The One" Was A Moderate Commercial Success.