Shakira

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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: The One

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"The One" Is A Song Recorded Written And Produced By Colombian Singer-Songwriter Shakira For Her First English-Language Studio Album Laundry Service 2001 . The Track Was Released As The Album's Fifth Single In 2003 In Many European Countries But Not In The United States. Epic Records Wanted To Release "The One" In The United States But Due To The Failure Of Shakira's Previous Single "Objection Tango " And That It Was Doing Below Average Epic Scrapped Those Plans. However In The U.S. "The One" Was Able To Make The TRL Countdown And It Peaked At Number Three. In Other Countries It Became A Modest Hit. "The One" Was Written By Shakira And Composed By Shakira And Glen Ballard. This Song Is About Shakira's Lonely Love And Her Expression And Thanks For The Love That Has Been Given To Her. Though The Song Itself Was An Extremely Popular Song And Many People Were "touched" By It It Did Not Fare Well Chart-Wise. Shakira Has Never Performed This Live At Any Shows Except For Her 2002–2003 Tour Of The Mongoose When The Single Was Released Around The Time. The Primary Version Used For Radio Airplay Was The Glen's Radio Mix Which Has A New Intro Than That Of The Original Album Version. The Music Video For "The One" Has A Basic Plot. Shakira Is Walking Through A City Wearing A Red Jacket Where She Sees All The People With Their Lovers/partners Loving And Hugging Each Other While She Is Alone. She Therefore Walks Through The Rain Hoping The Find Someone Who Will Love Her Forever. While She Walks Through The Rain She Sees An Old Couple A Mother With Her Child A Police Attacking A Man With An Old Woman Watching Needing Someone To Help Him And He Mimes "you're The One I Need" While On The Contrary She Is Alone. The Music Video Ends With Her Drenched By The Rain Singing While Facing Up To The Sky.

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Biography - 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. read less

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"The One" is a song recorded, written, and produced by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English-language studio album, Laundry Service (2001). The track was released as the album's fifth single in 2003 in many European countries, but not in the United States. Epic Records wanted to release "The One" in the United States, but due to the failure of Shakira's previous single "Objection (Tango)" and that it was doing below average, Epic scrapped those plans. However in the U.S. "The One" was able to make the TRL countdown, and it peaked at number three. In other countries, it became a modest hit. "The One" was written by Shakira and composed by Shakira and Glen Ballard. This song is about Shakira's lonely love, and her expression and thanks for the love that has been given to her. Though the song itself was an extremely popular song, and many people were "touched" by it, it did not fare well chart-wise. Shakira has never performed this live at any shows except for her 2002–2003 Tour of the Mongoose, when the single was released around the time. The primary version used for radio airplay was the Glen's Radio Mix, which has a new intro than that of the original Album Version. The music video for "The One" has a basic plot. Shakira is walking through a city, wearing a red jacket, where she sees all the people with their lovers/partners loving and hugging each other, while she is alone. She therefore walks through the rain, hoping the find someone who will love her forever. While she walks through the rain, she sees an old couple, a mother with her child, a police attacking a man with an old woman watching (needing someone to help him and he mimes "you're the one I need"), while on the contrary she is alone. The music video ends with her, drenched by the rain, singing while facing up to the sky. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.