The talented Colombian vocalist launched her highly acclaimed music journey when she was just 13 years old.

Shakira recently shared her journey of overcoming challenges in an exclusive interview for the cover story of Billboard magazine’s 2018 Latin Issue.

The artist, at 41 years old, shared that achieving success has been a challenging journey filled with obstacles, much more so than if they had been born in a different location like Florida or New York City. Take a look at the image below.

Shakira described how she was born in Barranquilla and began her career when pop music was not popular in Colombia.