Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known professionally as Shakira, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer and philanthropist.
During her career, she has sold more than 95 million records worldwide. Her main income comes from live concerts and captivating music videos, noted especially for her dancing, dancing abilities, and captivating stage presence, which have helped her gain a source of income. huge assets.
How did Shakira make a name for herself with her music?
Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira began performing at an early age by participating in local music shows, festivals, and talent competitions. Her first recording contract was signed in 1990, connecting her with Sony Corp.
To date, Shakira has won the Grammy Award 3 times and the Latin Grammy Award 14 times. As such, she is considered one of the most successful Latin American recording artists in history, popular in both Spanish and English-speaking markets. In April 2023, she became Billboard’s first “Latin Woman of the Year.”
“Shakira is the Ultimate Woman in Music. Thanks to her, Latin women around the world have been empowered to write and perform deeply personal music. She has created a style of her own.” movement and continues to be more meaningful than ever with grace, deep tradition and immense talent. She is the definition of a Woman in Music” – Leila Cobo, director of Latin content/ Billboard’s Spain, said at the time.
This honor comes on the heels of a stellar 2022 for Shakira, who had her biggest Spanish-language debut of the year with the Ozuna collaboration Monotonía .
Success was followed in January 2023 with the song ‘Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53 – which debuted at number 9 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, making Shakira the first woman to reach the top. 10 on the chart with a song in Spanish. The song broke 14 Guinness World Records, becoming the most streamed Latin song in 24 hours in Spotify history and the most viewed Latin song on YouTube in 24 hours at the time of release.
Shakira has never been married but has been in long-term relationships twice. Her first relationship was with Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rua from 2000 to 2011. Her second relationship was with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué. Their relationship began in 2011 and continued until 2022, when they became parents of two boys.
Glorious music career, topping the charts
Shakira’s first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), were both moderately successful. After a brief stint acting in an opera, she returned to music with her third album Pies Descalzos (1995). It was a phenomenal hit, with famous songs such as Estoy Aquí, Pienso en ti and Un Poco de Amor .
Three years later, she released Dónde Están los Ladrones which earned her Latin Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for Ojos Así ) and for Best Rock Vocal Performance ( for the song Octavo Día ).
After releasing this album, Shakira began to focus on the American market. Her first English-language album was Laundry Service, released in 2001. Earlier that year, she won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for the 2000 hit MTV Unplugged (2000).
With continued successes in the Latin and English markets, Shakira secured her place among the biggest names in entertainment in the first half of the 2000s. In June 2005, she released Spanish Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and followed by Oral Fixation in English, Vol. 2 in November. Both albums entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
Album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 is also known for the song Hips Don’t Lie that Shakira performed with Wyclef Jean. To date, it is her only song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is the best international hit she has ever performed when it topped the charts worldwide in 2006.
She won the Song of the Year and Record of the Year awards for her single ”La Tortura”. Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 earned her Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album. The album also won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
Her second biggest international hit was the song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) . This is the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa and won by Spain. The song was released in English and Spanish. Shakira performed it at both the opening and closing ceremonies.
The song was later included on her album Sale el Sol (2010). The album earned her another Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and was her fourth album to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Up to this point, Shakira continued to be successful in the English market with the album She Wolf (2009).
Her last two albums released to date are Shakira (2014) and El Dorado (2017). The album previously peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, becoming Shakira’s highest-charting album in the US. The lead single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You” was performed with billionaire pop icon Rihanna.
Additionally, El Dorado won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and the Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album. The single “La Bicicleta” performed with Carlos Vives won the Latin Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
On November 17, 2023, she won three more Latin Grammy awards to bring her total number of awards to a proud 14. One of them was the Best Pop Song award for Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 with Argentinian DJ Bizarrap. The other two awards were Best Performance/Collaboration for TQN , in which Shakira was featured on Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G’s fourth studio album, Mañana Será Bonito, Song of the Year for Acróstico in Shakira’s upcoming 12th studio album. She dedicated her latest awards to her children and said: ”I promised them that I would be happy”.
Winning many awards, assets also skyrocketed
There is no clear published information about the value of assets that Shakira owns. Based on many revealing articles, it can be concluded that her assets are between 300 million and 400 million USD. However, there are some details about her earnings over the years. She has been listed by Forbes as one of the 10 highest-paid women in music at least twice, in 2008 and 2018.
She was the 4th highest earner in 2008 with 38 million USD. In the 2018 list headed by Taylor Swift, Shakira ranked 10th with $35 million. She was also mentioned by Forbes as someone who “earned tens of millions of dollars” in the 2013 list but was not in the top 10.
In 2008, Shakira left Sony’s Epic label to sign a 10-year contract with Live Nation – one of the world’s largest live concert organizers. The deal is said to be worth between $70 million and $100 million.
Shakira’s net worth also includes the millions she earned from concerts she has performed since the 1990s. Although details about her first two tours, the Pies Descalzos Tour, are not known. (1995-1997) and Tour Anfibio (2000) are unclear, but her third tour, Tour of the Mongoose (2002-2003), is said to have grossed more than $70 million.
Since then, she has only gone on three tours – Oral Fixation World Tour (2006-2007), The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010-2011) and El Dorado World Tour (2018). Her exact earnings are unclear, but each time has increased her assets by millions of dollars.
An August 2023 report by Billboard said Shakira is the 16th highest-grossing Latin artist of all time based on tour income. The report added that she has earned $108.1 million from 120 shows in her career. The largest reported performance was at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14-15, 2003, grossing $4.1 million.
In February 2021, Shakira sold the publishing rights to her 145-song music catalog to London-based music royalty investment company Hipgnosis. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but some articles said it could be around $100 million. Shakira also made a name for herself as a judge on the reality music show The Voice during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Reports said she was paid $12 million per season.
Shakira’s net worth also includes real estate investments. However, their value is not as high as that of celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is said to own real estate in Miami, Barcelona and the Bahamas.
The Miami mansion is her most notable property. She bought it in 2010 for $12.7 million. The 847.7 square meter home sits on a 1,925 square meter waterfront lot, has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, and has 30.8 meters of access to Biscayne Bay.
