This section contains the bio of famous Hollywood Actress Shakira.

Shakira Biography:

Taking a beak from recording in 1993/94 for pursuing her graduate studies, Shakira again returned to recording in 1995 and went on to become a major success. The lead single "La Tortura" (English: The Torture, featuring Alejandro Sanz) eventually reached number one in Spain and number twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, "La Tortura" also became the highest-charting Spanish song when it debuted and peaked at number twenty-one. Its success across the rest of the world was widespread and it managed to peak within the top ten of the majority of the charts it entered. In the U.S., "La Tortura" spent a record twenty-five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. She also performed "La Tortura" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami with Alejandro Sanz. It was the first ever Spanish performance at the VMA's.

Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for 2 and a half years, notably changing her hair style. She has had several belly dance choreographers, including award-winning Bellydance Superstar Bozenka. As her MTV 'The Making of...' special entales, she worked with Jamie King for the choreography, but ended up creating most of it herself.

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