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Shakira She is one of the most iconic singers and dancers in Latin America. Born on 2 January 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, with a history spanning more than three decades, Colombiana celebrates its 44th anniversary today.
It is known that from an early age, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll received a religious education in a catholic school, where he has already shown his artistic talents by singing in the choir. However, at that time he did not have a good experience in music, so he had to resort to poetry.
Shakira went from poetry to songs
In an interview with the program 60 minutes organized last year, the businesswoman also revealed that, although she really enjoyed singing in the choir, his teacher never gave him a chance to come in because he didn’t like the way he sang. In fact, his classmates told him that “sounded like a goat”.
“He thought it was too much, I thought my vibrato was too loud and that it would break the harmony and unity of the choir. My colleagues told me that sounds like a goat because my vibrato was very pronounced, but now it is one of my hallmarks as a singer“, said.
Far from giving up and letting criticism affect her, the comments had the opposite effect, as they gave her the energy she needed. shows that he deserved to be heard. That’s when he showed his writing skills poems, which would later become songs.
Shakira’s poetry to God
When she was just four years old, the Colombian wrote her first poem entitled The crystal has grown. According to a mini-documentary on Terra TV about Shakira’s first days, the star completed her primary and secondary education at La Enseñanza religious college. In the video, Olga’s mother, who allegedly taught her, remembered a text that the artist he wrote to God called His name is love. We share it with you below.
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