Shakira's Truth About Falling in Love with Her Current Boyfriend Pique Unmarried for Ten Years Career Troubled Birth Circumstances Were Bad Shakira Signed her first record contract at the age of 13 At the age of 18, Shakira founded her own charity Shakira launched "Baptism of Love" while learning English Marriage scared Shakira away Shakira's job was affected By Shakira's thoughts that her career had come to an end, Shakira was in trouble Shakira's imagination of her future

Born and raised in Colombia, Shakira quickly became popular in 2001 with her debut English album Baptism of Love, and since then, shakira has dominated the charts, and she has made great efforts to achieve today's achievements, from a small town to a big city to a foreign country, Shakira proved that she has both the determination to succeed and can be 100% loyal to herself, which is not easy in an industry known for its difficulties

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > was born in a terrible environment</h1>

Born on February 2, 1977 in a small town in Colombia, Shakira's father was a Lebanese jeweler and her mother was a native Colombian, until the age of 7 she lived a relatively peaceful middle-class life until her father went bankrupt and had to sell all their things to pay off debts, coupled with the situation at that time, which left a deep impact on Shakira, she shared in an interview: "When you are born in a place where there is a lot of strife, only a few people have wealth. And most people have nothing, you can't tolerate this inequality."

Every Friday, Shakira and her classmates travel to impoverished areas of Colombia to tutor younger children, saying: "It's so unfair, some kids can go to high school and college, while others don't have that option, I have to make enough money to make a difference."

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira signed her first recording contract at the age of 13</h1>

When she was 13 years old, she and her family heard that there was a record company executive coming here, Shakira ambushed in the hotel lobby, in front of the record company executives, came to an impromptu performance, and in less than a week smoothly signed, for Shakira, "It was a premonition, an instinct, I was born to be a great performer, to connect with a wide audience, this is my fate."

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > at the age of 18, Shakira started her own charity</h1>

Shakira, who started her own charity at the age of 18 to build schools for impoverished areas of Colombia, said in an interview: "It's a very poor area with a large number of displaced people, children don't have access to quality education, before this school was built, there were no paved roads, no drinking water, no electricity, now everything has changed"

< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira launched Baptism of Love while learning English</h1>

After becoming popular in Latin America, Shakira began to learn English and was eager to become popular again in Europe and the United States, her partner said, "Shakira just didn't know English when she worked with us, so I had to translate the songs on the album for her", at first, the record company did not want to launch an English album, they wanted Shakira to continue to maintain the Latin style, her partner said: "This is her opportunity, you can't let her give up halfway", in the end, the album sold millions of copies, Shakira succeeded

< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" marriage > scare Shakira away</h1>

Shakira and Gerald Pique met after filming Waka Waka, the song was to promote the 2010 World Cup, Pique was one of the stars who appeared briefly in the MV, a colleague took the initiative to introduce Pique to Shakira, for them, the meeting was more than just a coincidence, Shakira said: "Before meeting this Barcelona star, I thought God did not exist, until I met Pique, my life was ignited"

Three years later, the couple welcomed their first son Milan, in 2015, they welcomed their second son Barcelona, after having two sons, some fans wondered if they would get married, Shakira revealed in an interview in January 2020, "I don't want him to treat me as a wife, I want him to treat me as a lover, a girlfriend"

< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira's work was affected</h1>

In September 2019, Shakira said on the show: "Sometimes, when you don't see your son for a month or even for a long time, it really makes it impossible for you to concentrate on work", fortunately, she can rely on Pique, they are not a traditional couple, there is no written agreement to share the housework or similar things, but both are very active in the work of parenting and do their best to solve the problem, they support each other and give each other great help

<H1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira thinks her career has come to an end</h1>

In 2017, Shakira suffered a serious career crisis, her vocal cords were bleeding, and it may be caused by extreme ways such as screaming or shouting, Shakira said of this terrible experience: "I always thought that some things would disappear in my life, such as beauty, youth, figure and other things, but I never thought that what disappeared was my voice, so when I couldn't sing, it was unbearable", and her fans could not imagine what it would be like without Shakira. Fortunately, the singer recovered naturally without surgery

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira in trouble</h1>

Shakira has been successful in every step of the way, from small-town girl to international pop diva, but in 2018 Shakira found herself in trouble with her financial situation, specifically, she owed more taxes than she paid, and at the end of 2020, she had paid $16 million, and as for what Shakira had to say on these issues, her PR representative advised her to remain silent, the case is still ongoing, but don't worry about her bankruptcy, the singer reportedly has a net worth of $300 million

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shakira's vision of her future</h1>

Considering what Shakira has, her career, her partner, her children and her philanthropy, you might think she has done everything on her bucket list, but that's not the case, she said in an interview: "I still have a lot of things to do, like waking up on the farm one day, being able to mow the lawn, milking the cows, and one day I'm going to live on the farm."

It may be a little counterintuitive for a superstar, but it's really the quiet life Shakira dreams of, "I don't think I'll ever get bored with nature, sometimes I think life will be more important than my career", and if that day really comes, it may be where she will be in retirement