Colombian Discographies - Shakira Discography (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The discography of Shakira, a Colombian Latin pop singer, consists of six studio albums, three compilation albums and three live albums. Shakira has also released thirty singles, two EPs, thirty-five music videos and three music DVDs. Shakira wrote her first song when she was eight years old, and soon after gained some recognition around her home town Barranquilla through various events. She recorded her first promotional album, Magia, in 1990 at the age of thirteen. In 1993, she recorded a second and more well-received promotional album, Peligro. Shakira released the single "Dnde Ests Corazn?" in January 1994, and it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. This was followed by Shakira's first official Spanish studio album Pies Descalzos, released on February 13, 1996. It debuted at number one in 8 different countries and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In the U.S., the album reached number five on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, but on the main Billboard 200, it only reached #180. The album spawned further singles "Estoy Aqu", "Pies Descalzos, Sueos Blancos", "Un Poco de Amor", "Antologa" and "Se Quiere, Se Mata". On October 21, 1997, The Remixes was released. Her second Spanish studio album, Dnde Estn los Ladrones?, was released on September 28, 1998. It debuted at #131 in the U.S. and sold 7 million copies worldwide. Eight of the album's eleven tracks became singles: "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Si Te Vas", "T", "Inevitable", "Octavo Da", "Moscas En La Casa", "No Creo" and "Ojos As". Shakira's first live album, MTV Unplugged, was released on February 29, 2000, and reached number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums chart. Shakira's first English-Spanish language studio album was Laundry Service, released on Nov... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3554551