Web Drop-In #5

Denise Radaker

SLM 521

 

Shakira

            The latest, hottest Latina we have seen in the music industry has been Shakira. But what do you REALLY know about her? Besides that her ‘hips don’t lie’ and she has the moves in her videos. How long has she been writing songs and singing? When did she release her first album? What was her first ‘hit’ song? What kind of person is she?

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To find out more about Shakira, link to these sites. If you have audio on your computer, you may be able to hear some song clips from her previous albums, as well as her current hit ‘Hips Don’t Lie’. Then complete the information fact sheet attached.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira

 

http://www.shakira.com/

 

Laundry Service, Shakira's first English album (2001).

 

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Nombre: ___________________________________                        Fecha: ___________

Shakira                                                                                     Professor Radaker

 

 

Full Name:

 

Birth date:

 

Birthplace:

 

Parents’ Nationality:

 

Age of first songwriting:

 

Age of first album:

 

First ‘hit’ song:

 

First ‘hit’ song in the United States:

 

Most recent awards:

 

Now answer some questions:

 

1. Why was Shakira rejected for the school choir?

 

2. Why is her first album Peligro a collector’s item?

 

3. What famous US Latina music artist helped Shakira with her crossover album?

 

4. Does she have a personal relationship? With whom? For how long?

 

5. Besides the name of one album, what is ‘Pies Descalzos’?

 

Lastly,

Make a graph of five of her album sales. It can be a line graph, pie graph or bar graph. Label the albums, and the date it was released.