Shakira Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1977

She was born exactly ten years earlier than the father of her children, Gerard Piqué. Shakira knew she was going to be a singer from a very young age. She was eight when she started writing her own songs and when she was 13 years old, she signed her first contract.

Answer: She was 4 years old.

Her Lebanese grandmother taught her from a very young age which is probably what makes these sexy moves look so innocent :) Different sources, however, state that Shakira just picked belly dancing up from family meetings by watching the people dance in this way.

Answer: David Bowie

Oh and by the way, she has also worked with artist such as Sia, Wycleaf Jean and many, many others... One of her most important collaborations is a very frequent one: She has written a lot of songs (especially in her earlier career) in collaboration with Luis Fernando Ochoa.

Answer: Laundry Service

Her first album was called "Magia" ("magic", in English) and it was released when she was only 14 years old. Although it is not for sale anymore it is a very popular collector's item. With her third album "Pies Descalzos" came her breakthrough in Latin America. "Laundry Service" was her first album in English, making her a global star.

Answer: El Oasis

"El Oasis" was a Colombian telenovela about a love story, somewhat similar to "Romeo and Juliet". She was also offered a role in "The Mask of Zorro" by Stephen Spielberg, though. Back then, she declined because she considered her English too bad for acting in this language.

Answer: German

Shakira has a lot of cultural influences which have completely shaped her character, especially in her childhood. A lot of these influences stem from oriental culture due to the Lebanese part of her family. She is influenced a lot by Catalan and Spanish culture, due to moving to Barcelona with her boyfriend Gerard Piqué, who she met in 2010.

Answer: Underneath Your Clothes

"Underneath Your Clothes" was one of her first English singles and it helped skyrocket her to international fame. "Havana", however, has nothing to do with Shakira, really. "Chambea" is a reggaeton song by Bad Bunny, which means it also hasn't really got anything to do with Shaki. "Someone Like You" was one of Adele's first really well known songs and does not concern Shakira in any way.

Answer: German

Shakira is fluent in a LOT of languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Catalan (and maybe even more!) She is not only a multitalented musician and speaks a lot of languages, she is generally considered a very smart person. According to her biography (by Michael Fuchs-Gamböck and Thorsten Schatz), she has an IQ of over 120.

Answer: Gazelle

She made sure her character got larger hips in the animations because she thought that the original character was too skinny. The character does not appear in a lot of scenes, but the movie's main song "Try Everything", performed by Shakira, turned out to be a great success.

Answer: brown

To cite herself on this one:
"My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Traveled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, gone to Beruit
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours"
Jk, this is from her song "Eyes Like Yours" but to I bet that to any fan this seems oddly accurate