1. Shakira Shakira Isabel MebarakRipoll (bornFebruary 2, 1977), singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, philanthropist, and actress who emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the early 1990s Shakira is interested in world history and frequently studies the history and languages of the countries she visits Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluentEnglish, Portuguese and Italian.[5 Shakira currently lives in The Bahamas. In 2000, she started dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of the then President of ArgentinaFernando de la Rúa, a romance that made headline news throughout Latin America. In March 2001, he proposed to her. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia