Shakira Turns 46: From “Magic” to “El Dorado”, the Colombian’s musical history through her discography

Shakira influenced the music scene in the mid-90s and since then her talent has led her to become a one of the world’s biggest pop stars. About you 46 years oldis an overview of his evolution in the industry through his discography of eleven studio albums and five live albums.

Magic

In the early nineties, when he was about 14 years old, Shakira signs a contract with Sony for the production of three records. The singer has already managed to participate in children’s talent competitions, various music festivals and TV shows.

It was that in 1991 he launched ‘Magic’, her first musical production of 8 songs, 5 of which were composed by the artist herself. The album did not receive the expected reception and was considered a commercial failure, selling just over a thousand copies in Colombia; however, the singer considers it a “musically successful” album.

“I made this album with songs that I wrote between the ages of eight and thirteen; I had the opportunity to enter a record label as a professional artist. At such a young age, I could consider it a success,” said a woman from Barranquilla in an interview with the portal Brut.

Danger

After participating in Viña del Mar Festival 1993 and take third place in an international competition, in March of the same year, Shakira premiere of the second performance, ‘Danger’, a record that attempted to give it more of a national presence; however, he was not satisfied with the album and decided to withdraw from the promotion.

‘Danger’ this went unnoticed, and Sony began to lose interest in the singer, who decided to take a break from music to resume her studies and take part in the soap opera El Oasis, where she performed “Lo mío”, the main theme of the program. ; So he became a Colombian celebrity.

Barefoot

In 1994 Shakira records the song “Where are you heart”, originally included in the “Nuestro Rock – Volumen II” compilation by Sony Music Colombia. The song was a resounding success, prompting the label to fund the artist’s third album with a higher budget, giving her a fresh start after her previous commercial failures.

this is how it is posted ‘Barefoot’, an album with eleven songs, among which stand out ‘I’m here’, ‘Anthology’, ‘A little love’, ‘You love, you kill’, among others. According to Sony, the album peaked at number three on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums music chart and was certified gold in the United States, with over 5 million copies sold worldwide.

‘Barefoot’ It was made in studios in Miami and Bogota and includes various anecdotes, such as the one he remembered while recording the song “I’m Thinking of You”.

“I remember a joke that they made up for me on a studio recording. It was a clock with headphones, tick-tock, and I said to the engineer, “I’m listening to the tick-tock clock,” and he said, “We can’t hear anything,” he recalls. The truth is that the recording team agreed to play a prank on him. “I started crying, what a bad thing to do to an eighteen year old girl,” she said.

Where are the thieves?

After success ‘Barefoot’, Shakira He began to work on the internationalization of his career. Sony has proposed Emilio Estefan as an executive producer for his next work. The production took almost a year, as the singer’s luggage was stolen during a trip from Colombia to the United States, among her belongings was a briefcase with all the songs for the new album.

TO Shakira He had no other choice but to rewrite his songs; but this bad experience was the inspiration for the title of his fourth production: – Where are the thieves? From an album released in 1998, hits such as “Blind, deaf and dumb”, “Such eyes”, “Eighth day”, “Inevitable”, “If you leave”, “Flies in the House” and others. The album has sold around 6 million copies worldwide.

– Where are the thieves? received more awards than ‘Barefoot’, received a Latin Grammy for the song “Such Eyes” and won the Billboard Award for Best Female Pop Album; It was also on the magazine’s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. rolling stones.

MTV disabled

As part of his internationalization and after the good reception of his fourth work, Shakira He records his first songs in English. The intention was to make a version of ‘Where are the thieves?’ in this language, but the project was not successful; only recorded “Inevitability” and “Such Eyes”.

By August 1999, the Colombian was invited to host a “switched off” session for the network. MTV In NYC; the presentation will be the artist’s first live album. ‘Shakira MTV disabledwas published in 2000 to critical acclaim. It earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

Laundry service

This is the group’s fifth studio album. Shakira and her first bilingual album (in English and Spanish). It was initially launched in an English version (laundry services) in November 2001 and then in early 2002 in a Spanish version. The production made her famous throughout the world and cemented her status as an international star, as well as making her one of the most important Latin figures in the world.

The album contains nine songs in English and four in Spanish, written by Shakira, Emilio Estefan, Lester Mendes and Gloria Estefan. The album was re-released in 2002 with two remixes and additional acoustic versions of “Whenever, Wherever sahara mix”, “Underneath Your Clothing acoustic version” and “Objection (Tango) Afropunk version”.

Songs like “I will leave you in Madrid”, “You will stay with me”, “I warn, I announce”, “Luck” and others. In twenty of these countries, he was number 1 on the popularity charts. Although criticized by some Latin American fans for moving away from rock, the production received 4 platinum records in the US.

Oral Fixation Vol. 1

Having achieved international success with his first album in English “Laundry Service”, Shakira wanted to start a project in Spanish. Thus was born Oral Fixation Vol. 1′, his sixth studio effort. The album, released in 2005, incorporates elements of pop, rock, electronica and its unmistakable Latin rhythm.

The production was directed by the Colombian herself, together with Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis Fernando Ochoa and José “Gocho” Torres. Rick Rubin served as executive producer.

Several singles were released to promote the album, the first of which was ‘Torture’, collaboration with Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz. It became Shakira’s fifth song to reach number one on the Top Latin Songs chart, where it remained for 25 weeks. The second single “No” was co-written with the singer and Gustavo Ceratiwho is also considered an established artist.

Oral Fixation Vol. 2

November 2005 Shakira supplemented the release of “Oral Fixation Vol. 1” with the album “Oral Fixation vol. 2′, his second work in English. To promote both projects, in 2006 and 2007 he embarked on the Oral Fixation Tour, his fourth international tour.

The album was released worldwide and its first promotional single was “Don’t Bother”, however the song did not catch on with the public.

This failure prompted an early re-release of the album in early 2006 and was backed up by a second single. “Hips Don’t Lie”, an unparalleled success that also allowed for a significant increase in sales of the album. The third and final single “Illegal” featured Carlos Santana.

Loba (she-wolf)

First week of October 2009 Shakira he releases “Loba”, his eighth studio album and second bilingual. The first single is called the album and was released along with its English version: “She wolf”.

“Loba” was an absolute success in Latin America and reached the top five in countries such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador; managed to climb to the top of the popularity chart in Mexico and spend five weeks on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs.

Musically, the material departs from Latin pop and pop rock, Shakira’s traditional musical styles, but explores electropop with influences from folk, world music and dancehall. The lyrical inspiration of the album focuses mainly on love and relationships.

the Sun is rising

It was released in October 2010 and had five promotional singles, including “Loca” (with Spanish and English versions), “Sale el sol” and “Rabiosa”. Except, Shakira decided to include a remix of his world hit in the album “Waka Waka (This is Africa)”, although the song is not included in the album’s official singles repertoire.

It received several gold and platinum certifications for strong sales. In the US, it managed to sell more than 600 thousand copies, for which she received a diamond disc.

“Sale el sol” also received three Latin Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, and won the Best Female Pop Vocal Album award. By January 2014, the album had sold over four million copies worldwide.

Shakira

This is the tenth studio album, the second completely in English and the singer’s first self-titled album. Released on March 21, 2014 by RCA Records, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, the most important US album chart.

The first single from the album, “Can’t Remember to Forget You” featuring Rihanna, was released on January 13, 2014 and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album is a personal concept corresponding to the title of the same name. In December 2014, the music magazine Rolling Stone published a list of the twenty best albums of 2014, in which Shakira It is in position 19.

Gold

There are 13 songs in total, edited by RCA and Sony, featuring Shakira returns to work as a producer. How could it be otherwise, the singer again presents on the album a mixture of styles, something that worked for her in previous works.

Inspired by her personal life, “Eldorado” mainly contains songs about her relationship with former partner Gerard Pique. Make an album Shakira he hired longtime collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa as well as new producers Supa Dups, Rude Boyz and The Arcade.

Musically, the album is a mixture of Latin pop and reggaeton with influences from bachata, vallenato and electronic pop. He also has six musical collaborations: two with Colombian singer Maluma (“Chantaje” and “Trap”) and one with Nicky Jam (“Perro fiel”), Magic! (“What We Said”), Carlos Vives (“Bicycle”), Prince Royce (“Deja Vu”) and Black M (“Comme moi”).

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