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The famous singer Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was born in February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. Daughter of a respected lebanese jeweler, William Mebarak and his Colombian wife, Nidia Ripoll. When Shakira was born, her parents were having difficulties naming her because they wanted something that would sound well with the last name, Mebarak.They consider many names with "k" til' they found Shakira. When Shakira was a little kid Nidia found out that she had a gift.