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Its success led to a remix album called The Remixes. (Where Are The Thieves?), was released in 1998.

In January 2018 she announced the dates for her El Dorado World Tour. The album was better received than Magia, though it was considered a commercial failure, due to Shakira’s refusal to advertise it.
Shakira then decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school.
Shakira returned to recording in 1995, supported by a new confessional and Alanis Morissette-oriented persona that affected some of her next albums, and made her third studio one, Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), bring her great fame in Latin America.

¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? (Where are the Thieves?) was a huge production which cost over $3 million US. It was a huge hit which gained wide critical acclaim and which many consider to be her best album ever.

It produced the singles 'Inevitable' and the worldwide mega-hit, 'Ojos Así'. Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones? are considered her most important albums.

The Pies Descalzos album was released in October 1995.

The song took heavy influence from Andean music, including the charango and panpipes in its instrumentation. After only a day of release in Latin America, the album earned certifications. In May 2022, her dance competition show Dancing with Myself premiered on NBC. In June, she released "Don't You Worry" with Black Eyed Peas and David Guetta.

The result was Laundry Service. This album had an electronic, clubby sound, different from her previous music. When Shakira was two, her half-brother died in a motorcycle accident. On 7 April 2017, Shakira released the song "Me Enamoré" as the second official single taken from her eleventh studio album El Dorado, which was released on 26 May 2017.

A version of "Dare (La La La)" was a theme song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On July 13, 2014, Shakira performed "La La La (Brazil 2014)" at the 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony. This song stayed at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for a record 25 weeks. In September 2000, Shakira performed "Ojos Así" at the inaugural ceremony of the Latin Grammy Awards, where she was nominated in five categories: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for MTV Unplugged, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Octavo Día", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video for the video for "Ojos Así".^[39]

2001–2004: English transition with Laundry Service

Upon the success of Dónde Están los Ladrones? and MTV Unplugged, Shakira began working on an English crossover album.^[40] She learned English with the help of Gloria Estefan.^[41] She worked for over a year on new material for the album.

So I try not to limit myself, or put myself in a category, or... Entertainment Tonight called her "one of the most influential artists of the 21st century." The Economist called her "the crossover queen," and Billboard called her "the queen of the World Cup." Billboard also noted that Shakira's music videos have "redefined the role of dancing in music videos."

Authors of the book Reggaeton said Shakira helped make the reggaeton genre popular in North America, Europe, and Asia.

However, Shakira's light hair and Latina identity helped her become very popular in the English-speaking market.

Fijación Oral, vol. She also broke the Vevo Certified Awards record for most videos with over 100 million views. The death of a half sibling and her father’s reaction to it inspired her to write her first full song at age eight.

According to a spokesman for the channel, this is noted as "the first time that U.S. MTV has aired a Spanish-language video".^[164] Following Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina" by five months, "La Tortura" was one of the first full Spanish-language music videos to air on MTV without an English version.^[165] In 2005, Sanz and Shakira performed "La Tortura" at the MTV Video Music Awards.^[166] In 2006 "Hips Don't Lie" was selected as one of the greatest songs by 21st century female artists by National Public Radio, ranked at number 65.^[167] "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" was named by Billboard the best and most commercially successful World Cup song.^[155][168] Published by the US Bureau of International Information Programs, the journal Global Issues (2006) cited Shakira as an example of a celebrity "in today's globalized world" who "made it big by sharing the uniqueness of their talent and culture with the global community".^[169] In 2020, The New Zealand Herald found Shakira's longevity in the industry "particularly impressive given her ability to breach the lines of crossover, a feat not many artists have been able to achieve".^[170] A similar remark was made by Paper magazine, when writing about Shakira's longevity and her being one of the few pre-digital era artists to successfully crack the digital-streaming era of music, penning "[Shakira] is a titan in the digital era of music where she devours billions of streams with her catalog".^[171]

In 2010, Google revealed that Shakira was the most searched female entertainer of the year.^[172] In 2020, Shakira was the most Googled musician of the year.^[173]

In December 2021 Shakira was named by Kiss FM as one of the most influential female artists of the 21st century highlighting her achievements in the international market.^[174]

Many artists have cited Shakira as an influence, including Beyoncé,^[175]Rihanna,^[176]Taylor Swift,^[177]Selena Gomez,^[178]Katy Perry,^[179]Will.i.am,^[180]Kylie Jenner,^[181]Lauren Jauregui,^[182]Christina Aguilera,^[183]Justin Bieber,^[184]Fergie,^[185]Maluma,^[186]Karol G,^[187]Camilo,^[188]Nicky Jam,^[189]Brie Larson,^[190]María Becerra,^[191]Dulce María,^[192]Anuel AA,^[193]Tini Stoessel,^[194]Ozuna,^[195]Natti Natasha,^[196]Rosalía,^[197]Carla Morrison,^[198]Ibeyi,^[199]Flo Milli,^[200]Manuel Turizo,^[201]Elena Rose,^[202]Francisca Valenzuela,^[203]Paloma Mami,^[204]Natalia Lafourcade,^[205]Kali Uchis,^[206]Ed Sheeran,^[207]Farina,^[208]Jbalvin,^[209]Lele Pons,^[210]Andres Cuervo,^[211]Li Yuchun,^[212]Prince Royce,^[213]Romeo Santos,^[214]Greeicy Rendon,^[215]Wendy Sulca,^[216]Anitta,^[217]Nathy Peluso,^[218]Britney Spears,^[219]Cardi B,^[220]Rita Ora,^[221]Vaness Wu,^[222]Gale,^[223]Sofia Reyes,^[224]Camila Cabello,^[225]Sebastian Yatra,^[226]Paty Cantú,^[227]Simone & Simaria,^[228]Becky G,^[229]Sasha Keable,^[230]Lola Indigo,^[231]Nora Fatehi,^[232]Kris Kross Ámsterdam,^[233]Bad Gyal,^[234]Jackson Wang,^[235] and Ayra Starr.^[236]

Shakira has even received the admiration of intellectuals and writers such as Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez who has said "No one of any age can sing or dance with the innocent sensuality Shakira seems to have invented".^[19] Márquez wrote an essay exalting Shakira's "phenomenal musical talent", and "extraordinary maturity".^[146]

The newspaper El Correo del Golfo wrote that Shakira was the greatest exponent of Middle Eastern music in the West, citing her interest in Arabic music and dance.^[158]

Her influence has transcended the boundaries of pop culture, that she has become a socio-political influencer, and was named as one of the "World's Greatest Leaders" of 2017 by Fortune.^[237]The Guardian has written an extensive article about Shakira's impact on Colombia's social change, specifically in education, and her ability to discuss this issue with world leaders like Barack Obama, and Gordon Brown.^[238] Similarly The Independent has described Shakira as a "living proof that pop and politics mix" further noting that through her efforts and influence she is able to have "the ears of the global political elite".^[239]

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