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29 Jan, 2015

Sasha Piqué Mebarak born

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Shakira and Pique welcome their second child together, a boy Sasha Piqué Mebarak.

We are happy to announce the birth of Sasha Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 29 at 9:54pm, in Barcelona. The name Sasha is of Greek and Russian descent and means ‘defender of mankind’ and ‘warrior.’

24 Oct, 2014

Launches line of baby toys

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Shakira pairs with Fisher-Price to launch First Steps, a collection of toys and baby gear. Shakira is the first celebrity with whom the company has partnered. The line is to appear on shelves in November. Shakira:

I saw how important developmental milestones are and how toys can help babies reach them — including with my own son. I wanted to design a line of toys that stimulated development in the crucial early stages of life, the stages in which learning can be achieved through supervised play, fostering the development of psychological, social and motor skills.

9 Sep, 2014

Expecting a boy

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Shakira says in an interview that she and Pique are expecting a boy. Shakira’s parents Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid also shared the baby’s gender with Hola! magazine.

We’re very happy. She’s having another baby boy — a playmate for Milan.

28 Aug, 2014

Expecting second child

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Shakira and Pique are expecting their second child together.

Yes, we are expecting our second baby!! Thank you for all your well wishes!

22 Jul, 2014

Most liked Facebook celebrity

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Shakira is the first person to attract more than 100 million fans on Facebook and becomes the most “liked” celebrity on the social network, ahead of Eminem and Rihanna who have 91.9 million and 89 million fans respectively. During the World Cup, Shakira has been active in Facebook, and a photograph of her taken during the event received more than 3.5 million “likes”. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the social network, congratulated the singer in a comment on her page.

Social media and specifically Facebook has helped myself and other artists bridge the gap between the stage and the audience.

13 Jul, 2014

Thanks soccer for changing her life

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While preparing to perform at her third World Cup finals’ show in Argentina, Shakira sayshe:

will never forget that I met the love of my life at the World Cup.

She met Spain defender Gerard Pique while promoting ting her 2010 World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka — Time for Africa.”

If it wasn’t for the World Cup my son Milan would not be here.

27 Mar, 2014

Medicine

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Shakira sings with Shelton in the single, Medicine. Shakira:

I think I have real folk roots in my previous albums.The acoustic guitars, that type of narrative, songs that have a traditional structure. And I said to Shelton, ‘I want to do that type of song.’ When I wrote the song I didn’t know what direction to go in and I did like eight versions. Dance, pop … but I said no, this is a country song.

Shakira ft Blake Shelton - Medicine (Music Video)

24 Feb, 2014

Shakira interview

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Seacrest interviews Shakira during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks her which The Voice co-host gets on her nerves the most.

Adam [gets on my nerves the most] because he’s so competitive! And Usher is like Switzerland, he’s a little more neutral. And Blake can get on my nerves too, but he’s too funny.  But I think the chemistry is better than ever, it’s just great.

11 Feb, 2014

Shakira interview

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Seacrest interviews Shakira during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks her if her boyfriend agreed with the sexy theme of her video with Rihanna, Can’t Remember to Forget You. 

I told him. I asked him if he agreed with everything and he agreed I wanted to make sure because he’s super jealous. He’s territorial. He wants to know everything is under control.

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1 Feb, 2014

Glamour cover

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01-shakira-glamour-february-2014-cover-h724Shakira appears on the cover of the February 2014 issue of Glamour magazine. The cover photo along with others in the magazine are taken by Moore.