The popularity of music helped Shakira build a fortune of great value, making her one of the leading rich names in the world entertainment village.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known as Shakira, is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, Colombian choreographer and philanthropist.
During her career, she has sold more than 95 million discs worldwide. Her main income comes from live concerts and charismatic music videos, especially noted for her ability to dance, dancing and a captivating presence on stage, helped her gain huge wealth.
The popularity of music helped Shakira build a fortune of great value, making her one of the top rich names in the world entertainment village.
How did Shakira make a name for himself with his music?
Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira began performing from an early age by starting to participate in literary programs, festivals, local talent contest. Her first recording contract was signed in 1990, connecting her to Sony Corp.
To date, Shakira has won 3 Grammy Awards and 14 Latin Grammy Winners. Therefore, she is considered one of the most successful Latin American recording artists in history, famous in both Spanish and English speaking markets. In April 2023, she became Billboard’s first “Latin Woman of the Year.
“Shakira is the ultimate Woman in music. Thanks to her, Latin women around the world have been empowered to write and perform deeply personal music. She created a movement on her own and continues to make more sense than ever with charm, deep tradition and great talent. She is the definition of Woman in Music” – Leila Cobo, Billboard’s Latin / Spanish content director, said at the time.
This honor comes shortly after 2022 great for Shakira, who had the most successful Spanish debut of the year with the product MonotonÃa in cooperation with Ozuna.
Next to success is in January 2023 with the song ‘Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53 – debuted at No. 9 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, made Shakira the first woman to reach the top 10 on the chart with a song in Spanish. The song has broken 14 Guinness world records, became the most streamed Latin song in 24 hours in Spotify history and the most viewed Latin song on YouTube in 24 hours at the time released.
Shakira has never been married but has had a long-term love relationship twice. Her first relationship was with Argentinian lawyer Antonio de la Rua from 2000 to 2011. Her second relationship was with Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué. Their relationship began in 2011 and continued until 2022, when they became parents of two sons.
Shakira is considered one of the most successful Latin American recording artists in history, famous in both the Spanish and English speaking markets.
The splendid music career, topping the charts
Shakira’s first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), were both moderately successful. After a short acting in an opera, she returned to music with her third album Pies Descalzos (1995). It was an extraordinary hit, with famous songs like Estoy AquÃ, Pienso en ti and Un Poco de Amor.
Three years later, she released Dónde Están los Ladrones earned her the Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for the song Ojos AsÃ) and for Best Rock Vocal Performance (for the song Octavo DÃa).
After the release of this album, Shakira began to focus on the US market. Her first English album, Laundry Service, was released in 2001. Earlier that year, she won the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album for the 2000 MTV Unplugged hit (2000).
With successive successes in the Latin and English markets, Shakira secured his place among the biggest entertainment village names in the first half of the 2000s. In June 2005, she released the Spanish version of Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and followed by Oral Fixation in English, Vol. 2 in November. Both albums reached the top 10 Billboard 200.
Album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 also known for the song Hips Don’t Lie Shakira performed with Wyclef Jean. So far, This is her only song topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts and is the best international hit she has ever shown at the top of the charts worldwide class in 2006.
She won the Song of the Year award and Record of the Year for the single “ La Tortura”. Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 brought her the Best Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Album. The album also won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
Shakira has a glorious music career, topping the charts
Her second major international hit was the song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa). This is the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa and Spain won. The song was released in English and Spanish. Shakira performed it at both the opening and closing ceremonies.
The song was later included in her album Sale el Sol (2010). The album earned her an additional Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Album and her fourth album to reach the top 10 Billboard 200. By this time, Shakira continued to succeed in the English market with the album She Wolf (2009).
Her last two albums released so far are Shakira (2014) and El Dorado (2017). The previous album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, becoming Shakira’s highest-ranking album in the US. The main single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You” was performed with pop icon Rihanna.
Besides, El Dorado has won the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album and Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Album. The single “La Bicicleta” performed with Carlos Vives won the Latin Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
On November 17, 2023, she won three more Latin Grammy Awards to raise her total number to a proud 14. One of them is the Best Pop Song for Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 with Argentinian DJ Bizarrap. The other two awards are the Best Performance / Combination for TQG, in which Shakira featured on the fourth studio album of Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito, Song of the Year for Acróstico on Shakira’s upcoming 12th studio album. She presented the latest awards to her children and said: “I promised them I would be happy”.
Reaching many awards, the property also skyrocketed
There is no clear disclosure of the value of assets owned by Shakira. Based on many disclosures, it can be concluded that her assets range from 300 million to 400 million USD. However, there are some details about her income over the years. She has been listed by Forbes as the 10 highest-paid women in the music village at least twice, in 2008 and 2018.
She was the 4th highest earner in 2008 with 38 million USD. In the 2018 list headed by Taylor Swift, Shakira ranked 10th with 35 million USD. She was also mentioned by Forbes who “earned tens of millions of dollars” on the 2013 list but was not in the top 10.
Shakira is mentioned by Forbes as the person who “earned tens of millions of dollars” on the 2013 list but not in the top 10.
In 2008, Shakira left Sony’s Epic to sign a 10-year contract with Live Nation – one of the world’s largest live concert organizers. The deal is believed to be worth between 70 million and 100 million USD.
Shakira’s net worth also includes the millions of dollars she earned from concerts she has performed since the 1990s. Although the details of her first two tours, Pies Descalzos Tour (1995-1997) and Tour Anfibio (2000) are unclear, but her third tour, Tour of the Mongoose (2002-2003), is believed to have grossed more than $ 70 million.
Since then, she has only conducted three tours – Oral Fixation World Tour (2006-2007), The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010-2011) and El Dorado World Tour (2018). Her exact income was unclear, but each time she increased her fortune to millions of dollars.
An August 2023 Billboard report said Shakira was the 16th highest-grossing Latin artist of all time by income from tours. The report adds that she has earned $ 108.1 million from 120 shows in her career. The largest reported performance was at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14-15, 2003, grossing $ 4.1 million.
In February 2021, Shakira sold the right to publish his 145-song music catalog to London-based music royalty investment company Hipgnosis. The value of the deal was not disclosed but some articles suggested it could be around $ 100 million. Shakira has also made a name for himself as a judge of the reality music program The Voice in 2013 and 2014 seasons. Articles said she was paid $ 12 million per season.
Shakira’s asset value also includes real estate investments. However, their value is not as high as celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is said to own real estate in Miami, Barcelona and the Bahamas.
Miami Villa is her most notable property. She bought it in 2010 for $ 12.7 million. The house is about 847.7 square meters located on an area of about 1,925.5 square meters on the banks of the river, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, There are about 30.8 meters into Biscayne Bay.
