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While we all may know and love Shakira, there are certain factors that set her apart for being an exceptional and multi-faceted woman.
While Shakira holds many titles, including singer, songwriter, dancer and producer, many of us don’t know about the achievements she’s had outside of the music industry. Below, you’ll find a list of accomplishments that will make you love and admire her even more than you already do.
1. She recorded her very first album when she was only 13.
2. She earned a humanitarian award on April 3, 2006 for starting her foundation, Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation), which aims to help impoverished children in Colombia.
3. She’s fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian and Arabic.
4. She is part of the ALAS Foundation - a non-profit organization founded by renowned author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, dedicated to early childhood development in Latin America.
5. In 2011, Shakira was appointed as a member of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.