AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Shakira

Artist:Shakira f/Wyclef Jean

Song:Hips Don't Lie

Album:Oral Fixation Vol. 2

Colombian singer songwriter Shakira was known as the Queen of Latin Music when Sony decided to have her sing in English. It worked for Celine Dion. The 2006 single Hips Don't Lie was Shakira's only #1 hit. She was born Feb. 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Shakira started writing poetry as a child. After performing locally, her manager convinced Sony Colombia to audition her. Shakira was age 13 when she signed a three record deal. It took a few years but by 2000 Shakira was the biggest singing star in Latin America. After MTV started playing her videos, Sony decided to have Gloria Estefan teach her English. Her first English album was the 2001 album Laundry Service. Shakira wrote all the songs mostly with her long time producer Lester Mendez. The lead single Whenever, Wherever reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. That was written and produced by former Bob Seger pianist Tim Mitchell. The second single Underneath Your Clothes reached #9. The album was certified 3XPlatinum and sold 13M copies worldwide. Laundry Service is Shakira's biggest selling English album. For her next album, Shakira had stockpiled 60 songs. So she decided to record a Spanish and English album. They were called Oral Fixation. The Spanish album did great. As with Laundry Service, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 was produced by Lester Mendez. But when the lead single Don't Bother only reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, Sony got worried and asked Wyclef Jean to write a new song for Shakira. Hips Don't Lie topped the Billboard Hot 100. It wasn't on the original album so Sony had to recall them and release a new version including Hips Don't Lie. Album sales were not as good as Laundry Service. Shakira's other big hit was that duet with Beyonce Beautiful Lie that was on a Beyonce album. The 2009 album She Wolf is Shakira's latest English album. It did not do as well as previous English albums. Her 2017 album El Dorado is mostly in Spanish with a couple of English songs. I expect she will continue in that direction. Of course Shakira is still a big live draw. She appeared on the 2020 Super Bowl with Jennifer Lopez. And she will be a judge on NBC's upcoming dance competition show Dancing with Myself. Here's the video for Hips Don't Lie by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean.