And an eyeful.
But known the woman for her mesmerizing hips, Latin pop hits (like "Ojos Asi" and "La Tortura") and crossover crashes ("Whenever, Wherever", "Do hips do not lie," "She-Wolf") don 't seem satisfied with simple pleasures.
It's much more to the 33-year-old 4-foot, 11-inch singer. It is also a philanthropist, establishing the Bare Foot Foundation (Shakira is often without shoes) to 18 years to education in Colombia to promote his homeland.
And there is always a pop star-turned-activist Bono of U2 in Los Angeles with its celebrity as a platform to advance causes near and dear as the promotion of education and the fight against hunger.
"It is an obligation - a responsibility," she told Katie Couric last year in an interview with Glamour magazine, "I'm here, and I was not to talk on camera about why things .. that are more important than my job? "
Yields Colombian pop superstar Don Haskins Center at UTEP on Tuesday and Wednesday, part of its recently launched "The Sun Comes Out" tour. She sold four shows on-Don 2002 to 2006.
She sees no conflict with the dressing in skimpy outfits and with her fame and wealth to combat the problems of the world.
"Sexy is good, because it is not the main recipe. It is an ingredient. I do not want to appear in a suit in a video when I (not), no other dimensions, in she told Couric.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, the part of Lebanese origin, began in his native Colombia as a teen pop singer in the world of Latin music.
She has released several albums, but has not gained much attention until he took control of his music from the year 1995 "Pies Descalzos" album. He presented "Estan los Ladrones Adonde?" A wider audience in Latin America and Spain, the stage for the year 1998, the catapult to the top of Latin American music charts.
Shakira changed his views on the English-speaking world, writing and singing songs of 2001 "Laundry Service" in his new language, "Whenever, Wherever," the first mainstream American pop hit. She followed that the Spanish and English versions of her "Oral Fixation" album, which the power of creation, and has expanded the definition of career hits like "Hips Do not Lie," cemented his reputation in the wide world.
His success here and in other predominantly English-speaking countries came as other Latin American artists, including Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin, also has crossover success. But Shakira is the only one to get in the situation and build on it in both languages was.
She is constantly absorbing new musical influences. Plunge into the last year, "She-Wolf" in the electronic music. New album "El Sol for sale" ("The Sun Comes Out") due 19th October written and sung in both languages, including rock, pop, Latin and African influences. It includes "Waka Waka (this time for Africa)," a success and the official song of the FIFA World Cup 2010.
"It's a very clever artist," said Jorge Vazquez, Interim Director of special events at UTEP. "She is in a position to know what she has, as far as talent and attractiveness, and is capable of transformation in a cross-generational appeal to different types of people."
He compares it with Madonna ", an artist who invent in a position to seek a new and changing. They are artists who will stay long."
Shakira is also a serious humanitarian goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. His star power is needed to raise money and support causes such as education and the fight against poverty.
She spoke last month at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brought together world leaders and celebrities powerful. And the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, an educational support group, gave the singer on his website for the Nobel Peace Prize last month, praised their efforts to bring poor children in Colombia, the Internet as a visionary. "
"I have seen over the years," she told Couric said, "that education transforms lives of children not only, but entire families and communities."
But amid all this, there is also a new perfume last month, S of Shakira and a world tour. The extravaganza, which includes a screen in two stages, was by The Hollywood Reporter as "a message of love sparkling wine from a diva of world music with dance fever."
It is to find ways to interact with and help fans on this tour. Shakira is to give away with online contests and radio tickets and the chance to dance with her on stage.
They also keep prices for some tickets under $ 10 for the fans on low incomes can afford to see them. Tickets for the El Paso shows range from $ 9.50 to $ 152.50 and the cheapest tickets sold quickly, "said Vazquez UTEP.
"They specifically said," I must have very, very cheap seats. I want a chance for the fans who give no money, "said Vazquez." Only a few artists do. They sell all the tickets. "
El Paso Fan Tave Israel, a 21-year old call center workers, can not wait to see about taking note of Shakira in El Paso twice.
"I just love what they do. Every time I hear his music, it makes me happy," said Tave. "Whenever I'm depressed, I hear. It makes me through difficult times."
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