| Above: | Works on Shakira |
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| Label1: | Books in Spanish |
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| Label3: | Essays and other works |
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The life and work of the Colombian singer Shakira has generated various books that recount her life, experience and achievements. This is a list containing the different works written about Shakira, including biographies, magazines, and articles.[1] [2]
According to various journalists from the 1990s, the appearance of the singer Shakira was an event in the Latin market, her albums "Pies Descalzos" and "¿Donde Está los Ladrones?" They are considered by magazines such as Rolling Stone as essential for the Latin industry in its Latin pop and Latin rock fields, helping to open the doors for new women within these fields mostly dominated by men.[3] [4]
Many authors have written more than one book about Shakira from her biography to her cultural impact and these have been published in various languages such as English, Spanish and others. Published biographies on the singer include: "Shakira, Woman Full of Grace",[5] "Shakira", "Real Life Reader Biography, Shakira", "Shakira, Star Singer". Several being released only in Latin markets while others are released in English for the international market. At the present time, Shakira is used as an example of overcoming a Latino to succeed in the world without losing the culture that characterizes her or her identity,[6] citing her success since the first album, having success in Europe and how it has somehow managed to catapult the Latin music to the international market, bringing music in Spanish to various countries outside of Latin culture. [7] [8] She has been the subject of more than one scholarly articles as well.[9] [10]
| Book title | Year | Author(s) | Publisher | Pages | Identifiers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakira "Woman full of grace" | 2001 | Ximena Diego | FIRESIDE Rockefeller Center | 156 | The biography concentrated on Shakira's childhood. | [11] | ||
| Shakira "Mujer llena de gracia" | ||||||||
| Shakira | 2002 | Wilson Wayne | Mitchell Lane Publishers | 32 | Examines the life of Latina pop rock artist and actress Shakira | [12] | ||
| Musical imagiNation: U.S. "Colombian identity and the Latin music boom" | 2010 | María Elena Cepeda | New York University Press | 255 | The book discusses the creative work and media personas of talented Colombian artists like Shakira. | [13] | ||
| Shakira (High Interest Books) | 2003 | Ursula Rivera | Children's Press (CT) | 48 | A board book containing Shakira's biography in words and pictures. | [14] | ||
| What it's like to be Shakira | 2010 | Rebecca Thatcher | Hockessin, Del.: Mitchell Lane Publishers | 40 | Describes the life of music superstar Shakira. | [15] | ||
| Shakira Star Singer | 2011 | Zella William | New York: PowerKids Press | 28 | This book describes the life and career of Shakira, singer and songwriter. | [16] | ||
| Shakira | 2007 | Holly Day | Detroit: Lucent Books | 112 | An introduction to the life and career of the singer Shakira | [17] | ||
| Shakira: Así es su vida | 2012 | Sandoval Reyes | Cupula (Libros cupulos), 2012 | 95 | The beginnings of Shakira, her struggle in the industry and her current success around the planet. | [18] | ||
| Shakira: Pure Intuition | 2011 | Laura Corpa | Barcelona : Difusión y Publicaciones. | 71 | Current texts in Spanish about one of the most interesting characters: Shakira. | [19] | ||
| Shakira | 2008 | Katherine Krohn | Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books | 112 | A biography of the famous Colombian singer and song writer Shakira | [20] | ||
| Shakira : Lo que nadie conoce | 2006 | María Sánchez | México, D.F. : Debolsillo | 222 | Biography of the Best Selling Colombian artist of all time. | [21] | ||
| Shakira : Nueva diosa del rock | 2001 | Edgar García | Bogotá : Planeta, ©2001. | 208 | The story of the most successful Latina of the moment contains images and text | [22] | ||
| Shakira : International music star | 2015 | Sarah Tieck | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing | 25 | Biography of Shakira educational and informative for children and adolescents | [23] | ||
| Shakira | 2021 | Patricia Ramírez | Vero Beach : Rourke Educational Media | 31 | This book about pop star Shakira covers her talent, goals, rise to stardom, how she's changing the world.. | [24] | ||
| Shakira - Una mirada desde el corazón | 2015 | Bonifacio Vincenzi | Colombia : Panesi Edizioni, 2015 | 35 | Este libro no es sólo un libro de Shakira, la cantante colombiana más amada y famosa en el mundo. | [25] | ||
| Shakira : La star au grand coeur | 2007 | Thomas Tolbiac | Paris : Éd. ESI, impr. 2007 | 64 | L'ouvrage retrace la carrière de la chanteuse, auteur, compositeur, interprète, depuis sa naissance. | [26] | ||
| Shakira : La bomba latina | 2007 | Arnaud Babion | Enghien-les-Bains : Lagune, ©2007. | 191 | There is talk of Shakira's success in popularizing the Latin rhythm throughout the world. | [27] | ||
| Shakira, l'ange de Colombie | 2003 | Phil Rando | Lausanne : Favre, 2003. | 96 | It talks about how Shakira has been able to defy every obstacle to get where she is today. | [28] | ||
| Shakira "La Diosa de la Luz" | 2001 | Anabel Lee | Editorial La Mascara | 208 | Book about the life of Shakira who has become a global phenomenon. | [29] | ||
| Shakira y Lady Gaga. : Sus Vidas. | 2010 | José Almanza | CreateSpace, 2010 | 56 | Shakira and Lady Gaga. Their lives. concerts, music, tours, artistic work. | [30] | ||
| Shakira: La rockera dai piedi scalzi | 2017 | Paolo Scarioni | Independently published | 153 | Book about Shakira's extensive and complete discography, videography, sales and success | [31] | ||
| Shakira ojos asi | 2000 | Estheban Reynoso | Distal (July 1, 2000) | 227 | Information about Shakira with her songs and several hits. | [32] | ||
| SHAKIRA | 2007 | Rebecca Thatcher Murcia | Iluster Publishing | 32 | Full-color laminated covers - Side-sewn, reinforced library binding - Full Color photos throughout - | [33] | ||
| Shakira - Unabridged Guide | 2012 | Ruth Ruby | Lightning Source Incorporated, 2012 | 214 | Complete, Unabridged Guide to Shakira. Get the information you need--fast! | [34] |