Remix the S by Shakira TV spot

As you probably know, Shakira has recently released her own fragrance,S by Shakira. Over on the fragrance's website, you can now make your own remix of the S by Shakira TV spot (watch the original above).Click hereto go to the site and start work on your remix.

You can also now buy the fragrance online in the US. Click the links below to check it out:

-Buy from Amazon
-Buy from Walmart

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Shakira wins Free Your Mind Award at EMAs

In recognition of her continuing dedication to improve access toeducation for all children around the world, Shakira was named as the 2010Free Your Mindrecipient at last night'sEMA Awardsin Madrid, Spain (she also opened the show, with an amazing performance of Loca and Waka Waka).

For more information on the award, head over to theEMAs site.

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Sun Comes Out Interview: Part 1

We caught up with Shakira for an exclusive chat. In part one of ourinterview, she tells us about the new album, Sale El Sol / The Sun ComesOut, which you can buy from your local retailer athttp://smarturl.it/shakiraalbum. Look out for parts two and three of our interview soon.

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Latin America tour announced!

We're very excited to announce that Shakira will be bringing theSale El Sol tour to Latin AmericainFebruaryandMarch 2011. The tour will visit Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, México, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana and Venezuela (with even more countries to be announced).

The tour will be part ofThe Pop Festival, a brand new festival that will bring international music stars to Latin America, and which will also showcase the latest in contemporary art and technology.

The first date to be announced is a show atCostanera Sur in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaonMarch 5, 2011. The pre-sale for Shakira.com members is open now, for 24 hours. Head to thetour sectionfor info and to buy tickets.

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More of your Loca dances

It's been a little while since we've posted more of your Loca dances - but they're still flooding in, so we thought we'd post another playlist, which you can check out above.

Remember, we'd like you to film yourself doing loca things to Loca (even if it's just silly dancing).

When you've made yours, upload it to YouTube and then post it as a responseto this one. Thanks!

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Virtual concert on Planet Cazmo this weekend

This coming Friday and Saturday, you'll be able to watch a specialvirtual concert from Shakiraon the Planet Cazmo website. Check it out on Friday from 7pm-12am EST and Saturday 12pm-12am, atplanetcazmo.com.

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Shakira up for American Music Award

We're pleased to report that Shakira has been nominated for theBest Latin Music Artistaward at this year'sAmerican Music Awards. It'd be lovely if you'dclick hereand vote for her. The awards will be televised on ABC in the U.S. at 8/7c on ABC on November 21.

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Waka Waka video shortlisted for People's Choice award

Yes, we've got another award nomination to tell you about - the video forWaka Wakahas been shortlisted for theFavorite Music Videoprize at thePeople's Choice Awards. If you'd like to vote for Shakira,then please click here. (Then select Favorite Music Video from the Music options on the bottom right - and there's no need to register to vote for these ones.) As ever, thanks very much for your support.

The awards ceremony will be shown on CBS in the U.S. on January 5th 2011.

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Sun Comes Out Interview: Part 3

In the final part of our exclusive video interview with Shakira, she tells us about being on the road again. Watch it above and the click below for the other two parts.

-Part 2
-Part 1

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The Sun Comes Out World Tour gallery

To celebrate the arrival of Shakira's World Tour to Europe (the first show is in Lyon tonight) we've posted a gallery of pictures from the North American leg.Click here to check them out.

You can alsoclick herefor the full list of shows, and to buy tickets.

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Pies Descalzos Achieves High Scores on Saber Tests

Article by Iván Bernal Marín
Translated from El Heraldo (Colombia)


Apublic school in Barranquilla, built just 2 years ago, has alreadyachieved a high level of education according to the organization Icfes.The school in question is the Pies Descalzos Educational Institution,financed by the superstar Shakira.

The majority of its students, children of reintegrated people or family members of displaced citizens and of low socioeconomic stature obtained above average scores on the recent Saber 11 tests. One of them, Nestor Alejandro Torres Chamorro, even achieved the 5th place score in the entire country.

Nestor will be 16 this Sunday. He lives in the district of La Playa. His two younger brothers also attend the Pies Descalzos school. He scored a 77 average of all subjects.

“This will help me in the pre-selection process for a scholarship at Northern University,” says Nestor. He has already passed the first stage of selection. He aspires to be a systems engineer. He doesn’t talk much, but he confesses that he feels proud to have contributed to elevating thegeneral level of quality of the school.

It’s an achievement that demonstrates that “not just by virtue of being a poor population, with grave social problems such as poverty, does its education need to be underestimated”, states Carlos Diez, pedagogic advisor of the Pies Descalzos Foundation.

The school gives classes to 1,770 students in one school day. It offers food and nutrition daily as well.

The year prior, evidence was seen of the fruits of the labor put forth by the Colombian singer and Maria Emma Mejia, president of the foundation: the first class of 70 students graduated. Then, it was classified by Icfes at the medium level.

Many of the students who graduated on that occasion, as well as those that have now taken the 11 tests and helped to raise the school to the high level category, came from public schools in the area of La Playa, such as El Canahuate, which is situated at the inferior level according to government exams.

The Institution still has a ways to go to achieve academic excellence, in order to reach the classification of superior and very superior.“We’re not interested in having 1 or 2 students score an 80, but in all of them being a part of the group to score around 60, 70, so that there is justice and dignity in education”, says Diez.

The great advance evidenced by the results, indicates that the articulation of academic, recreational, and technical programs is favorable.“It’s a great form of support, because people are going to begin to see Pies Descalzos as we have always wished for them to see us, as a pillar of pedagogical development in Barranquilla, and as a community center open to all Barranquillan citizens.”

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Sun Comes Out Interview: Part 2

In the second part of our exclusive chat with Shakira, she tells usabout the Loca video. That track is, of course, taken from Sale El Sol / Sun ComesOut, which you can buy from your local retailer athttp://smarturl.it/shakiraalbum. Look out for the final part of the interview soon.

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Shakira wins American Music Award

Here's some great news to start the week - last night, Shakira won theBest Latin Music Artistaward at this year'sAmerican Music Awards. Of course, she could never have done so unless you guys had voted for her. You rock. Thank you.

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Shakira on Letterman tonight!

Shakira will be a guest on tonight's episode of theLate Show with David Lettermanon CBS in U.S. at 11.35pm ET/PT, where she'll perform Loca. Turn on, tune in, maybe have a little dance.

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Second El Paso show announced

We're pleased to announce that Shakira has confirmed a second El Paso show for her North American tour. The second date sees Shakira playing the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday, October 12th (the night before the previously-announced show). Our special Fanclub pre-sale begins today at 12noon local time and ends on Thursday (July 29th) at 5pm. The public on-sale then begins at 10am on Friday (July 30th).

Head to thetour sectionto buy tickets and for all the info on Shakira's upcoming shows across North America and Europe.

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Shakira answers your YouTube questions

Last month, the people at YouTube asked you guys to put your questions to Shakira. You did so in your thousands. In the fascinating video above, Shakira answers a selection of them.

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Glastonbury video interview

Shakira.com caught up with Shakira shortly after her storming performance at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival in the UK.

If you're in the UK, you can watch highlights of the performance on the BBC's website until Sunday night byclicking here. If you're outside the UK, there are pictures of the show at that link - and you can hear an audio interview, plus Shakira's She Wolf performance byclicking hereand skipping to 2h 8m (again, until Sunday).

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Waka Waka in Herreruela, Spain

Check out this amazing video made by the people of a small town in Spain calledHerreruela. It has a population of just 396 - of which, more than half participated in the video. The idea was, apparently, to mix rural ambiance with surreal situationswhile supporting the Spanish national team. Here at ShakiraHQ, we are very impressed.

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Waka Waka Dancing Vol. 1

We've put together our first compilation of your amazing Waka Waka dances. Huge thanks to everyone who has uploaded their video.

They are all doing the Waka Waka for1GOAL. And nowyou should do it too.

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Shakira Announces European Tour

Hot on the heels of her triumphant performances at the World CupKick-Off Celebration and on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival,Shakirahas today announced the first dates for the European leg of her upcoming world tour.Spread across November and December, theEuropean dates include shows in Lyon, Zurich, Madrid, Lisbon, Bilbao,Barcelona, Montpellier, Turin, Geneva, Rotterdam, Munich, Paris,Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, Antwerp, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast,Glasgow and London.

Head toshakira.com/tourfor full details of the tour. Andjointhe Shakira Fan Club nowto take part in these new European ticketpre-sales, which begin on Tuesday, 29 June @ 10am local time!

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