Happy Birthday Shakira: Fans pour in warm wishes as the 'Queen' of Latin music turns 44

Columbian singer and songwriter Shakira celebrated her 44th birthday on February 2 and since morning her excited fans have been trending her name on microblogging site Twitter. Scores of her fan and followers have been pouring in their love with beautiful messages and warm wishes. The three-time Grammy award winner has been one of the most popular singers worldwide and fans often call her "Queen" of Latin music. 

Shakira shares birthday with boyfriend Piqué

Interestingly, Shakira and her boyfriend Gerard Piqué's birthday fall on the same date. Sharing their love for the melody queen and her boyfriend, who is a legendary Spanish footballer, her fans were quick enough to share messages of love and respect on social media. One of the users shared her picture with her boyfriend Gerard Piqué and wrote, “And happiest birthday to Shakira.” Another user recalled one of her iconic shows that she conducted last year while extending his wishes.

Shakira receives love from fans 

Sharing the memory on the special day, he wrote, “Wow ONE year ago she gave us one of the best half-time shows ever! You always will be our best gift, Shakira.” A third user chimed in and shared a gorgeous throwback picture of the Waka Waka singer from one of her vacay and wrote, “The most talented, artistic and creative person in the world Happy birthday Queen.” Another die-heart fan of the singer echoed similar sentiments and wrote, “Happy birthday to the most important person in my life!!!.@shakira.Thanks for being an inspiration, love, and an example that dreams are fulfilled with effort and perseverance!!.Thanks for teaching me love and keeping me sober!!. 44 years, many stories and a single Goddess.” 

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Meanwhile, the Board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, a UK-based investment company, has acquired 100% of Grammy-winning superstar Shakira’s music publishing rights. Hipgnosis made the announcement on January 13. Shakira’s catalog includes 145 songs, including Hips Don’t Lie, Whenever, Wherever, La Tortura. She Wolf and Waka Waka. Shakira, who released her debut album in 1991 at age 13, rose to international fame with her third album, 1995’s Pies Descalzos. The multitalented singer-songwriter-instrumentalist took the American pop scene by storm when she made her US language debut, Laundry Service, in 2001. She’s won three Grammy Awards, 12 Latin Grammys, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, and 39 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Overall, Shakira has sold 80 million albums.

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