Year launched: 2007

The 25-year-old Columbian-born chanteuse did a one-time promotion for Delia’s, a clothing line for teen girls, in January, appearing on the cover of the spring catalog and in window-size display posters at retail shops.
Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter of Lebanese and European descent, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. She is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Italian, and some Arabic. She is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time. has also won numerous awards worldwide, including two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, fifteen Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a People’s Choice Award and receiving a Golden Globe nomination. Shakira will be awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, making her the first Colombian to receive this honor.