Shakira fun facts may surprise you.......

There are many known Shakira fun facts. To begin with, her name is enigmatic and Arabic in origin. It means ‘woman full of grace’. Part of her Arabic origin inherited from her father who is originally Lebanese, goes into her performance and her personality also. If you notice her dances on stage, they resemble Lebanese belly dancing to some extent. Shakira’s grandmother taught her the art of Lebanese belly dancing with the hope that she would not forget or be estranged from her Middle Eastern roots. One of her songs, ‘Oios asi’ has a short verse sung in Arabic.

Trying to trace or figure out her jiggling on stage you would find it is as close to Lebanese belly dancing as one can get. But this woman full of grace also did a bit of acting as well when she was young and at 13, was signed up by Sony for a record deal to sing ‘Magia’. Shakira fun facts are too many to list, but she is a woman who does not have many vices that are usually associated with other songstresses who have been on top of charts in recent years.
Shakira does not smoke, drink coffee or alcohol. She does not touch candy and her strong points are her unswerving discipline and being a perfectionist to the core. And she hates wearing jewelry and her favorite subject of painting is fried eggs. As her father was originally from Lebanon, she speaks Arabic also. Among the other languages known by her, are Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese and her IQ is 140.
On a musical tour to Australia in 2002, she was attacked by a crazy man with a bag full of cement, but she remained unhurt even though the bag was thrown at her. Her fan following cuts across ages and cultures and Shakira fun facts are known to many.