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- Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has been referred to as the Queen of Latin Music and is considered to be the most recognizable face of Latin music around the world. With 80 millions of records she is listed as the best-selling Latin female artist in history. According to a report by Forbes, in 2018 Shakira was the female Latin artist who had sold the most albums in history, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Vogue writer Carla Ramirez called Shakira the greatest Latin female icon in history and journalist Queralt Uceda from La Vanguardia credits Shakira for being the artist who has taken the Spanish language to the top while others credit her for being the pioneer in bringing Spanish to the entire world. Not only the language, but the culture, rhythms and concerns of a population silenced in the international scene. Various media describe Shakira as an artist who makes Latin American culture visible in the world and credit her for opening the doors of the international industry to Latinos. Her legacy and impact have transcended language barriers, achieving the popularization of Latin music in the world, being credited with catapulting Latin music to the international market. She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for a new generation of Latin artists. Various media outlets agree with popular opinion by naming Shakira as "The Greatest Female Latin Artist of All Time," highlighting her 30-year career and various achievements for a Latina along with the millions of records sold with her discography predominantly in Spanish. Her image is considered very influential among various artists, especially Latinos and Arabs, who yearn to achieve hera innumerable achievements and sales since her debut. Her music videos have also been named as inspiration by various artists. Forbes magazine has also noted that Shakira's influence knows no boundaries, whether in the fields of music or philanthropy. She is also one of the most influential Latinos and the most influential Latina female artist in the world. The Guardian describes Shakira as "the most successful female Latin artist of all time". Beyond music, she has managed to impact the world socially and politically. In 2021, Shakira was named by Kiss FM as one of the most influential female artists of the 21st century, highlighting her achievements in the international market without forgetting her Latin roots. In 2012, she was the youngest to be featured in the list of "The 100 Greatest and Most Iconic Hispanic Artists of All Time". (en)
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- "For me, Shakira is like Beyoncé or Madonna, when I received her call saying that she liked my style and that she had a song to launch me, I couldn't believe it, I was paralyzed and my girlfriend was also very happy for me" (en)
- From her philanthropy to her ability to influence world leaders, it seems like there's nothing Shakira can't do. (en)
- What tends to happen with Latin artists is that they tend to have one big English-language record or two and then they revert tom making Spanish records... She does a very good job of managing to synergize those two careers. Shakira is competing against iconic female artists and completely standing on her own, but she also has a career in Spanish as well, so she's completely unique in that respect (en)
- She came with the belly dancing era and everybody, like, in Washington Heights, in the Bronx, they wanted to be, like, belly dancers and everything...Even girls that don't speak Spanish, or they don't really know Spanish, they were just, like, belly dancing. It was just, like, a crazy era. (en)
- She is seen as something of a saint in her own country. There are statues to her. Writhing teens love her for putting Latin American dance-music around the world: nuns revere her for building schools for orphans.. (en)
- Shakira for us in Colombia and I think in the entire Latin industry, she's one of the most important singers in the world because she's been able to crossover. She speaks and sings in English and Spanish, so she has everything. She also has three songs in the World Cup. I want to do that in the future—I want to be a legend, not just a singer. A legend. Somebody that you can remember forever. (en)
- Shakira is a pioneer who has redefined the scope of Latin American singers and has become one of the most intriguing voices in Latin pop/rock today. (en)
- "For a long time the prejudices, the people who handled the radios, the 'gatekeepers' kept the gates closed preserving what they believed had to sound on the radio. That was my turn, I had to face a very closed industry, very obtuse so when I started putting out music in English and I also kept putting out music in Spanish, but I kept mixing and making a fusion of rhythms from Colombian cumbia to Middle Eastern influences , wanting that to sound on Anglo-Saxon radio was really a challenge" (en)
- Carlos Vives said: "You will see that there are curramberas of all ages and there are Shakiras of all ages, who knew what they were doing there, the happiness with which they did it, with which they represented you, they all wanted to be you." (en)
- I feel so grateful for her existence because she's put belly dance on the map in pop culture at a time where nobody even knew what belly dancing was in Western entertainment. So I really respect that, her fierceness, her sassiness, everything about that. (en)
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- Dana Rodriguez, BMI Foundation (en)
- Erynn Ruiz (en)
- Jose Soto (en)
- La Prensa Redaction, La Prensa (en)
- Nora Fatehi, 2021 (en)
- Rob Stringer, Billboard, 2009 (en)
- Shakira, Andina (news agency) (en)
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