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July 29, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
July 30, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
June 10, 2011	Good article reassessment	Not listed

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Shakira's eighth studio albumShakira's eighth studio album was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 05 January 2013 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

Shakira notable concertsShakira notable concerts was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 18 May 2010 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

Section sizes

Section size for Shakira (40 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	18,877	18,877	488	488
Early life	8,103	8,103	559	559
Career	11	108,192	0	5,503
1990–1993: Magia and Peligro	5,281	5,281	357	357
1994–2000: Breakthrough with Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?	9,162	9,162	554	554
2001–2004: Laundry Service and English transition	7,581	7,581	734	734
2005–2007: Fijación Oral, vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, vol. 2	9,174	9,174	820	820
2008–2009: She Wolf	8,309	8,309	476	476
2010–2014: "Waka Waka", Sale el Sol and Shakira	16,511	16,511	726	726
2015–2021: El Dorado	12,500	12,500	649	649
2022–present: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran	39,663	39,663	1,187	1,187
Artistry	1,090	51,924	76	4,407
Music influences and styles, works	2,225	39,721	238	3,446
Black hair rock era of Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?	8,642	8,642	773	773
Laundry Service	9,569	9,569	780	780
Fijación Oral, vol. 1, Oral Fixation, vol. 2 and She Wolf	6,059	6,059	553	553
Sale el Sol and Shakira	3,835	3,835	303	303
El Dorado	1,740	1,740	218	218
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran	7,651	7,651	581	581
Dance and stage appearance	5,708	5,708	573	573
Songwriting	982	982	81	81
Singing	3,139	3,139	110	110
Instruments	1,284	1,284	121	121
Legacy	30,533	32,788	1,652	1,658
Monuments	2,255	2,255	6	6
Achievements	19,590	19,590	978	978
Philanthropy, humanitarian work and politics	20,567	20,567	1,538	1,538
Other undertakings	8,881	8,881	617	617
Personal life	10,859	17,100	893	1,325
Tax controversy	6,241	6,241	432	432
Discography	600	600	0	0
Tours	374	374	0	0
Filmography	67	1,941	0	0
Television	1,255	1,255	0	0
Film	619	619	0	0
See also	699	699	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Further reading	2,260	2,260	0	0
External links	3,381	3,381	0	0
Total	295,329	295,329	17,073	17,073

Readable prose size

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article is correct, as far as I can tell, and not difficult to navigate comfortably, given the ever increasing speed of today's devices. I will work on reducing its "readable prose size" for Wikipedia purposes. More complete versions could then be seen under the 11 September and 12 October 2025 dates. Orczar (talk) 17:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Her photo

Latest comment: 6 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Shouldn't her photo be updated its from 2023 theres got to be something more recent then that knowing shes famous ~2025-31790-36 (talk) 21:00, 24 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not everybody donates (or has to donate) their pictures to Wikipedia. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 01:38, 25 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Shakira an actress?

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Not primarily an actress in the formal sense in her adult life. And her youthful stint in El Oasis probably does not warrant listing acting as an occupation. Orczar (talk) 03:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Shakira (band)" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Shakira (band) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 February 11 § Shakira (band) until a consensus is reached. CycloneYoris ^talk! 23:39, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2026

Latest comment: 20 hours ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Remove: is exactly ten years her junior ~2026-35748-13 (talk) 04:41, 19 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done Removed this info as it's trivial and unencyclopedic. Day Creature (talk) 06:11, 19 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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