Shakira Wannabe

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A Shakira Wannabe, imitating the style of Shakira that she used during the year 2001.

Shakira Wannabe is a person who dresses emulating the characteristic style of the Colombian singer Shakira, Shakira became a trend in several young people (especially women) who adopted her "Hippy and rocker" attitude and style. After her popularity during the 90s, Shakira's name is widely used by the media to title various Latin singers using Shakira as an example of the success they seek to achieve.

History

During the mid-90s Shakira was already making herself known in the world of Latin music and some parts of Europe thanks to her successful album "Pies Descalzos" that put her on the music scene and in the sights of the cameras. During these eras Shakira used a look described by various media as very "Rocker", leather pants, bracelets and quite prominent hair, it was a sensation in Latin America, becoming called "Shakira fever" or "Shakiramanía". The promotional image for the album "Pies Descalzos" became a representative image of the singer, her long straight black hair and blouses or long-sleeved shirts and pants, barefoot and with an acoustic guitar. It was marked as the image of a Shakira of prolific talent and poetic and profound songs. This name and image would be used as a reference throughout the years of the artist, always highlighting this album together with ¿Dónde Están los ladrones? as her essential brand and her golden stage as an artist. The promotional image of the album would be of influence for the young admirers of the singer-songwriter, which led to imitation and to be a trend in Latin American youth at the time. Shakira's bare feet would become a reference for the artist in her image, since in later years this name would be carried by the artist in her stage projection and in her symbology, in countries like Spain, Turkey and Latin countries like Mexico and Argentina, Shakira's style had become a daily fashion for girls and adolescents emulating the singer during her look used during the promotion of her fourth album they wore the thread bracelets and the braids of Colors, they loved that hippie look of the new century and they identified with the sounds that Shakira embodied in her albums. Shakira had different imitators in the late 1990s and throughout most of the 2000s. several media affirm that Shakira was the Latin representative of an entire generation of young people, even going so far as to affirm that there was no person who had not tried to be her sometime in your life.

"Before Shakira came out two flamboyant male fans has a dance off . It was hilarious to watch thousand of people turn their heads from corner to corner of the arena to see which dancing queen would reigns supreme The Shakira Wannabes were much needed entertainment after the opening band "Pay the girl" finished its less than mediocre performance."

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."

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During her international success with "Laundry Service", "Fijación Oral Vol 1" and "Oral Fixation Vol 2" the so-called "Shakiramanía" continued to boom, not only in Latin America but in much of the United States, especially many women began to buy coin belts to dance to the rhythm of Shakira, this became an international phenomenon in the words of artists like Cardi B and Norah Fatehi, thanks to this popularity, Belly Dance belts increased their demand in the market in a way never seen before. During the presentation of Shakira's crossover album in the United States, many girls were seen arriving with blonde hair in the "Shakira Style" and with their Arab dance accessories trying to imitate her dance steps. The sensation of Shakira was such that in different parts of Latin America it was common to see girls in talent contests imitating Shakira in her singing as well as in her hip movements. Currently some of her outfits that Shakira has used around her videography have been used for parties, such as the look that Shakira used in the video of her song "Las de la intuición" which was the theme of a group party of young people.

Continuity with the term

After "Shakira fever" in the world, the name Shakira is used by magazines, newspapers and editors to refer to a Latin artist who has a success similar to what Shakira had at the time. Artists like Anitta from Brazil have been called with the title of "The New Shakira" as well as artists such as Lele Pons, Wendy Sulca, Belinda, Rosalía, Anahí and Karol G are commonly called by the general public and the media as "the successors of Shakira" or "the next Shakiras". Different artists such as Stephanie Cayo, Marre and Ale express their desire to follow in Shakira's footsteps to be the next Spanish-speaking music divas.

However, different Latin artists have refused to be named as such, such as the singer Emmy Rosum who expressed not wanting to become a kind of Shakira in the market, a similar case was the case of Natalia Oreiro who expressed not wanting to be another Shakira promoting her career inversely to how the Colombian singer did. According to the book "Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media" artists there changed their sound and image in order to be Shakira wannabes citing artists like Samira Said and Nawal Al Zoghbi. Some sities cited artists as Shakira's Wannabes are Fanny Lu, Beyoncé, Paulina Rubio, Thalía and Lilian Garcia.

See also

• Impersonator
• List of fandom names

References

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📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)

• Shakira Studies
• Shakira impersonator
• Fashion of Shakira

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