
This has now become normal for The Voice, but Shakira was the very first replacement coach featured in the series. Alas, Shakira was an important part of the transition process to rotate original coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and CeeLo Green. New fans of The Voice might not remember seeing Shakira on the show back in seasons 4 and 6. In her personal life, Shakira got married to Barcelona football player Gerard Piqué, with whom she had two children: Milan (now eight years old) and Sasha (now six years old). The fans have been patiently waiting for a follow-up to El Dorado, but Shakira has yet to confirm any plans of releasing a new album anytime soon. In the years that followed her coach status on The Voice, Shakira released the theme song for Disney's Zootopia, was the Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show attraction alongside Jennifer Lopez, and also managed to release two more albums - 2014's Shakira and 2017's El Dorado. 2 (1.7 million copies sold) 2009's She Wolf (2 million copies sold), and 2010's Sale El Sol (4 million copies sold). 1 (5 million copies sold) 2005's Oral Fixation, Vol. At the peak of her career, Shakira released 1995's Pies Descalzos (4 million copies sold), 1998's Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (4 million copies sold), 2001's Laundry Service (13 million copies sold) 2005's Fijación Oral, Vol. In fact, Shakira is estimated to have sold a total of 75 million albums, which makes her the best-selling Latina artist of all time. Related: The Voice: Most-Followed Coaches, Ranked By Instagram FollowersĪs a well-established popstar, Shakira has sold millions of albums over the course of her very long career. As a fluent speaker of Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic, Shakira's music and charisma are able to reach the entire planet with every new piece of work that she releases. In 2010, Shakira also released what would become the anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)".

In the years that led up to her coaching stint on The Voice seasons 4 and 6, Shakira reached international superstardom with hit songs like "My Hips Don't Lie", "Whenever, Wherever", "Underneath Your Clothes", "She Wolf", and "Beautiful Liar" alongside Beyoncé. It all started back in 1991 with the album Magia, which was subsequently followed up with 1993's Peligro. As of 2021, Shakira has been working in the music industry for 30 years. Over the course of her career, Shakira has won several Grammy Awards, topped the most prominent charts on Billboard, sold out various world tours, and released a total of 11 studio albums. Shakira was one of the first few coaches featured on NBC's The Voice, but certain viewers may not be entirely familiar with just how popular and successful this Colombian popstar is around the world.
