Channel O goes 1 on 1 with Shakira

She’s a Grammy-award winning, Colombian superstar who needs no introduction. Her hips don’t lie and neither do the charts! Channel O goes one on one with Shakira on Sunday November 28 (19:00 CAT), on a show that will take DStv viewers on a voyage of discovery as it showcases this world renowned singer.

The singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist first emerged in the music scene of Latin America in the early 1990s. Since then she has gained fame across with globe with fans increasing in many non-Spanish-speaking countries, especially the United States. In 2001, aided by the extreme popularity of the music video for Whenever, Whenever, she broke through into the English-speaking world with the release of Laundry Service, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Four years later she went on to released two album projects called Fijacion Oral Vol.1 and Oral Fixation vol.2. Both reinforced her success, particularly with the best selling song of the 2000’s, Hips Don’t Lie which became world famous.

Throughout her illustrious career the Colombian beauty has surpassed the success of her peers and has won various awards. These include; two Grammys, seven Latin Grammys plus twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards. She is also the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan, having sold over 60 million albums worldwide according to Sony Music.

She is also the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart, and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira is also set to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Her song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was chosen as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song has received generally positive critical reception, and has become a worldwide smash hit, selling more than 4 million copies worldwide, becoming the biggest selling World Cup song of all time. Currently living in The Bahamas, the often barefooted singer, released her seventh studio album, the bilingual Sale el Sol in October, 2010.