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The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in a music contest and won. I took my little trophy to school and rubbed it in his nose. I said to him, What do you say now?
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Shakira
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 2
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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