Shakira's first two records

Shakira - full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll - made her first record in Colombia at age 13. She was a show business kid from early on. Here are the front and back covers of the first album, "Magia".


"Magia" is currently being offered on eBay at $999.95 starting bid, $1,500.00 for "buy it now".

From the front cover photo, I would not have recognized her. But on the back cover her face is similar enough to how she looks now to tell it's her.

She's much more recognizable in her second album, "Peligro", made when she was 15.


That one is currently being offered on eBay at $499.95 starting bid, $1,000.00 for "buy it now".

No, I'm not the one offering them for sale! And as much as I like her music, I'm not inclined to shell out $2,500 to get those two vinyl records. I haven't heard recordings of those songs. But they are reportedly not up to the quality of her later work, although I believe "Peligro" was quite successful in Colombia when it was released.

So, that's how she got her start as a singer. And the rest, of course, is history.

For some of her more recent work, you can check out this video of "Ojos Asi"



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