Her fans and everybody always try to overrate her as this global star, but Shakira her best selling album worldwide Laundry Service sold 7 million globally (without the Spanish version).. Like
There is nothing impressive about her career aside from that one hit song in 2006 which happened with the World's Cup's help.
& Let me not start on Forbes' celebrity list and how much money they made last year.
Oh you poor child. You must have not been capable of reading my entire post.
J.Lo had American Idol, her album, her singles, her tour, her clothing line, her perfumes, movies, don't know what else but I'm sure there's more; all in 2012.
Shakira has done what this year? Released a perfume and gotten pregnant.. and she was the 40th most powerful woman in 2012, J.Lo being the 38th, kinda embarrassing for someone who did so much.
At the end of the day we all know whose the bigger star, the one who sold more, the one who's iconic. You claim J.Lo is a huge actor but does she even have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Shakira was to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004, but turned the offer down citing that she did not want to be considered a star of Hollywood. On November 8, 2011, Shakira finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6270 Hollywood Blvd.
On October 5, 2011, US President Barack Obama announced that Shakira was appointed as a member of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
Shakira was honored at the Latin Grammys as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 9, 2011, for her philanthropy and contributions to Latin Music.
There's just no denying it. Shakira is a bigger star than J.Lo with her music ALONE.
3 words: SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ - J-Ho would not be here if wasn't for her. and she will NEVER EVER be on the same level as the Queen of Tex-Mex much less a legend like she is. and let's be honest, IF Selena was alive she would be slaying all them other flop Latinas (whom she paved the way for to begin with). NO ONE touches her. Not even Gloria Estefan or Jenni Rivera.
3 words: SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ - J-Ho would not be here if wasn't for her. and she will NEVER EVER be on the same level as the Queen of Tex-Mex much less a legend like she is. and let's be honest, IF Selena was alive she would be slaying all them other flop Latinas (whom she paved the way for to begin with). NO ONE touches her. Not even Gloria Estefan or Jenni Rivera.
1. No. Jennifer should be thankful to Selena, as Gaga should be with Perez Hilton.
2. Jlo is already bigger than Selena.
Julio Iglesias have sold more than 200 million albums.
According to Shakira's official website, LS has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
Wikipedia is not a reliable source, you should know it by now.
It shipped 20 million, sold 15 million.
Usually artists count shipped numbers as their sales because technically they did sell them. 15 million is still great though! It was one of the best selling albums of 2002.
Shakira isn't as big as her. I've never even heard anyone mention Shakira or heard a Shakira song on the radio.
You clearly live in the US cos even here, in Canada, some radios still play her songs. I heard Whenever Wherever and La Tortura by accident in the mall... This week!!
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Latin star does not mean only music sales so I don't know why y'all are trying that.
J.Lo has left a HUGE impact on Hollywood and the Latin culture in general. She was one of the first Latina actress to actually make it in Hollywood and become successful. She's done amazingly in music, movies, fashion, perfumes, producing, choreography, etc.
How come she doesn't even have a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame? That's weird. The Legendary Queen Shakira has perfumes, she dances, sings, writes and produces her own songs. She's the total package and she does it effortlessly.
The answer again is Carlos Santana. His music is highly influential, and to say Shakira over him is not only insulting but ignorant and shows a lack of any musical knowledge.
The fact that this album sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and ganred critical acclaim winning Grammy's, and brought latin music to the US, and to English speaking countries speaks for itself.
(Best selling album by a Latin artist ever)
Artists like Shakira, Ricky, and Enrique would not have the success they're having now if it weren't for that album.
How come she doesn't even have a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame? That's weird. The Legendary Queen Shakira has perfumes, she dances, sings, writes and produces her own songs. She's the total package and she does it effortlessly.
Walk of Fame means ****, absolute ****. A celebrity can get one for being in the industry for 2yrs, and their star cane be paid for by a fan or them. Meaning it has nothing to do with relevance. Do you even know every since person on that star if you went there? Like I said, its paid for by fans or the person themselves, and its not even that expensive.
She's the one who gave birth to artists creating their own empires, perfume lines, clothing line.
Without JLo's influence, artist wouldn't even think of doing a perfume line, a clothing line, etc.
JLo was HUGE in her heyday. I mean her JLo clothing line was HUMONGOUS. Everyone was wearing her. She was the talk of every hour, and yet she never have any scandals about drugs. Everyone was gossiping about her, even when she's really nice.
JLo is a global force. It may not be in music, but her name alone. HELL, her INITIALS alone, J Lo is ICONIC.
Even to this day, she's still an empire to be reckon with. Not to mention she doesn't really try hard.
JLo's impact transcends music. She's a fashion icon, a business mogul, a legitimate actress with skills, pop culture icon, and a legend.
This post made me crackle so hard.
Back to business, I appreciate the fact that you highlighted that JLO "was" while Shakira is till "is" honey. You talk as if Shakira was caught smoking cocaine or something!! That's not her style and everyone knows who Shakira is. In every country street corners that I can't even pronounce, Queen Shakira doesn't have an empire and she owns a whole nation.
Back to business, I appreciate the fact that you highlighted that JLO "was" while Shakira is till "is" honey. You talk as if Shakira was caught smoking cocaine or something!! That's not her style and everyone knows who Shakira is. In every country street corners that I can't even pronounce, Queen Shakira doesn't have an empire and she owns a whole nation.
When did I say Shakira was caught doing anything bad? I know she hasn't.
The answer again is Carlos Santana. His music is highly influential, and to say Shakira over him is not only insulting but ignorant and shows a lack of any musical knowledge.
The fact that this album sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and ganred critical acclaim winning Grammy's, and brought latin music to the US, and to English speaking countries speaks for itself.
(Best selling album by a Latin artist ever)
Artists like Shakira, Ricky, and Enrique would not have the success they're having now if it weren't for that album.
There's no denying he was influential but Shakira made much more of an impact. I wouldn't even say Santana is in the top 10 biggest Latin stars of all time.
You're acting as if Shakira didn't break barriers or win Grammys or garnered critical acclaim. That album only charted in 10 countries and it sold a little over 22 million, not 30 million. And the only reason why it even as much as it did was because all the singles were popular artist of the time singing them while he played the guitar.
Not shading him though because I do respect him as an artist but lbr here, Shakira (in terms of legendary status) >>>>> Santana
The answer again is Carlos Santana. His music is highly influential, and to say Shakira over him is not only insulting but ignorant and shows a lack of any musical knowledge.
The fact that this album sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and ganred critical acclaim winning Grammy's, and brought latin music to the US, and to English speaking countries speaks for itself.
(Best selling album by a Latin artist ever)
Artists like Shakira, Ricky, and Enrique would not have the success they're having now if it weren't for that album.
What are you talking about? Carlos Santana didn't open any door for Shakira, Gloria Estefan did! But anyway, even Carlos approves the Queen. The song below was produced by Shakira and Santana:
On the other hand, Shakira opened so many doors for upcoming Latin superstars and no one can deny that. Her impact is too strong for JLO to handle. Plus, Jennifer Lopez had a easier road to fame! She was born and grew up in the US, Shakira worked hard to be where she is today and her hard work definitely paid off.
I know she hasn't.
Same goes for Shakira, she was definitely bigger in her heyday. 
