LMAO loved how you guys dragged the britney stan everywhere in this thread.
That being said, I don't get how anyone can vote no in this poll, lol. She's definitively bigger than most of them, the exceptions being obvious. Guess 66 people can't read. x.x
Yes, because your mother's knowledge is indicative of global fame.
Anyway she probably knows of them thanks to you. And two World Cup songs? Only Waka Waka was a World Cup song and what about Whenever Wherever?
It's an example of how older people know about Shakira she's not as big as other pop girls in the past and is a flop now, what can you expect?
Oh you forget about Hips Don't Lie, it's a WC song too
WW, no thanks
Oh you forget about Hips Don't Lie, it's a WC song too
WW, no thanks
"Hips Don't Lie" was already a hit globally before the World Cup. It wasn't created for the World Cup at all, nor was it the official World Cup song that year.
Anyways, if being a "flop" in Russia means being able to perform at your Olympic stadium in 2011 and at another venue in St. Petersburg, I guess more people should flop.
It's an example of how older people know about Shakira she's not as big as other pop girls in the past and is a flop now, what can you expect?
Oh you forget about Hips Don't Lie, it's a WC song too
WW, no thanks
Whenever Wherever was a bigger hit than Hips Don't Lie and the latter was not an official World Cup song.
And again, your mom knows of those three because you spoon fed them to her. Like the guy above said, if Shakira isn't known in Russia and is a flop now, how did Loca peak in the Top 10?
a general statement: just because an artist is much bigger than your fav in the US, doesn't make your fav more global than said artist... atrl needs to realize this
a general statement: just because an artist is much bigger than your fav in the US, doesn't make your fav more global than said artist... atrl needs to realize this
OMG. Thank You!
People on here need to realize that the US is part of the world and a HUGE factor of how global an artist is, ESPECIALLY when they're from outside of it like Shakira. It remains the world's biggest music market and the biggest thing a (foreign) artist can do on a global level is make it there. It is still one of the hardest markets to crack and practically everyone considers making it in the US to be a MASSIVE deal so constantly excluding it like it doesn't matter or when talking about how global Shakira is is absolutely ridiculous.
Of course she is! It's only because of her not being in the spotlight, or in the tabloids and the media that we think she's local. Of course she is global! We just don't "hear" how global she is on the news and such. I mean only her can slay like this and go undetected.
And didn't Shakira have at least 2-3 WW END-OF-THE-YEAR #1s?
People on here need to realize that the US is part of the world and a HUGE factor of how global an artist is, ESPECIALLY when they're from outside of it like Shakira. It remains the world's biggest music market and the biggest thing a (foreign) artist can do on a global level is make it there. It is still one of the hardest markets to crack and practically everyone considers making it in the US to be a MASSIVE deal so constantly excluding it like it doesn't matter or when talking about how global Shakira is is absolutely ridiculous.
Uh... you might want to reread that quote you responded to.
No. People just remember her for 2 World Cup theme songs
Even my mother knows who Britney, Rihanna and J.Lo are but she doesn't know Shakira
LOL, you wanna go there? My mother knows them all because of me but my GRANDMOTHER only knows Shakira and can recognize a Shakira song, she has no clue about who Rihanna, JLo, Beyoncé, etc. are. I think I won.
People on here need to realize that the US is part of the world and a HUGE factor of how global an artist is, ESPECIALLY when they're from outside of it like Shakira. It remains the world's biggest music market and the biggest thing a (foreign) artist can do on a global level is make it there. It is still one of the hardest markets to crack and practically everyone considers making it in the US to be a MASSIVE deal so constantly excluding it like it doesn't matter or when talking about how global Shakira is is absolutely ridiculous.
Extremely
I mean. I can't at people thinking that a girl who's IRRELEVANT in English speaking countries is anywhere near global, let alone more global than the other girls
People on here need to realize that the US is part of the world and a HUGE factor of how global an artist is, ESPECIALLY when they're from outside of it like Shakira. It remains the world's biggest music market and the biggest thing a (foreign) artist can do on a global level is make it there. It is still one of the hardest markets to crack and practically everyone considers making it in the US to be a MASSIVE deal so constantly excluding it like it doesn't matter or when talking about how global Shakira is is absolutely ridiculous.
Extremely
exactly lmao, nothing against shakira shes amazing, but this is just...
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Uh... you might want to reread that quote you responded to.