Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hollywood Models Actress - Brooklyn Decker

    Brooklyn Decker - Sophisticated and statuesque Brooklyn Decker proved she was a force to be reckoned with as a supermodel, but it was her

    deft and hilarious acting skills in various film and television projects that won over audiences. Born on April 12, 1987 in Kettering, OH,

    Decker was reportedly named by her parents - both of whom worked in the medical field - after a horse called "Brook." Her family lived in

    Middletown, OH for a short time before moving to Charlotte, NC, where Decker was discovered in a shopping mall
    Brooklyn Decker - She began her career modeling for various magazines, including Teen Vogue, FHM, and Cosmopolitan, as well as appearing in

    advertising campaigns for the Gap, J.C. Penney, and Victoria's Secret. She made her Sports Illustrated debut in 2006, appearing in the annual

    Swimsuit Issue. Decker finally graced the coveted cover of the 2010 swimsuit issue, which placed her amongst an elite group of models who had

    previously done so, including Christie Brinkley, Tyra Banks and Elle Macpherson.
    Brooklyn Decker - Decker made her acting debut in the 2007 made-for-television film "Lipshitz Saves the World," a comedy that also starred

    Leslie Nielsen and Ty Burrell. The model-turned-actress made memorable guest appearances on a number of hit primetime shows in 2009,

    including the spy thriller "Chuck" (NBC, 2007- ) and the stylish dramedy "Ugly Betty" (ABC, 2006-2010). That same year, Decker married tennis

    ace and U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick in a lavish ceremony held at his home in Austin, TX. Following their nuptials, Sir Elton John

    serenaded the newlyweds during an intimate reception with family and friends. With her Hollywood "It" girl status on the rise, Decker made

    her big screen debut in the 2010 comedy "Just Go with It." In the film,
    Brooklyn Decker - she played the much-younger girlfriend of a plastic surgeon (Adam Sandler) who covers up a careless lie he told her by

    asking his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be-divorced wife. Decker further padded her acting résumé by joining the

    cast of the sci-fi action movie "Battleship" (2012), alongside Liam Neeson and Alexander Skarsgard.
    Brooklyn Decker is the popular model who appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010. Brooklyn Decker is a blue-

    eyed blonde who "was discovered at age 16 in a mall and began her career as the face of Mauri Simone," the prom dress company, according to

    the magazine. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2006, quickly becoming a regular in the annual bathing suit

    extravaganza. She appeared on the magazine's cover, posing in the Maldive Islands, in 2010; the SI cover was such a plum assignment that it

    was announced on the David Letterman show a few days before the issue's release. Brooklyn Decker has also appeared in ad campaigns for

    Victoria's Secret (also beginning in 2006) and The Gap, as well as in fashion magazines like Glamour and Cosmopolitan
    Brooklyn Decker - She married tennis pro Andy Roddick on 17 April 2009. Decker has also had a few roles in films and TV, including the 2007

    TV movie Lipshitz Saves the World and 2009 guest shots on the TV shows Chuck and Ugly Betty. She co-starred with Jennifer Aniston and Adam

    Sandler in the 2011 comedy Just Go With It, with Decker playing the dream girl who causes complications to ensue.
    Brooklyn Decker - She was born in Ohio but raised in North Carolina... Some sources list August 3 as her birthday. But Brooklyn Decker

    herself, on ESPN Radio's Dan Patrick show on 3 August 2009, said that her correct date of birth was 12 April 1987.
    Brooklyn Decker makes it hard for just about everyone else on the planet to shop for a swimsuit, let alone actually wear one in public. She's

    got enviable killer curves, almost as if her body was made for wearing those tiny triangles of lycra.
    Brooklyn Decker - So it comes as no surprise that the blond beauty from Ohio was chosen as the cover girl for Sports Illustrated's 2012

    swimsuit calendar. She's already been featured in numerous spreads for the magazine's swimsuit editions and last year made headlines when she

    graced the cover in a bright yellow bikini.Along with conquering the swimsuit-modeling world, Decker has started acting. She had a starring

    role in this year's "Just Go With It," and she will make her action-film debut in "Battleship," slated for a May 2012 release.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne 1Avril lavigne burst onto the music scene as a skateboarding tomboy who topped the charts in 2002 with her breakout single, "Complicated." The

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne 3self-proclaimed punk princess ushered in a new era of the teen pop star, one who fell somewhere between Britney Spears' flirty sensuality and

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne 5Alanis Morissette's confessional angst. Lavigne proudly wore her tank-top-and-necktie ensemble as she belted out songs about first love,

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne 7heartbreak and skater boys.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Avril lavigne 8Avril lavigne - Her music progressively matured with subsequent albums Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), which kept

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 1Rosie Huntington - Former Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's curves graced some of the world's most exclusive catwalks before she achieved fame as the female lead in the high-octane film franchise "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011).

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 2Rosie Huntington - She was born on April 18, 1987 in Devon, England to Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor, and Fiona, a fitness instructor. Shortly after beginning her modeling career at age 17, she was strutting the runways for designers such as Elie Saab and Ashish. She also graced the covers of numerous magazines such as UK Vogue and print ads for high-profile labels such as Clinique, L.A.M.B., Abercrombie & Fitch, DKNY, and Ralph Lauren. In 2006, Huntington-Whiteley made her debut on the Victoria's Secret catwalk as a "Runway Angel," holding her own against more seasoned fashion models Gisele Bündchen and Alessandra Ambrosio.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 3Rosie Huntington - After three years of working for the iconic lingerie brand, Huntington-Whiteley became the first British spokeswoman for the Victoria's Secret brand.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 4Rosie Huntington - In the summer of 2010, Huntington-Whiteley was suddenly on Hollywood's radar when rumors started flying that she was on the short list of actresses to replace Megan Fox as Shia LaBeouf's love interest in the third installment of the blockbuster action film, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Fox, who starred in both of the film's previous releases, reportedly left the franchise on her own volition. But insiders claimed that she left due to growing friction between her and the film's director Michael Bay, whom the actress allegedly likened to a tyrant on set. Shortly after news of Fox's departure broke, talks turned to whom the likely replacement would be. Aside from Huntington-Whiteley - who was reportedly dating actor star Jason Statham at the time - the other frontrunners were models Sarah Wright and Brooklyn Decker.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 5Rosie Huntington - After a highly publicized search for the film's new female lead, Bay chose Huntington-Whiteley, a surprising move since the model had practically no acting credits to her name.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 6Rosie Huntington - She might not have appeared on the Victoria’s Secret runway as one of the lingerie giant’s ‘Angels’ last month, but she still knows a thing or two about lucrative curves. Huntington-Whiteley was photographed by Tom Munro for the cover of Bazaar ‘s January issue. But, she tells the magazine, her poll position in the fashion industry was not an easy accomplishment.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 7Rosie Huntington - movie debut in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is causing some to forget she’s also a top model. For a reminder, see just how sexy she can be in a new shoot for D&G lingerie.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 8Rosie Huntington - Huntington-Whiteley, 23, has been taking beauty and sexuality to a new level on the red carpet and in talk show appearances to promote the Michael Bay-directed sequel, the third in the Transformers series.

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    Hollywood Models Actress - Rosie Huntington 9Rosie Huntington - She also shot a very successful short film with top lingerie label Agent Provocateur.and, she is the only British Victoria’s Secret Angel.In the movie, she plays, Cary, the love interest of Shia LaBeouf’s character.Despite tough reviews, the movie grossed $116.4 million over the holiday, according to Hollywood.com, which tracks box office figures.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 1Ashley tisdale - singer and dancer Ashley Tisdale was a popular player on the Disney Channel’s buddy comedy “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” (Disney, 2005-08) but it was her role in the ensemble cast of the “High School Musical” movies that transformed her into a superstar of ‘tween entertainment. The phenomenal hit musicals led to world concert tours, a top-selling soundtrack, and a solo record deal for the 20-year-old who had been honing her chops as an entertainer since she was three years old. With her simultaneous breakout success on screen, stage, and as a recording artist, Tisdale found herself in the fortunate position of being one of the top paid females on the ‘tween circuit who was able to take her career in any direction she chose.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 2Ashley Michelle Tisdale was born on July 2, 1985 to a family of unique TV personalities including a grandfather who was a pitch man for Ginsu knives and cousin Ron Popeil, famed inventor and infomercial guru. Tisdale was discovered at a mall near her home in New Jersey at age three by a talent manager who helped the youngster launch a lucrative career in commercials, including appearances in over 100 national spots before she began to explore musical theater at a local community venue. At the age of eight, she hit the road to star in the national touring company of “Les Miserables,” following it up with an international tour of “Annie.” With their daughter’s show business career gaining momentum, her family – including her sister Jennifer, herself an actress – relocated to the Los Angeles area when Tisdale was in the eighth grade. Her first onscreen credits were guest spots on “7th Heaven” (WB, 1996-2006) and “Smart Guy” (WB, 1997-99).

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 3Ashley tisdale - She had a small voice role in the animated feature “A Bug’s Life” (1998) and more television appearances followed, with roles on “The Amanda Show” (Nickelodeon, 1999-2002), “Boston Public” (Fox, 2000-04), “George Lopez” (ABC, 2002- ) and “Malcolm in the Middle” (Fox, 2000-06).

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 4Ashley tisdale - In 2005, 15-year-old Tisdale began to cultivate a small but loyal fan following with “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” (Disney Channel, 2005- ) where she played Maddie Corwin, the babysitter to the rambunctious twins of the title, played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse. The show was a hit, giving rise to “Zack & Cody” themed books, video games, and a “Best Family Series” title from the Young Artist Awards – to say nothing of the many Kids Choice Award nominations the show received.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 5Ashley tisdale - With her solid Disney fan base and her background in musical theater, Tisdale was a perfect casting choice for the Disney Channel Original movie, “High School Musical” (2006). This modern musical take on classic cross-tribal love stories like Romeo & Juliet and Westside Story featured Tisdale as a duplicitous drama queen. A certified pop culture phenomenon, “HSM” garnered Disney its highest ratings and spawned the top-selling album of the year, a reality TV show, a book series, and video games. As a result of the show’s popularity, Tisdale entered the music history books as the only female performer to have two singles (“Bop to the Top” and “We’re All in This Together”) debut simultaneously on the “Billboard” Hot 100 chart. Her recording career took off even further when she signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. and released the singles “Kiss the Girl” and “Last Christmas.”

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 6Ashley tisdale spent half a year on the road supporting “HSM,” including the DVD and live recording, “High School Musical: The Concert.” Her first solo album Headstrong came out the following year and hit No. 5 on the Billboard album chart. A music video compilation and making-of-the-album documentary entitled “There’s Something About Ashley” hit stores soon after and Tisdale toured nationally in support of the album. When the busy entertainer returned home, she resumed her role on “Zack & Cody” and also joined the voice cast of the animated musical series “Phineas and Ferb” (Toon Disney, 2007- ).

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 7Ashley tisdale - “High School Musical 2” debuted on Disney in August 2007 and broke all records, becoming the most watched cable television event in history with 17 million viewers. Tisdale was back on the charts again as the soundtrack launched top singles like “What Time is It,” helping to insure “HSM”-mania continued at full throttle.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 8Ashley tisdale - Her teen idol status was made official when she earned a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Best TV Actress. The year 2008 saw the end of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” but Tisdale’s Disney presence remained strong when she reprised her role on the seaworthy spin-off series “The Suite Life on Deck” (Disney, 2008- ).

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Ashley tisdale 9Ashley tisdale - “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” (2008) was released on the big screen in the fall of 2008, touting bigger budget productions and another best-selling soundtrack. Just prior to the perennially popular film’s release, a Forbes magazine list of top-paid ‘tween stars placed Tisdale at number five for her lucrative Disney deal and her pop paydays. She continued to divide her career between recording and acting, with the 23-year-old starring as a teen in the 2009 sci-fi feature “They Came from Upstairs,” as well as releasing her sophomore solo album.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 1Antara Mali has come a long way from the bordering-on-plump girl of Mast to the bold and spunky heroine of Road. Her dad is the renowned commercial photographer Jagdish Mali and her mother is a theatre actress. Her grandfather, Shantanu Mali was a painter. With a legacy like this, it was only natural that Antara Mali would take to the arts, though it was films that interested her.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 2Antara Mali - But it has been a roller-coaster ride for Antara till now who made her debut in a low-budget film called Dhoondte Reh Jaonge, which went unnoticed. To Antara's dismay, her second film Dum Dum Diga Diga was shelved half-way through. Her next break came with a Telugu film, Prem Katha directed by Ramgopal Verma, who later ensured her a slot in her first hindi film Mast. After this, she became a staple feature in Ram Gopal Varma’s movies, the next one being Company in which she played a complex and a deep character. Antara has loads of talent, and there can be no greater personality than Amitabh to testify. He was so impressed by her performance in 'Company' that he called her personally, and congratulated her.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 3Antara Mali - Her next release was the offbeat Road, which saw her transformation into a sizzling, bold and sexy Antara, with an enviably perfect figure to drool over. How did Antara manage the transition, considering bread and potatoes are her favourite foods? “Yoga,” she says, simply.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 4Antara Mali is most famous for her role of Madhuri in 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' which was her way of paying a tribute to the legendary actress Madhuri Dixit who remained Antara’s icon for years.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 5Antara Mali - From pomfrets and shrimps to a vegetarian, Antara loves typical Maharashtrian food, vada pav being her favourite. “But dessert is a must”, says the spice girl with a sweet tooth who loves chocolate mousse and cheesecake.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 6Antara Mali - Mature beyond her years, spontaneous and sensitive, it's difficult to ignore Antara. Her latest release ‘Gayab’ saw her looking hot in her skimpy outfits giving other bold babes a run for their money. With the projects pouring in, Antara Mali will be seen in a mix of meaningful and entertaining films, including Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal and soon to be released Naach with Abhishek Bachchan. Eventually, she plans to move into film direction.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 7Antara Mali - The lissome lasso is much more than you see. Inside the good girl, who sports an 'Om' tattoo on her arm, resides a naughty nymphet, who also sports a devil tattoo on her curvaceous body. Where? Keep guessing!

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 8Antara Mali made her acting debut in Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge. Antara Mali would later play in movies like Premakatha . Varma later became her mentor and made many movies with her, as he did with his other favourite Urmila Matondkar.

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    Hollywood Beautiful Actress - Antara Mali 9Antra Maali daughter of ace-photographer 'Jagdish Maali'. Antara Mali was slow to start under the arc lamps. Breakthrough came for her with a brief cameo offer in Mast, after which the film's director 'Ramgopal Varma' not only became her mentor but also a savior for her non-happening career.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 1Shakira - After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez broke down the doors to English-language success. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music's most ambitiously poetic lyricists. When she released her first English material in late 2001, she became an instant pop sensation, thanks to her quirky poetic sense and a sexy video image built on her hip-shaking belly dance moves.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 2Shakira Mebarak (full name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) was born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, into a poor family. Her mother was a native Colombian and her father was of Lebanese descent, and so as a child Shakira soaked up music from both cultures; she also listened heavily to English-language rock & roll, listing her favorite bands in later interviews as Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Police, the Cure, and Nirvana.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 3Shakira wrote her first song at age eight, began entering (and winning) talent competitions at age ten, and started learning the guitar at age 11; one story runs that around this age, she was kicked out of her school choir for singing too forcefully. In 1990, at age 13, Shakira moved to Bogotá in hopes of pursuing a modeling career, but wound up signing a record deal with Sony's Colombian division instead. Her 1991 debut album, Magia (Magic), was comprised of songs she'd written over the past five or six years, including some of her earliest efforts. Although it didn't break internationally, the record started to make a name for her in her home country. Dissatisfied with the pop inclinations of the follow-up, 1993's Peligro (Danger), Shakira changed direction for a time, joining the cast of the Colombian soap opera El Oasis in 1994.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 4Shakira returned to recording in 1995, she asserted more control over the direction of her music, and worked more rock & roll rhythms -- as well as occasional Arabic tinges -- into her Latin pop material. The first results were Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), which was initially released in 1995; a slow seller at first, the album gradually caught on thanks to "Estoy Aqui," which became a hit all over Latin America, as well as Spain. After that breakthrough, Pies Descalzos just kept spinning off singles: "Dónde Estás Corazón?," "Antología," "Pienso en Ti," "Un Poco de Amor," "Se Quiere, Se Mata." The album hit number one in eight different countries and eventually went platinum in the U.S. as well; Shakira toured for nearly two years promoting it (she finally left El Oasis in 1997).

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 5Shakira - Seeking to build on her success, Shakira signed Emilio Estefan -- Gloria's husband and a highly successful music-biz insider -- as her manager and producer. The move paid off when her follow-up album, 1998's Dónde Están los Ladrones? (Where Are the Thieves?), became an even bigger worldwide hit than its predecessor. What was more, it cracked the lucrative U.S. market wide open, spending 11 weeks at number one on Billboard's Latin album chart and producing two U.S. number ones (on the Latin chart) with "Ciega, Sordomuda" and "Tu." The album's signature track, however, was the worldwide hit "Ojos Así," her most explicit nod yet to the Arabic music she'd picked up from her father (not to mention its latent belly dancing connotations). Dónde Están los Ladrones? was also the most effective presentation yet of Shakira's strong-willed persona; her self-analysis made her even more popular among female fans, while her anger over love gone wrong drew comparisons to Alanis Morissette.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 6Shakira - When Gloria Estefan offered to translate "Ojos Así" into English, the prospect of a crossover suddenly seemed tangible, and Shakira decided that the most effective way to maintain control over her material was to learn English well enough to write in it herself. In the meantime, she set the stage for her crossover bid with a performance on MTV Unplugged, the channel's first Spanish-language broadcast. MTV Unplugged was released as an album in early 2000, and topped the Latin charts for two weeks on its way to becoming her third straight platinum album; it also won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 7Shakira delivered a much-discussed, show-stopping performance of "Ojos Así" and took home Unplugged-related trophies for Best Female Pop Vocal ("Ojos Así") and Best Female Rock Vocal ("Octavo Dia").

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 8Shakira - Mainstream pop stardom beckoned. Shakira dyed her long brown hair blonde, romanced Antonio de la Rua (son of the former president of Argentina), and went to work on her first (mostly) English-language album, Laundry Service. The single/video "Whenever, Wherever" was released in advance of the album in late 2001, and made her a star in the English-speaking world almost overnight. Laundry Service entered the American pop charts at number three, and "Whenever, Wherever" climbed into the Top Ten of the singles chart, peaking at number six. The follow-up, "Underneath Your Clothes," also hit the Top Ten, halting at number nine; less than a year after its release, Laundry Service had gone triple platinum. Reviews of Laundry Service were divided as to the effectiveness of Shakira's English lyrics, but nearly all agreed on her unique poetic imagery.

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    Hollywood Singer Actress - Shakira 9Shakira - Extensive touring to support Laundry Service led to a long break for the singer, so a remix collection (2002's Laundry Service: Washed and Dried) and a live album (2004's Live & Off the Record) appeared in lieu of a new album. Revitalized, Shakira began the writing process for her next release and soon had 60 songs ready to go, some in English, some in Spanish. Twenty of the songs were selected and divided up by language to make two different albums. Both appeared in 2005 and both hit the Top Ten, with the Spanish-language album Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1 leading the way in June with a number four placing and the English-language album, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, following in November at number five. As sales of Oral Fixation began to slow in early 2006, Epic reissued the album in March with a bonus track, "Hip Don't Lie." The newly recorded song went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June, becoming one of the summer's biggest hits and reviving sales of Oral Fixation as well as Shakira's entire back catalog