How tall is Shakira?

Shakira's listed height is 157 cm (5'2"). She is taller than about 20% of women in Spain.

Where 157 cm sits among women in Spain

Taller than about 20% of women in Spain born in 1977 (average 162.5 cm).

About Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer, born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla. Referred to as the Queen of Latin Music, she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and is credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally. Her accolades include four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards.

She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14 and rose to prominence with the albums Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Her first English release, Laundry Service (2001), sold over 13 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female Latin artist. Spanish-language albums such as Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, Sale el Sol, El Dorado and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran all topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

At a listed 157 cm (5'2"), Shakira became the first woman with number-one albums across four different decades. Her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, She Wolf and Shakira achieved platinum status worldwide.

Frequently asked

How tall is Shakira in feet and inches? Shakira is 5'2" tall, which is 157 cm, 61.8 inches or 1.57 m.

Is Shakira tall for women in Spain? At 157 cm she is taller than about 20% of women in Spain born in 1977, whose average height is 162.5 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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