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Stephanie Trottier She-wolf youngest to claim award Popular Latin recording artists like Pepe Aguilar and Alejandra Guzmn are joining many other artists from around the world to pay tribute to the 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, the beautiful and talented Shakira. Shakira, the three-time Latin Grammy nominee, seven-time Latin Grammy winner, and two-time Grammy winner was announced the Latin Recording Academys Person of the Year in September. The tribute to Shakira will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 9, 2011, a day before the 12th Annual Latin Grammy awards held at the same location. The celebration will pay tribute to Shakiras work as an artist and socially aware philanthropist. The Latin Recording Academy is an international organization with Spanish- and Portugese-speaking members of the music industry. A portion of the proceeds collected at the event will benefit Shakiras Pies Descalzos Foundation and The Latin Recording Acade...

Multi-nominee Calle 13 , Venezuelan troubadour Franco de Vita with Mexican rocket Alejandra Guzman , rockers Mana with Prince Royce (who performed last year but is featured in a remake of Mana's current single, "El Verdadero Amor Perdona"), Person of the year honoree Shakira , icon Marco Antonio Solis and newcomer Sie7e are the first artists confirmed to perform at the upcoming Latin Grammys. The awards will take place Nov. 10 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will air live on the Univision network. The awards will be hosted by Mexican singer/actress Lucero, who also hosted last year, alongside Chilean actor/host Cristian De la Fuente. Among those confirmed to give out awards are are Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana and TV actress Adamari Lopez. Shakira Is Latin Grammy Person of the Year Calle 13, comprised of Eduardo Cabra and Rene Perez, received a record 10 nominations this year, including Album of the Year for "Entren Los Que Quieren" and ...

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Shakira joined forces with Ukraine’s President, Viktor Yanukovych, to inaugurate a 70,000-seater stadium in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev that will host the final of Euro 2012 football championships. The Colombian pop star was joined by hundreds of performers in an elaborate ceremony at the opening. The reconstruction of the Soviet-era stadium is seen as a milestone on Ukraine’s path to hosting the tournament, despite having concerns that key facilities would not be ready in time. “The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine,” the BBC quoted Yanukovych as saying.

Pop icon Shakira starred in the opening of the Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, was also present in the inauguration ceremony. Shakira performs during the opening ceremony of Olympic stadium in Kiev October 8, 2011. The stadium is set to host the final match of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT SOCCER ENTERTAINMENT) The 70,000-seater stadium is going to be the central attraction in the finals of the Euro 2012 football championships. The stadium was reconstructed from its former Soviet age look back in the years 1937 to 1941 and has been created to be one of the most important milestones in the history of Ukraine, most especially that it is the first time that the country is going to host the sports event. "The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine," said the President of Ukraine. Mr. ...

Picture: Geraldine Lynton-Edwards, Shakira Caine The wedding of Geraldine Lynton-Edwards and Michael Winner held at Chelsea town hall London, England .... Shakira Denies Break-Up Rumours With Sweet Tweet Singer Shakira has silenced rumours suggesting she has split from her soccer ace boyfriend Gerard Pique after sending the athlete a sweet Twitter.com message ahead of his match on Tuesday (04Oct11). Rumours of Pique's alleged infidelity led many to believe the romance was over, but Hips Don't Lie hitmaker Shakira has now spoken out to dismiss break-up claims. Sending a note to the Spanish hunk, who plays for Barcelona, Shakira wrote, "Good luck to the Spanish national side and to my number 3, muah (kisses) @3gerardpique." The singer's press manager in Colombia, Rodrigo Beltran, also issued a statement to deny the reports, telling news agency Efe, "(It's) completely false. They are still together and are very well."