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2005: June 07
Does She Ever Rest?
Shakira releases the Spanish-language album Fijación Oral: Volumen 1, one of two albums she puts out in 2005. "It wasn't planned," she tells PEOPLE. "One day I found out I had 60 songs, so I selected 20 of them – some were in English, some were in Spanish. I realized I had two albums there." The English release, Oral Fixation: Vol. 2, which includes Santana, comes out November 29.
2006: June 05
Hitmaking Hips
Originally left off Oral Fixation: Vol. 2 but added as a bonus track on a later edition, Shakira's single "Hips Don't Lie" reaches No. 1 on both the U.S. Top 40 and Latin charts in the same week, becoming the first song to do so. A duet with Wyclef Jean also sets a record, becoming the most played song in pop-radio history, with 9,582 spins in one week.
July 31
Moon Woman
Shakira ties the Red Hot Chili Peppers for most nominations (seven) when the contenders for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards are announced in New York City. Despite being up for big-ticket categories, such as Video of the Year and Best Female Singer, she wins only one statue for Best Choreography at the Aug. 31 ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.
December 13
Taking Action
Shakira starts a charity, ALAS, to battle childhood poverty. Of her charitable work, Shakira tells PEOPLE, "It is as important as my musical career." Shakira is soon named one of People en Espanol's 100 Most Influential Hispanics.
2007: Shakira on Marriage
After taking a UCLA history course, Shakira begins fielding questions concerning her impending nuptials: "We'll get married eventually, or we won't, but we're together and that's what matters," the Colombian pop star tells peopleenespanol.com about her longtime fiancé, Antonio de la Rúa. "We love each other and we want to stay like that. Why fix something that's not broken?"