Top 5 Latin American Singers

Do you know that Latin American music does not owe it's origin to a particular music tradition? Rather various music genres, forms and styles have contributed to make Latin Music diverse. On one hand you can indulge yourself in listening to the peppy numbers; on the other hand you can enjoy the soft, gentle love songs if you are an easy-listen audience. Famous singers like Lopez, Shakira and Paula Abdul have make Latin Music famous world wide.

Jennifer Lynn Lopez:

Jennifer Lynn Lopez is one of the famous Latin American singers. She was born on July 24th, 1969 in South Bronx, New York, USA. She is a multi talented personality. Lopez is also recognized as a dancer, actress, fashion icon and designer. Lopez is a known name in Pop and R&B music of Latin America. Some of her well-known albums include On The 6 (released 1999), J.Lo (released 2000), J To The L-O: The Remixes (released 2002) and so on. You would love to tap your feet at the hit songs like "If You Had My Love" and "Waiting For Tonight" from On The 6 and "Love Don't Cost A Thing" from J.Lo.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll:

Another popular name that you must have heard is Shakira. Shakira has made a stunning entry in the world of Latin Music. Born on February 2nd, 1977 in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia, Shakira was soon recognized as a pop singer, who has fluency both in English and Spanish. She started her singing career early and became famous for her belly dance. She recorded her first music album "Magic and Shakira" in 1991 (at the age of 14) with Sony Music. She got world wide fame when her album "Laundry Service" was released in 2001. Probably you are ignorant of the fact that Shakira is also the founder of Pies Descalzos Foundation in Colombia, which supports the education of poor children.

Paula Abdul: