Lesson A - Famous People

Lesson A - Famous People

Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll born February 2, 1977. She is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Shakira has won many awards, including five MTV Video Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, 28 Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and sold more than 60 million records worldwide, making the third best-selling Latin artist of all time.





Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi was born 24 June 1987 is an Argentinian professional football player who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Argentina.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon de Oro and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon de Oro and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon de Oro in 2010, and then again in 2011 and 2012. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona's all-time top scorer in all official club competitions. In September 2014 he scored his 400th senior career goal for club and country aged just 27. In November 2014, Messi became the all-time top scorer in La Liga, and the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League.

Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sánchez was born on 19 December 1988. He is a Chilean football player who plays for English club Arsenal and the Chilean national team.

After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa, Sánchez was signed by Italy's Udinese Calcio in 2006. After successful loans at Colo-Colo and River Plate, he began playing in Serie A. In 2011, he was signed by Barcelona for £25 million, becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history. Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee reported to be around £30–35 million, making him the second-most expensive signing in the club's history after Mesut Özil. Sánchez has been a full international for Chile since 2006. He has earned over 75 caps and played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014) as well as the 2011 Copa América.