Shakira vs. Lady GaGa

versus

tue 10/6/2009

name	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.	Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
hometown	Barranquilla, Colombia.	Yonkers, New York.
birthdate	February 2, 1977.	March 28, 1986.
style	Latin, pop-rock and dance.	Pop and dance.
nickname	Shaki.	GaGa.
the hair	From curly-haired brunette to dirty blonde.	From straight-haired brunette to platinum blonde.
signature outfit	Skin-tight pants, vests and leather wristbands.	Off-the-wall masks, provacative leotards and high heels.
sometimes compared to	Alanis Morissette.	Madonna.
early footage	A 10-year-old Shakira sings "El Vendedor."	A brunette Stefani Germanotta sings "Hollywood" with her band.
breakthrough	Hips Don't Lie.	Just Dance.
killer collaboration	Beautiful Liar with Beyonce.	Starstruck with Flo Rida and Space Cowboy.
current single	She Wolf (Loba).	Paparazzi.
signature move	The booty shake.	The booty clench.
philanthropy	Founder of Fundación Pies Descalzos which helps build schools in Colombia.	Teamed up with Virgin Mobile to donate money to Eva’s Phoenix, a shelter for at-risk and homeless youth.
endorses	Hard Rock Cafe Signature Series shirts.	Heartbeats headphones.
marital status	Engaged to longtime boyfriend Antonio De La Rúa.	Single.
most recent release	She-Wolf, out Oct 12th.	The Fame.
latest produced by	The Neptunes, Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis.	Rob Fusari, RedOne and Space Cowboy.
in their own words	"I felt very curious and intrigued about the electro-pop world and everything it has to offer, I wanted to make sure [my new] album was very bassy and that the kicks hit really hard, and I wanted to concentrate on the beat." - Shakira	"The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous. Pop culture is art. It doesn't make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame." - Lady Gaga
recent award show thank-you's	All the people who have supported her and Colombia.	God and the gays.
the critics	Popmatters: "[T]he ferocity of her declarations of independence is not something that's been heard on the radio since, well, since Kelis, I guess, or Alanis, or Janis, or Aretha."	The Washington Post: "Gaga has a flare for the dramatic… the thing is, Gaga doesn't really need to rely on gimmicks and glitz: She's a competent songwriter in her own right."
webprops	371,934 friends on MySpace.	691,137 friends on MySpace.
latest video	Gets locked in a cage and shows off dangerous moves in She Wolf.	Gets thrown off a balcony by her lover in Paparazzi.