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- The musical works of the Colombian singer Shakira have drawn the attention of music critics, and journalists, Shakira's songs from her first two international albums are the most analyzed due to their symbology, lyrics and concept of that time. Several of these analyzes have helped to understand a little more the ideals of the singer, her political and religious position as well as her inspirations for her first videos and songs. Likewise, the analysis of these works are used for works in various universities and colleges. Several musical and cultural magazines have emphasized her cultural inspiration, her Lebanese descent as well as being a Latin woman creating a "unique" sound and style, during her albums "Pies Descalzos" and "Dónde están los ladrones?" many critics highlighted her influence of various philosophers of history, becoming named in her songs, she also touched on social criticism issues being censored on the radio at the time but years later analyzing her song "Octavo Día" finding similarities with the current reality. Shakira is the Latin artist with the best vocabulary in lyrics of all time and the fourth overall according to a study carried out on different stars of popular music by the organization "Cliqpod" with an average of 151 unique words per 1,000 words. Shakira has been honored with various awards for her musical compositions and skill in various genres. Among them, various ASCAP, Billboard or BMI awards. She has also received the most important music awards in their respective regions: World Music Awards (world region), Grammy (United States), NRJ (France), Echo (Germany) or the Oye! (Mexico) to name a few examples. During the year 2012 she was awarded as a member of Letters by the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" whose function is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. Also in the year 2022 Shakira was honored with an Ivor Novello award due to her work as a composer highlighting her ability to translate her songs into other languages without losing their initial essence. According to Acclaimed Music Shakira is "The most acclaimed South American woman of all time" and VH1 placed her as "The Greatest Latin Woman in Music" (en)
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