4. Shakira
Colombian pop-star Shakira who ranks 4th in our list of easiest female celebrities to impersonate, rocketed to fame in the late 90s thanks to her unique, versatile voice and self-written romantic and melancholic-but-optimistic lyrics. She has an extremely wide vocal range, and is one of the few singers who resorts to yodeling as a singing technique, which makes her eternally recognizable (another singer who does this is The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan). In order to imitate Shakira, this is what you must master:
If you’ve never heard the word “melisma”, it means “several notes sung in one syllable”, and it’s the technique used for yodeling, so if you learn to dominate this, you’ll have it down in no time. However, keep in mind that her speaking voice is much lighter, and even though her English accent is almost flawless, you can always find that Latin intonation. Also, in interviews, she comes through as a very sweet and cheerful person.
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