When Shakira was 10,she won her first national talent contest, and she went on winning other talent shows singing and playing the guitar.In 1990,she signed a deal with Sony Music in Colombia and recorded her first album Magia (Magic) with songs she wrote between the ages of 8 and 13. As a result, she was chosen to represent her country at the International OTI song Festival.in Spain. However.because she was under the minimum age of 16,she wasn't allowed to participate. So instead,Shakira recorded a second album of origial material, peligro (Danger) back in Colombia. Then she took a break from music and went back to school.