European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 16 2007 stars and stripes Page 19 faces Murphy listed on birth certificate former spice girl Melanie Brown has listed Eddie Murphys name on the birth certificate of her infant daughter her publicist said Friday the 31yearold Brown known As scary spice when she was in the megabit group of the 90s gave birth to the child april 3 in Santa Moni Ca Calif Arnold Rob Inson a spokesman for Murphy declined com ment Murphy Brown Brown has said a Boyfriend Murphy is the father the 46yearold dream girls Star has said he int sure while Brown has said there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father Brown has an 8yearold daughter Phoenix Chi from her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar Murphy has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy Clinton says idol is a democracy under talented american idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar is even getting the attention of presidential candidates these Days during a radio Callin on woke pm in Portsmouth no sen Hillary Clinton was asked what the United states can do about Malakar the television shows underdog candidate who critics say lacks any shred of Tal ent the Best question ave been asked in a Long time Clinton said Well you know people can vote for whomever they want that1 s True in my election and its True on american idol known for his Madcap hairstyles Sanjaya 17 has prompted controversy by surviving deep into the Vot ing on this seasons idol Smith sings in protest against of Trio Rocker Patti Smith said Friday that her concern for the hundreds of men imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay competed her to record a song about a former Detainee i feel responsible As an american citizen Smith said in a Telephone interview from new York if s a terrible injustice and i think it will be a stain upon us when history examines this period Smiths without chains focuses on Murat Kraaz a German born turkish citizen who said he was kept under fluorescent lights for 24 hours at a time and complained of being beaten at the us military detention Center in Southeast Cuba he was released in August in not really politically articulate so i try to respond to the things that move me in a humanistic Way the 60yearold Singer said i cant imagine people languishing in prison for years while other peo ple Are trying to decide what to do Smith is Best known for her hit because the night co written with Bruce Springs teen Sheen settles lawsuit Over character actor Charlie Sheen has settled a lawsuit against him filed by a woman who claimed that a character on his to show two and a half men was based on her Ursula Auburn sued Sheen in april 2006 claiming the Wacky neighbor and female stalker Rose on the show was based on her the Way Rose talks dresses and looks All resemble Auburn the lawsuit claimed Sheen never sought a Burns permission according to the suit the suit was settled March 14 according to los an Geles Superior court documents the lawsuit claimed there were situations on the show involving Rose and Sheens character Charlie Harper that resembled a Burns experiences with Sheen that included an episode where Rose creates a web site detailing harpers womanizing ways according to the lawsuit in real life Auburn created a web site de tailing her relationship with Sheen stories and photos from wire services Smith Shakira is no pop tart colombian Bombshell int just another Britney Spears by Juan Forero the Washington Post Barranquilla Colombia s a second grader Shakira is Abel Mubarak rip polls dream was to join the choir at the Priman proper Maria the teacher Catholic school in this tradition bound Caribbean City but the music director Felt that her potent voice would overwhelm the syrupy cadence of the other children my voice was Strong and i wanted to sing out loud and he didst think i was the right Choice for the choir she recalls and he never let me be in the choir it was such a huge frustration for me she found Solace with her parents who encouraged her to enter local singing competitions soon she began racking up the trophies having Long shed her last name and dyed her Black hair Blond Shakira is now a 30yearold swivel hipped Bombshell latin americas most successful crossover artist last fall at the latin grammy awards she won four of the five awards for which she was nominated but coming off the followup Oral fixation vol 2 her Sec Ond English language album and Fea Turing the smash single hips dont lie Shakira is entering territory that for other global stars has some times resulted in cookie Cutter music and artistic oblivion see Ricky mar the question is whether the pres sures to produce to Selling albums will Check the inventiveness that some music critics say has set her apart from other sex shilling pop stars see Britney in every artist s career at that level youre faced with challenges the challenges of what to do to invent How to reinvent yourself says Jose Tillan a programming and Talent executive at mtg networks latin Amer Ica some rising stars crash and Burn they believe the hype and that there always going to be at the top of their game Shakira seems All too aware of the Pitfalls As she wraps up an arduous worldwide tour and embarks on the Long process of sketching out lyrics for her new album and creating new dance moves for her concerts that risk is there she says we let ourselves be tempted with Fame and the glitters of popularity the risk becomes greater when you Start repeating formulas when you Stop competing against yourself when you lose authenticity when you dont rely on your own feelings when you let yourself be absorbed with the outer world and you lose Contact with your inner world Shakira prizes her Success of you reach the top positions in the radio Chart you want to stay there and revels in All those flattering Magazine shoots and videos that hype her Beauty and sex Appeal but in a recent interview she showed a More thoughtful and intellectual Side than might be expected Shakira was once compared to Spears a fellow bottle blonde also Armando Shakira performs during her concert earlier this month in Lisbon Portugal before a sellout crowd of 20000 at Atlantico Pavi Ilion known to gyrate like a belly dancer but the comparison ends there Shakira is moved by politics and the world around her she tortures her self Over her music producing at times sophisticated lyrics that explore such themes As poisonous resentments and the existence of god then theres that voice deep and sultry one moment a poignant Alto the next which exudes an experience and pain Well beyond her years Shes read Walt Whitman and can hold Forth on topics As divergent As Freud Colombia civil conflict existentialism human vulnerability or her Rock heroes Bono and Dereche Mode she Learned English Only a few years ago but Speaks with adventurous aplomb she is a shrewd entrepreneur and demanding taskmaster of what has be come a on woman Industry that includes not Only Beefy bodyguards and stagehands but her relatives she writes All of her songs said Archie Pena a drummer and song writer who has worked with Shakira since she was 17 Shes not one of those artists that everybody does something for her she actually comes up with the ideas herself Shakirah Story began in this port City along the Caribbean coast the daughter of a frustrated writer of Leb anese descent and a colombian Mother Shakira recalls wanting to become a writer at 4 intrigued As she was by her fathers tapping on his typewriter at 10 she was certain she wanted to be a Singer it seems that one of the singular events in her life was the night her father William Mubarak took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant hearing the traditional Arab drum Shakira began to dance to the Delight of other diners the musical roots Shakira has come from my family Mubarak said proudly in my family there was music there is still music by 13 Shakira was recording in a Bogota studio her first two albums were quickly forgotten but then in 1996 came pies Descalzo which sold 4 million copies she hit it big with Donde Estan los la drones Are the i 1998 the album was nominated for a grammy and the song Jos Asi like won Best female pop vocal performance her first English language album laundry service in 2001 sold More than 13 million worldwide and established Shakira As a crossover Star the two Oral cd were both in the top five on billboards us album Chart