Pensandoenti's other favourite artists (apart from Shakira) ...
Perennial favourites
I would blindly (maybe foolishly) buy anything carrying the name of:
Alanis Morissette, La Oreja de van Gogh, Suzanne Vega, Ms. Dynamite,
tatu, Kelis, Silbermond
Current fads
I really liked the latest offerings of:
Jem, Rihanna, PCD, Nelly Furtado, Nerina Pallot, Green Day, KT Tunstall,
Beverley Knight, The Faders, Rosana,