A Shakira auction has raised $60,000 for charity, with one fan paying $3,000 for one of her bras, according to reports.

The Colombian pop star is selling a collection of memorabilia, in aid of the Bare Feet Foundation in her native country.

The organisation builds schools for poor children in her homeland and the singer has donated a host of valuable items.

The Robert Cavalli-designed bra has gone under the hammer alongside various instruments, clothes and costumes.

One fan paid $14,000 for the chance to meet Shakira in the auction, which closes on Sunday.

Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, and is an international pop singing superstar who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Shakira's debut album, Magia (Magic), was recorded with Sony Music in 1991 when she was only 15-years-old, but the album wasn't well received. In 1993, Shakira released her sophomore album, Peligro (Danger), which performed marginally better than her first, though it was still not a commercial success... read more...