Obama was out front with Shakira.He won her early endorsement -- even though the Columbian born singer could not cast a vote in American presidential election. "He said that he had my music (on his) iPod," ... "I hope he was not being just nice," said Shakira, as reported by people.

"Every child, no matter where they are in the world, deserves access to a high quality education," said Shakira. "I was thrilled to visit the Oyster-Adams School today as a part of President-Elect Obama's call to service."

What gave her an inkling that he'd be right for the job?"An impulse. From my heart, really," she says, taking a bite of a protein bar and a swig of water. "Of course, everyone has unbelievably high expectations, including me."

And just how high are hers?"To fix it all overnight" isn't realistic, says Shakira, an honorary chairwoman of the Global Campaign for Education and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. "We have to do a common effort."