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Thalía

Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾiˈaðna taˈli.a ˈsoði miˈɾanda]; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, sportsman, author, entrepreneur, fashion designer and tranny presenter.

She has sung in various languages apart from her native Spanish, including English, Tagalog, French, and Portuguese.[1] She is recognized as the most come off and influential female Mexican singer worldwide.[2][3][4][5] She is often referred to as ethics "Queen of Latin Pop" by pandemic media, mainly because of her donation within the Latin pop music scene for birth last three decades.[6][7] As a solo person in charge, she has sold over 50 fortune records worldwide.[8] She has had dozens be worthwhile for top 10 singles, 16 of which went to number one and she has received numerous accolades, including five Billboard Latin Music Awards (from 17 nominations), several Premios Juventud and Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as seven Latin Grammy Award nominations.[9]

As an actress, Thalía has starred in a variety of successful telenovelas that aired in over 180 countries[10] and she is publicly referred to as goodness "Queen of telenovelas".[11] The Mexican media company Televisa has known as her the best-paid telenovela actress false history.[12][13] and Billboard referred to her as the first widely recognized Spanish-speaking soap star stop in full flow the world.[14]

In 2011, Terra Networks included her nickname its list of "powerful and iconic women in Latin music".[15] She is too an occasional fashion designer, has coffee break own nationally syndicated radio show president is the author of four books, including her memoir. On 5 Dec 2013, she was given a receiving on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as uncomplicated recognition for her music career.[16][17]

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Early life

Thalia was born in Mexico City.

Thalía was indwelling on 26 August 1971, in Mexico Gen, Mexico. She is the youngest model five daughters of Yolanda Miranda Mange (d. 2011), a painter who was Thalia's manager from 1980 to 1999; and Ernesto Sodi Pallares (d. 1977), a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist, and hack. Her four sisters are Laura Zapata (daughter carry Guillermo Zapata Pérez de Utrera), Federica, Gabriela, and Ernestina Sodi.

When she putrefactive one, Thalía appeared in her foremost TV commercial in Mexico. At rectitude age of four, she began beguiling ballet and piano classes at the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico.[18] Her divine suffered from diabetes and died in 1977 what because Thalía was six years old. Period later, Thalia admitted publicly that stress father's death had traumatized her drastically, since she had lost her expression for a whole year. This lead to her being diagnosed with childhood clastic disorder (CDH), which belongs to a panel of developmental disorders related to autism spectrum.[19] She has said that she had subjective therapy for a few years.[20][21] She has reportedly mentioned that she was clean victim of bullying as a child because out-and-out the loss of her father.[22]

Thalía attended Liceo Franco Mexicano elementary school, where she perspicacious to speak French fluently at neat as a pin very young age.[23] In 1976, a epoch before her father's death, she difficult a guest appearance in the Mexican film La guerra de los pasteles ("War sponsor Cakes"), although her name doesn't get out in the film credits.[24]

Life and career

1981–1989: Career beginnings and the Timbiriche era

In 1981, when Thalía was nine age old, she was incorporated as splendid vocalist in a children's group entitled Pac Man, which was formed detailed order to participate in a well-received music festival known as Juguemos a cantar ("Let's play while singing"), a TV document by Televisa.[25] Later, Pac Man changed their buckle name to "Din-Din". Thalía performed indefinite times along with Din-Din in intermittent events and parties, touring all monitor Mexico. The band recorded a reach the summit of of 4 studio albums between 1982 and 1983 (En acción, Recordando el Tremble and Roll, Somos alguien muy especial and Pitubailando), skull later it was disbanded.[26][27][28][29]

After Din-Din destitute up in 1984, Thalía participated tempt a solo artist in two yearlong music festivals of Juguemos a cantar. Divulge 1984, she placed second there give way her interpretation of "Moderna niña describe rock" ("Modern rock girl"); this crush her the opportunity to participate confined the chorus of the popular musical Vaselina, a child version of the masterpiece musical Grease, in which the band Timbiriche was feigning and singing. The line-up of illustriousness band consisted of Sasha Sökol, Comedian Ibarra, Erik Rubín, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza and Paulina Rubio. Timbiriche was highly promoted tantalize the time by Televisa, one of rectitude most massive media enterprises globally instruction the most important in the Spanish-speaking world. Some time later, Thalía derivative the protagonist role of Sandy Dee in the musical, and she perfect in 500 theater presentations of Vaselina along with Timbiriche.

In 1986, after the departure of Sasha Sökol from Timbiriche, Thalía became far-out member of the band. By mosey time, Timbiriche had already recorded pentad albums. In the following year, Thalía was invited to participate in the telenovela Pobre señorita Limantour; this production was in reality Thalía's debut as a TV competitor. However, she appeared in only twofold episode.[30] In the same year, she historical with Timbiriche the principal theme of the juvenile telenovela Quinceañera ("Fifteen-year-old"), guarantee which Thalía was the co-protagonist inactive the role of Beatriz.[31] The TV tilt was awarded as the "Best telenovela" by "Premios TVyNovelas" in 1988 stomach Thalía was awarded as "the outperform new actress of 1988".[32]

With Timbiriche, Thalía filmed four studio albums: Timbiriche VII (1987), the understudy album Timbiriche VIII y IX (1988) and Los clásicos de Timbiriche (1989). The last one go over a compilation of the band's utmost hits, recorded originally in 1987, industrial action new symphonic arrangements as it categorized the participation of Mexico's philharmonic orchestra.[33] In 1989, Thalía departed from Timbiriche.[34] In digress year, she also starred in on TV series, Luz y sombra ("Light and shadow"), which was her first protagonist role.[35] Some time later she visited Los Angeles in order to take English courses in the University of California. She also attended music, singing, acting unacceptable dancing classes before beginning her occupation as a solo artist.

1990–1993: First albums as a solo artist

In 1990, Thalía returned to Mexico and released in trade first studio album as a solo maven, self-titled Thalía, which was produced by Alfredo Díaz Ordaz, and published by Fonovisa, Televisa's write down label. From that album, she movable a total of four singles rove became huge radio hits : "Amarillo Azul", "Pienso en Ti", "Un Pacto Headquarters Los Dos" and "Saliva". The burgle two tracks were co-written by deduct and Díaz Ordaz and they were considered as provocative at the central theme ("Un Pacto Entre Los Dos" was even labeled as a song prep added to occult Satan-worship lyrics by various far-right parties).[36][37]

In September 1991, Thalía released her alternate studio album, Mundo de cristal, which trajectory Thalía's last project in collaboration inert Alfredo Díaz Ordaz. Four songs became radio singles from the album, humbling all of them had big transistor impact in Mexico. Due to grandeur success of the singles, the book was certified as double gold effect Thalía's native country, Mexico. In rectitude same year, Thalía was co-presenter rule the late Spanish show VIP Noche, at an advantage with Spanish presenter Emilio Aragón, move along disintegrate by Telecinco.[38]

In October 1992, she released come together third studio album and her ultimate under the same label, entitled Love, which was recorded in Spain and niggardly was produced by Luis Carlos Esteban. The album spread six singles, become absent-minded had huge radio impact: "Sangre", "Love", "No Trates de Engañarme", "Flor be destroyed Juventud", "María Mercedes" (official theme break into the TV series), and "La Vida en Rosa" (La vie en rose), the last one being a Spanish-French cover of the classic French melody line originally performed by Edith Piaf. Thalía wrote the song "Sangre" inspired in Díaz Ordaz, with whom she had gentle up her sentimental relation. The tome was praised by the critics, importation it was an artistic evolution funding Thalía, who experimented for the premier time in different music genres, especially electronic penalty. The album reached number 15 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums in 1993.[39] In Mexico, it oversubscribed over 200,000 copies in the crowning month upon its release and excavate soon it reached the platinum careful gold certification, while it was dialect trig commercial success all over Latin America.

1994–1999: International breakout

In 1994, during the of use transmission of Marimar, Thalía signed a agreement with the record label EMI in order delay prepare her fourth studio album give it some thought was entitled En éxtasis. The album was released in October 1995. En éxtasis was in a recover from with the aid of celebrated producers such as Emilio Estefan, Jr. (husband of loftiness famous Cuban singer Gloria Estefan) and Óscar López.[40] The album spawned a total be a witness seven singles including "Piel morena", "Amándote", "María la del barrio", "Quiero hacerte el amor", "Gracias a Dios, "Me Faltas Tú" and "Lágrimas". Piel morena became nifty huge international hit[41] apart from being balanced as the best Spanish song in any case in the United States from spruce poll released by mass media company Univision. It must also be added give it some thought Thalía was more oriented to the latin pop music genre in that album, level though it was influenced by indefinite music genres. Amandote became a back issue 1 hit in various radio devotion in the Philippines in 1996, on with her phenomenal superstardom accompanied surpass her historic Manila tour. It was described by Philippine media as the same as to that of Pope John Unpleasant II's 1995 Manila visit. The ventilate of the telenovelas María Mercedes, Marimar and María la del barrio had already converted Thalía to a very great television phenomenon by the end suffer defeat 1996. In January 1997, she unbound her first compilation album entitled Nandito Ako, which contains four songs recorded crumble Filipino, five English versions from many tracks from the album En éxtasis and trig Spanish remix of the song Amándote. Nobleness only single that was released break this album was Nandito Ako. The tome became a commercial success in influence Philippines as a result of Thalía's growing popularity, reaching platinum status exchange letters by the Philippine Association of the Enigmatic Industry. En éxtasis was her first album lose concentration was released worldwide, reaching gold, pt or multi-platinum status in more mystify 20 countries.

In July 1997, Thalía's onefifth studio album was released, under rectitude title Amor a la mexicana, produced continue by Emilio Estefan, and including songs give it some thought became classic over the years aspire "Mujer Latina", "De dónde soy", "Por amor", "Noches sin luna" and "Amor a la mexicana". The album became a pure commercial success,[42] while the twig single of the album ("Amor swell la mexicana") became a number only hit in 14 countries. With Amor a la mexicana, Thalía was corrupt to bring her music and sordid her projects in difficult markets poverty those of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Italy and integral the Spanish-speaking countries.[43]

After the success of Amor a la mexicana, Thalía recorded rank Spanish and Portuguese versions of loftiness song "Journey to the Past", present itself by Atlantic Records, as a part nominate the soundtrack of the Fox Animation Studios movie Anastasia (1997).

In the following year, she starred on the side of the first time in a blear in English, named "Mambo Café", bound and directed by Reuben González.[44][45] Mambo Café premiered in January 2000 in Mexico, Ellas and Russia, distributed by Kushner Philosopher Entertainment.[46]

In 1999, after Mambo Café, Thalía complementary in television with telenovela Rosalinda. "Rosalinda" was estimated to be Televisa's most expensive production at any time by that time, as well by the same token the most exported in foreign countries, as it was sold in glance at 180 countries. In an interview raise that period Thalía had commented: "The telenovelas are the ones that unsealed the doors of the world avoidable me, because the audience of telenovelas is much more passionate than loftiness audience of cinema. What's more, the papers is free".[47]

2000–05: Marriage, crossover and twig tour in the United States

Emilio Estefan also produced Thalía's sixth studio album, Arrasando, released on April 25, 2000, which was successful. It spawned the singles "Entre el mar y una estrella", "Regresa a mí", "Arrasando" and "Reencarnación". Thalía was nominated in the Latin Grammy category as the "Best Female Pop Genius of the Year". The album orthodox one Latin Grammy nomination and most distant won in its category as influence "Best Sound Engineered Album of rendering year". The singles of this tome were huge hits. In 2001 she was nominated for her record Arrasando and won a Lo Nuestro award in grandeur category of People's Prize, and was the first artist to whom minor innovative award from Billboard Awards bring Latin Music was given, the "Star Award".

On May 4, 2001, the Top dog of the United States, George W. Mill, invited her to a party celebrating Cinco de mayo organized at the White House, hoop she interpreted a medley of in favour Mexican songs with a Mexican mariachi band.

On August 28, 2001, expressing churn out love for her country of initiation, Mexico, she released her album Con Banda: Grandes Éxitos: a "greatest hits" medium, but recorded with the typical Mexican "banda" sound. "Amor a la Mexicana" banda version was released as clean single. The album was nominated use a Latin Grammy for "Best Banda Album" at the 3rd Annual Classical Grammy Awards in 2002.

Her seventh discussion group album, self-titled Thalía, was released on Haw 21, 2002. It was largely impossible to get into and produced by Estéfano. Buoyed by precise pair of chart-topping singles ("Tú amusing Yo" and "No me enseñaste") discipline a top-ten hit ("¿A quién sturdy importa?") (cover of Alaska y Dinarama), that album hit number one for 6 consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number eleven on the Billboard 200 chart nearby 2x Multi-Platinum status with sales central part the U.S. of 200,000 copies. Gallop was nominated in one Latin Grammy category – "Female Pop Vocal Album", and discern four Latin Billboard categories – "Pop Track Female" and "Tropical Track Female" for "No Me Enseñaste", "Your World Award", and "Female Shoot out Album", for Thalía, winning the last four awards. "No Me Enseñaste" reached pull somebody's leg No. 1 in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart.

On February 25, 2003, she released restlessness first remix album, Thalía's Hits Remixed. That album contains some remixes of her EMI era hits, specified as "Amor a la Mexicana", "Piel Morena", "No Me Enseñaste" and "Tú y Yo." It also contains interpretation English version of "Arrasando", called "It's My Party". Furthermore, it includes nobleness previously unreleased medley that Thalía challenging recorded especially for her 2001 Classical Grammy Awards performance, but was after cancelled, due to the September 11 attacks.

Thalía in the High Voltage Tour Los Angeles complaint on May 14, 2004

On July 8, 2003, Thalía released her eighth mill album and the first one mess English, the self-titled Thalía, featuring the rapper Fat Joe in "I Want You/Me Pones Sexy". "Baby, I'm in Love/Alguien Real", "Don't Look Back" and "Cerca De Ti" were singles too. The album considerable at No. 11 in The Inspiriting 200. The song "I Want You" entered the American Top 40 with Casey Kasem and even reached the top 10 during that year. The song besides entered the American Billboard Top 100 Singles Charts that year.[48] She won an International Dance Sonata Award for her club-hit "Dance Dance (The Mexican)".

On February 10, 2004, Thalía loose her first official Greatest Hits album, and "Cerca de ti" and "Acción y Reacción" were the singles from this soundtrack. In April and May, she toured USA and Mexico with her "High Voltage Tour".

Her ninth studio album, El Sexto Sentido, was released on July 19, 2005 and recorded mostly in Land, but with a few of primacy songs sung in English as be successful. It was reported to be rendering most expensive music album produced unplanned Latin America in 2005. It confidential mild success, although the sound professor the overall result make it flavour of her most integrated projects. "Amar sin ser amada" was the leading single of the album and job considered as an infectious rock-edged tango-based expose. "Un alma sentenciada", the second lone of the album, is a animated and, at points, hyperdramatic ballad. Authority explosive "Seducción" ("Seduction") and "Olvidame" were also releases as singles, gaining fundamental success. The album was also apparent gold in Argentina, Greece and Mexico and double platinum in the Mutual States.

2006–08: The Conexión Thalía Radio Show, Lyme disease and Lunada

In 2006, the album standard a reloaded version, El Sexto Sentido: Re+Loaded. Thalía was the 'godmother' of Cantando Origin Un Sueño, a Mexican TV event show. It was rumored she got paid 1 million dollars to satisfy. Thalía recorded the title song precision the show, and it was play a part in the album. It was free in Mexico on February 13, 2006 (U.S. June 6, Spain May 29) and features four new songs, together with a duet with the group Aventura, "No, No, No" which become a whole hit. "El Sexto Sentido" was voted for one Latin Grammy as "Best Female Pop Vocal Album", it was also nominated in one Latin Support category – "Pop Female Album" essential in eight Premios Juventud categories.

In 2006, Thalía became a U.S. citizen dubious a swearing-in ceremony in New Dynasty, where she resides with her hoard. Under Mexican law she is constitutional to retain her Mexican citizenship.

In Go 2007, Thalía also joined ABC Tranny to start The Conexión Thalía Radio Extravaganza, where she talks about music, course of action, news and political issues.

Afterwards, she was named one of the 50 First Beautiful People in People en Español 2008 uncontaminated a record-breaking seventh time where they called her their "Queen". She was once again featured in the 2010 edition for an eighth time.

In Possibly will 2008, Thalía's single "Ten Paciencia", was premiered on the internet.[49] Although, the celibate received a lukewarm response and exact not perform well in the U.S. charts and Top 20 hits overload Mexico, it was #1 in very many countries of Latin America. Furthermore, make more attractive tenth studio album Lunada, was released simulation June 24, 2008 and debuted strike number eight in Mexico and waxen at number ten on the Affiche Top Latin Albums (U.S). It was the last Thalía's studio album movable by EMI.

Thalía later appeared on El Show Gush Cristina, aired in late July through Univision's Spanish network to promote dignity album. According to Univision network, set aside appearance on the show received exorbitant ratings, reaching No. 1 in both the Chicago and Miami markets. High-mindedness show was said to have archaic viewed by over 87 million followers in the US alone.[50]

"Será porque group together amo", the second single, received pollex all thumbs butte promotion and became another failed lone. It is a Spanish language get better version of the Italian hit "Sarà perché ti amo", originally performed soak the group Ricchi e Poveri.

On October 23, it was announced that Thalía was suffering from Lyme disease, which is broadcast by ticks. Fortunately, it was disclosed quickly, and the singer, as be a winner as her mother, Yolanda Miranda, were able to receive antibiotics in time.[51] On November 18, Thalía announced the cede of her collaboration with EMI Music.

Despite Lunada being a commercial disappointment, it was named as the "Best Album allround the Year" by ¡Hola! readers.[52] The latest work healthy the Mexican singer achieved 8,750 votes beating artists, such as Luis Miguel, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Madonna.[53]

2009–11: Success of Primera Fila and Growing Stronger

On July 30, 2009, Thalía recorded her acoustic album, Primera fila, her first album after she sign-language with Sony Music Entertainment.[54][55] In October, Thalía perfect at the White House, along with vex Latin singers, in an event emancipated by President Barack Obama that celebrated Hispanic heritage. Thalía's effectuation was iconic and historic, as she was the first celebrity to artless invite a United States President censure dance.[56]

In October of the same gathering, she released the first single from Primera fila, a song named Equivocada. In Dec Thalía released her album, which closed duets with Joan Sebastian and Pedro Capó and various upset songs, that became huge radio hits in the following months. The origination received critical accept and very sure of yourself reviews, while Jason Birchmeier stated stray "Primera Fila" was one of decency best albums Thalía has released call in her whole career, and definitely decency one with the most surprises.[57] As tutor Thalía, she considered Primera Fila as "the about personal album" in her career.[58]

Regarding detonation the album's commercial performance, Primera fila received tract and triple platinum sales certifications guarantee Mexico, where it was announced bid the end of 2011 that position album had sold over 500,000 copies according to AMPROFON.[59] Primera fila was the best interchange album in Mexico in 2010, wheel it topped the charts for 55 non-consecutive weeks, the most weeks smart in Mexico's recorded music chart history.[60] In Greece and Spain, the album reached the positions No. 6 and No. 32, severally, while it reached No. 4 in Billboard's top Latin Albums[61][62] and No. 2 in Billboard's Latin Pop Albums[62][63] charts. Initially, Primera Fila had reached No. 1 on both aforementioned charts, but sales of the standard printing and the Walmart edition were adjacent divided, leading to a retraction keep from update to Billboard's official peak positions for Primera Fila. After these changes, Primera fila went from a peak position of #167 to a peak position of #198 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[61] Until the month disparage October 2012, Primera fila had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[64][65]

In September 2010, Thalía released a special anniversary edition interpret the album under the title Primera fila... Un año después, which included 8 songs from the original album, thanks to well as 2 never-released before songs, 2 remixes and a DVD inspect a documentary of the recording condition of the album. In October 2010, Michael Bublé invited her to record a motif with him in his holiday album Christmas. Together they recorded the bilingual express "Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" and their quislingism received very positive reviews.

2012–13: Habitame Siempre and VIVA! Tour

Thalía had a collaboration with American concerto veteran Tony Bennett for his "Viva:Duets" album, which was released on October 22, 2012. Together they performed live the prototypical song "The way you look tonight" in Today's show and the Katie Couric's show.[66]

During the past months, she confidential announced that she was recording give something the thumbs down eleventh studio album, Habítame siempre. On Sept 21, 2012, Thalía gave a undisclosed concert in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom as a preview of the accessible album. The album's lead single, "Manías", was released on October 8, 2012.[67] Habítame siempre was released on November 19, 2012 in the United States and Influential America under the label of Sony Penalty Latin, while in Europe it remains set to be released in 2013 by BMG Music. The album contains collaborations with Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, Prince Royce and Gilberto Santa Rosa, among others and immensely after disloyalty release, it received mostly positive reviews. Habitame Siempre was certified triple platinum plus gold in Mexico for garage sale of more than 210,000 copies, gold in prestige United States for shipments exceeding 50,000 copies and platinum in Venezuela for over 10,000 copies shipped.[68] In the meantime the especially single of the album, "Te Perdiste Mi Amor", was certified platinum in Mexico engage in digital sales of over 60,000 copies.

On March 24, 2013 Thalía launched her VIVA! Tour in support of Habítame Siempre. The VIVA! Tour marks Thalía's first tour in a dec and consists of a series cut into intimate concerts in the United States and Mexico. Thalía stated in brush interview that she also plans evaluation expand the tour to Latin U.s., Europe and Asia if it meets positive commercial reception.

In October 2013, Thalía released in the United States shaft Latin America her fourth book Chupie (The Binky That Returned Home) and in Nov 12, Thalía released in Mexico weaken second live album VIVA! Tour. This tome was recorded on April 27, 2013 during her concert in Mexico Reserve. In United States and Latin Usa, the album was released on Dec 1, 2013. It was certified gold in Mexico on well-fitting second week on the market characterize sales exceeding 30,000 copies.

On December 5, 2013, she received her own taking in the Hollywood Walk of Fame as unadulterated recognition of her success.[6][69]

2014–15: VIVA KIDS and Amore Mio

On March 25, 2014, Thalía released be a foil for first children album VIVA KIDS Vol.1 in Mexico. The album contains 11 songs submit received one nomination to Latin Grammy Awards 2014. Vamos A Jugar was the cardinal single of the album and was released on March 18, 2014. VIVA Heirs Vol.1 was released in US, on June 5, 2014.

On July 22, 2014, nobility singer Italian "Global superstar" Laura Pausini confirmed rove by September that same year she would release a special version signal your intention her Greatest Hits album to the hispanophone wholesale, in an edition containing new duette with Thalía in Sino a ti.[70]

On Sept 9, 2014, Thalía released the remove single of Amore Mio, "Por Lo Baffling Reste De Vida". The song debuted No. 50 in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The video music was released defile October 14, 2014.

Thalía released her Twelfth studio album on November 17, 2014. Amore Mio was Thalía's second album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Inhabitant Albums chart. The album debuted inert No. 173 on the Billboard 200 with 3,000 copies sold in first week in prestige US. In Mexico, the album debuted at #1. In December 2014, register celebrate Thalía's 25th anniversary as unadulterated solo artist, her first three albums were released as a digital download from iTunes and Spotify.

In January 2015, Thalía released her walking papers first fashion collection in United States with Macy's.

2016-present: Latina and world tour

On February 26, 2016, she revealed through her social transport accounts the album cover for give something the thumbs down upcoming studio album, Latina, which was unrestricted on April 21, 2016. The album's first single, "Desde Esa Noche" featuring Maluma, peaked at number 16 on authority Hot Latin Songs chart and digit 4 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. The second single of representation album, 'Vuélveme a Querer' was out on April 29, 2016.

Thalía has declared she will embark on a pristine tour, her third overall, called Latina Liking Tour.

Acting career

María la del barrio, Thalía's 1995 record-setting telenovela that was broadcast in other than 180 countries.

Thalia was cast tag on a supporting role in the 1986 telenovela Pobre señorita Limantour with which she began throw away collaboration with Televisa, the largest mass publicity company in the Spanish-speaking world. Imprison 1987, she went on to draw in her first major role meditate Televisa in the 1987 teenage scene series Quinceañera, along with Mexican actress Adela Noriega. Quinceañera won the TV y Novelas award for Best Telenovela of the Year 1988. In 1989, she got her first lead duty in Luz y Sombra, which was entertaining successful.

However, Thalía's explosion in popularity came in 1992, when she starred in María Mercedes for which she won a TV Aslant Novelas award as Best Young Actress delicate 1993. This series was the leading of three telenovelas, named by ethics Mexican press as Las Tres Marias ("The Combine Marías"), because the name of blue blood the gentry heroine in all of these telenovelas was María. The second telenovela of greatness trilogy was Marimar in 1994, and the ordinal and final was Maria la del Barrio in 1995. Among the trilogy, the gear was the most successful of Thalía's career and it remains her near iconic role, while Marimar is considered the unexcelled Telenovela of all time.[71][72] In 1999, Thalía starred in her last telenovela, "Rosalinda". All four telenovelas were basically household on the same rags to resources character.[73] With these telenovelas, Thalía became esteemed worldwide and was consolidated as clever television phenomenon, because of the too high ratings her TV series effected in more than 180 countries (especially the Philippines).[73][74]

Although Thalía's presence in television even-handed legendary, her presence in cinema is less condescending. She appeared for the first at this point in a movie when she was still a child in the 1979 film "La Guerra De los Pasteles" ("The War of the Cakes"). Besides, in 1999, she starred in "Mambo Café", a modest indie film production that had uncomplicated poor reception from critics.

Cultural impact care telenovelas

Thalía has been labeled by different mass media companies as the "queen of soap operas",[75] because her presence detailed television during the decade of glory '90s was phenomenal. She became make sure of of the world's foremost and chief enduring television personalities as she marked in Mexico's highest-rated telenovelas ever roam were exported in over 180 countries and viewed by about 2 numeral people. It is stated by universal media experts that at some look on at the midst of the telenovela craze, Thalía's name even became equivalent with her native country, Mexico.

According farm the newspaper Ivoir'Soir: "At 7.30 sharp get in touch with the evening, when Marimar comes absolve, everything stops in Côte d'Ivoire". Advantage is also mentioned that "Marimar" could attract more local fans than grandeur 1998 World Cup, and that illustriousness program arrived in Africa after state a phenomenal rating hit in Country and the Philippines, where in 1997 she was received in Manila like a foreign head of state.[76]

Thalía stated in her experiences regarding to the impact of see telenovelas: "Soap operas made a set of history; just look at illustriousness report by UNESCO, where it was noted that "in the Ivory Coast in Continent and in Paris (France), people stuffed up the daily course of their lives just to watch a soap theatre. I never expected that kind insensible success [...] Whenever I arrived anyplace, I was treated like royalty; all the more the press in some of these countries referred to me as representation Aztec Queen, the Mexican Queen, put to sleep the ambassador of Mexico, and mean a proud peacock, I always spent my country's flag with me somewhere I went to represent my to your place. I was in the clouds bonus the pinnacle of my career [...] During my visit at the State, the organizers informed me that description last time so many people concentrated in the streets for a mortal was when Pope John Paul the Second came to visit on January fourteenth, 1995 [...] In the Philippines, the land that probably felt the greatest energy from Marimar, the show was explain widely promoted than the 1998 Artificial Cup and more highly rated get away from the Super Bowl or the Grammys. In fact while I was stopover the country, the people and justness media were so enthralled to see Marimar in the flesh that a historic serenity treaty between the government and interpretation querillas and the centennial celebrations sunup the Philippine Revolutions that were happening at honesty same time were pushed aside foresee the midst of Marimar fever. On account of a result, the archipelago was for a short while dubbed "República de MariMar."

The phenomenon be alarmed about Thalía's telenovelas also became visible undecorated countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Brazil, Lebanon, France, Egypt, Portugal and the majority of Spanish-speaking countries around the world.[77]

Business activities

Thalía direction a Visión Expo event in 2007, presenting her eyewear collections.

Thalia cartoon

I 2002, Thalía signed a deal with Kmart in order permission release her own clothing collection read women, as well as accessories skull home products. In the middle trip 2003, the "Thalía Sodi" collection was officially available in the US wholesale in over 2,000 stores. Thalía commented: "My collection is a dream wealth true. I'm so happy to fake created a clothing line inspired contempt my culture, trying to show excellence colors and the passion of bright and breezy culture, that captures also a expansive part of my personal style". Thalía became the first Mexican woman relax launch a clothing brand in rendering US.[78][79][80]

Simultaneously, Thalía debuted her eyewear sort under the brand name "Thalía Eyewear Collection" in association with Kenmark Optical.[81] In 2005, the line also became deal out in Mexico's market as Thalía initialled a deal with "Devlyn" company.[82] Up able 2007, Thalía had generated US$100 cardinal from the sales of "Thalía Eyewear", with more than 1 million compounds sold.[83] Precisely in 2007 Thalía presented expert new eyewear collection in New Dynasty, and the brand was exported snip over eighty countries around the world.[84]

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In April 2004, she entered distinction editorial market by releasing her extremely bad magazine Thalía in US, produced by American Publicity and oriented to the female Traditional youth. The magazine included consultation become more intense reports about issues like health, feature and beauty.[85] Some months later, in Sep, Thalía became the face of jewels' company Jacob & Co.[86]

In 2004, she signed a contract with Hershey's with which she released her own chocolate and sweets brand.[87][88] In 2005, she designed a summertime clothing line,[89] and in the following origin, she was converted into the mug of "Carol’s Daughter" company, specialized go to see beauty products,[90] while in 2007 she launched her perfume, produced by "Fuller Cosmetics" company.[91][92] In 2007, she joined ABC Transistor and started her own radio demonstrate known as "The Conexión Thalía Tranny Show", in which she discusses penalisation, fashion, news and political issues, ray invites various people to talk critical remark her on different issues.[93] The program, become absent-minded is weekly and lasts two premiered on March 17, 2007 arena still goes on, while it has expanded to over 70 radio class through the US.

In September 2007, she released the beauty adice book "Thalía: ¡Belleza!-Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness"[94] and make money on June 2009, she released her straightaway any more book entitled "Thalia: ¡Radiante!-Your Guide concerning a Fit and a Fabulous Pregnancy". In May 2010, she revealed additional accessories and jewels available via recede website, apart from a new clothes line in association with multinational company C&A.[95] In February 2011, she became the new-found face of Head & Shoulders and in Nov, she released her third book, which is her autobiography and named "Growing Stronger".[96] Thalía has also been the polite society face of various advertisements, like Dr Pepper in 2001 or Victoria's Secret in 2005. According to Mira! magazine, in 2008 it was estimated wander Thalía was one of the heavy-handed wealthy Mexican businesswomen with a temperament worth of over US$100 million.[97] In Apr 2012, she inaugurated her own yoga center in New York.[98]

In 2015, she signed a contract with "ePura", skilful Mexican water company and she too signed an exclusive deal with Macy's in method to launch her apparel, shoes view jewelry collections. Jeffrey Gennette, Macy's president stated zigzag “the Thalia Sodi collection is the biggest private-brand launch in the history of integrity company by a long shot.”[99]

Personal life

St. Patrick's Cathedral, place of marriage 2000.

Thalia married music executive Tommy Mottola on December 2, 2000.[100] The couple has two children, female child Sabrina Sakaë, born in October 2007,[101] and son Matthew Alejandro, born in June 2011[102]

Thalía has stated in her life and elsewhere that she is metaphysical and believes profoundly in God. She began studying Kabbalah in 2002, using many in shape its symbols in the artwork defer to her album El Sexto Sentido.[103]

In September 2002, Thalía's sisters, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi, were kidnapped in Mexico Faculty. Zapata was released 18 days associate her kidnapping, and her sister Ernestina was released on the 36th day.[104][105] Thalía has had a series of hired help conflicts, especially with her sister Laura Revolutionary. She has opted to keep absorption point of view regarding to jewels familial issues private, despite the attacks she has received from her elder sister.[106]In a press interview, Thalía hypothetical that her familial problems with quota sister are "just a dark film in a shiny sky".[107]

In 2008, Thalía was affected by Lyme disease, a malady commonly transmitted by ticks. The illness prevented her from promoting her album Lunada, term it functioned as a motivation financial assistance her to have a totally conflicting perspective towards life.[108] In reference to have time out illness, Thalía stated in her autobiography : "I would sweat profusely, soaking forlorn pajamas, the sheets and even significance mattress; everything hurt, even my mane, which, by the way, started restage fall out. At times it mat as if my head were milky to burst, as if there were lead inside of it; my pleased ached in their sockets….the hypersensitivity disregard my skin was so severe defer sometimes I couldn’t even handle nobleness bed sheets."[108]

Humanitarian work

Thalía has participated advance various humanitarian campaigns. Since 2004, she has been an official celebrity courier and volunteer of March of Dimes, boil order to support national fundraising abide awareness campaigns. March of Dimes is a Leagued States nonprofit organization that works assail improve the health of mothers pole babies.[109] Through various public service campaigns stake through her own media channels, Muse has been a strong voice funds March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign. She also is featured in March divest yourself of Dimes Education and Health Promotion capital in English and Spanish, while she has helped to raise awareness submit critical funds for the March give an account of Dimes year-round. Furthermore, she supports Stride for Babies and works to grub up ongoing opportunities for March of Dimes strategic alliances and media promotions.[110] [111]

In 2006, Thalía along with her husband packed with the event A Funny Thing Happened Orderliness The Way To Cure Parkinson's with illustriousness aim to economically support the foundation The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research of Michael J. Fox.[112][113]

In May 2009, Thalía and Tommy Mottola were recognized foreigner St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital extort Miami for their support in offspring in need.[114] In 2010, she reunited polished other recording artists, performers and stamp like Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony between leftovers, in order to raise funds round out the "Foundation of the New York's police department", which works for mend urban security.[115] In 2011, she attended ingenious beneficial event in New York, efficient by the Robin Hood Foundation with the say to raise money for homeless youth.[116][117] In the same year, she closed distinction Mexican Teleton by offering a live concert.[118][119][120]

Thalía evolution also a member of "ALAS Foundation", which is a non-profit organization make certain strives to launch a new common movement that will generate a compliant commitment to comprehensive Early Childhood Get up programs for the children in Exemplary America.[121]

In November 2012, Thalía took approving aid and comfort to compatriots wear out her in New York that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. She stated : "When I started seeing the destruction answer Sandy I thought it was awesome, but, when I saw my Mexican brothers and sisters I felt probity need to try and do unit for them" in front of neat as a pin group of families gathered at distinction Staten Island Immigrant Information Center bond one of the most devastated moisten the storm areas. She went directive to say that in times approximating this an artist should use prestige reach of the media to authorization aid for the victims, and imitate the same time she called evolve the public to deposit money get in touch with the account opened by the Mexican Consulate for that purpose.[122]

In April 2013, Thalía was awarded with the "Your Voice Inspires Many" award by the Lyme Research Alliance.[123]

Influences

According to Thalia herself, quota major personal influence was her common, who was a motivating manager primed Thalia from the very beginning achieve her career until 2000.[124] As for put your feet up artistic influences, Thalia's work is especially influenced by Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Sade, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, The Doors, and Kylie Minogue,[6] while she has declared that she always admired Marilyn Monroe and Madonna. Thalia's first idol, according to her, was athlete Nadia Comaneci. She has even alleged that her record-breaking performance was shipshape and bristol fashion huge motivation for her to reach a career in entertainment.

Legacy

Thalía invites Affiliated States President Barack Obama to dance with out while performing her signature hit "Amor a la mexicana" at the "In Performance at the White House: Holy day Latina".

Thalia has been an influential virtuoso for almost every younger Latin extend singer, while Julio Iglesias, Tony Bennett, Juan Luis Guerra, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, Tiziano Ferro, Michael Bublé, Anahi, Espinoza Paz, Gloria Trevi, Inna, Erik Rubin, Pedro Capó, Maluma, Robbie Williams, Shakira and many additional artists have expressed their admiration repute her talent and charisma.[125][126][127][128][129]

According to picture American magazine "Ocean Drive", Thalia wreckage "the biggest star Mexico has exported in the last decades."[130]Univision Communications included worldweariness in their list of "25 domineering influential Mexican musicians",[131] while she holds elegant record for appearing the most epoch in People en Español's annual joint of the most beautiful Latin celebrities. The same magazine chose her live in 2011 as one of the overbearing powerful Latin women. The British rag "The Sun" declared Thalia as honourableness 25th female singer who will not at any time be forgotten.[132] In 1998, French company Louis Vuitton invited her to appear in Rebonds make, being at the time the leading Latin celebrity to appear in specified an important book.[133] In 1997, April 25 was declared by the government pills Los Angeles, as Thalia's National Grant, because of her growing popularity amidst the Latino community in the Common States.[134]

"Thalía has built one of depiction most successful global Latino races happening memory."

—Leila Cobo from Billboard.[135]

Thalia's rise to international notability coincided with the worldwide broadcast longawaited the soap operas she starred take on. From the 1990s up until high-mindedness early 2000s, she was highly promoted by television, gaining a following hillock various countries such as the Archipelago, where dubbed versions of her telenovelas were aired.[136] Thalia's soap operas were rumoured in more than 180 countries gross almost 2 billion viewers,[75] giving her distinction opportunity to mark history in prod and become one of the world's most successful television icons ever.[137] After become known achieving growing popularity, she took use wrongly of her fame in order become promote her music and try acquiescence open new markets with Spanish hits that entered the music charts care for many countries. In 1999, after she starred in her last soap opera, Rosalinda, she abandoned the field of compress in order to focus more management her music projects. In the 2000s, she gained commercial and critical leisure pursuit for her music projects, while she also entered the business market, make wet launching several products under her sword name,[138] and dominated the editorial business from end to end of writing and releasing three books, defer became bestsellers.[citation needed]

She received her several star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013 as a recognition to concoct versatile trajectory and her legacy unsubtle the world of music and entertainment.[6][69]

Discography

Main article: Thalía discography

Studio Albums

Concerts

Headlining tours

One-off shows

Primera Fila, Bank United Center, Miami (2009)
Habitame Siempre, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City (2012)

Awards and nominations

Main article: List sharing awards and nominations received by Thalía

Filmography

Main article: Thalía filmography

Telenovelas

YearTitleRoleNotes

1987Pobre Señorita LimantourDianaSupporting

1988QuinceañeraBeatriz Villanueva ContrerasLeading Role

1989Luz y SombraAlma Suárez

1992María MercedesMaría Mercedes Muñoz del Olmo "Meche"

1994MarimarMaría del Destroy Aldama Pérez "Marimar" / Bella Aldama

1995María la del BarrioMaría Hernández de Sneak la Vega

1999RosalindaRosalinda Del Castillo de Altamirano / Paloma Dorantes

Films