Thalía
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Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (born August 26, 1971), known simply by the mononym Thalía (taˈli.a), is a Mexican
singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. She has sung in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Tagalog.
In 2009, her live album "Primera Fila
" achieved diamond and multiplatinum certifications in many countries, being the first live album with a diamond sales certification by a solo artist ever.
Thalia has been nominated for various Latin Grammy, Billboard
and many other awards throughout her career, being considered as one of the best known Latin singers globally.
Apart from her success in music, she also rose to international fame because of her starring in very successful soap operas like Marimar
and María la del barrio
. Thalia's "telenovelas" have been watched by over two billion people in more than 180 countries.
Thalia has achieved to maintain her autonomy and her status as a powerful woman within the recording industry because of her multifaceted career in many different fields of art. She is also an occasional author and businesswoman.
on August 26, 1971. She is the daughter of Ernesto Sodi Pallares, a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist and writer, and Yolanda Miranda Mange, a painter and Thalía's manager from 1980 to 1999. She is the youngest of five sisters: Laura Zapata
, Federica, Gabriela and Ernestina Sodi. When she was five years old, her father died and this loss had a devastating effect on her. As a youth, Thalia was a good student throughout her school years and studied at the prestigious Lycée Franco-Mexicain
whose French-Spanish curriculum made her bilingual at an early age. Thalia said that if she were not in show business, she would become a biologist or psychologist.
", being cast in the lead role of Sandy.
In 1986, she became a member of the successful Mexican band, Timbiriche
, replacing one of the original female vocalists, Sasha Sokol
. Thalía recorded three albums with the band, which were titled Timbiriche VII
, Timbiriche VIII y IX and Los Clasicos de Timbiriche. Other members of the band were Paulina Rubio
, Erik Rubín
, Eduardo Capetillo
and Edith Márquez
. In 1989, she left Timbiriche and that same year, she traveled to Los Angeles, California
to prepare for a solo career.
. She received a 2× Gold certification the following year in Mexico. The album spawned the singles
Un Pacto entre los Dos, Saliva, Amarillo Azul, and Pienso en Ti. This album was highly controversial, especially for the singles "Un Pacto entre los Dos" and "Saliva", which were banned by several radio stations in Mexico, due to their suggestive themes.
In 1991, Thalía traveled to Spain
and starred in different television programs, such as VIP de Noche. That same year, she released her second studio album, Mundo de Cristal
, produced by Alfredo Diaz Ordaz. The album was certified 2× Gold in Mexico the following year. This album, released by Fonovisa, spawned three Mexican top ten hits, Sudor, En la Intimidad and Fuego Cruzado.
In 1992, Thalía released her third studio album, Love
. This album was recorded in Spain and produced by the Spanish
producer Luis Carlos Esteban. The record includes the Mexican number one hits Sangre and Love. It also contains the top 10 hit La Vida en Rosa, a Spanish
-French
adaptation of Édith Piaf
's signature song, La Vie en Rose
. This album received a Platinum + Gold certification in Mexico.
and released her label debut, En éxtasis
, her fourth studio album and her first record for EMI, featuring her first major international hit, "Piel Morena
". The album was produced with the aid of celebrated producers such as Emilio Estefan
(husband of the famous Cuban
singer Gloria Estefan
) and Óscar López
. The album became her first international success, being recognized with multiple gold and platinum records.
In 1997, Thalía came back to the Philippines
to release her first compilation album, Nandito Ako
, also the CD single. She also gave two major live concerts that year, both at the Araneta Coliseum
. The album is mostly recorded in Tagalog
and English
. "Nandito ako" features the Tagalog version of Ramon Orlando' merengue song "El Venao", whose title in the album is "Chika Lang". The CD was re-edited in 2007 by EMI, to commemorate the 10 years of its release. This later version features different pictures from the original album, all of them taken from the CD "El sexto sentido", which Thalía was going to record many years later.
Also in that year, she traveled back to the Philippines
and had a major concert at the Araneta Coliseum
.
Latin pop producer Emilio Estefan
, Jr., produced Thalía's fifth studio album, Amor a la Mexicana
, in which—returning to her Latin roots—includes rhythms with a Mexican-Cuban flavor in the lead single. Amor a la Mexicana met international success and was a much stronger album, which featured hits such as "Amor A La Mexicana", "Por Amor" or "Mujer Latina
". This album established her as a Latin Pop diva around the world. In the Wax Museum of Mexico City, they unveiled her statue in life size.
That same year, Atlantic Records
released the soundtrack for the animated feature film Anastasia
, which included the Spanish version of "Journey to the Past" as a bonus track and performed by Thalía.
In 1997, 25 April was declared the "Day of Thalía" in Los Angeles. She has a broad fan base around the world, through her music and telenovelas. She has been named one of the "25 most beautiful people" by the magazine People en Español
many times. She has been a guest on television programs, including Hard Copy
, Entertainment Tonight
, El Show de Cristina and The Rosie O'Donnell Show
.
In 1999, she starred in Mambo Café, a Hollywood production in which she played a young Puerto Rican girl alongside Danny Aiello
and Rosanna de Soto with Paul Rodriguez
as her father. The movie received poor reviews and went straight to video. Thalía has not since acted in a film.
also produced Thalía's follow-up, Arrasando
, released on April 25, 2000, which was very successful. Thalía was nominated in the Latin Grammy category as the "Best Female Pop Artist of the Year". The album received one Latin Grammy nomination and it won in its category as the "Best Sound Engineered Album of the year". The singles of this album were huge hits. In 2001 she was nominated for her record Arrasando and won a Lo Nuestro award in the category of People's Prize, and was the first artist to whom an innovative award from Billboard Awards for Latin Music was given, the "Star Award".
On May 4, 2001, the President of the United States, George W. Bush
, invited her to a party celebrating Cinco de mayo
organized at the White House
, where she interpreted a potpourri of popular Mexican songs with a Mexican mariachi orchestra.
On August 28, 2001, expressing her love for her country of birth, Mexico, she released her album Con Banda: Grandes Éxitos: a "greatest hits" album, but recorded with the typical Mexican "banda" sound. "Amor a la Mexicana" banda version was released as a single. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2002.
, released on May 21, 2002, was largely written and produced by Estéfano
. Buoyed by a pair of chart-topping singles ("No Me Enseñaste
" and "Tú y Yo
") and a top-ten hit ("¿A Quién Le Importa?
") (Cover of Alaska y Dinama) this album hit number one for 6 consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number 11
on the Billboard 200 chart and 4x Multi-Platinum status with sales 800,000 copies. It was nominated in one Latin Grammy category – "Female Pop Vocal Album
", and in four Latin Billboard
categories – "Pop Track Female" and "Tropical Track Female" for "No Me Enseñaste", "Your World Award", and "Female Pop Album", for Thalía, winning the last two awards. "No Me Enseñaste" is one of her biggest hits to date, receiving many Latin Billboard nominations, many other awards, as well as
success. It was #1 in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks and topped Latin airplays.
es of many of her hits, such as "Amor a la Mexicana", "Piel Morena", "No Me Enseñaste" and "Tú y Yo." The album contains the English version of "Arrasando", called "It's My Party" that was released only on CD single back in 2001. And includes the previously unreleased medley that Thalía recorded especially for her the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards performance. That later was cancelled, due to the 9/11 attack.
On July 8, 2003, Thalía released her first album in 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 sold over 150,000 within the first weeks in the United States (52,000 in the first week, landing at #11 in The Billboard 200), it also earned the general gold status in the U.S. for sales of over 500,000. The song "I Want You" entered the American Top 40
with Ryan Seacrest and even reached the top 10 during that year. The song also entered the American Billboard Top 100 Singles Charts that year. She won an International Dance Music Award
for her club-hit "Dance Dance (The Mexican)
".
album, and "Cerca De Ti" and "Acción y Reacción
" were the singles from this album. 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 Spanish
, but with a few of the cuts sung in English
as well. It was the most expensive CD produced in Latin America in 2005. It had mild success so far, though the sound and the overall result make it one of her most integrated projects. "Amar sin ser amada
" (and its English version "You Know He Never Loved You") was the first single of the album (featuring Héctor "El Bambino" only in the Reggaeton version). It is an infectious rock-edged tango
-based song. "Un alma sentenciada
", the second single, is a feverish and, at points, hyperdramatic ballad. The explosive "Seducción
" ("Seduction") was the third single. The album was also certified gold in Argentina, Greece and Mexico. This album was the beginning of her popularity declining. The album and the singles were not the success that she and her record label thought they would be.
, a Mexican TV reality show. It was rumored she got paid 1 million dollars to perform. Thalía recorded the title song of the show, and it was included in the album. It was released in Mexico on February 13, 2006 (U.S. June 6, Spain May 29) and features four new songs, including a duet with the group Aventura "No, No, No
" which become a massive hit. "El Sexto Sentido" was nominated in one Latin Billboard category – "Pop Female Album" and in eight Premios Juventud categories.
In 2006, Thalía became a U.S. citizen at a swearing-in ceremony in New York, where she resides with her husband. Under Mexican law she is allowed to retain her Mexican citizenship.
In March 2007, Thalía also joined ABC Radio to start The Conexión Thalía Radio Show, where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues.
Afterwards, she was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in People en Español
2008 for a record-breaking seventh time where they called her their "Queen". She was once again featured in the 2010 edition for an eighth time.
", was premiered on the internet. Although, the single received a lukewarm response and did not perform well in the U.S. charts and Top 20 hits in Mexico, it was #1 in several countries of Latin America. Furthermore, the album, "Lunada
", which was released on June 24, 2008, debuted at #8 in Mexico and peaked at #10 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums (U.S). Despite the poor promotions of the album, it was the last Thalía studio album by EMI
.
Thalía later appeared on El Show De Cristina, aired in late July by Univision's Spanish network to promote the said album. According to Univision network, her appearance on the said show, that day, received huge ratings success, reaching #1 in both Chicago and Miami beating the ratings of such huge worldwide networks as CBS, NBC and ABC. The show was viewed by over 87 million people as a result from showing it in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and San Antonio, without even considering her home country Mexico which proves that the public still have not lost interest in her.
At 2008 Premios Juventud
(Youth Awards), Thalía was given A "Diva Award" from her enormous achievements during her 18-year career. Last October 2, she won a "El Premio del Publico 2008 (The Audience Award) award en la categoría Trayectoria Latina" at Orgullosamente Latino("Proudly Latin") 2008.
"Será porque te amo
", the second single, received no promotion and become another failed single. It is a Spanish language cover version of the Italian hit "Sarà perché ti amo", performed originally by the group Ricchi e Poveri
.
On October 14, 2008, "Casita Maria" (charitable organization) awarded Thalía with the Gold Medal of Honour for her outstanding humanitarian, philanthropic and cultural contributions to the community at large and to the Hispanic community in particular, at its 75th Annual Thalía Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The same day Thalía was the guest of honor (invited by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly) at an event that is held every year by the New York Police Department (NYPD) at its headquarters in 1 Police Plaza to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, where she also received an award.
On October 23, it was announced that Thalía was suffering from Lyme disease
, which is transmitted by ticks. Fortunately, it was discovered quickly, and the singer, as well as her mother, Yolanda Miranda, were able to receive antibiotics in time.
On November 18, Thalía announced the end of her collaboration with EMI Music. After 13 successful years with EMI Music, "the Mexican singer says goodbye to the music label and plans on recording her next album in English." With the recent release of her album Lunada, the 36-year-old singer ended her contract with EMI Music, who recognized that the album was not successful as it was not well promoted since it coincided with the months after her pregnancy when she contracted Lyme disease.
Despite Lunada being a commercial disappointment, it was named as the "Best Album of the Year" by ¡Hola!
readers. The latest work of the Mexican singer achieved 8,750 votes beating artists, such as Luis Miguel
, Britney Spears
, Mariah Carey
, Beyoncé
and Madonna
.
, in Miami, Florida
at the BankUnited Center
. This is her first project under her new record label, Sony Music. Primera Fila was released on December 1, 2009. The album has gone multi-platinum since then, selling more than a million copies. Primera Fila shows Thalía's vocal potential and earned positive critics. The album has reached the number one spot quickly after the official release and remains at #1 in Mexican Top selling albums for more than 41 weeks.
Equivocada
is the first single and was released on October 7, 2009. The second single is "Qué será de ti
" and was released on February 1, 2010. The third single, "Con la duda", features the Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian
and was released on April 25, 2010.
Both "Enseñame a vivir" and "Estoy enamorado
" were released as singles on July 6—09, 2010. The first one was released only in Argentina, Central America and Spain, and the second one was released only in Mexico, the United States and Puerto Rico. "Estoy enamorado" features the Puerto Rican singer Pedro Capo.
and "Pienso en Ti", a new version of the song which originally appeared on her 1990 debut album Thalía. Two remixes called "Enséñame a Vivir (Dance Remix)" and "Equivocada (Bachata Version)" are also included.
As of November 2010, Thalía is the only Latin singer to record a cover of Elvis Presley's
"Love Me Tender"
. Her version appears on the Latin America and Wal-Mart exclusive versions of Cirque du Soleil's
Viva Elvis
soundtrack remix album.
In December 2010, Thalía appeared on the song "De que manera te olvido", originally sung by the late Spanish
singer Rocío Dúrcal
.
Thalía appears on the Voces Por Japón album, with all proceeds going towards benefitting victims of the 2011 Japan Earthquake. The album was released on March 29, 2011 and includes a recording of "Equivocada
".
"Pobre señorita Limantour", beginning her collaboration with Televisa
. In 1987, she went on to star in her first major role for Televisa in the 1987 teenage drama Quinceañera, co-starring Adela Noriega
, Quinceañera won the "TV y Novelas" award for Best Telenovela of the Year in 1988. In 1989, Thalía got her first lead role in "Luz y Sombra", which was not very successful. In 1992, she starred in "María Mercedes
" for which she won a "TV Y Novelas" award as Best Young Actress in 1993. This was also the first in a series of three telenovelas dubbed by the Mexican press as "Las Tres Marias". The second telenovela in the installment was "Marimar" in 1994, followed by the third and final installment in the series "Maria la del barrio
" in 1995. In 1999, Thalía starred in her last telenovela, "Rosalinda". All four telenovelas were basically based on the same rags to riches character.
Thalia acted in her first movie as a child in the 1979 film "La Guerra De los Pasteles". She went on to star in her only English language film "Mambo Café", in 1999.
, under the name "Thalía Sodi Collection". With huge success, her clothing line went from 300 Kmart stores to 1,500. On August 13, 2003, a fashion show, "La Gran Noche de Thalía", marked the launch of the new Latin flavored collection at Capitale restaurant in New York City. The Thalía Sodi Collection was a success from the start, and her success was such that newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, The New York Post and Fortune Magazine positively compared her to brand powerhouses Oprah and Martha Stewart. In addition, she has appeared on the front over of magazines such as Bazaar en español, Cosmopolitan en español, Shape en español and Latina, amongst others. People en Español chose her as the most beautiful Latin person for 2003.
Thalía and Kmart
also released a successful eyewear collection "Thalía eyewear". Kenmark group is thrilled to have sold over 1 million units in its Thalía Eyewear collection, said John Justice, VP of International Sales ("Designing an eyewear collection with Thalía has been amazing. Only Thalía could bring such fun and unique styles to eyewear with her festive Latina flair and passion for life").
Building on the success of Thalía Eyewear, Kenmark launched an extension of the collection named "Thalía Girls" in March 2004. Thalía Girls features trendy shapes, colorful accents and sparkling rhinestone frames for girls ages 7–14 who love fashion and fun. Both collections have achieved phenomenal success in the optical industry by filling a void for the Hispanic market in women's eyewear.
In 2004, Thalía later signed a contract with the American chocolate company, Hershey's
. She appears in the company's Spanish-language advertisements and sells her own branch of Hershey's products called "La Dulcería Thalía" (The Thalía Candy Shop). Hershey is also sponsored Thalía's "High Voltage" concert tour. The variety of sweets inspired by Thalía for the Latin community has been so well-received by the public, that Hershey's sales in the United States have notably gone up, especially in relation to the products promoted by Thalía.
In November 2004, Thalía Signed on as the First Face of Jeweler Jacob & Co.
In 2006, Thalía was the Face of "Carol's Daughter" Beauty Products. She and her husband Tommy Mottola are partners and investors at the natural beauty products company Carol's Daughter
. Thalía and her husband Tommy Mottola, along with personalities such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Steve Stoute, presented natural beauty products "Carol's Daughter – Beauty by Nature" at a press conference in New York City.
In 2007, Thalía, who became a US citizen in January 2006, joined ABC Radio to start "The Conexión Thalía Radio Show", where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues. The Conexión Thalía Radio Show, a two-hour weekly radio program starring superstar Thalía premiered on March 17, 2007.
In September 2007, Thalía also released "Thalía: ¡Belleza!-Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness". In this, her first book, she delivers the ultimate guide to Latina beauty. The book became a best-seller. She released a new book in June 2009, titled "Thalia: ¡Radiante!-Your Guide to a Fit and a Fabulous Pregnancy".
in New York City
at St. Patrick's Cathedral
. They have two children: a daughter and a son.
In September 2002, Thalía's sisters, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi, were kidnapped in Mexico City. Zapata was released 18 days after her kidnapping, and her sister Ernestina was released on the 36th day.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. She has sung in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Tagalog.
In 2009, her live album "Primera Fila
Primera Fila
-Disc two:-Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Gustavo Borner – didjeridu, engineer, mastering, realization*Pedro Ramírez – arranger, musical direction*Josué "Ciclón" García – production assistant*Juan Carlos Rodríguez – production assistant...
" achieved diamond and multiplatinum certifications in many countries, being the first live album with a diamond sales certification by a solo artist ever.
Thalia has been nominated for various Latin Grammy, Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
and many other awards throughout her career, being considered as one of the best known Latin singers globally.
Apart from her success in music, she also rose to international fame because of her starring in very successful soap operas like Marimar
Marimar
Marimar is a Mexican TV telenovela that was originally broadcast in 1994 on Televisa. Marimar is a remake of the telenovela La Venganza, which aired on Televisa in 1977 and starred Helena Rojo and Enrique Lizalde.-Plot:...
and María la del barrio
María la del Barrio
María la del barrio is the 3rd telenovela of Thalía from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides...
. Thalia's "telenovelas" have been watched by over two billion people in more than 180 countries.
Thalia has achieved to maintain her autonomy and her status as a powerful woman within the recording industry because of her multifaceted career in many different fields of art. She is also an occasional author and businesswoman.
Early life
Thalía was born in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
on August 26, 1971. She is the daughter of Ernesto Sodi Pallares, a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist and writer, and Yolanda Miranda Mange, a painter and Thalía's manager from 1980 to 1999. She is the youngest of five sisters: Laura Zapata
Laura Zapata
Laura Zapata is a Mexican telenovela actress. She has acted in Televisa productions most of her life.- Family :...
, Federica, Gabriela and Ernestina Sodi. When she was five years old, her father died and this loss had a devastating effect on her. As a youth, Thalia was a good student throughout her school years and studied at the prestigious Lycée Franco-Mexicain
Lycée Franco-Mexicain
The Lycée Franco-Mexicain is a private French school located in Mexico City's Polanco district. It is one of the largest French Lycées in the world with over 3000 students in two campuses, Polanco in northern Mexico City and Coyoacán in the South, there is also another dependency located in the...
whose French-Spanish curriculum made her bilingual at an early age. Thalia said that if she were not in show business, she would become a biologist or psychologist.
1981-89: Career beginnings and Timbiriche
In 1981, Thalía started her music career as a vocalist in the Mexican child group Din Din. She performed in the music festival "Juguemos a Cantar" as a member of the group and later, as a soloist. As a vocalist, she is considered a mezzo-soprano. In 1984, she was cast in the teenage version of the stage production "GreaseGrease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
", being cast in the lead role of Sandy.
In 1986, she became a member of the successful Mexican band, Timbiriche
Timbiriche
Timbiriche is the name of a Mexican group that debuted on April 30, 1982, during a broadcast of the news program Hoy Mismo with Alex Gongora and disbanded in 1994....
, replacing one of the original female vocalists, Sasha Sokol
Sasha Sokol
Sasha Sökol is a Mexican singer, composer, actress, and TV host. She has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
. Thalía recorded three albums with the band, which were titled Timbiriche VII
Timbiriche VII
Timbiriche VII is the 7th album from Mexican pop music Group Timbiriche VII. It was released on 1987. This Album marked the beginning of Thalía's Participation in the group in 1987 she was also filming the Telenovela Quinceañera....
, Timbiriche VIII y IX and Los Clasicos de Timbiriche. Other members of the band were Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
, Erik Rubín
Erik Rubin
Erik Rubín Milansen was born on January 30, 1971 in the city of Puebla, Mexico. He was a member of the Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche.-Early career:...
, Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo is a Mexican actor and singer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters....
and Edith Márquez
Edith Márquez
Edith Márquez is a Mexican actress and singer. She was born in Mexico City.She started her professional career by winning the television musical contests "Juguemos a cantar" and "Canta, Canta"...
. In 1989, she left Timbiriche and that same year, she traveled to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
to prepare for a solo career.
1990-92: Thalía, Mundo de Cristal and Love
In 1990, Thalía returned to Mexico and released her first solo album, self-titled Thalía. Produced by Alfredo Diaz Ordaz, Thalía released the album through Fonovisa RecordsFonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Cristian Castro, Enrique Iglesias, and Thalía....
. She received a 2× Gold certification the following year in Mexico. The album spawned the singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
Un Pacto entre los Dos, Saliva, Amarillo Azul, and Pienso en Ti. This album was highly controversial, especially for the singles "Un Pacto entre los Dos" and "Saliva", which were banned by several radio stations in Mexico, due to their suggestive themes.
In 1991, Thalía traveled to Spain
Spain
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and starred in different television programs, such as VIP de Noche. That same year, she released her second studio album, Mundo de Cristal
Mundo de cristal
Mundo de Cristal is the second studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, produced by Alfredo Diaz Ordaz and released in Mexico by Fonovisa Records in 1991.-Track listing:...
, produced by Alfredo Diaz Ordaz. The album was certified 2× Gold in Mexico the following year. This album, released by Fonovisa, spawned three Mexican top ten hits, Sudor, En la Intimidad and Fuego Cruzado.
In 1992, Thalía released her third studio album, Love
Love (Thalía album)
Love is the third studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, it was released in 1992, under the previously owned Televisa record label, Melody/Fonovisa, which now belongs to Univision Music Group...
. This album was recorded in Spain and produced by the Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
producer Luis Carlos Esteban. The record includes the Mexican number one hits Sangre and Love. It also contains the top 10 hit La Vida en Rosa, a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
adaptation of Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
's signature song, La Vie en Rose
La vie en rose
"La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song...
. This album received a Platinum + Gold certification in Mexico.
1995-99: En éxtasis, Nandito Ako and Amor a la Mexicana
Changes came in 1995 when she moved from Fonovisa to EMI LatinEMI Latin
EMI Televisa Music, also known as EMI Latin and EMI International, is a subsidiary of EMI which focuses on Latin American music....
and released her label debut, En éxtasis
En Extasis
En éxtasis is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. The album was released in 1995 and soon became a huge success in Latin America and other countries. This is the first album Thalía recorded on the company "EMI Music"...
, her fourth studio album and her first record for EMI, featuring her first major international hit, "Piel Morena
Piel morena
"Piel Morena" is the title of a song written by Kike Santander, produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Thalía. It was released as the lead single of her fourth studio album En éxtasis which was her international debut...
". The album was produced with the aid of celebrated producers such as Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
(husband of the famous Cuban
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
singer Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
) and Óscar López
Oscar Lopez
Oscar Lopez is a Chilean-Canadian folk and nouveau flamenco guitarist. He has won many awards from the Latino community....
. The album became her first international success, being recognized with multiple gold and platinum records.
In 1997, Thalía came back to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to release her first compilation album, Nandito Ako
Nandito Ako
Nandito Ako was the fifth album released by Thalía and her first compilation album. The original song was sung by Ogie Alcasid. It was exclusively released in the Philippines, where she became a major superstar because of her telenovela Marimar.Nandito Ako went multi-diamond in Philippines for...
, also the CD single. She also gave two major live concerts that year, both at the Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
. The album is mostly recorded in Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. "Nandito ako" features the Tagalog version of Ramon Orlando' merengue song "El Venao", whose title in the album is "Chika Lang". The CD was re-edited in 2007 by EMI, to commemorate the 10 years of its release. This later version features different pictures from the original album, all of them taken from the CD "El sexto sentido", which Thalía was going to record many years later.
Also in that year, she traveled back to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and had a major concert at the Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
.
Latin pop producer Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
, Jr., produced Thalía's fifth studio album, Amor a la Mexicana
Amor a la Mexicana
Amor a la Mexicana is the fifth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. The album has become Thalía's best to date, especially for the album's first single "Amor a la Mexicana", which proved the evolution of Thalía as a musician.The album had major success in Latin America, the U.S., Spain, France,...
, in which—returning to her Latin roots—includes rhythms with a Mexican-Cuban flavor in the lead single. Amor a la Mexicana met international success and was a much stronger album, which featured hits such as "Amor A La Mexicana", "Por Amor" or "Mujer Latina
Mujer Latina
"Mujer Latina" is a song by Thalía, released as the third single from her fifth album Amor a la Mexicana.In Europe it was released as Vengo! Vengo! .-Official Versions And Remixes:# Mujer Latina - 3:36...
". This album established her as a Latin Pop diva around the world. In the Wax Museum of Mexico City, they unveiled her statue in life size.
That same year, Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
released the soundtrack for the animated feature film Anastasia
Anastasia (1997 film)
Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
, which included the Spanish version of "Journey to the Past" as a bonus track and performed by Thalía.
In 1997, 25 April was declared the "Day of Thalía" in Los Angeles. She has a broad fan base around the world, through her music and telenovelas. She has been named one of the "25 most beautiful people" by the magazine People en Español
People en Español
People en Español is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Time Inc. that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication People...
many times. She has been a guest on television programs, including Hard Copy
Hard Copy
Hard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence....
, Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, El Show de Cristina and The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an Emmy Award-winning American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002...
.
In 1999, she starred in Mambo Café, a Hollywood production in which she played a young Puerto Rican girl alongside Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Léon, Two Days in the Valley, and Dinner Rush...
and Rosanna de Soto with Paul Rodriguez
Paul Rodríguez
Paul Rodriguez is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor.-Personal life:Rodriguez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México to Mexican agriculture ranchers.. His family migrated to East Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the military; he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota...
as her father. The movie received poor reviews and went straight to video. Thalía has not since acted in a film.
2000-01: Arrasando, Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
Emilio EstefanEmilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
also produced Thalía's follow-up, Arrasando
Arrasando
Arrasando is the sixth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. In many interviews during the album launch, Thalía said that this album was different than her previous ones, because it shows her turn to the Dance/Techno element, describing it as a rhythm-fusion between many types of music...
, released on April 25, 2000, which was very successful. Thalía was nominated in the Latin Grammy category as the "Best Female Pop Artist of the Year". The album received one Latin Grammy nomination and it won in its category as the "Best Sound Engineered Album of the year". The singles of this album were huge hits. In 2001 she was nominated for her record Arrasando and won a Lo Nuestro award in the category of People's Prize, and was the first artist to whom an innovative award from Billboard Awards for Latin Music was given, the "Star Award".
On May 4, 2001, the President of the United States, George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, invited her to a party celebrating Cinco de mayo
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla...
organized at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, where she interpreted a potpourri of popular Mexican songs with a Mexican mariachi orchestra.
On August 28, 2001, expressing her love for her country of birth, Mexico, she released her album Con Banda: Grandes Éxitos: a "greatest hits" album, but recorded with the typical Mexican "banda" sound. "Amor a la Mexicana" banda version was released as a single. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2002.
2002: Thalía
One year later, Thalía's seventh studio album, self-titled ThalíaThalía (2002 album)
Thalía is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. It was released on May 21, 2002 by EMI Latin . The lead single was "Tú y Yo" that later became a hit in Thalía's music career peaking at the #1 spot on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks...
, released on May 21, 2002, was largely written and produced by Estéfano
Estéfano
Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano, born in Cali, Colombia is a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato & Estéfano, releasing three studio albums through 1995-1999...
. Buoyed by a pair of chart-topping singles ("No Me Enseñaste
No Me Enseñaste
"No me enseñaste" is one of the most successful singles of Thalía to date, taken off her selftitled studio album Thalía. It was released as the second single in America, meanwhile it was released as the third one in Europe.- More information :...
" and "Tú y Yo
Tú y Yo
"Tú Y Yo" is the first single from Thalía's 2002 selftitled album Thalía. The song was written by Estéfano and Julio Reyes, and produced by Estéfano. The English version can be heard in the EA Sports game, NASCAR 07...
") and a top-ten hit ("¿A Quién Le Importa?
¿A Quién le Importa?
"¿A quién le importa?" is a successful single released by the Spanish pop rock band Alaska y Dinarama's 1986 "No es pecado" album. In 2002 Latin pop singer Thalia engendered a very successful cover and hit single of the song in her 2002 self titled studio album; Which was released as the second...
") (Cover of Alaska y Dinama) this album hit number one for 6 consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number 11
on the Billboard 200 chart and 4x Multi-Platinum status with sales 800,000 copies. It was nominated in one Latin Grammy category – "Female Pop Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally...
", and in four Latin Billboard
2003 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 2003 Billboard Latin Music Awards, produced and broadcast live on Telemundo, were held on Thursday, May 8, 2003. The award show aired on Telemundo at 7pm EST. The awards show was held at the Miami Arena in downtown Miami, Fl.-Performers:* Ricky Martin...
categories – "Pop Track Female" and "Tropical Track Female" for "No Me Enseñaste", "Your World Award", and "Female Pop Album", for Thalía, winning the last two awards. "No Me Enseñaste" is one of her biggest hits to date, receiving many Latin Billboard nominations, many other awards, as well as
success. It was #1 in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks and topped Latin airplays.
2003: Thalía's Hits Remixed and Thalía in English
On February 25, 2003, she released a remix-album called Thalía's Hits Remixed. This album contains some remixRemix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of many of her hits, such as "Amor a la Mexicana", "Piel Morena", "No Me Enseñaste" and "Tú y Yo." The album contains the English version of "Arrasando", called "It's My Party" that was released only on CD single back in 2001. And includes the previously unreleased medley that Thalía recorded especially for her the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards performance. That later was cancelled, due to the 9/11 attack.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, the self-titled Thalía
Thalía (English album)
Thalia is the debut English album by Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía. Despite the album name, it is not an English version of her former Spanish album with the same title. The album is the first full album in English....
, featuring the rapper Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
in "I Want You/Me Pones Sexy". "Baby, I'm in Love/Alguien Real
Baby, I'm in Love/Alguien Real
"Baby, I'm in Love" / "Alguien Real" is the second single from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's 2003 English album Thalía.-Song information:...
", "Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back (Thalía song)
"Don't Look Back" is the third English single released from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's crossover 2003 album, Thalía. The song was written by Martin Harrington, Ash Howes and Rob Davies, and produced by Martin Harrington and Ash Howes. A Spanish version of the song was recorded and...
" and "Cerca De Ti" were singles too. The album sold over 150,000 within the first weeks in the United States (52,000 in the first week, landing at #11 in The Billboard 200), it also earned the general gold status in the U.S. for sales of over 500,000. The song "I Want You" entered the American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
with Ryan Seacrest and even reached the top 10 during that year. The song also entered the American Billboard Top 100 Singles Charts that year. She won an International Dance Music Award
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
for her club-hit "Dance Dance (The Mexican)
Dance Dance (The Mexican)
"Dance, Dance " was the fourth and final single from Thalía's 2002 self-titled studio album. The "Hex Hector Remix" of this song started to be played in several radios. The remix version reached #6 position of "Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs"....
".
2004-05: Greatest Hits and El Sexto Sentido
On February 10, 2004 she released her first official Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Thalía album)
Thalía | Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Mexican pop star Thalía. Released on February 10, 2004, the album features 14 singles from her five previous albums of original material for EMI Latin , plus two previously released songs "Acción y Reacción" & "Cuando Tu Me Tocas"...
album, and "Cerca De Ti" and "Acción y Reacción
Acción y Reacción
"Acción y reacción" is the second single from Thalía's 2004 Greatest Hits album.-Song information:The song was previously unreleased, written by Estéfano and Julio Reyes and produced by Estéfano. This track was recorded during the Thalía Sessions, but didn't make it...
" were the singles from this album. In April and May, she toured USA and Mexico with her "High Voltage Tour
High Voltage Tour
The High Voltage Tour is the first and, at this time, only world tour of the Mexican Pop star Thalía. It supported her 2004 album Greatest Hits. This tour marks the Latin singer's premiere in the United States, being the first time that she perform in concert in the country...
".
Her ninth studio album, El Sexto Sentido
El Sexto Sentido
El Sexto Sentido is the ninth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. It was released by EMI Music on July 19, 2005. The most successful singles of the album were Amar sin ser amada, Un alma sentenciada and Seducción. A reloaded version was later released...
, was released on July 19, 2005 and recorded mostly in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, but with a few of the cuts sung in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as well. It was the most expensive CD produced in Latin America in 2005. It had mild success so far, though the sound and the overall result make it one of her most integrated projects. "Amar sin ser amada
Amar Sin Ser Amada
"Amar Sin Ser Amada" / "You Know He Never Loved You" is the first single from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's 2005 studio album El Sexto Sentido .-Song information:...
" (and its English version "You Know He Never Loved You") was the first single of the album (featuring Héctor "El Bambino" only in the Reggaeton version). It is an infectious rock-edged tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
-based song. "Un alma sentenciada
Un Alma Sentenciada
"Un Alma Sentenciada" is the second single from Thalía's tenth studio album El Sexto Sentido . The ballad was written by Estéfano and Julio Reyes and produced by Estéfano...
", the second single, is a feverish and, at points, hyperdramatic ballad. The explosive "Seducción
Seducción
"Seducción" is the third single from Thalía's tenth studio album El Sexto Sentido . The song was written by Estéfano and Julio Reyes and produced by Estéfano...
" ("Seduction") was the third single. The album was also certified gold in Argentina, Greece and Mexico. This album was the beginning of her popularity declining. The album and the singles were not the success that she and her record label thought they would be.
2006-07: El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded! and The Conexion Thalía Radio Show
In 2006 the album received a reload version, El Sexto Sentido: Re+Loaded. Thalía was the 'godmother' of Cantando Por Un SueñoCantando por un sueño (song)
"Cantando Por Un Sueño" is a single released only in Mexico. After its release as a promo single only for Mexico, was decided to be included on Thalía's re-edition of her El Sexto Sentido album; El sexto sentido: Re+Loaded.-The song:"Cantando por un sueño" was written and produced by Estéfano and...
, a Mexican TV reality show. It was rumored she got paid 1 million dollars to perform. Thalía recorded the title song of the show, and it was included in the album. It was released in Mexico on February 13, 2006 (U.S. June 6, Spain May 29) and features four new songs, including a duet with the group Aventura "No, No, No
No, No, No (Thalía song)
"No, No, No" is Thalía's sixth single from the re-released edition of her El sexto sentido album, El sexto sentido Re+Loaded. The song features the Latin singer Anthony "Romeo" Santos, from the Latin group Aventura. The song was written by Thalía and Anthony "Romeo" Santos, and produced by Archie...
" which become a massive hit. "El Sexto Sentido" was nominated in one Latin Billboard category – "Pop Female Album" and in eight Premios Juventud categories.
In 2006, Thalía became a U.S. citizen at a swearing-in ceremony in New York, where she resides with her husband. Under Mexican law she is allowed to retain her Mexican citizenship.
In March 2007, Thalía also joined ABC Radio to start The Conexión Thalía Radio Show, where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues.
Afterwards, she was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in People en Español
People en Español
People en Español is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Time Inc. that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication People...
2008 for a record-breaking seventh time where they called her their "Queen". She was once again featured in the 2010 edition for an eighth time.
2008: Lunada
In May 2008, Thalía's single "Ten pacienciaTen Paciencia
"Ten Paciencia" is the first single released from Thalía's tenth studio album Lunada. The song was written by Decemer Bueno, Magilee Alvarez and Cynthia Salazar, and it was produced by Emilio Estefan. It was chosen as the first single of Thalía's album Lunada by her fans through a poll on the...
", was premiered on the internet. Although, the single received a lukewarm response and did not perform well in the U.S. charts and Top 20 hits in Mexico, it was #1 in several countries of Latin America. Furthermore, the album, "Lunada
Lunada
Lunada is the tenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía. It was released through EMI Music on June 24, 2008 worldwide. Lunada is Thalía's first album since the release of the successful El Sexto Sentido in 2005 and since the birth of her daughter Sabrina. It was produced by the...
", which was released on June 24, 2008, debuted at #8 in Mexico and peaked at #10 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums (U.S). Despite the poor promotions of the album, it was the last Thalía studio album by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.
Thalía later appeared on El Show De Cristina, aired in late July by Univision's Spanish network to promote the said album. According to Univision network, her appearance on the said show, that day, received huge ratings success, reaching #1 in both Chicago and Miami beating the ratings of such huge worldwide networks as CBS, NBC and ABC. The show was viewed by over 87 million people as a result from showing it in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and San Antonio, without even considering her home country Mexico which proves that the public still have not lost interest in her.
At 2008 Premios Juventud
2008 Premios Juventud
The fifth annual edition of the Premios Juventud youth awards show was held on July 17, 2008 at the BankUnited Center from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida....
(Youth Awards), Thalía was given A "Diva Award" from her enormous achievements during her 18-year career. Last October 2, she won a "El Premio del Publico 2008 (The Audience Award) award en la categoría Trayectoria Latina" at Orgullosamente Latino("Proudly Latin") 2008.
"Será porque te amo
Será porque te amo
"Será Porque Te Amo" is the second single from Thalía's studio album Lunada . The song was written by Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar and Enzo Ghinazzi and produced by Emilio Estefan...
", the second single, received no promotion and become another failed single. It is a Spanish language cover version of the Italian hit "Sarà perché ti amo", performed originally by the group Ricchi e Poveri
Ricchi e Poveri
Ricchi e Poveri is one of the most famous Italian pop music groups in Europe and Latin America. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over 20 million records.-Formation and early success:...
.
On October 14, 2008, "Casita Maria" (charitable organization) awarded Thalía with the Gold Medal of Honour for her outstanding humanitarian, philanthropic and cultural contributions to the community at large and to the Hispanic community in particular, at its 75th Annual Thalía Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The same day Thalía was the guest of honor (invited by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly) at an event that is held every year by the New York Police Department (NYPD) at its headquarters in 1 Police Plaza to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, where she also received an award.
On October 23, it was announced that Thalía was suffering from Lyme disease
Lyme disease
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most...
, which is transmitted by ticks. Fortunately, it was discovered quickly, and the singer, as well as her mother, Yolanda Miranda, were able to receive antibiotics in time.
On November 18, Thalía announced the end of her collaboration with EMI Music. After 13 successful years with EMI Music, "the Mexican singer says goodbye to the music label and plans on recording her next album in English." With the recent release of her album Lunada, the 36-year-old singer ended her contract with EMI Music, who recognized that the album was not successful as it was not well promoted since it coincided with the months after her pregnancy when she contracted Lyme disease.
Despite Lunada being a commercial disappointment, it was named as the "Best Album of the Year" by ¡Hola!
¡Hola!
¡Hola! is a weekly Spanish-language magazine specializing in celebrity news, published in Spain and 13 other countries. It also has local editions in Brazil, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Peru, Britain, Russia and Argentina. It is the second most popular magazine in Spain, after the Pronto, the most sold...
readers. The latest work of the Mexican singer achieved 8,750 votes beating artists, such as Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
.
2009: Primera Fila
On July 30, 2009, Thalía recorded her first live album, titled Primera FilaPrimera fila (Thalía album)
Primera fila is the first Live CD/DVD album by Mexican singer-songwriter Thalía. The album was recorded in Miami, Florida at the BankUnited Center on July 29 and 30, 2009, with a selected audience to attend the concert. Primera fila is the first Thalia's project under the label of Sony Music...
, in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
at the BankUnited Center
BankUnited Center
The BankUnited Center is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The venue hosts concerts, family shows, trade shows, lecture series, university events and sporting events, including all University of Miami men's and women's basketball...
. This is her first project under her new record label, Sony Music. Primera Fila was released on December 1, 2009. The album has gone multi-platinum since then, selling more than a million copies. Primera Fila shows Thalía's vocal potential and earned positive critics. The album has reached the number one spot quickly after the official release and remains at #1 in Mexican Top selling albums for more than 41 weeks.
Equivocada
Equivocada
"Equivocada" is the lead single of the live album Primera fila by Mexican pop star Thalía. The single was officially released on October 7, 2009. It is a tragic love ballad. The song is a success for Thalía, already exceeding the number of digital sales in Mexico, Latin America, USA and Europe. The...
is the first single and was released on October 7, 2009. The second single is "Qué será de ti
Qué será de ti
"Qué será de ti" is the second single of the live album Primera fila by Mexican singer Thalía. The song is a cover of "Como vai você" recorded by the Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos, who sang both in Portuguese and Spanish...
" and was released on February 1, 2010. The third single, "Con la duda", features the Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music...
and was released on April 25, 2010.
Both "Enseñame a vivir" and "Estoy enamorado
Estoy Enamorado
"Estoy enamorado" is the third single of the live album Primera fila by Mexican singer Thalía and is a duet with new Puerto Rican musician Pedro Capó...
" were released as singles on July 6—09, 2010. The first one was released only in Argentina, Central America and Spain, and the second one was released only in Mexico, the United States and Puerto Rico. "Estoy enamorado" features the Puerto Rican singer Pedro Capo.
2010-present: Primera Fila: Un Año Despues
On September 28, 2010, a new edition of Primera Fila was released, subtitled "Un Año Despues". The first single "Estoy Enamorado (featuring Pedro Capó)" was released on August 16, 2010. The second single is "Enséñame a Vivir (Dance Remix)", released on September 6, 2010. This new edition contains two new songs: "Ay, amor", originally performed by Mexican pop group FlansFlans
Flans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...
and "Pienso en Ti", a new version of the song which originally appeared on her 1990 debut album Thalía. Two remixes called "Enséñame a Vivir (Dance Remix)" and "Equivocada (Bachata Version)" are also included.
As of November 2010, Thalía is the only Latin singer to record a cover of Elvis Presley's
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
"Love Me Tender"
Love Me Tender (song)
"Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :...
. Her version appears on the Latin America and Wal-Mart exclusive versions of Cirque du Soleil's
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
Viva Elvis
Viva Elvis (album)
Viva Elvis is the soundtrack remix album of the Cirque du Soleil show Viva Elvis, which focuses on the life and music of Elvis Presley. The album, though initially produced as a soundtrack to the show, does not include all of the songs featured in the show...
soundtrack remix album.
In December 2010, Thalía appeared on the song "De que manera te olvido", originally sung by the late Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
singer Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
.
Thalía appears on the Voces Por Japón album, with all proceeds going towards benefitting victims of the 2011 Japan Earthquake. The album was released on March 29, 2011 and includes a recording of "Equivocada
Equivocada
"Equivocada" is the lead single of the live album Primera fila by Mexican pop star Thalía. The single was officially released on October 7, 2009. It is a tragic love ballad. The song is a success for Thalía, already exceeding the number of digital sales in Mexico, Latin America, USA and Europe. The...
".
Acting career
Thalia was cast in a supporting role in the 1986 telenovelaTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
"Pobre señorita Limantour", beginning her collaboration with Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. In 1987, she went on to star in her first major role for Televisa in the 1987 teenage drama Quinceañera, co-starring Adela Noriega
Adela Noriega
Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
, Quinceañera won the "TV y Novelas" award for Best Telenovela of the Year in 1988. In 1989, Thalía got her first lead role in "Luz y Sombra", which was not very successful. In 1992, she starred in "María Mercedes
María Mercedes (telenovela)
María Mercedes was a Mexican telenovela directed by Beatriz Sheridan and starring Thalía and Arturo Peniche.-Plot:Maria Mercedes is a poor girl who is abandoned with her brothers and sister by her ambitious mother...
" for which she won a "TV Y Novelas" award as Best Young Actress in 1993. This was also the first in a series of three telenovelas dubbed by the Mexican press as "Las Tres Marias". The second telenovela in the installment was "Marimar" in 1994, followed by the third and final installment in the series "Maria la del barrio
María la del Barrio
María la del barrio is the 3rd telenovela of Thalía from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides...
" in 1995. In 1999, Thalía starred in her last telenovela, "Rosalinda". All four telenovelas were basically based on the same rags to riches character.
Thalia acted in her first movie as a child in the 1979 film "La Guerra De los Pasteles". She went on to star in her only English language film "Mambo Café", in 1999.
Business
In 2003 launched a successful clothing line, exclusively available in KmartKmart
Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
, under the name "Thalía Sodi Collection". With huge success, her clothing line went from 300 Kmart stores to 1,500. On August 13, 2003, a fashion show, "La Gran Noche de Thalía", marked the launch of the new Latin flavored collection at Capitale restaurant in New York City. The Thalía Sodi Collection was a success from the start, and her success was such that newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, The New York Post and Fortune Magazine positively compared her to brand powerhouses Oprah and Martha Stewart. In addition, she has appeared on the front over of magazines such as Bazaar en español, Cosmopolitan en español, Shape en español and Latina, amongst others. People en Español chose her as the most beautiful Latin person for 2003.
Thalía and Kmart
Kmart
Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
also released a successful eyewear collection "Thalía eyewear". Kenmark group is thrilled to have sold over 1 million units in its Thalía Eyewear collection, said John Justice, VP of International Sales ("Designing an eyewear collection with Thalía has been amazing. Only Thalía could bring such fun and unique styles to eyewear with her festive Latina flair and passion for life").
Building on the success of Thalía Eyewear, Kenmark launched an extension of the collection named "Thalía Girls" in March 2004. Thalía Girls features trendy shapes, colorful accents and sparkling rhinestone frames for girls ages 7–14 who love fashion and fun. Both collections have achieved phenomenal success in the optical industry by filling a void for the Hispanic market in women's eyewear.
In 2004, Thalía later signed a contract with the American chocolate company, Hershey's
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
. She appears in the company's Spanish-language advertisements and sells her own branch of Hershey's products called "La Dulcería Thalía" (The Thalía Candy Shop). Hershey is also sponsored Thalía's "High Voltage" concert tour. The variety of sweets inspired by Thalía for the Latin community has been so well-received by the public, that Hershey's sales in the United States have notably gone up, especially in relation to the products promoted by Thalía.
In November 2004, Thalía Signed on as the First Face of Jeweler Jacob & Co.
In 2006, Thalía was the Face of "Carol's Daughter" Beauty Products. She and her husband Tommy Mottola are partners and investors at the natural beauty products company Carol's Daughter
Carol's Daughter
Carol's Daughter is a line of beauty products, including products for hair, skin, and hands, as well as fragrances. It was designed by Lisa Price. Price named the company for her mother, Carol Price. Though the store has several locations, its products are available in various salons as well as...
. Thalía and her husband Tommy Mottola, along with personalities such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Steve Stoute, presented natural beauty products "Carol's Daughter – Beauty by Nature" at a press conference in New York City.
In 2007, Thalía, who became a US citizen in January 2006, joined ABC Radio to start "The Conexión Thalía Radio Show", where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues. The Conexión Thalía Radio Show, a two-hour weekly radio program starring superstar Thalía premiered on March 17, 2007.
In September 2007, Thalía also released "Thalía: ¡Belleza!-Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness". In this, her first book, she delivers the ultimate guide to Latina beauty. The book became a best-seller. She released a new book in June 2009, titled "Thalia: ¡Radiante!-Your Guide to a Fit and a Fabulous Pregnancy".
Personal life
On December 2, 2000, Thalía married music executive Tommy MottolaTommy Mottola
Thomas Daniel "Tommy" Mottola is an American music executive, co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group. He is the ex-husband of Mariah Carey and is married to Mexican singer Thalía...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
at St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...
. They have two children: a daughter and a son.
In September 2002, Thalía's sisters, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi, were kidnapped in Mexico City. Zapata was released 18 days after her kidnapping, and her sister Ernestina was released on the 36th day.
Studio albums
- Thalía (1990)
- Mundo de CristalMundo de cristalMundo de Cristal is the second studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, produced by Alfredo Diaz Ordaz and released in Mexico by Fonovisa Records in 1991.-Track listing:...
(1991) - LoveLove (Thalía album)Love is the third studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, it was released in 1992, under the previously owned Televisa record label, Melody/Fonovisa, which now belongs to Univision Music Group...
(1992) - En éxtasisEn ExtasisEn éxtasis is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. The album was released in 1995 and soon became a huge success in Latin America and other countries. This is the first album Thalía recorded on the company "EMI Music"...
(1995) - Amor a la MexicanaAmor a la MexicanaAmor a la Mexicana is the fifth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. The album has become Thalía's best to date, especially for the album's first single "Amor a la Mexicana", which proved the evolution of Thalía as a musician.The album had major success in Latin America, the U.S., Spain, France,...
(1997) - ArrasandoArrasandoArrasando is the sixth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. In many interviews during the album launch, Thalía said that this album was different than her previous ones, because it shows her turn to the Dance/Techno element, describing it as a rhythm-fusion between many types of music...
(2000) - ThalíaThalía (2002 album)Thalía is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Thalía. It was released on May 21, 2002 by EMI Latin . The lead single was "Tú y Yo" that later became a hit in Thalía's music career peaking at the #1 spot on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks...
(2002) - Thalía (English)Thalía (English album)Thalia is the debut English album by Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía. Despite the album name, it is not an English version of her former Spanish album with the same title. The album is the first full album in English....
(2003) - El Sexto SentidoEl Sexto SentidoEl Sexto Sentido is the ninth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. It was released by EMI Music on July 19, 2005. The most successful singles of the album were Amar sin ser amada, Un alma sentenciada and Seducción. A reloaded version was later released...
(2005) - LunadaLunadaLunada is the tenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía. It was released through EMI Music on June 24, 2008 worldwide. Lunada is Thalía's first album since the release of the successful El Sexto Sentido in 2005 and since the birth of her daughter Sabrina. It was produced by the...
(2008) - TBA (2012)
Compilation albums
- Nandito AkoNandito AkoNandito Ako was the fifth album released by Thalía and her first compilation album. The original song was sung by Ogie Alcasid. It was exclusively released in the Philippines, where she became a major superstar because of her telenovela Marimar.Nandito Ako went multi-diamond in Philippines for...
(1997) - Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos (2001)
- Hits Remixed (2003)
- Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Thalía album)Thalía | Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Mexican pop star Thalía. Released on February 10, 2004, the album features 14 singles from her five previous albums of original material for EMI Latin , plus two previously released songs "Acción y Reacción" & "Cuando Tu Me Tocas"...
(2004)
Soap operas
- Pobre Señorita Limantour (1987) – Diana
- Quinceañera (1987–88) – Beatriz Villanueva
- Luz y Sombra (1989) – Alma Suárez
- María MercedesMaría Mercedes (telenovela)María Mercedes was a Mexican telenovela directed by Beatriz Sheridan and starring Thalía and Arturo Peniche.-Plot:Maria Mercedes is a poor girl who is abandoned with her brothers and sister by her ambitious mother...
(1992–93) – María Mercedes Muñoz Del Olmo - Marimar (1994) – Marimar Perez / Bella Aldama
- María la del barrioMaría la del BarrioMaría la del barrio is the 3rd telenovela of Thalía from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides...
(1995–96) – María Hernández De la Vega - Rosalinda (1999) – Rosalinda Perez Romero / Paloma Dorantes
Films
- La Guerra de los Pasteles (1979)
- AnastasiaAnastasia (1997 film)Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
(1997) – (soundtrack performer, Spanish version) - Mambo Café (1999) – Nydia
Written works
- Thalía: ¡Belleza! Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness (2007)
- Thalía: ¡Radiante! Your Guide to a Fit and Fabulous Pregnancy (2009)
- Thalía: Growing stronger (2011)
Folk Arts Theater and Araneta Coliseum SRO attendance
- Philippine Star Newspaper August 1996
- Manila Bulletin Newspaper August 1996
- Philippine Daily Inquirer Newspaper 1996
- RPN 9 TV News 1996 and 1997
External links
- Thalia.com — Thalía official website