Thalía
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Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda, August 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a successful Mexican actress, singer, record producer, composer and businesswoman. Her voice is considered a mezzo-soprano. She is amongst Mexico's most famous telenovela actresses, and has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Biography
In 1981, Thalía began her career as a child with the national group Din Din and performed in the music festival Juguemos a Cantar, first as a member of the group and then as a soloist. In 1984, she was cast in the teenage version of the stage production Grease, ending up with the lead as Sandy. She later replaced one of the female vocalists, Sasha Sokol of Timbiriche in 1986 (most popular Mexican pop group). That same year she was cast in her first soap opera Pobre Señorita Limantour. A year later, she starred in the Mexican telenovela Quinceañera, after which she went to Los Angeles, California to prepare herself to pursue a solo career.
In 1992, Thalia starred in Televisa's telenovela María Mercedes, following a series of others like Marimar, María La del Barrio, and Rosalinda, which had been sold to 110 countries and was viewed by 67 million viewers. Her soap operas were shown in countries like USA, Lebanon (Middle East), Indonesia, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Germany, Peru, China, Greece, Cyprus, Philippines, Brazil, Ecuador, and have been sold in over 185 countries and viewed by more than 1 billion viewers all over the world. Her telenovelas are simple stories and all are based on adaptations to the well-known Cinderella story. The main character is born in poverty and she meets a wealthy young man; later, they get married.
In 1996, "Guiness World Records" decided to put Thalia as 'the most recognized artist in one day' She won awards from all over the world in only one day of receiving Key of Indonesia, Key of Philipines, and the Key of Miami.
In 1997, 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, performed by Thalía. That same year, she recorded a special album for the Philippine market titled Nandito Ako completely in Filipino, the official language of the Philippines.
21 April 1997 was declared "Day of Thalía" in Los Angeles. She has a broad fan base around the world although her career, in the view of some, has stalled to a certain extent. Her face is familiar to millions, and has been named one of the "25 Most Beautiful People" by the reputable magazine People en Español many times.
She has been a guest on television programs like Hard Copy, Entertainment Tonight, El Show de Cristina, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, WB11 NEWS, 20/20 on abc and Good Morning America. She also starred in Mambo Café, a modest Hollywood production in which she played a young Puerto Rican girl alongside Danny Aiello and Rosanna de Soto with Paul Rodriguez as her father.
On December 2, 2000, Thalía married the former Sony Music president, Tommy Mottola (ex-husband of the American superstar singer Mariah Carey), who is 22 years her senior, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York in a three-million dollar ceremony and reception. They currently live in New York City.
Thalia also released a successful clothing line, exclusively available at Kmart, under the brand name Thalía Sodi Collection and sold her own brand of Hershey's chocolate.
Thalia (1990)
In 1990, she released her first album Thalía. She earned a gold record the following year. Un Pacto Entre Los Dos was her first single.
Mundo De Cristal
In 1991, she traveled to Spain and starred in different television programs and released her second album, Mundo De Cristal. The album went gold.
Love
In 1992, her third album, Love, went platinum. That year was also the beginning of a successful acting career in México.
En Extasis
In 1995, she moved from Melody/Fonovisa to EMI and released her label debut, En Éxtasis, which featured her first major international hit, Piel Morena.
Amor a la Mexicana
In 1997, Latin pop impresario Emilio Estefan Jr. produced her next album, Amor a la Mexicana, and it met international success. It featured hits such as Amor a la Mexicana, Por Amor, and Mujer Latina.
Nandito Ako
In 1997, aside from Amor a la Mexicana, Thalia recorded a special album for the Philippine market titled Nandito Ako, which was recorded completely in Tagalog, the official language of the Philippines.
Arrasando
In 2000, Emilio Estefan produced Thalia's album, Arrasando. Thalía was nominated in two Latin Grammy categories - "Best Female Pop Artist of the Year" and "Best Sound Engineered album." She won for "Best Sound Engineered album." The singles of this album, Arrasando, It's My Party, Entre el Mar y Una Estrella, Regresa a Mí, and Reencarnación were Spanish radio hits.
Con Banda: Grandes Exitos
On August 28, 2001, Thalia released the album Con Banda, Grandes Éxitos. The album featured many of her hits, which were re-recorded with the typical Mexican banda sound.
Thalia (2002)
In 2002, Thalía released, Thalía, which was largely written and produced by Estéfano. Buoyed by a pair of chart-topping singles (Tú y Yoand No Me Enseñaste) and a top-ten hit (¿A Quién Le Importa?. This album hit the number one spot for 6 consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It was nominated in one Latin Grammy category - "Female Pop Vocal Album", and in four Latin Billboard categories - "Pop Track Female" (No Me Enseñaste), "Tropical Track Female" (No Me Enseñaste), "Premio de la Audiencia" and "Pop Female Album". She won the last two awards. "No Me Enseñaste" is probably her best hit to date, receiving many Latin Billboard nominees, many other awards, as well as, chart-topping success. It was #1 in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. It also topped Latin airplays and was #1.
Thalia (2003)
In 2003, Thalía released her first self-titled English language album Thalía, featuring I Want You/Me Pones Sexy, Baby, I'm In Love/Alguien Real, and Don't Look Back.
Hits Remixed
In 2003, Thalia also released Hits Remixed, a compilation that features remixes of her hits under the EMI label.
Greatest Hits
In 2004, Thalia released Greatest Hits, a compilation that features her hits under the EMI label.
El Sexto Sentido
Her album El Sexto Sentido was released July 19, 2005 and was recorded mostly in the Spanish, but with a few of the cuts sung in English as well. The album received a luke-warm response from the public and the critics alike. It debuted at #1 in her native Mexico, where it sold 80,000 copies in its first week. "Amar Sin Ser Amada", an infectious rock-edged tango-based song was the first single of the album, peaking at #9 in Mexico. For the second single, the ballad "Un Alma Sentenciada" was chosen, hoping to be the "No Me Ensenaste" from the album, however, the reaction was less positive, failing to crack the Top 40, peaking at #47. For the third single, "Seducción" a Hi-NRG pop track, and a firm fan-favourite, was chosen. Later, this album was re-released under the name of "El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded", whic included three brand new songs and a remix. One of this songs, "No, No, No" featuring Anthony "Romeo" Santos (Aventura) was the fourth single and a great hit in the USA and Latinoamerica. Meanwhile, "Olvídame" was choosen as a single by another countries. This album has received several nominations to the "Latin Grammy Awards", "Latin Billboard Awards", "Orgullosamente Latino", "Oye Awards","Premios Juventud" and "Premios Lo Nuestro".
Filmography
Soap Operas
- Pobre Señorita Limantour (1987)
- Quinceañera (1988)
- Luz y Sombra (1989)
- María Mercedes (1992)
- Marimar (1994)
- Maria la del Barrio (1995)
- Rosalinda (1999)
Films
Discography
Albums
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| Album | Chart positions [1] | RIAA certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 | Top Latin | Latin Pop | Top Heat | ||
Thalía
|
– | – | – | – | – |
Mundo de cristal
|
– | – | – | – | – |
Love
|
– | – | 15 | – | – |
En Éxtasis
|
– | 13 | 7 | – | Platino (300,000) |
Nandito Ako (EMI)
|
– | – | – | – | – |
Amor a la Mexicana
|
– | 6 | 2 | – | Platino (300,000) |
Arrasando
|
– | 4 | 1 | 26 | Platino (200,000) |
Con Banda: Grandes Éxitos
|
167 | 2 | – | 7 | Oro (100,000) |
Thalía
|
124 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Platino (200,000) |
Hits Remixed
|
– | 7 | 4 | 26 | Oro (100,000) |
Thalía (English) (EMI)
|
11 | – | – | 4 | – |
Greatest Hits
|
128 | 2 | 1 | – | Platino (200,000) |
| El Sexto Sentido | 63 | 3 | 2 | – | Platino (200,000) |
Singles
All regularly released music single and their chart peak position: Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Hot Dance Club Play (HDM), Hot Latin Tracks (HLT), Latin Pop Airplay (LPA), and Latin Tropical Airplay (LTA).
| Year | Single | Peak positions[2] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 | HDM | HLT | LPA | LTA | |||
| 1995 | "Piel Morena" | – | – | 7 | 4 | – | En Éxtasis |
| 1996 | "Gracias a Dios" | – | – | 26 | 8 | – | En Éxtasis |
| 1996 | "Amándote" | – | – | – | – | – | En Éxtasis |
| 1996 | "Quiero Hacerte el Amor" | – | – | – | – | – | En Éxtasis |
| 1996 | "Maria la del Barrio" | – | – | 30 | 14 | – | En Éxtasis |
| 1997 | "Amor a la Mexicana" | – | – | 6 | – | – | Amor a la Mexicana |
| 1997 | "Por Amor" | – | – | – | – | – | Amor a la Mexicana |
| 1997 | "Mujer Latina" | – | – | – | – | – | Amor a la Mexicana |
| 2000 | "Entre el Mar y Una Estrella" | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | Arrasando |
| 2000 | "Regresa a Mi" | – | – | 19 | 12 | – | Arrasando |
| 2001 | "Arrasando" | – | – | – | 25 | – | Arrasando |
| 2001 | "Rosalinda (Ay Amor)" | – | – | 46 | 23 | 37 | Arrasando |
| 2001 | "Reencarnación" | – | – | 30 | 17 | – | Arrasando |
| 2001 | "Amor a la Mexicana" [Banda Version] | – | – | – | – | – | Con Banda, Grandes Éxitos |
| 2002 | "Tú y Yo" | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | Thalía |
| 2002 | "No Me Enseñaste" | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Thalía |
| 2003 | "¿A Quién Le Importa?" | – | – | 9 | 5 | 7 | Thalía |
| 2003 | "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" | – | 6 | – | – | – | Thalía |
| 2003 | "I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" | 22 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 3 | Thalía (English) |
| 2003 | "Baby, I'm in Love" / "Alguien Real" | – | 12 | – | – | – | Thalía (English) |
| 2004 | "Don't Look Back" | – | 9 | – | – | – | Thalía (English) |
| 2004 | "Cerca de Ti" | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | Thalía (English) / Greatest Hits |
| 2004 | "Acción y Reacción" | – | – | – | – | – | Greatest Hits |
| 2005 | "Amar Sin Ser Amada" | – | – | 2 | 7 | 8 | El Sexto Sentido |
| 2005 | "Un Alma Sentenciada" | – | 37 | 13 | 11 | 6 | El Sexto Sentido |
| 2006 | "Seducción" | – | – | 32 | 14 | 23 | El Sexto Sentido |
| 2006 | "Cantando Por Un Sueño" 1 | – | – | – | – | – | El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded |
| 2006 | "Olvídame" 2 | – | – | – | – | – | El Sexto Sentido |
| 2006 | "No, No, No" (feat. Aventura) | – | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | El Sexto Sentido: Re+Loaded |
- 1 Only released in Mexico
- 2 Only released in Latin America
Other Releases
- Compilations
- Thalía Mix [Melody/Fonovisa] (1993)
- Los Deseos de Thalía: Grandes Exitos [Melody/Fonovisa] (1994)
- 20 Kiliates Musicales [Melody/Fonovisa] (1996) 100,000
- Bailando en Éxtasis [EMI] (1997)
- Mis Mejores Momentos: Para Coleccionistas [Melody/Fonovisa] (1998)
- Jugo de Exitos [Melody/Fonovisa] (1998) 250,000
- Serie Millennium: 21 [Melody/Fonovisa] (1999) 100,000
- Serie Sensacional: La Sensacion de Thalia [Melody/Fonovisa] (2000)
- Serie 32 [Melody/Fonovisa] (2001) 100,000
- 15 Exitos [Melody/Fonovisa] (2002)
- Edicion Limitada [Melody/Fonovisa] (2002)
- Esenciales: The Ultimate Collection [Melody/Fonovisa] (2002)
- Oro: Grandes Exitos [Melody/Fonovisa] (2004)
- Grandes Exitos [Melody/Fonovisa] (2004) 250,000
- The Sixth Sense (El Sexto Sentido) [EMI] (2005)
- Combo de Exitos: Somos la Historia [Melody/Fonovisa] (2006)
- Soundtracks
- Anastasia Soundtrack (1997)
DVD
- Mambo Cafe (1999)
- Greatest Hits (2004)
With Timbiriche
- Timbiriche VII (1987)
- Timbiriche VIII-IX (1988)
- Los Clásicos de Timbiriche (1989)
See also
References
External links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Mexico City
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Roman Catholic musicians
- Rhythmic contemporary musicians
- American female singers
- Mexican American singers
- Mexican female singers
- Mexican dance musicians
- Mexican American actors
- Mexican telenovela actors
- Mexican child actors