Thalía 363163 226085931 2008-07-16T19:35:46Z 193.153.212.129 {{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = Thalía |Img = ThaliaSodi.jpg |Img_capt = Thalia in November 2006 |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda |Born = {{birth date and age|1971|08|26}} |Died = |Origin = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |Residence = [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]] |Genre = [[Latin Pop]], [[Pop Rock]], [[Dance-Pop]] |Years_active = [[1980 in music|1980]]-present |Label = [[Fonovisa Records]] <small>(1990-1993)</small><br>[[EMI]] <small>(1994-present) |URL = [http://www.thalia.com Thalía.com] }} '''Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda''' (born [[26 August]], [[1971]] in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]), commonly known as '''Thalía''', is a Mexican singer and actress with multi [[Latin Grammy]] and [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|Latin Billboard]] nominations. In Latin America, she is regarded as the “Queen of Telenovelas” because her telenovelas were highly successful even in non [[Latin American]] countries and watched by almost a billion people around the world.<ref>[http://www.thalia.com]</ref>/ according to Thalia.com. She has won numerous awards in Mexico as a singer and actress. She is also a businesswoman, fashion designer, record producer and writer. Her husband is the American music executive [[Tommy Mottola]]. Thalía has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mdcthalia.com/index.php?news_id=675&lang=en | title= Thalía strikes Gold and Platinum in Miami! ''Mundo de Cristal - The Official Fan Club''| accessdate = 2007-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&products_id=6717&store=books | title= Chronicle Books | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> ==Biography== {{TV y Novelas Magazine August 2006}} Thalía 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 has four sisters: [[Laura Zapata|Laura]] a theater, TV and movie actress, and singer; Federica, an anthropologist; Gabriela, a historian, and Ernestina, a doctor of Literature and Arts and writer. Thalía is of Spanish ancestry. As a youth, Thalía was a good student throughout her school years and studied at the prestigious Elycio Francée Mexican whose half-Spanish and half-French 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. Her niece [[Camila Sodi]] is also an actress, who has a child with the Mexican actor [[Diego Luna]]. Mexican superstar Thalía appeared in her first movie appearance when she was just 5 years old in the movie entitled "La Guerra de los Pasteles" starring Angelica María and Raúl Vale which also featured her sister Laura. As a youngster, she studied gymnastics, ballet and piano. She became involved in show business at the tender age of nine after joining a local group called Pac Man which was renamed Din Din, a children-oriented singing group with which they recorded their debut album, entitled Alegrias Musicales, in 1981. Two years later, Ariadna Thalía Sodi and Miarnda successfully participated in the local festival Juguemos A Cantar, singing a pop tune called "Moderna La Chica Del Rock," and soon played a role in the musical play Vaselina (the Latin version of Grease). As a vocalist she is considered a [[mezzo-soprano]]. In 1984 she was cast in the teenage version of the stage production ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', in which she played the lead role of Sandy. In 1986 she replaced one of the original female vocalists of [[Timbiriche]], [[Sasha Sokol]]. That same year she was cast in her first soap opera, ''Pobre Señorita Limantour''. In 1986, she starred in the Mexican [[telenovela]] ''[[Quinceañera (telenovela)|Quinceañera]]''. Then, she starred in her next soap opera entitled “Luz y Sombra” in 1989. In 1991, Thalia went to Spain to participate as one of the hosts of the evening TV variety show "VIP Noche". She went to [[Los Angeles, California]] to prepare for a solo career. When she went back to Mexico from U.S.A. for her solo singing career, Thalia gave soap opera another try when Telenovela producer Valentin Pimpstein offered her the Maria Trilogy namely, [[Maria Mercedes]] in 1992, [[Marimar]] in 1994 and [[Maria la del Barrio]] in 1995, which all became a huge ratings success worldwide even in non Spanish speaking countries. In 1999 she made the soap opera [[Rosalinda]] which also became a huge ratings success worldwide although, just fairly successful in Mexico. Her solo career began in 1990 with the release of a self-titled album produced by Alfredo Díaz Ordaz. Mundo de Cristal followed in 1991, and Love in 1992. Emilio Estefan, Jr. produced En Extasis in 1995 before Thalía released the successful Amor a la Mexicana in 1997 and Arrasando in 2000, which garnered a Latin Grammy award for best engineered album. In 2002, the Mexican singer/actress teamed up with producers Cory Rooney and Steve Morales to start working on her first crossover songs for her English debut, "Thalía" and released in 2003. Her first English album was a mild success in America but became a huge success in Japan and Brazil. [[Image:thalia-star-miami.jpg|thumb|right|Thalía's star on [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]'s Calle Ocho.]] In 2000, she starred in the independent film, ''Mambo Café'', a modest Hollywood production in which she played a young Puerto Rican girl, alongside [[Danny Aiello]], [[Paul Rodriguez]], and Rosanna de Soto. Later that year, on December 2, 2000, Thalía married the former president of [[Sony Music]], [[Tommy Mottola]], at [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York]] in a three-million dollar ceremony and reception. They currently live in [[New York City]]. Thalía has also worked as a record producer, composer, TV and radio host, fashion designer, magazine editor, and model. Thalía has been a guest on television programs such as [[Entertainment Tonight]], El Show de Cristina, [[Good Morning America]], [[Hard Copy]], [[The Rosie O'Donnell Show]] and [[20/20]]. In 2007 Thalía, who had become a naturalized US citizen in January 2006 according to [[http://www.latina.com/ Latina Magazine]] dated January 2006, joined the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] in order to start the radio program "The Conexión Thalía Radio Show," where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues. On June 12, 2007, according to news released on the website of ''Hello!'' magazine, in an exclusive interview for the Mexican edition of ''¡Hola!'', she announced that she was pregnant. On October 7, 2007, Thalía and Tommy Mottola welcomed their first child together, a girl named Sabrina Sakaë.<ref>[http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2007/06/12/thalia-baby-pregnant/ Hello magazine]</ref> Afterwards, she was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People en People en Español 2008.<ref>[http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1732189_1732615,00.html Los 50 más bellos – People en Español]</ref> In May 2008, Thalía's new single ''[[Ten paciencia]]'' from her brand new album, ''[[Lunada]]'', which will be released in [[June 24]], was premiered on the internet. ==Discography== {{main|Thalía discography}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Albums=== *1990: ''[[Thalía (1990 album)|Thalía]]'' *1991: ''[[Mundo de Cristal]]'' *1992: ''[[Love (Thalía album)|Love]]'' *1995: ''[[En éxtasis]]'' *1997: ''[[Nandito Ako]]'' *1997: ''[[Amor a la Mexicana]]'' *2000: ''[[Arrasando]]'' *2002: ''[[Thalía (2002 album)|Thalía]]'' *2003: ''[[Thalía (English album)|Thalía (English)]]'' *2005: ''[[El sexto sentido]]'' *2008: ''[[Lunada]]'' {{col-2}} ===Compilations=== *2001: ''[[Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos]]'' *2003: ''[[Thalía's Hits Remixed|Hits Remixed]]'' *2004: ''[[Greatest Hits (Thalía album)|Greatest Hits]]'' ===Timbiriche discography=== *1987: ''Timbiriche VII''<small>(1)</small> *1988: ''Timbiriche VIII-IX''<small>(1)</small> *1989: ''Los clásicos de Timbiriche''<small>(1)</small> {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Soundtracks=== *1997: ''[[Anastasia (1997 movie)|Anastasia]] Soundtrack'' {{col-2}} ===DVD's=== *2000: ''Mambo Café'' *2004: ''Greatest Hits'' *2005: ''Rosalinda'' *2006: ''Legado Musical'' *2006: ''Selena Vive'' *2008: ''María la del Barrio'' *2008: ''MariMar'' *2008: ''María Mercedes'' {{col-end}} *<sup>1</sup> <small>Only in these albums Thalía was featured.</small> ==Filmography== *1999: ''Mambo Café'' ==Telenovelas== *1987: ''La pobre señorita Limantour'' *1987: ''[[Quinceañera (telenovela)| Quinceañera]]'' *1989: ''Luz y Sombra'' *1992: ''[[María Mercedes (telenovela)|María Mercedes]]'' *1994: ''[[Marimar (Mexican TV series)|Marimar]]'' *1995: ''[[María la del Barrio]]'' *1999: ''[[Rosalinda]]'' ==Fan club== Thalía's first official fan club, ''Mundo de Cristal (MDC)'', was named after her song and record of the same title. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} ==References== {{reflist}} www.mdcthalia.com ==Biography Source== TV y Novelas Magazine August 2006 ==See also== * [[Latin Pop]] * [[List of Thalía awards]] * [[White Latin American]] ==External links== * [http://www.thalia.com Official Website] * [http://www.thaliastore.com Official Store] * [http://www.mdcthalia.com Official International Fan Club] * [http://www.emitelevisa.com/ EMI Televisa Music] * [http://www.thaliaradio.com The Conexión Thalía Radio Show official website] * {{imdb name|0856977}} {{Thalía}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Mexico City]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Actor-singers]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:English-language singers]] [[Category:Spanish-language singers]] [[Category:Mexican female singers]] [[Category:Mexican actors]] [[Category:Mexican telenovela actors]] [[Category:Mexican child actors]] [[Category:Timbiriche]] [[Category:Timbiriche singers]] [[Category:Mexican Americans]] {{link FA|hu}} {{link FA|tl}} [[ar:تاليا]] [[an:Thalía]] [[bg:Талия Соди]] [[ca:Thalía]] [[cy:Thalía]] [[da:Thalía Sodi]] [[de:Thalía]] [[et:Thalía]] [[el:Ταλία]] [[es:Thalía]] [[eo:Thalía]] [[eu:Thalia Sodi]] [[fr:Thalía]] [[gl:Thalía]] [[id:Thalia]] [[it:Thalía]] [[la:Thalía (cantrix)]] [[lt:Thalía]] [[hu:Thalía]] [[ms:Thalia]] [[nl:Thalía Sodi]] [[ja:タリア]] [[no:Thalía (Mexico)]] [[pl:Thalía]] [[pt:Thalía]] [[ro:Thalía]] [[ru:Талия (певица)]] [[sc:Thalía]] [[sk:Thalía]] [[fi:Thalía]] [[sv:Thalía Sodi]] [[tl:Thalía]] [[tr:Thalía]]