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Thalia

Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda August 26, 1971 in Mexico City) is the artistic name of a famous Mexican diva, acknowleged in several countries as one of the most beautiful women. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ... Diva is the Latin and Italian word for goddess, the feminine form of the Latin word divus (= god). Time Magazine observed in its October 21, 2002 issue: The word was originally used of great female opera singers, almost always sopranos (like Maria Callas), but can be used to describe many...


In 1981 Thalia started in the local Group Din Din and then went on the perform in the music festival Juguemos a Cantar, first as part of a group and then as a soloist. In 1984 she was cast in the teenage version of the stage production Grease, which starred a musical band named Timbiriche, ending up with the lead as Sandy. In 1986 she replaced one of the female vocalists of Timbiriche and the band's fame skyrocketed. That same year she was cast in her first soap opera Pobre Señorita Limantour. In 1987 she starred in the Mexican soap opera Quinceañera after which she went to Los Angeles California to prepare herself to pursue a solo career. In 1990 she released her first album earning a gold record the following year. In 1991 she went to Spain to star in different TV programs and released her second album, which also went gold. By 1993 her third album LOVE went platinum. The year 1992 was also the beginning of a successful acting career in México. She starred in Televisa's soap opera María Mercedes, following a series of others like Marimar, María La Del Barrio and later on Rosalinda. These were huge successes in countries like USA, Indonesia, Portugal, Germany, Japan, Peru, Senegal, China, Greece, Philippines, Brazil and have been sold in over 100 countries. Timbiriche is the name of a mexican band that started in 1981 with six children, most of whos parents were famous actors/singers/composers. ... Timbiriche is the name of a mexican band that started in 1981 with six children, most of whos parents were famous actors/singers/composers. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...


In 1997 Atlantic Records releases the Soundtrack to Anastasia, which included as a bonus track the Spanish version of "Journey to the Past" in the voice of Thalía.


She has been a guest in TV programs like Hard Copy, Entertainment Tonight She also starred in Mambo Café, a modest Hollywood production in which she played a Puerto Rican young girl along with Danny Aiello and Rosanna de Soto with Paul Rodriguez as her father.


Currently, Thalía lives in New York, where she married the ex-president of Sony Music Tommy Mottola. Her two sisters, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi, were kidnapped in 2002 but were both found alive. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Tommy Mottola (born 14 July 1949) is the owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group. ...


In 2003 Thalia released her first English album called Thalía. She also released a successful clothing line for Kmart named the Thalía Sodi collection.


She recently signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with the chocolate maker, Hershey's. She appears in the company's Spanish-language advertisements, and sells her own group of Hershey's products, called La Dulceria Thalia. The Hershey Foods Corporation ( NYSE: HSY) is the worlds largest chocolate company. ...


External link

  • Official Website for Thalia (http://www.thalia.com/)
  • IMDb Profile for Thalía (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856977/)


 

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