Thalía

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Ariadna Thalía Sodi y Miranda (born August 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Mexico), commonly known as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress with multiple Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard nominations. In Latin America, she is regarded as the “Queen of Telenovelas” because her telenovelas were highly successful all around the world. According to Televisa and Univision she is also regarded as a "Latin Pop Diva" and "Queen Of Latin Pop" due to her Spanish songs being successful in crossing a lot of national borders. 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.

Biography

Thalía's complete name is Thalía Ariadna Sodi y Miranda. She was born on 26 August in the Spanish Hospital in Mexico City, being the fifth and last child. 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: the oldest is Laura Zapata a popular theater, TV and movie actress in Mexico, and a singer; Federica, an anthropologist; Gabriela, a historian, and Ernestina, a doctor of Literature and Arts and writer, she is also named Miss Mexico 1977. By the time she was one year old, she had already appeared on television in a soft drink advertisement. Thalia lost her father when she was only five years old. This was a hard blow for the child, who spoke hardly a word for an entire year.

Thalía was a good student throughout her school years and studied at the prestigious Liceo Franco Mexicano (Lycee Franco-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 have become a biologist or psychologist. She participated in different children programs, and drawing contests. At the tender age of 6, Thalia studied classical ballet at Academia de Nellie Happee. She also studied gymnastics during that time. Thalia took piano lessons at Instituto Mexicano de Musica.

Artistic career

Her artistic career began in 1980 when she attended a song festival with the children's group "Pac-Man". Then the group changed its name to Din-Din and they recorded a total of four records. In 1984 she joined the musical play Vaselina (the Mexican version of Grease), first as a backup singer, then realizing Sandy's role, with the group Timbiriche, which later became one of the most popular teen groups in Mexico.

Timbiriche (1986-1989)

In 1986 she became a member of a successful band Timbiriche, taking the place of another female member who had just left. In 1987 she achieved tremendous success with Timbiriche, recording four albums. She appeared in magazines, and was also the winner of a fitness contest. Then she left the group "Timbiriche" in order to follow a career as solo artist.

Her first albums ["Thalia", "Mundo de Cristal" and "Love"]

In January, 1990 she traveled to the United States for a year. At the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) she learned the English language, took classes in singing, piano, bass, physical culture, jazz and modern dance, acting, diction, aesthetics and dance. She also learned to play the saxophone and piano. With a new image (which was criticized by many) she returned to Mexico, launching the first record carrying her name, "Thalía", which she accomplished with Alfredo Díaz Ordaz. Her introductory album, which received much criticism following the tradition of Timbiriche, represented the pop-rock style."Un Pacto Entre Los Dos" was her first single.

In 1991, she traveled to Spain and starred in different television programs like Vip de Noche and also released her second album "Mundo de Cristal", which went gold.

In 1992, her third album "Love" went platinum. It includes hits like "Sangre", El Bronceador" and "Love" established her as a singer in Mexico. Thalia was ready to step into another level.

En Éxtasis (1995)

Changes came in 1995, after a three-year pause, when she moved from Fonovisa to EMI Latin and released her label debut, En Éxtasis, her first record for EMI, featured her first major international hit, "Piel Morena". With the aid of celebrated producers such as Emilio Estefan (husband of the famous Cuban singer Gloria Estefan) and Óscar López, she prepared her fourth record, En éxtasis, her first record for EMI, which paved the way towards the international scene. The album has been sold in every country of Latin America and even in the United States, sold more than a million copies. It arrived also to some parts of Europe, and has been recognized with multiple gold and platinum records.

Manila Live Concert (1996)

Thalia's telenovelas Marimar became a phenomenal success in the Philippines in 1996 and so, she was invited to visit the country in that year. Being a singer, she had a major live concert at both the Folk Arts Theater which filled up the SRO total seat capacity and at the Araneta Coliseum or a.k.a. The Big Dome which also filled up to its SRO 25,000 thousand seat capacity.

Nandito Ako (1997)

In 1997, Thalía came back to the Philippines to release her album entitled Nandito Ako, also the carrier single. She also had 2 major live concerts in that year, both at the Araneta Coliseum. She also did the Tagalog version of Wilfrido Vargas' popular merengue song called "El Venao" whose title in Tagalog was "Chika Lang". She recorded that particular album mostly in Tagalog and the English language.

Anastasia (soundtrack) (1997)

In 1997 Atlantic Records released the soundtrack for the animated feature film Anastasia, which included as a bonus track the Spanish version of "Journey to the Past", performed by Thalía. Also in that year, she traveled back to the Philippines and had a major concert at the Araneta Coliseum.

Amor a la Mexicana (1997)

Latin pop producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. produced her next 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, her first great one, which featured hits such as "Amor A La Mexicana", "Por Amor" or "Mujer Latina". The album is like a tribute by Thalía to love, which she receives from her fans. 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.

From 1997, 21 April has been declared "Day of Thalía" in Los Angeles. She has a broad fan base around the world and has allegedly accessed people's houses in over one hundred and eighty countries, thanks to her famous "telenovelas". Her face is familiar among millions, and has been named one of the "25 most beautiful people" by reputable magazine People en Español many times. She has been a guest on television programs like Hard Copy, Entertainment Tonight, El Show de Cristina and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

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.

Arrasando (2000)

Emilio Estefan also produced her follow-up, Arrasando, which was quite successful. Thalia was nominated in the Latin Grammy category as the "Best Female Pop Artist of the Year". The album also 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 ("Arrasando/It's My Party", "Entre El Mar Y Una Estrella", "Regresa a Mi" and "Reencarnación") were great hits too. 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". Sales of the album have exceeded three million copies on the international level.

On May 5 — a Mexican National Holiday — the President of the United States, George W. Bush, invited her to a party organized at the White House, and she interpreted a potpourri of popular Mexican songs with a Mexican mariachi orchestra.

Con Banda: Grandes Éxitos (2001)

On August 28, 2001, expressing her love for her country 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.

Thalia (2002)

Two years later, Thalía's next album, Thalía, 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?") this album hit number one for 6 consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching 4x Multiplatinum 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 (2002 album), winning the last two awards. "No me enseñaste" is probably her biggest hit to date, receiving many Latin Billboard nominations, 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.

On February 25, 2003, she released a remix-album "Thalia's Hits Remixed".

Thalía (English album) (2003)

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

In 2003 Thalía released her first English language album, the self-titled Thalía (English), featuring the rapper Fat Joe in "I Want You/Me Pones Sexy", "Baby, I'm in Love/Alguien Real" and "Don't Look Back" were singles too. Even though it was not the crossover everybody hoped it would be, it 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). This album also introduced her to the music market of Japan, where she sold more than 420,000 copies and became a huge celebrity. 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 also won an International Dance Music Award for her club-hit "Dance Dance (The Mexican)".

Greatest Hits (2004)

On February 10, 2004 she released her first official Greatest Hits 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". It was the first time she was touring in the United States.

El Sexto Sentido (2005)

Her next 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. It was the most expensive CD produced in Latin America in 2005. It has had mild success so far, mostly because of lack of promotion. 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. El Sexto Sentido debuted in at #63 in The Billboard 200 selling 25,000 copies in the first week. It went on to sell more than 200,000 copies and was certified platinum. The album was also certified gold in Argentina, Greece and Mexico.

El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded! (2006)

In 2006, Thalía was the 'godmother' of Cantando Por Un Sueño, a Mexican TV reality show. It was rumored she got paid 1 million dollars to perform. Once again she proved to be the favorite and Cantando Por Un Sueño was viewed by 45% of all the Mexican audience during the entire day. Thalía recorded the title song of the show, and it was included in El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded (a re-released version of Thalia's current 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. This is Thalía's new single in USA, while the ballad "Olvídame" is the fourth single in the rest of the world. El Sexto Sentido was nominated in one Latin Billboard category - "Pop Female Album" and in eight Premios Juventud categories.

In 2006, Thalía officially 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. Thalia also joined ABC Radio to start 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. The issue was a top seller where it dethroned Luis Miguel's son's picture (the best seller) moving to #2 after Thalia's issue managed to be Hola's Top-selling issue of its history selling over 2.1 million units in just 4 days in Mexico and Spain alone.

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".

Lunada (2008)

In May 2008, Thalía's single "Ten paciencia", was premiered on the internet. Although, the single received a lukewarm response and didn't perform well in the U.S. charts and Top 20 hits in Mexico, it was #1 in several countries around the world. Furthermore, its music video debuted at #1 in the Top 30 countdown of MTV TR3S making her the "First Female Artist" ever to debut at #1 at the MTV TR3S channel. The album debuted at #8 in Mexico, peaked at #6 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums (U.S). Despite the poor promotions the album was #1 in countries such as Brazil, Turkey and Japan. The Lunada album was leaked through the internet four days before its official release and the carrier single "Ten Paciencia"'s music video was released just about a week from the album.

A Thalía caricature made by Juan Andrés Baldeón Pástor from Quito, Ecuador

Thalia 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), Thalia 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. The award was voted by her fans beating huge Latin artists like Olga Tañón, Chayanne, Maná and Ricky Martin.

"Será porque te amo", the second single, already is a radio-hit. 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 Thalia with the prestigious Gold Medal of Honour for her outstanding humanitarian, philanthropic and cultural contibutions to the community at large and to the Hispanic community in particular, at its 75th Annual Fiesta Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The same day Thalia 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 Octomber 23, it was announced that Thalía is suffering from Lyme disease. Singer Thalía contracted 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, Thalia announced the end of her collaboration with EMI Music. After 13 successful years with EMI Music (the singer recorded 12 albums and sold nearly 20 million copies while under 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 37-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.

Thalia is now ready to come back with her own material under Casablanca Records (a part of Universal Motown Records Group), owned by her husband, Tommy Mottola. The new album will be in English and will include a duet with singer Robbie Williams.

Despite Lunada was a commercial dissapointment, named as the "Best Album of the Year" by ¡Hola! readers. The latest work of the Mexican singer achieved 8,750 votes beating arists like Luis Miguel, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Madonna..

Telenovelas

In 1986 Thalia debuted as an actress, playing the part of Dina in the telenovela La Pobre Señorita Limantour (The Poor Miss Limantour). At the end of 1987 to the beginning of 1988 she acted in the series Quinceañera (The 15-Year Old Girl), sharing the leading role with Adela Noriega. In 1989 she obtained her first starring role in the telenovela Luz y Sombra (Light and Shadow).

In 1992 she starred in Televisa's telenovela María Mercedes, following a series of others like Marimar and María La Del Barrio. It was the first time in Televisa's history a trilogy was made. These became a huge success, not only in Mexico, but also in countries like the USA, Lebanon, Indonesia, Poland, Spain, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Peru, Senegal, China, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, the Philippines, Brazil and have been sold in over 180 countries where the Trilogy itself was seen by over one billion people around the globe.

Thalia for this success is regarded as the "Queen Of Telenovelas" at the age of barely reaching 24 and she is the "Highest paid actress in Mexico" where she was paid an estimated of US$30 million for her appearance in her Marias alone.

It was later said that she was paid $75,000 per episode in Rosalinda. By 2000, according to Televisa, Thalia said on the Cristina Show that the Rosalinda soap was seen by over 67 million people before even showing entirely around the world where it was sold to 110 countries around the world (her seventh and last telenovela) and was named as "Most Recognized, known face in 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 then meets a wealthy young man and later they get married.

Thalia's telenovela Marimar became a phenomenal success in the Philippines in 1996 and so, she was invited to visit the country. Being a singer, she had a major concert at both the Folk Arts Theater which filled up the SRO total seat capacity and at the Araneta Coliseum or a.k.a. The Big Dome which also filled up to its SRO 25,000 thousand seat capacity. From 1997, 21 April has been declared "Day of Thalía" in Los Angeles. She has a broad fan base around the world and has allegedly accessed people's houses in over one hundred and eighty countries, thanks to her famous "telenovelas". Her face is familiar among millions.

In 1999 Thalia starred in another Televisa's telenovela Rosalinda which also became successful around the world. It was one of the biggest and most expensive productions in Televisa's history. Rosalinda was Thalía's last telenovela before moving to New York City with her husband Tommy Mottola.

In the summer of 2005, Thalía's multi-million dollar contract with Televisa was canceled, due to her not wanting to star in a soap opera or a show with the company. After several notices the head of Televisa, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, decided to cancel her contract after several attempts to make her go back into telenovelas. The contract was made for three telenovelas and only one was made, Rosalinda (1999). Thalía was paid US$75,000 a month for the contract.

Her telenovelas are constantly repeated and still are having high audience viewing ratings. Maybe this is one of the reasons that Thalia has not filmed a new telenovela yet.

Business

Since the beginning of her career, Thalia was the face of many successful companies. Labels like Vicky Form , Dr Pepper, AT & T and Ice Breakers collaborated with her in order to promote their products.

In 2003 launched a successful clothing line, exclusively available in Kmart, under the name "Thalía Sodi Collection". With huge success, her clothing line went from 300 Kmart stores to 1,500. On August 13, 2003, an amazing fashion show, "La Gran Noche de Thalia", marked the launch of the new Latin flavored collection at Capitale restaurant in New York City. The Thalia Sodi Collection was a total hot from the start, and her success has been so imminent 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, magazines such as Bazaar en español, Cosmopolitan en español, Shape en español and Latina, amongst others, adorned their covers with the beautiful singer, while People en Español chose her as the most beautiful Latin person for 2003.Her success as well as her beauty turned Thalia into a fashion icon around the world.

Thalía signing autographs at the presentation of her eyewear collection at Vision Expo, New York City, March 23, 2007

Thalia and Kmart also released a successful eyewear collection "Thalia 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.

On November 2004, Thalia Signed on as the First Face of Jeweler Jacob & Co.

In 2006, Thalia was the Face of "Carol's Daughter" Beauty Products. She and her husband Tommy Mottola are partners/investors at the natural beauty products company Carol's Daughter. Thalia, who has always been at the forefront of beauty, represented Latin women as one of the faces of "Carol's Daughter" products. Thalia 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.

On March 23, 2007, Thalía made a special appearance at the International "Vision Expo" in "New York City today" which was a total success! Photographers and journalists from different print publications and TV shows had the opportunity to ask Thalía about her 2007 Kenmark Eyewear and Sunwear collections.

On September 2007, Thalia also released "Thalia: ¡Belleza!-Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness". In this, her first book, she delivers the ultimate guide to Latin beauty.The book became a best-seller. A new book is planned to be released on "Mother's Day" 2009 which will be pregnancy guide.

In 2008, Thalia signed a new contract with cosmetics company "Fuller" and launched her second perfume giving her name to it once again as well as a serie of cosmetics.

Discography

Main article: Thalía discography

Albums

• 1990: Thalía
• 1991: Mundo de Cristal
• 1992: Love
• 1995: En éxtasis
• 1997: Nandito Ako
• 1997: Amor a la Mexicana
• 2000: Arrasando
• 2001: Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
• 2002: Thalía
• 2003: Thalía (English)
• 2005: El sexto sentido
• 2008: Lunada

Compilations

• 2001: Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
• 2003: Hits Remixed
• 2004: Greatest Hits

Timbiriche discography

• 1987: Timbiriche VII
• 1988: Timbiriche VIII-IX
• 1989: Los Clásicos de Timbiriche

Soundtracks

• 1997: Anastasia Soundtrack [Viaje Tiempo Atrás] (Journey to the Past)-Thalía- (Lynn Ahrens; Stephen Flaherty)
• 1998: Dance With Me Soundtrack [Echa Pa' Lante] (Spanglish Cha-Cha Mix)-Thalía- (Emilio Estefan, Jr.; Javier Garza; Pablo Flores; Roberto Blades)

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

• ¹ Only in these albums was Thalía featured.

Filmography

Films

• 1999: Mambo Café
• TBA: Selena

Telenovelas

• 1987: La pobre señorita Limantour
• 1987: Quinceañera
• 1989: Luz y Sombra
• 1992: María Mercedes
• 1994: Marimar
• 1995: María la del Barrio
• 1999: Rosalinda

Books

• 2007: Thalia: ¡Belleza! Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness
• 2009: Thalia: ¡Radiante! Your Guide to a Fit and Fabulous Pregnancy

Fan club

Thalía's first official fan club, Mundo de Cristal (MDC), was named after her song and record of the same title. Thalia announced in her website that she is looking for a new name for her fanclub. "ThaliaConnect" is the name chosen but no updates yet was confirmed.

Biography Source or Reference

• TV y Novelas Magazine August 2005

Artistic Career Source or Reference

• TV y Novelas Magazine August 2005
• Furia Musical Magazine Mexico edition September 2001
• İQué Pegue! Especial Magazine October 2000
• TV y Novelas Magazine 1998
• Mundo De Cristal-Biography

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

See also

• Latin Pop
• List of Thalía awards
• White Latin American

External links

• Official Website
• Official International Fan Club
• Official Fan Community
• Billboard.com
• Official The Connection Thalia Radio Show Website
• Thalía at IMDb
• Mundo De Cristal-The Official Fan Club-Biography
• Thalia Eyewear