Thalía

Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: /aˈɾjaðna taˈli.a ˈsoði miˈɾanda/; born 26 August 1971) is a Mexican singer and actress. Recognized for her enduring influence on Spanish-language music and television, she has been dubbed the "Queen of Latin Pop" and the "Queen of Telenovelas". Considered a Latin pop icon, Billboard has ranked her among the greatest Latin music artists of all time. Thalía rose to fame in 1987 as a member of Timbiriche, one of the most influential Mexican pop groups of the era. That same year, she began her acting career by co-starring in the teen telenovela Quinceañera (1987). After leaving the group in 1989, she made her leading acting debut in Luz y Sombra, and launched her solo music career with Thalía (1990), Mundo de Cristal (1991), and Love (1992), all of which were commercially successful in Mexico. She later gained international recognition through the "María Trilogy"—María Mercedes (1992), Marimar (1994), and María la del Barrio (1995)—as well as Rosalinda (1999). She further established her international music career with En Éxtasis (1995), Amor a la Mexicana (1997), and Arrasando (2000), all among the best-selling Latin albums. In the following years, she continued her success with Thalía (2002), her English-language album Thalía (2003), El Sexto Sentido (2006), and the live album Primera Fila (2009), one of the best-selling albums in Mexico. According to UNICEF, her telenovelas have aired in 180 countries and reached an estimated audience of 2 billion people. She is also the highest-paid actress in Televisa's history, and Billboard named her the world's most recognized telenovela star. Thalía is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with more than 25 million records sold worldwide. Her accolades include six Billboard Latin Music Awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards, the Latin Recording Academy's President's Merit Award, and...