Sunday, December 12, 2010

Ariadna Thalía

Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (born August 26, 1971), known simply as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, actress, and Latin Grammy Award winner. Her name is linked to soap operas which made her famous worldwide. Thalía began her music career at the age of 9. Her soap operas have been watched by over two billion people in 180 countries. She is known globally as "the queen of soap operas". Thalía has the keys of more than 50 cities in the world, and has toured in five continents, making her one of the most internationally famous Latin singers ever. Thalía has received more than 2000 awards throughout her career for both singing and acting and has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Her best-selling album is Amor a la Mexicana, while her first to be released globally is En éxtasi.

On October 14, 2008, "Casita Maria" (charitable organization) awarded Thalía with the Gold Medal of Honour for her outstanding humanitarian, philanthropic and cultural contributions to the community at large and to the Hispanic community in particular, at its 75th Annual Thalía Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The same day Thalía 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 July 30, 2009, Thalía recorded her first live album, titled Primera Fila, in Miami, Florida at the BankUnited Center. This is her first project under her new record label, Sony Music. Primera Fila was released on December 1, 2009. Equivocada is the first single, it was released on October 7, 2009. The album has gone multi-platinum since then, selling more than a half of million copies. Primera Fila shows Thalía's vocal potential and earned positive critics. The album has topped the number one quickly after the official release and remains #1 in Mexican Top selling albums for more than 41 weeks. The second single is "Qué Será De Ti", it was released on January 15, 2010.

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