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Born Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda on Aug. 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Mexico

One of the most popular figures in Latin music, Thalia has sold tens of millions of records and charted dozens of top 10 singles. Known for her soaring vocals (and ability with different languages including Spanish, English, Tagalog and Portuguese), she is one of the Americas’ most beloved and recognized recording artists.

Born Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda in Mexico City in 1971, she began her career performing on children’s television programs and soon joined Timbiriche, a group she met while performing in a production of “Grease.” It was an immediate success and she performed with the band for four albums through 1989 while also acting in a slate of films and shows.

She released her first self-titled solo album in 1990, and it launched several popular singles. But it wasn’t until 1994’s “En Exstasis” that she became a global phenomenon. That album yielded seven singles including the worldwide smash “Piel Morena,” and alongside a bustling telenovela career she became one of Latin America’s most popular entertainers.

In the 2000s she released the crossover hit album “Arrasando” and “Con Banda: Grandes Exitos,” an album of her greatest hits recorded in the vein of the traditional Mexican banda genre. In 2003 she put out her first album in English, also self-titled, and in 2008 played at the White House for President Obama in a program lauding Latino musicians. Her most recent album, “Habitame Siempre” was released in 2012. She earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.

— August Brown for the Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2013

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I have met Thalía at different concert events and autograph signings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Mexico. Not only is Thalía an established international singer and actress but she is also a New York Times best selling author and has built a brand name selling products that range from fashion to a deal with Hershey's to sell her own candy. Thalía currently has her own Radio show in the United States and is going on it's six year on the air. Thalía has received numerous awards which include a Latin Grammy and the Billboard Star Award. Thalía has received more than 50 keys to cities around the world and her soap operas have been seen by over two billion people around the world! In Brazil she was named Queen of the Carnaval a few years back and in the Phillipines, Thalía was honored to be invited by the president to visit. Thalía was the first celebrity to publicly dance with a president, in this case President Obama. Thalía is known in over 180 countries for her acting and did the crossover musically to those countries singing in Spanish! For all those reasons and more, Thalía deserves the star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

” — Rodolfo Tapia Jr, December 1, 2013 at 9:24 a.m.

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