Thalia

Date of birth: August 26, 1971
Astrological Zodiac sign: Virgo
Age: 41

Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda,commonly known as Thalia, is a Mexican pop star. She was born in Mexico City. She is a singer, actress, composer, writer, musician, fashion designer, and businesswoman. Her name is linked to popular soap operas (or telenovelas) who made her famous worldwide. She began her musical career in the age of 9 years old and since then she has become an international pop star. She has sold more than 30 million records worldwide as a solo artist and her soap operas have been watched by over one billion people. She is a multi-platinum recording artist and married to the music executive Tommy Mottola. She has had a succesful crossover on the American, European, and Asian markets since 1997 with her first massive hit album, Amor a la mexicana, which is considered to be Thalia's best-selling album.

Thalía's complete name is Thalía Ariadna Sodi y Miranda. She was born in the Spanish Hospital in Mexico City, being the fifth and last child 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. 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.

See also:  Singer,  Actress,  Mexican,  Writer,  Musician,  Fashion Designer,  Businesswoman,  Composer