A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person .
78-1190: Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾjaðna taˈli.a ˈsoði miˈɾanda] ; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía , is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop ", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Having sold around 25 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Aside from her native Spanish, Thalía has also sung in English, French, Portuguese and Tagalog. She has received numerous accolades , including five Billboard Latin Music Awards , eight Lo Nuestro Awards , as well as seven Latin Grammy Award nominations and their special "President's Merit Award" in 2019. She has collaborated with multiple artists, such as Tony Bennett , Michael Bublé , Robbie Williams , Marc Anthony , Laura Pausini , Romeo Santos , Maluma , Fat Joe , and Carlos Vives . As an actress, Thalía starred in
156-594: A Latinized version (where "u" become "v", and "j" becomes "i") of his family surname , "Arouet, l[e] j[eune]" ("Arouet, the young"); it reversed the syllables of the name of the town his father came from, Airvault; and it has implications of speed and daring through similarity to French expressions such as voltige , volte-face and volatile . "Arouet" would not have served the purpose, given that name's associations with " roué " and with an expression that meant "for thrashing". The 19th-century French author Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) used many pen names , most famously
234-436: A TV program by Televisa . Later, Pac Man changed their band name to "Din-Din". Thalía performed various times along with Din-Din in occasional events and parties, touring all over Mexico. The band recorded a total of 4 studio albums between 1982 and 1983 ( En acción , Recordando el Rock and Roll , Somos alguien muy especial and Pitubailando ), and later it was disbanded. After Din-Din broke up in 1984, Thalía participated as
312-662: A collaboration with US music veteran Tony Bennett for his "Viva:Duets" album, which was released on 22 October 2012. Together they performed live the classic song "The way you look tonight" in Today's show and the Katie Couric 's show. During the past months, she had announced that she was recording her eleventh studio album, Habítame siempre . On 21 September 2012, Thalía gave a private concert in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom as
390-640: A combination of two personal names typically given by a Buddhist monk. There are no inherited family names; instead, Bhutanese differentiate themselves with nicknames or prefixes. In the Near East 's Arab world, the Syrian poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber (born 1930) at age 17 adopted the mononym pseudonym, Adunis , sometimes also spelled "Adonis". A perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he has been described as
468-612: A decade and consists of a series of intimate concerts in the United States and Mexico. Thalía stated in an interview that she also plans to expand the tour to Latin America, Europe and Asia if it meets positive commercial reception. In October 2013, Thalía released in the United States and Latin America her fourth book Chupie (The Binky That Returned Home) , and on 12 November, Thalía released in Mexico her second live album VIVA! Tour . This album
546-1217: A given name and a surname. Some companies get around this by entering the mononym as both the given name and the surname. La guerra de los pasteles (pel%C3%ADcula de 1979) Look for La guerra de los pasteles (película de 1979) on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for La guerra de los pasteles (película de 1979) in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
624-457: A global television phenomenon by the end of 1996. In January 1997, she released her first compilation album entitled Nandito Ako , which contains four songs recorded in Filipino, five English versions from various tracks from the album En éxtasis and a Spanish remix of the song Amándote . The only single that was released from this album was Nandito Ako . The album became a commercial success in
702-458: A guest appearance in the Mexican film La guerra de los pasteles [ es ] ("War of Cakes"), although her name doesn't appear in the film credits. In 1981, when Thalía was nine years old, she was incorporated as a vocalist in a children's group named Pac Man, which was formed to participate in a popular music festival known as Juguemos a cantar ("Let's play like we're singing"),
780-647: A lifetime. In European and American histories, prominent Native Americans are usually mononymous, using a name that was frequently garbled and simplified in translation. For example, the Aztec emperor whose name was preserved in Nahuatl documents as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin was called "Montezuma" in subsequent histories. In current histories he is often named Moctezuma II , using the European custom of assigning regnal numbers to hereditary heads of state. Some French authors have shown
858-464: A party celebrating Cinco de mayo organized at the White House , where she interpreted a medley of popular Mexican songs with a Mexican mariachi band. On 28 August 2001, expressing her love for her country of birth, 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
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#1732905567199936-463: A preference for mononyms. In the 17th century, the dramatist and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–73) took the mononym stage name Molière. In the 18th century, François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778) adopted the mononym Voltaire , for both literary and personal use, in 1718 after his imprisonment in Paris' Bastille , to mark a break with his past. The new name combined several features. It was an anagram for
1014-564: A preview of the upcoming album. The album's lead single, " Manías ", was released on 8 October 2012. Habítame siempre was released on 19 November 2012, in the United States and Latin America under the label of Sony Music Latin , while in Europe it is set to be released in 2013 by BMG Music . The album contains collaborations with Robbie Williams , Michael Bublé , Prince Royce and Gilberto Santa Rosa , among others and immensely after its release, it received mostly positive reviews. Habitame Siempre
1092-415: A series of developmental disorders related to autism spectrum . She has said that she had psychological therapy for few years. She has reportedly mentioned that she was a victim of bullying as a child because of the loss of her father. Thalía attended Lycée Franco-Mexicain elementary school, where she learned to speak French fluently at a very young age. In 1976, a year before her father's death, she had
1170-464: A single name. Alulim , first king of Sumer , is one of the earliest names known; Narmer , an ancient Egyptian pharaoh , is another. In addition, Biblical names like Adam , Eve , Moses , or Abraham , were typically mononymous, as were names in the surrounding cultures of the Fertile Crescent . Ancient Greek names like Heracles , Homer , Plato , Socrates , and Aristotle , also follow
1248-569: A single. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Best Banda Album" at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2002. Her seventh studio album, self-titled Thalía , was released on 21 May 2002. It was largely written and produced by Estéfano . Buoyed by a pair of chart-topping singles (" Tú y Yo " and " No me enseñaste ") and a top-ten hit (" ¿A quién le importa? ") (cover of Alaska y Dinarama ), this album hit number one for 6 consecutive weeks on
1326-519: A solo artist in two annual music festivals of Juguemos a cantar . In 1984, she placed second there with her interpretation of "Moderna niña del rock" ("Modern rock girl"); this brought her the opportunity to participate in the chorus of the popular musical Vaselina , a child version of the successful musical Grease , in which the band Timbiriche was acting and singing. The line-up of the band consisted of Sasha Sökol, Benny Ibarra, Erik Rubín, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza and Paulina Rubio . Timbiriche
1404-511: A solo artist. In 1990, Thalía returned to Mexico and released her first studio album as a solo artist , self-titled Thalía , which was produced by Alfredo Díaz Ordaz, and published by Fonovisa , Televisa 's record label. From that album, she released a total of four singles that became radio hits: " Amarillo Azul " [ es ] , " Pienso en Ti ", " Un Pacto Entre los Dos " and " Saliva ". The last two tracks were co-written by her and Díaz Ordaz and they were considered as provocative at
1482-506: A special anniversary edition of the album under the title Primera fila... Un año después , which included 8 songs from the original album, as well as 2 never-released before songs, 2 remixes and a DVD with a documentary of the recording process of the album. In October 2010, Michael Bublé invited her to record a song with him in his holiday album Christmas . Together they recorded the bilingual song "Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" and their collaboration received very positive reviews. Thalía had
1560-403: A total of seven singles including " Piel morena ", " Amándote ", " María la del barrio ", " Quiero hacerte el amor ", " Gracias a Dios , " Me Faltas Tú " and " Lágrimas ". Piel morena became a huge international hit apart from being voted as the best Spanish song ever in the United States from a poll released by mass media company Univision . It must also be added that Thalía was more oriented to
1638-738: A tradition of single names. In modern times, in countries that have long been part of the East Asian cultural sphere (Japan, the Koreas, Vietnam, and China), mononyms are rare. An exception pertains to the Emperor of Japan . Mononyms are common in Indonesia , especially in Javanese names . Single names still also occur in Tibet . Most Afghans also have no surname. In Bhutan , most people use either only one name or
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#17329055671991716-458: A variety of successful telenovelas that aired in over 180 countries with an estimated audience of 2 billion people according to UNICEF , which led to her being called the "Queen of Telenovelas". The global impact of her telenovelas helped her popularize her music in non-Spanish speaking territories and markets in Europe and Asia. The Mexican media company Televisa called her the best-paid telenovela actress in history, while Billboard said she
1794-465: Is free". Emilio Estefan also produced Thalía's sixth studio album, Arrasando , released on 25 April 2000, which was successful. It spawned the singles " Entre el mar y una estrella ", " Regresa a mí ", " Arrasando " and " Reencarnación ". Thalía was nominated in the Latin Grammy category as the "Best Female Pop Vocal Album". The album received one Latin Grammy nomination and it won in its category as
1872-507: Is the most widely recognized Spanish-speaking soap star in the world. Considered a Latin pop icon, Thalía was included among Billboard ' s Greatest Latin Artists of All Time in 2020 and People En Español ' s 100 most iconic Hispanic entertainers of all time in 2008. On 5 December 2013, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of her achievements in
1950-648: Is the youngest of five daughters of Yolanda Miranda Mange (d. 2011), a painter who was Thalía's manager from 1980 to 1999 and Ernesto Sodi Pallares (d. 1977), a scientist, doctor of pathology , criminologist and writer. Her father's paternal grandfather, who was born in Florence , Italy , emigrated to Mexico during the Italian diaspora . Her four sisters are Laura Zapata (daughter of Guillermo Zapata Pérez de Utrera), Federica, Gabriela and Ernestina Sodi. When she turned one, Thalía appeared in her first TV commercial in Mexico. At
2028-740: 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 18 November, Thalía announced the end of her collaboration with EMI Music . Despite Lunada being a commercial disappointment, it was named as the "Best Album of the Year" by ¡Hola! readers. The latest work of the Mexican singer achieved 8,750 votes beating artists, such as Luis Miguel , Britney Spears , Mariah Carey , Beyoncé and Madonna . On 30 July 2009, Thalía recorded her acoustic album, Primera fila , her first album after she signed with Sony Music Entertainment . In October, Thalía performed at
2106-664: The American Top 40 with Casey Kasem and even reached the top 10 during that year. The song also entered the American Billboard Top 100 Singles Charts that year. She won an International Dance Music Award for her club-hit " Dance Dance (The Mexican) ". On 10 February 2004, Thalía 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 ". Her ninth studio album, El Sexto Sentido ,
2184-632: The Dangerous World Tour in all the Mexico City concerts. In 1994, during the successful transmission of Marimar , Thalía signed a contract with the record label EMI to prepare her fourth studio album that was entitled En éxtasis . The album was released in October 1995. En éxtasis was produced with the aid of celebrated producers such as Emilio Estefan, Jr. (husband of the famous Cuban singer Gloria Estefan ) and Óscar López. The album spawned
2262-712: The Javanese ), Myanmar , Mongolia , Tibet , and South India . In other cases, a person may select a single name from their polynym or adopt a mononym as a chosen name, pen name , stage name , or regnal name . A popular nickname may effectively become a mononym, in some cases adopted legally. For some historical figures, a mononym is the only name that is still known today. The word mononym comes from English mono- ("one", "single") and -onym ("name", "word"), ultimately from Greek mónos (μόνος, "single"), and ónoma (ὄνομα, "name"). The structure of persons' names has varied across time and geography. In some societies, individuals have been mononymous, receiving only
2340-575: The Top Latin Albums chart, reaching number eleven on the Billboard 200 chart and 2x Multi-Platinum status with sales in the U.S. of 200,000 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 , winning
2418-536: The White House , along with other Latin singers, in an event organized by President Barack Obama that celebrated Hispanic heritage. Thalía's performance was iconic and historic, as she was the first celebrity to publicly invite a United States President to dance. In October of the same year, she released the first single from Primera fila , a song named " Equivocada ". In December Thalía released her album, which contained duets with Joan Sebastian and Pedro Capó and various other songs, that became huge radio hits in
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2574-544: The latin pop music genre in that album, even though it was influenced by various music genres. Amandote became a number 1 hit in various radio stations in the Philippines in 1996, along with her phenomenal superstardom accompanied by her historic Manila tour. It was described by Philippine media as tantamount to that of Pope John Paul II's 1995 Manila visit. The broadcast of the telenovelas María Mercedes , Marimar and María la del barrio had already converted Thalía to
2652-509: The "Best Sound Engineered Album of the year". The singles of this album were huge hits. 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". On 4 May 2001, the President of the United States, George W. Bush , invited her to
2730-424: The "Best telenovela" by "Premios TVyNovelas" in 1988 and Thalía was awarded as "the best new actress of 1988". With Timbiriche , Thalía recorded four studio albums: Timbiriche VII (1987), the double album Timbiriche VIII & IX (1988) and Los clásicos de Timbiriche (1989). The last one is a compilation of the band's greatest hits, recorded originally in 1987, with new symphonic arrangements as it included
2808-401: The 17th and 18th centuries, most Italian castrato singers used mononyms as stage names (e.g. Caffarelli , Farinelli ). The German writer, mining engineer, and philosopher Georg Friedrich Philipp Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772–1801) became famous as Novalis . The 18th-century Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto , who is now ranked as an important and original painter in his own right, traded on
2886-577: The Chicago and Miami markets. The show was said to have been viewed by over 87 million people in the US alone. " Será porque te amo ", the second single, received no promotion and became another failed single. It is a Spanish language cover version of the Italian hit "Sarà perché ti amo", originally performed by the group Ricchi e Poveri . On 23 October, it was announced that Thalía was suffering from Lyme disease , which
2964-583: The Philippines as a result of Thalía's growing popularity, reaching platinum status set by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry . En éxtasis was her first album that was released worldwide, reaching gold, platinum or multi-platinum status in more than 20 countries. In July 1997, Thalía's fifth studio album was released, under the title Amor a la mexicana , produced again by Emilio Estefan , and including songs that became classic over
3042-941: The Spanish-speaking countries. After the success of Amor a la mexicana , Thalía recorded the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the song "Journey to the Past", produced by Atlantic Records , as a part of the soundtrack of the Fox Animation Studios movie Anastasia (1997). In the following year, she starred for the first time in a movie in English, named Mambo Café [ es ] , written and directed by Reuben González. Mambo Café premiered in January 2000 in Mexico, Greece and Russia, distributed by Kushner Locke Entertainment. In 1999, after Mambo Café , Thalía returned in television with telenovela Rosalinda . "Rosalinda"
3120-520: The TV series), "No Trates de Engañarme", "Flor de Juventud", and "La Vida en Rosa" ( La vie en rose ), the last one being a Spanish-French cover of the classic French song originally performed by Edith Piaf . Thalía wrote the song "Sangre" inspired in Díaz Ordaz, with whom she had broken up her sentimental relation. The album was praised by the critics, as it was an artistic evolution for Thalía, who experimented for
3198-499: The age of four, she began taking ballet and piano classes at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Mexico) . Her father suffered from diabetes and died in 1977 when Thalía was six years old. Years later, Thalía admitted publicly that her father's death had traumatized her drastically, since she had lost her voice for a whole year. This led to her being diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder (CDH), which belongs to
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3276-400: The band. By that time, Timbiriche had already recorded five albums. In 1987, she made her TV acting debut in an episode of the telenovela Pobre señorita Limantour . In the same year, she recorded with Timbiriche the principal theme of the juvenile telenovela Quinceañera ("Fifteen-year-old"), in which Thalía was the co-protagonist with the role of Beatriz. The TV series was awarded as
3354-609: The clan) – the nomen and cognomen were almost always hereditary. Mononyms in other ancient cultures include Hannibal , the Celtic queen Boudica , and the Numidian king Jugurtha . During the early Middle Ages , mononymity slowly declined, with northern and eastern Europe keeping the tradition longer than the south. The Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; though sometimes referred to as "Desiderius Erasmus" or "Erasmus of Rotterdam", he
3432-468: The company. In March 2007, Thalía also joined ABC Radio to start The Conexión Thalía Radio Show , where she talks about music, fashion, news and political issues. In May 2008, Thalía's single " Ten Paciencia ", was premiered on the internet. Although, the single received a lukewarm response and did not perform well in the U.S. charts and Top 20 hits in Mexico, it was No. 1 in several countries of Latin America. Furthermore, her tenth studio album Lunada ,
3510-670: The emperor and his family have no surname, only a given name, such as Hirohito , which in practice in Japanese is rarely used: out of respect and as a measure of politeness, Japanese prefer to say "the Emperor" or "the Crown Prince". Roman Catholic popes have traditionally adopted a single, regnal name upon their election . John Paul I broke with this tradition – adopting a double name honoring his two predecessors – and his successor John Paul II followed suit, but Benedict XVI reverted to
3588-469: The first time in different music genres , especially electronic music . The album reached number 15 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums in 1993. In Mexico, it sold over 200,000 copies in the first month upon its release and very soon it reached the platinum and gold certification, while it was a commercial success all over Latin America. Thalia got the opportunity to be on stage with Michael Jackson during
3666-487: The following months. The production received critical accept and very positive reviews, while Jason Birchmeier stated that Primera Fila was one of the best albums Thalía has released in her whole career, and definitely the one with the most surprises. As for Thalía, she considered Primera Fila as "the most personal album" in her career. Regarding to the album's commercial performance, Primera fila received diamond and triple platinum sales certifications in Mexico, where it
3744-510: The greatest living poet of the Arab world. In the West, mononymity, as well as its use by royals in conjunction with titles, has been primarily used or given to famous people such as prominent writers, artists , entertainers , musicians and athletes . The comedian and illusionist Teller , the silent half of the duo Penn & Teller , legally changed his original polynym, Raymond Joseph Teller, to
3822-456: The imposition of Western-style names, one of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was for all provinces and territories to waive fees to allow Indigenous people to legally assume traditional names, including mononyms. In Ontario , for example, it is now legally possible to change to a single name or register one at birth, for members of Indigenous nations which have
3900-469: The last two awards. "No Me Enseñaste" reached at No. 1 in Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. On 25 February 2003, she released her first remix album, Thalía's Hits Remixed . This album contains some remixes of her EMI era hits, such as "Amor a la Mexicana", "Piel Morena", "No Me Enseñaste" and "Tú y Yo." It also contains the English version of "Arrasando", called "It's My Party". Furthermore, it includes
3978-532: The lead single of Amore Mio , " Por Lo Que Reste De Vida ". The song debuted No. 50 in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The video music was released on 14 October 2014. Mononym A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains common in modern societies such as in Afghanistan , Bhutan , Indonesia (especially by
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#17329055671994056-451: The mononym "Teller" and possesses a United States passport issued in that single name. While some have chosen their own mononym, others have mononyms chosen for them by the public. Oprah Winfrey , American talk show host, is usually referred to by only her first name, Oprah. Elvis Presley , American singer, is usually referred to by only his first name, Elvis. Western computer systems do not always support monynyms, most still requiring
4134-466: The mononym Stendhal, adapted from the name of the little Prussian town of Stendal , birthplace of the German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann , whom Stendhal admired. Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820–1910) was an early French photographer. In the 20th century, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954, author of Gigi , 1945), used her actual surname as her mononym pen name, Colette. In
4212-640: The mononymous pseudonym Witkacy, a conflation of his surname ( Witkiewicz ) and middle name ( Ignacy ). Monarchs and other royalty , for example Napoleon , have traditionally availed themselves of the privilege of using a mononym, modified when necessary by an ordinal or epithet (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II or Charles the Great ). This is not always the case: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has two names. While many European royals have formally sported long chains of names, in practice they have tended to use only one or two and not to use surnames . In Japan,
4290-533: The mononymous pseudonym of his uncle and teacher, Antonio Canal ( Canaletto ), in those countries—Poland and Germany—where his famous uncle was not active, calling himself likewise "Canaletto". Bellotto remains commonly known as "Canaletto" in those countries to this day. The 19th-century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–87), better known by his mononymous pen name Multatuli (from the Latin multa tuli , "I have suffered [or borne ] many things"), became famous for
4368-428: The music industry. As a businesswoman, Thalía enjoyed success with a fashion brand (having signed a deal with Macy's ), as well she had her own nationally syndicated radio show and is the author of four books, including her memoir. During her career, Thalía has been involved in humanitarian causes and is an UNICEF Mexico Ambassador since 2016. Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda was born on 26 August 1971 in Mexico City . She
4446-550: The name. A departure from this custom occurred, for example, among the Romans , who by the Republican period and throughout the Imperial period used multiple names : a male citizen's name comprised three parts (this was mostly typical of the upper class, while others would usually have only two names): praenomen (given name), nomen (clan name) and cognomen (family line within
4524-467: The participation of Mexico's philharmonic orchestra. In 1989, Thalía departed from Timbiriche. In that year, she also starred in another TV series, Luz y sombra ("Light and shadow"), which was her first protagonist role. Some time later she visited Los Angeles to take English courses in the University of California. She also attended music, singing, acting and dancing classes before beginning her career as
4602-495: The pattern, with epithets (similar to second names) only used subsequently by historians to distinguish between individuals with the same name, as in the case of Zeno the Stoic and Zeno of Elea ; likewise, patronymics or other biographic details (such as city of origin, or another place name or occupation the individual was associated with) were used to specify whom one was talking about, but these details were not considered part of
4680-696: The previously unreleased medley that Thalía had recorded especially for her 2001 Latin Grammy Awards performance, but was later cancelled, due to the September 11 attacks . On 8 July 2003, Thalía released her eighth studio album and the first one in English, the self-titled Thalía , featuring the rapper Fat Joe in " I Want You/Me Pones Sexy ". " Baby, I'm in Love/Alguien Real ", " Don't Look Back " and " Cerca De Ti " were singles too. The album landed at No. 11 in The Billboard 200. The song " I Want You " entered
4758-485: The satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860), in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia ). The 20th-century British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916) became known by his pen name , Saki. In 20th-century Poland, the theater-of-the-absurd playwright , novelist, painter , photographer, and philosopher Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) after 1925 often used
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#17329055671994836-451: The second single of the album, is a feverish and, at points, hyperdramatic ballad. The explosive " Seducción " ("Seduction") and "Olvidame" were also released as singles, gaining considerable success. The album was also certified gold in Argentina, Greece and Mexico and double platinum in the United States. In 2006, the album received a reloaded version, El Sexto Sentido: Re+Loaded . Thalía
4914-629: The singles, the album was certified as double gold in Thalía's native country, Mexico. In the same year, Thalía was co-presenter of the late Spanish show VIP Noche , along with Spanish presenter Emilio Aragón, produced by Telecinco . In October 1992, she released her third studio album and her last under the same label, entitled Love , which was recorded in Spain and was produced by Luis Carlos Esteban. The album spread six singles, that had huge radio impact: " Sangre ", " Love ", " María Mercedes " (official theme of
4992-484: The standard edition and the Walmart edition were later divided, leading to a retraction and update to Billboard's official peak positions for Primera Fila . After these changes, Primera fila went from a peak position of No. 167 to a peak position of No. 198 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Until the month of October 2012, Primera fila had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. In September 2010, Thalía released
5070-405: The time ("Un Pacto Entre Los Dos" was even labeled as a song with occult Satan-worship lyrics by various far-right parties ). In September 1991, Thalía released her second studio album, Mundo de cristal , which marks Thalía's last project in collaboration with Alfredo Díaz Ordaz. Four songs became radio singles from the album, and all of them had big radio impact in Mexico. Due to the success of
5148-447: The use of a single name. Surnames were introduced in Turkey only after World War I , by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , as part of his Westernization and modernization programs. Some North American Indigenous people continue their nations' traditional naming practices, which may include the use of single names. In Canada , where government policy often included
5226-481: The years like " Mujer Latina ", " De dónde soy ", " Por amor ", " Noches sin luna " and " Amor a la mexicana ". The album became a pure commercial success, while the first single of the album ("Amor a la mexicana") became a number one hit in 14 countries. With Amor a la mexicana , Thalía was able to bring her music and establish her projects in difficult markets like those of France, Belgium , Switzerland , Greece , Hungary , Turkey , Poland , Portugal , Italy and all
5304-614: Was announced by the end of 2011 that the album had sold over 500,000 copies according to AMPROFON . Primera fila was the best selling album in Mexico in 2010, where it topped the charts for 55 non-consecutive weeks, the most weeks ever in Mexico's recorded music chart history. In Greece and Spain, the album reached the positions No. 6 and No. 32, respectively, while it reached No. 4 in Billboard's top Latin Albums and No. 2 in Billboard's Latin Pop Albums charts. Initially, Primera Fila had reached No. 1 on both aforementioned charts, but sales of
5382-550: Was certified triple platinum plus gold in Mexico for sales of more than 210,000 copies, gold in the United States for shipments exceeding 50,000 copies and platinum in Venezuela for over 10,000 copies shipped. In the meantime the second single of the album, " Te Perdiste Mi Amor ", was certified platinum in Mexico for digital sales of over 60,000 copies. On 24 March 2013, Thalía launched her VIVA! Tour in support of Habítame Siempre . The VIVA! Tour marks Thalía's first tour in
5460-513: Was christened only as "Erasmus", after the martyr Erasmus of Formiae . Composers in the ars nova and ars subtilior styles of late medieval music were often known mononymously—potentially because their names were sobriquets —such as Borlet , Egardus , Egidius , Grimace , Solage , and Trebor . Naming practices of indigenous peoples of the Americas are highly variable, with one individual often bearing more than one name over
5538-406: Was considered to be Televisa 's most expensive production ever by that time, as well as the most exported in foreign countries, as it was sold in over 180 countries. In an interview of that period Thalía had commented: "The telenovelas are the ones that opened the doors of the world for me, because the audience of telenovelas is much more passionate than the audience of cinema. What's more, television
5616-409: Was highly promoted at the time by Televisa , one of the most massive media enterprises globally and the most important in the Spanish-speaking world. Some time later, Thalía obtained the protagonist role of Sandy Dee in the musical, and she performed in 500 theater presentations of Vaselina along with Timbiriche . In 1986, after the departure of Sasha Sökol from Timbiriche, Thalía became a member of
5694-551: Was nominated for one Latin Grammy as "Best Female Pop Vocal Album", it was also nominated in one Latin Billboard category – "Pop Female Album" and in eight Premios Juventud categories. In 2006, Thalía 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. She also received an award by her then record company EMI , for sales of more than 10 million copies with all her discography with
5772-606: Was recorded on 27 April 2013, during her concert in Mexico City. In United States and Latin America, the album was released on 1 December 2013. It was certified gold in Mexico on its second week on the market for sales exceeding 30,000 copies. On 5 December 2013, she received her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a recognition of her success. On 25 March 2014, Thalía released her first children album Viva Kids Vol. 1 in Mexico. The album contains 11 songs and received one nomination to Latin Grammy Awards 2014. Vamos A Jugar
5850-514: Was released on 19 July 2005, and recorded mostly in Spanish, but with a few of the songs sung in English as well. It was reported to be the most expensive music album produced in Latin America in 2005. It had mild success, although the sound and the overall result make it one of her most integrated projects. " Amar sin ser amada " was the first single of the album and is considered as an infectious rock-edged tango -based song. " Un alma sentenciada ",
5928-486: Was released on 24 June 2008, and debuted at number eight in Mexico and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Top Latin Albums (U.S). It was the last Thalía's studio album released by EMI . Thalía later appeared on El Show De Cristina , aired in late July by Univision's Spanish network to promote the album. According to Univision network, her appearance on the show received huge ratings, reaching No. 1 in both
6006-420: Was the 'godmother' of Cantando Por Un Sueño , a Mexican TV reality show. It was rumored she got paid 1 million dollars to perform. Thalía recorded the title song of the show, and it was included in the album. It was released in Mexico on 13 February 2006 (U.S. 6 June, Spain 29 May) and features four new songs, including a duet with the group Aventura , " No, No, No " which become a massive hit. El Sexto Sentido
6084-512: Was the first single of the album and was released on 18 March 2014. Viva Kids Vol. 1 was released in US, on 5 June 2014. On 22 July 2014, Italian singer Laura Pausini confirmed that by September that same year she would release a special version of her greatest hits album to the Hispanophone market, in an edition containing new duet with Thalía in Sino a ti . On 9 September 2014, Thalía released
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