Thalia's Biography

THALIA

was born the 26th of August 1971, in Hospital Espanol, Mexico. The youngest of five children, Adriana Miranda Sodi Miranda was a tomboy when she was younger and preferred playing sports with the boys and being outdoors. A more feminine side kicked in when she enrolled in a school to be trained in Classical Ballet. Her training and her eldest sister's acting career prompted Miranda to dream of seeing her name up in lights. She abandoned her dreams of becoming an Olympic Gold medalist to become a famous singer and actress. After piano lessons at the Instituto Mexicano de Musica at age eight, Miranda joined the music group Din-Din, who had participated in artistic festivals and released four albums. In 1984, she joined the group Vaselina and later joined the popular musical act Timbiriche as one of the backup singers. She performed as a chorus girl in the musical Grease, performed by Timbiriche. As luck would have it, the lead singer of Timbiriche ended up leaving the band, leaving the lead open for Miranda to fill. While her career as a singer was soaring, Miranda also began to establish herself as an actress. Between 1987 and 1989, she had small roles in soap operas such as La pobre senorita Limantour, Quincea?era and Luz y Sombra. After Miranda became the lead of Timbiriche, the popularity of the group increased even more, until disagreements between the group caused the band to breakup. With the split of Timbiriche, Miranda moved to Los Angeles for a year, a move that almost transformed her. When she returned to Mexico after a year, Miranda began her work as a solo artist with the release of her debut solo album Miranda that revealed the all new "Miranda