Thalia |
The trend to bring Latina singers into the American mainstream continueswith Mexican pop phenomenon Thalia. No stranger to the limelight, Thalia hadsung in two youth bands and starred in Mexico's first teen-centric soapopera by the mid-1980s. But don't worry - her promo material assures us shewas "still a teenager" when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a solosinging career. Over fifteen years later, Thalia's reputation has blossomedwith a string of hit records. While she's a stylistic chameleon - you'llhear ska, rock, rap, techno, ballads and traditional Mexican music all vyingfor space on her records - Thalia controls the mic with total assurance. Shesounds passionate and gritty on the traditional collection "Conda Banda:Grandes Exitos" and she's also finding her feet, slowly, in the world ofAmerican R&B.Find Thalia cds and Thalia records on EMI Records. |
