Thalia was born on 26 August 1971, in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the youngest of five daughters of Yolanda Miranda Mange (d. 2011), a painter who was Thalia's manager from 1980 to 1999; and Ernesto Sodi Pallares (d. 1977), a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist, and writer. Her four sisters are Laura Zapata (daughter of Guillermo Zapata Perez de Utrera), Federica, Gabriela, and Ernestina Sodi. When she turned one, Thalia appeared in her first TV commercial in Mexico.

Thalia had a collaboration with American music veteran Tony Bennett for his "Viva:Duets" album, which was released on October 22, 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, Habitame siempre. On September 21, 2012, Thalia gave a private concert in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom as a preview of the upcoming album. The album's lead single, "Manias", was released on October 8, 2012. Habitame siempre was released on November 19, 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 Buble, Prince Royce and Gilberto Santa Rosa, among others and immensely after its release, it received mostly positive reviews. Habitame Siempre 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 March 24, 2013 Thalia launched her VIVA! Tour in support of Habitame Siempre. The VIVA! Tour marks Thalia's first tour in a decade and consists of a series of intimate concerts in the United States and Mexico. Thalia 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, Thalia released in the United States and Latin America her fourth book Chupie (The Binky That Returned Home) and in November 12, Thalia released in Mexico her second live album VIVA! Tour. This album was recorded on April 27, 2013 during her concert in Mexico City. In United States and Latin America, the album was released on December 1, 2013. It was certified gold in Mexico on its second week on the market for sales exceeding 30,000 copies. On December 5, 2013, she received her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a recognition of her success.

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