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The trend to bring Latina singers into the American mainstream continues
with Mexican pop phenomenon Thalia. No stranger to the limelight, Thalia had
sung in two youth bands and starred in Mexico's first teen-centric soap
opera by the mid-1980s. But don't worry - her promo material assures us she
was "still a teenager" when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a solo
singing career. Over fifteen years later, Thalia's reputation has blossomed
with a string of hit records. While she's a stylistic chameleon - you'll
hear ska, rock, rap, techno, ballads and traditional Mexican music all vying
for space on her records - Thalia controls the mic with total assurance. She
sounds passionate and gritty on the traditional collection "Conda Banda:
Grandes Exitos" and she's also finding her feet, slowly, in the world of
American R&B.
- Sarah Bardeen
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