Mexican recording artist Thalía began her career as the lead singer of children's group Pac-Man (renamed Din-Din) in mid-1980s. They won second place at the children's festival Juguemos a Cantar by Televisa. She later became a member of the teenage band Timbiriche (1986–1989). Thalía won her first major national awards while still a member of Timbiriche, with her acting in Quinceañera (1987), which made her the winner of the TVyNovelas Awards for Best Female Revelation. Since her solo debut in 1990, she has received nominations and accolades at the international level, including five Billboard Latin Music Awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards and six Latin Grammy Award nominations. She became the first recipient of Latin Billboards Star Award (Premio Estrella, 2001) and Global Powerhouse (Poderosa Global, 2023). In 2019, the Latin Recording Academy honored her with the President's Merit Award in recognition of her artistic contributions and influence.
Aside from her works in music, Thalía has been recognized for her charity work by organizations such as Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (2008), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (2009), United Nations (2017), and Ballet Hispanico (2022). Her first book, Thalía: Belleza (2007), was selected by the Young Adult Library Services Association for the booklist award of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She was included in Radio Ink's annual list of 100 Most Influential Women in Radio in 2011 and 2015.
Thalía has also earned accolades for her image and fashion, including a record-breaking appearance among People en Españols 50 Most Beautiful, making her winner of the "Mas Bellos Hall of Fame Award". Throughout the mid-1990s, Thalía was crowned Queen of multiple festival and carnivals, including Viña del Mar (Chile), Rio Carnival (Brazil) and Feria de la Molina (Peru); the lattermost front a record-breaking attendance (100,000) and graced by then Peru's president Alberto Fujimori, in addition to be received with honors by then Filipino president Fidel V. Ramos. These events and success led Mexican press such as Milenio, to call her as "Queen of the Third World". She has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2013) and Plaza de las Estrellas (1996) in Mexico.
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