Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (born August 26, 1971), known simply by the mononym Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Her name is linked to soap operas which were the key to her international superstardom. Her soap operas have been watched by over two billion people in 180 countries. For this reason, she is considered as "the queen of soap operas".[citation needed] Thalía has the keys of more than 50 cities in the world, and has toured in five continents, making her one of the most internationally famous Latin singers ever. She has received more than 2000 awards throughout her career for both singing and acting and has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. She has sung songs in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Filipino. As well as singing in those languages she speak Spanish, English, and French..