Lynda Thomas
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Lynda Aguirre Thomas is a singer, songwriter and producer formerly known professionally as Lynda, born on December 21, 1981, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Currently she is a US citizen[citation needed] and resident.
She was first discovered by producers Carlos Lara and Tino Geizer during a singing contest in 1989 . The contest was named "Fantasia Musical". However, Lynda's parents decided to delay the recording of an album in order to allow their daughter to concentrate on school and to grow a little bit older. So the album was not released until 1996.
In 1996 she recorded her first album titled "Lynda". From that album sprang three songs "Gira que gira", "Blue Jeans" and "El amor no tiene edad". Her first album would place Lynda Thomas in the limelight almost over night. She received an award from a top selling teen magazine ERES. The award was for Best New Singer of 1996 . Her second album was released in 1997 with the title "Un grito en el corazón". Some of the songs included in "Un grito en el corazón" became certified hits over the radio[citation needed]. Among the most popular were "Dile", "Bang bang" and "Corazón".
Later on, Lynda Thomas and her team went to work on what was to be her third album. For 8 months she retired from the music scene. She only made a brief comeback in early 1999 to participate with other fellow artists in the recording of the song "El Pescador". The song was created as an homage to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Mexico in 1999 .
During her absence, Lynda Thomas decided to move to Los Angeles, California. There she took English and music lessons. "Mi Día De La Independencia" was the title of her third album. Released in mid-1999, this new musical production offered Lynda Thomas the opportunity to branch out and experiment with different genres and musical styles. At least four singles from "Mi Dia De La Independencia" became hits[citation needed]. "Maldita Timidez", "No Quiero Verte", "Corazón perdido" and "Mi Día de la Independencia" are the names of the songs that helped Lynda Thomas reach new levels of success in her young career.
When Lynda Thomas turned 18, she became an activist and participant of several organizations like Greenpeace and Lazos. She had always felt deeply concerned over human rights issues and the constant degradation of the environment. Lynda made use of what fame she had to warn youth about environmental destruction and other global problems.
In the year 2000 Lynda Thomas was involved in the production of a telenovela with the title Primer Amor: A mil por hora. She was hired to perform two musical theme songs for the teen melodrama. The songs were "A Mil Por Hora" and "Laberinto". After her experience with the telenovela Lynda Thomas decided that it was time to work on her fourth album. It was already in early stages of production for some time.
In late 2001 the world saw a new album titled "Polen". It contained 11 songs, most of them written by Lynda Thomas herself. This album included the songs "Lo Mejor de Mí", "Mala Leche", and "Para Tí". After the release and promotion of her fourth album, Lynda Thomas took a long hiatus from the music arena. She used that time to continue her studies (English and music) and to write some songs (some of them were performed by other artists). In 2006 it was revealed that Lynda Thomas was writing and producing songs for teen pop band RBD.
Lynda wrote the song "No pares" and she directed the gospel chorus that was part of 4 songs that were included in the 2006 album Live in Hollywood.
It was during this stage of her career, that Lynda adopted the name "Lynda Thomas" as her artistic name. She first used this name to give herself credit for writing a song for pop band RBD. Before this, her stage name had been "Lynda".
Lynda has put her career as a singer on hold for the moment. She is currently working on her fifth album, which is expected to be released in late 2008 or early 2009.
[edit] Discography as a singer
- Lynda 1996 1,000,000
- Un grito en el corazón 1997 1,000,000
- Mi Día de la Independencia 1999 700,000
- Mi Día de la Independencia Edición Especial 2000 350,000
- Polen 2001 250,000
- Worldwide Sales: 3,300,000
- Mexican Sales: 2,500,000
