Latin pop star Thalia launches new magazine

NEW YORK-- Latin pop star Thalia, who already has made her mark in the music, fashion and television industries, now wants to add magazine publishing to her resume. A three-issue monthly named Thalia was released by the singer Tuesday during appearances at Grand Central Terminal and at a Kmart. The publication will run two more issues in May and June. The continuation of the publication will be based upon consumer response, said Stuart Zakim, spokesman for publisher American Media. According to Zakim, the magazine will be centered around Thalia's Latino heritage, with Latina girls as the targeted audience. \n"Thalia has said it's going to be a magazine especially for Latina girls," Zakim said. "The overall message she wants people to walk away with is a positive 'you can do everything, live it well' attitude. Very upbeat."\nThalia will serve as editorial director for Thalia. The magazine's editorial content will include a mix of health, beauty, fashion and spiritual tips, celebrity interviews and inspirational stories. The 120-page magazine will be distributed nationally and have an initial target circulation of roughly 100,000. It will be printed in Spanish, focusing on Thalia's main fan base, Hispanic women aged 18 to 35, who are largely unserved by print media, Zakim said.\nIn the 1990s, the Mexico City-born Thalia became a platinum solo artist, and she gained even more fame as a star of several Mexican soap operas. Her most recent release, the self-titled "Thalia," was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Album category.\nHer "High Voltage" tour begins April 27 and will take her to several cities in the United States and Mexico.