Viva Kids Vol. 2

{{Infobox album

| name = Viva Kids Vol. 2

| type = studio

| artist = Thalía

| cover = Viva Kids Vol. 2.jpeg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2020|5|29}}

| recorded = 2020

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Latin music, Children's music

| length = 39:07

| language = Spanish

| label = Sony Music Latin

| producer = Armando Ávila

| prev_title = Valiente

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Desamorfosis

| next_year = 2021

| misc =

{{Singles

| name = Viva Kids Vol. 2

| type = studio

| single1 = Mi No Cumpleaños

| single1date = May 29, 2020

| single2 = Mis Tradiciones

| single2date = May 30, 2020

}}}}

Viva Kids Vol. 2 is the seventeenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía, and her second children-oriented album, released on May 29, 2020 by Sony Music Latin.{{cite web|url=https://laregiontam.com.mx/2020/05/30/thalia-anuncio-nuevo-disco-para-ninos-viva-kids-vol-2/|title=Thalía anunció nuevo disco para niños Viva Kids Vol. 2.|work=La Region Mx. (Tamaulipas)|date=June 1, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} The album consists of 15 tracks of which all are new children's songs written by Thalía.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9392932/uplifting-latin-music-moments-may-30|title=Thalia dropped a new children's album|work=Billboard|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020|first=Jessica|last=Raiz}}{{cite web|url=https://crnnoticias.com/thalia-lanza-album-viva-kids-vol-2/|title=Thalía lanza álbum "Viva Kids Vol. 2"|work=CRN Noticias|date=June 1, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} The album is a sequel to her 2014 children's album Viva Kids Vol. 1.{{cite web|url=https://conlagentenoticias.com/thalia-lanza-segunda-parte-de-su-proyecto-musical-para-chicos/|title=Thalía lanza segunda parte de su proyecto musical para chicos|work=CLG Noticias|date=June 2, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020|last=Forero}}

Background and release

On May 26, 2020 Thalía announced through animated videos that she was working on Viva Kids Vol. 2, the continuation of her children's music project inspired by her children,{{cite web|url=https://www.elnacional.com/entretenimiento/thalia-anuncio-nuevo-disco-para-ninos-viva-kids-vol-2/|title=Thalía anunció nuevo disco para niños Viva Kids Vol. 2|work=El Nacional|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/thal%C3%ADa-anuncia-disco-ni%C3%B1os-vuelve-220051120.html|title=Thalía anuncia disco para niños, "Viva Kids Vol. 2", inspirado en sus propios hijos|work=Yahoo! News|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} whose she had collaboration in the album, according to the singer: "We were writing the album to release it at the time of the wise men, but being quarantined we finished it and we are happy to give you this fun in these strange moments"{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/espanol/entretenimiento/articulo/2020-05-29/thalia-tuvo-la-colaboracion-de-sus-hijos-en-su-nuevo-disco-viva-kids-2|title=Thalía tuvo la colaboración de sus hijos en su nuevo disco 'Viva Kids 2' |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 29, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} The album was first teased a week before its release on Thalía's Instagram, three days before the album's release it was then confirmed that it would be released on May 29, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://newsinamerica.com/pdcc/gente/espectaculos/2020/thalia-lanza-su-segundo-disco-para-ninos-viva-kids-vol-2|title=THALIA lanza su segundo disco para niños, VIVA KIDS VOL. 2|work=News in America|date=May 31, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} Unlike its first edition, Viva Kids Vol. 2 is an album of 15 completely original songs, composed by Thalía herself together with Marcela De La Garza and produced by Armando ”Ávila,{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/viva-kids-2-el-regalo-de-thalia-para-los-mas-pequenos-HI2903090|title='Viva Kids 2,' el regalo de Thalía para los más pequeños|work=El Universal|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}} two of the songs were co-written by her kids.{{cite web|url=https://latidomusic.com/thalia-nuevo-disco-viva-kids-2/|title=Thalía lanza su nuevo disco para niños 'Viva Kids 2'|work=Latido Music|date=May 31, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020|first=Camilo|last=Forero}} Thalía had actually planned to release her urban pop studio album first and not release Viva Kids Vol. 2 until January 2021 but decided to switch the dates due to the coronavirus pandemic.[https://www.azcentral.com/story/entretenimiento/tvymas/2020/06/15/thalia-le-canta-los-ninos/3160455001/ Thalía revive su infancia con Viva Kids 2]

Promotion

Thalía released music videos for every song in the album in order to promote the album.[https://www.show.news/music/Thalia-estrena-su-nuevo-album-infantil-Viva-Kids-Vol.-2-20200530-0011.html THALIA ESTRENA SU NUEVO ÁLBUM INFANTIL VIVA KIDS VOL. 2] The first single “Mi No Cumpleaños” was released with a music video the same day as the album's release.{{cite web|url=https://elporvenir.mx/amp/enescena/thalia-lanza-segundo-album-para-ninos/93925|title=Thalía lanza segundo álbum para niños|work=El Porvenir|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020|first=Camilo|last=Forero}} Thalía also formed an alliance with Discovery Kids in which the album's song videos would play during their programming and also be available on the app Discovery Kids Plus.{{cite web|url=https://15minutos.co/thalia-llega-a-discovery-kids/|title=Thalía llega a Discovery Kids|work=15 minutos|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020|first=Camilo|last=Forero}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital Download album

| title1 = Mi No Cumpleaños

| length1 = 2:21

| title2 = La Canción de la Efe

| length2 = 2:12

| title3 = Salto

| length3 = 2:36

| title4 = Iuuuuu

| length4 = 2:47

| title5 = La Vacuna

| length5 = 3:03

| title6 = Una Cucaracha

| length6 = 1:59

| title7 = No Quiero Venduras

| length7 = 2:27

| title8 = Es un Pedo

| length8 = 2:39

| title9 = Diente

| length9 = 2:16

| title10 = No Se Trata de Ganar

| length10 = 2:22

| title11 = Los Reyes Magos

| length11 = 3:00

| title12 = Yo Puedo Sola

| length12 = 2:17

| title13 = Miedo-Terror

| length13 = 2:20

| title14 = Mis Tradiciones

| length14 = 2:28

| title15 = A Dormir

| length15 = 4:20}}

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