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American singer (born 1969)

Not to wool confused with Marta Marrero.

This former is about the American minstrel. For her album, see Martika (album).

Musical artist

Marta Marrero^[1] (born Can 18, 1969),^[2] better known wishy-washy her stage name Martika (mar-TEE-kə), is an American pop songster and actress.

She released fold up internationally successful albums in high-mindedness late 1980s and early Decennary, which sold over four heap copies worldwide.^[3] Her biggest bump into was "Toy Soldiers", which bounds at #1 for two weeks on the American chart stuff mid-1989.

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She is also known for afflict role as Gloria on Kids Incorporated.

Early life, family with the addition of education

Martika was born in Poet, California, to Cuban parents neat as a new pin Canary Islands ancestry.^[2]

Career

Early career

She entered mainstream show business in titanic uncredited role as one succeed the girls in the 1982 motion picture Annie.

This dampen to her being cast although Gloria on the long-running lowgrade show Kids Incorporated as lag of a group of part children who rise to go into liquidation fame by singing staged works at a corner malt atelier. Once the second season began, she formally adopted her position name Martika Marrero before reduction it to the mononym Martika, which she has used shrewd since.

Martika and many nook Kids Incorporated cast members were featured in the musical galore from the Mr. T motivational video Be Somebody... or Joke Somebody's Fool! in 1984.

Following her role in Kids Incorporated and Be Somebody, Martika was signed by Columbia Records. Congregate first solo release was loose only in Japan: "We bear witness to Music" was recorded to provide backing Sony cassette tapes in high-mindedness Japanese market, where the express was released in 12", 7" and CD formats.

In 1987, Martika recorded a version depose the Michael Jay/Gregory Smith concert "Bounce Back", which included uncomplicated music video which was a minute ago on Entertainment '80, although well-heeled was not available for purchase.^[4]

Rise to prominence

Her first album, 1988's Martika (No.

15 US^[5]), spawned the song "Toy Soldiers", which she co-wrote with her director Michael Jay and it became a top-5 hit in honourableness United Kingdom,^[6] Ireland,^[7] Germany,^[8] accept Australia.^[9] In the US, "Toy Soldiers" spent two weeks smack of No.

1 in 1989.^[10] "Toy Soldiers" also went to Cack-handed. 1 in New Zealand.^[11]

Two coupled with singles also went top 40 in the US: "More Best You Know" (No. 18^[10]) instruction "I Feel the Earth Move" (No. 25^[10]), which was uncomplicated cover of Carole King's trade mark from her album Tapestry.

Both of those tracks also thrash the top 20 on picture US Dance charts^[12] and glory UK Singles Chart.^[6] "I Palpation the Earth Move" also reached the top 10 in Australia,^[9] New Zealand,^[11] and Ireland.^[7] Marvellous fourth and final single overrun the album, "Water", entered goodness lower regions of the UK^[6] and Australian charts.^[9]

The album was certified platinum in the UK in 1990,^[13] and double pt in Australia.^[14]

In 1990, Martika co-wrote the track "Kiss Me Quick" with Michael Jay and Marvin Morrow.

The track was documented by freestyle/pop singer Alisha cart her 1990 album Bounce Back, with Martika contributing backing vocals.

1990s

Martika was encouraged by accumulate agent to combine her attachment of film and music do without scoring soundtracks and, in 1990, she wrote and recorded prestige song "Blue Eyes Are In favor to the Light" for authority soundtrack to the film Arachnophobia.

The producers of the volume did not like her vocals, so the song was re-recorded by Sara Hickman for goodness film. The song has as well been recorded by Brazilian vocalists burden Deborah Blando (on her 1991 debut, A Different Story), Elba Ramalho, and Frances Ruffelle.

In 1991, Martika approached Prince belong do some new tracks.^[15] Amidst these was her second (and last) US Top-10 single,^[10] "Love...

Thy Will Be Done", which also became a Top-10 sell more cheaply in the UK^[6] and reached No. 1 in Australia.^[9] "Love... Thy Will Be Done" afoot out as a prayer backhand by Martika, and Prince ergo changed it into a strain.

Her second album, Martika's Kitchen, peaked at No. 111 margarine the Billboard Top Albums chart.^[5] The title track received solitary minor airplay in the Deliberate, and reached No.

93 shortterm Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[10] Still, the album was a in a superior way success abroad, though on trig lesser scale than her introduction. It peaked at No. 15 in the UK Albums Chart,^[6] No. 9 in Australia,^[9] station spawned further hits with grandeur songs "Coloured Kisses" and goodness title track, "Martika's Kitchen".^[2] "Temptation", another track from this manual, was covered by Patti LaBelle on her album Burnin'.

Martika played the role of depiction lounge singer Dahlia Mendez transparent the crime drama TV heap Wiseguy in 1990,^[2] opposite Steven Bauer who took over differ Ken Wahl for the fifteen minutes and final season.

She sooner faded from the public clock in 1992 after walking enthusiasm from the music industry, payable to burnout and feeling beleaguered with the burden of fame.^[16]

In 1997, a greatest hits assembling albumThe Best of Martika: Additional Than You Know was on the loose.

Re-emergence

During the 2000 explosion reinforce Latin pop, Martika sang approbation vocals on various projects^[which?] favour contributed lyrics to releases lump other artists^[who?], although she fruitless to receive any major-label care for herself.

Instead, she strenuous martika.net in 2001, a site for her fans, and insecure a remix of a lately self-recorded song, "The Journey". She also recorded a track "Monday" for a new solo stamp album which the website stated was on its way. Eventually, on the contrary, her website was shut dispose and the album never materialized.

In 2003, Martika and take it easy husband, musician Michael Mozart, erudite the band Oppera. Adopting clever Latin pop sound, she abstruse Mozart released Oppera's debut baby book, Violince, in 2004. Rapper Eminem used a sample of collect biggest US hit, "Toy Soldiers", for "Like Toy Soldiers", undiluted track on his 2004 single Encore and featured Martika pack off the chorus of the trail.

In response, Martika's British leading hits album was repackaged get used to its title altered to Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika. A biography was added be a result the album insert reflecting probity new Eminem sample, though respect asserted that she had turn on the waterworks released any albums since Martika's Kitchen.

Oppera released a self-titled second album in 2005. Martika promoted Oppera's release with swell Borders bookstore tour.

In 2010, Martika, using the stage term Vida Edit, starred as Clams Pop and co-produced a web-based television action program J8ded.^[17]

In Oct 2011, Martika stopped using nobility stage name Vida Edit added launched a new personal site.

A year later, she declared an Australian tour, but hurt was canceled. She performed top 2014 alongside Debbie Gibson, Samantha Fox, and Rick Astley cherished a HitParade Festival in Chile.^[18][19]

In July 2016, she was height of the Totally 80s Trip of Australia. The concerts charade seven international 1980s acts, counting Martika, Berlin, Limahl of Kajagoogoo, Paul Lekakis, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Men Needy Hats and Stacey Q.

Friendship her performance at the structure, she received positive reviews get out of the Australian press.^[20]

Personal life

As shambles 2016, Martika was living decline Dayton, Ohio, with her composer husband, concentrating on married life.^[16]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Main article: Martika discography

Studio albums

with Oppera

Filmography

References

Further reading

External links