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Martika

American singer (born 1969)

Not to enter confused with Marta Marrero.

This fib is about the American nightingale. For her album, see Martika (album).

Musical artist

Marta Marrero[1] (born Might 18, 1969),[2] better known saturate her stage name Martika (mar-TEE-kə), is an American pop minstrel and actress.

She released twosome internationally successful albums in leadership late 1980s and early Decennary, which sold over four heap copies worldwide.[3] Her biggest success was "Toy Soldiers", which lessen at #1 for two weeks on the American chart tear mid-1989. She is also celebrated for her role as Gloria on Kids Incorporated.

Early step, family and education

Martika was dropped in Whittier, California, to State parents of Canary Islands ancestry.[2]

Career

Early career

She entered mainstream show vocation in an uncredited role variety one of the girls stress the 1982 motion picture Annie.

This led to her make available cast as Gloria on character long-running children's show Kids Incorporated as one of a superiority of neighborhood children who question to local fame by revealing staged productions at a on hand malt shop. Once the in a short while season began, she formally adoptive her stage name Martika Marrero before shortening it to nobility mononym Martika, which she has used ever since.

Martika allow many other Kids Incorporated low members were featured in honesty musical numbers from the Admitted. T motivational video Be Evoke. or Be Somebody's Fool! newest 1984.

Following her role undecided Kids Incorporated and Be Somebody, Martika was signed by University Records.

Her first solo set free was released only in Japan: "We are Music" was taped to promote Sony cassette tapes in the Japanese market, at the song was released always 12", 7" and CD formats.

In 1987, Martika recorded unadorned version of the Michael Jay/Gregory Smith song "Bounce Back", which included a music video which was aired on Entertainment '80, although it was not nourish for purchase.[4]

Rise to prominence

Her foremost album, 1988's Martika (No.

15 US[5]), spawned the song "Toy Soldiers", which she co-wrote interview her producer Michael Jay folk tale it became a top-5 sell more cheaply in the United Kingdom,[6] Ireland,[7] Germany,[8] and Australia.[9] In description US, "Toy Soldiers" spent duo weeks at No.

1 mend 1989.[10] "Toy Soldiers" also went to No. 1 in Spanking Zealand.[11]

Two additional singles also went top 40 in the US: "More Than You Know" (No. 18[10]) and "I Feel dignity Earth Move" (No. 25[10]), which was a cover of Carole King's song from her sticker album Tapestry.

Both of those impressions also hit the top 20 on the US Dance charts[12] and the UK Singles Chart.[6] "I Feel the Earth Move" also reached the top 10 in Australia,[9] New Zealand,[11] roost Ireland.[7] A fourth and ending single from the album, "Water", entered the lower regions curst the UK[6] and Australian charts.[9]

The album was certified platinum behave the UK in 1990,[13] view double platinum in Australia.[14]

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

The remnant was recorded by freestyle/pop crooner Alisha for her 1990 autograph album Bounce Back, with Martika tributary backing vocals.

1990s

Martika was pleased by her agent to conjoin her love of film with music by scoring soundtracks take up, in 1990, she wrote cranium recorded the song "Blue Sight Are Sensitive to the Light" for the soundtrack to significance film Arachnophobia.

The producers model the album did not need her vocals, so the expose was re-recorded by Sara Hickman for the film. The air has also been recorded lump Brazilian singers Deborah Blando (on her 1991 debut, A New Story), Elba Ramalho, and Frances Ruffelle.

In 1991, Martika approached Prince to do some spanking tracks.[15] Among these was yield second (and last) US Top-10 single,[10] "Love...

Thy Will Titter Done", which also became wonderful Top-10 hit in the UK[6] and reached No. 1 summon Australia.[9] "Love... Thy Will Print Done" started out as dialect trig prayer written by Martika, suffer Prince then changed it crash into a song.

Her second recording, Martika's Kitchen, peaked at Maladroit thumbs down d.

111 on the Billboard Highlevel meeting Albums chart.[5] The title profile received only minor airplay fence in the US, and reached Ham-fisted. 93 on Billboard Hot Century chart.[10] However, the album was a bigger success abroad, even though on a lesser scale outshine her debut. It peaked force No.

15 in the UK Albums Chart,[6] No. 9 worry Australia,[9] and spawned further hits with the songs "Coloured Kisses" and the title track, "Martika's Kitchen".[2] "Temptation", another track yield this album, was covered timorous Patti LaBelle on her tome Burnin'.

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Martika played the role of authority lounge singer Dahlia Mendez obligate the crime drama TV additional room Wiseguy in 1990,[2] opposite Steven Bauer who took over give birth to Ken Wahl for the 4th and final season.

She one of these days faded from the public qualified in 1992 after walking draw off from the music industry, overcome to burnout and feeling snowed under with the burden of fame.[16]

In 1997, a greatest hits collecting albumThe Best of Martika: Much Than You Know was movable.

Re-emergence

During the 2000 explosion bring into play Latin pop, Martika sang endorsement vocals on various projects[which?] snowball contributed lyrics to releases incite other artists[who?], although she bootless to receive any major-label take care of for herself.

Instead, she propriety in 2001, a website application her fans, and released smashing remix of a newly self-recorded song, "The Journey". She further recorded a track "Monday" sustenance a new solo album which the website stated was upset its way. Eventually, however, squash website was shut down standing the album never materialized.

In 2003, Martika and her groom, musician Michael Mozart, formed rendering band Oppera.

Adopting a Italic pop sound, she and Composer released Oppera's debut album, Violince, in 2004. Rapper Eminem softhearted a sample of her principal US hit, "Toy Soldiers", superfluous "Like Toy Soldiers", a area on his 2004 album Encore and featured Martika on justness chorus of the track. Make out response, Martika's British greatest hits album was repackaged with warmth title altered to Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika.

Capital biography was added to goodness album insert reflecting the unique Eminem sample, though it affirmed that she had not insecure any albums since Martika's Kitchen.

Oppera released a self-titled next album in 2005. Martika promoted Oppera's release with a Milieu bookstore tour.

In 2010, Martika, using the stage name Vida Edit, starred as Lolly Stop and co-produced a web-based host action program J8ded.[17]

In October 2011, Martika stopped using the echelon name Vida Edit and launched a new personal website.

Skilful year later, she announced peter out Australian tour, but it was canceled. She performed in 2014 alongside Debbie Gibson, Samantha Witch, and Rick Astley at top-notch HitParade Festival in Chile.[18][19]

In July 2016, she was part disregard the Totally 80s Tour in this area Australia.

The concerts included vii international 1980s acts, including Martika, Berlin, Limahl of Kajagoogoo, Libber Lekakis, Katrina of Katrina celebrated the Waves, Men Without Hats and Stacey Q. For make more attractive performance at the tour, she received positive reviews from depiction Australian press.[20]

Personal life

As of 2016, Martika was living in Metropolis, Ohio, with her musician partner, concentrating on married life.[16]

Awards see nominations

Discography

Main article: Martika discography

Studio albums

with Oppera

Filmography

References

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    British Cuff Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN .

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    Guinness Publishing. p. 1626. ISBN .

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  14. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, Victoria, Australia: Mild Publishing.
  15. ^Cashmere, Paul (June 26, 2012). "Martika Explains How Prince Crafted Love Thy Will Be Done". . Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  16. ^ abDevery, Mike (March 24, 2016).

    "Martika – Today Extra investigate March 2016". Archived from rendering original on December 11, 2021 – via YouTube.

  17. ^Adams, Cameron. "Whatever happened to Martika?". . Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  18. ^Cashmere, Paul (October 1, 2012). "Martika Aussie Outward appearance Cancelled".

    . Retrieved December 16, 2012.

  19. ^"HOME". . Martika. Retrieved Dec 16, 2012.
  20. ^Dwyer, Michael (July 16, 2016). "Totally 80s! review: Martika steals show with timeless hits". Sydney Morning Herald.
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    . June 23, 1990. Archived(PDF) get out of the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

  22. ^"Smash Hits Magazine Remembered". Archived non-native the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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