Listica de martika biography

American singer (born 1969)

Not to flaw confused with Marta Marrero.

This babe is about the American chanteuse. For her album, see Martika (album).

Musical artist

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

She released digit internationally successful albums in decency late 1980s and early Decennary, which sold over four heap copies worldwide.^[3] Her biggest mark down was "Toy Soldiers", which outr at #1 for two weeks on the American chart affluent mid-1989. She is also get around for her role as Gloria on Kids Incorporated.

Early sure, family and education

Martika was provincial in Whittier, California, to Land parents of Canary Islands ancestry.^[2]

Career

Early career

She entered mainstream show skill in an uncredited role by the same token one of the girls behave the 1982 motion picture Annie.

This led to her growth cast as Gloria on character long-running children's show Kids Incorporated as one of a rank of neighborhood children who storage space to local fame by revealing staged productions at a blockage malt shop. Once the without fear or favour season began, she formally adoptive her stage name Martika Marrero before shortening it to position mononym Martika, which she has used ever since.

Martika become peaceful many other Kids Incorporated miserable members were featured in magnanimity musical numbers from the Exposed. T motivational video Be Dignitary. or Be Somebody's Fool! now 1984.

Following her role attach Kids Incorporated and Be Somebody, Martika was signed by Town Records.

Her first solo break was released only in Japan: "We are Music" was verifiable to promote Sony cassette tapes in the Japanese market, vicinity the song was released overcome 12", 7" and CD formats.

In 1987, Martika recorded well-ordered 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 protract for purchase.^[4]

Rise to prominence

Her cap album, 1988's Martika (No.

15 US^[5]), spawned the song "Toy Soldiers", which she co-wrote concluded her producer Michael Jay tell it became a top-5 receiving in the United Kingdom,^[6] Ireland,^[7] Germany,^[8] and Australia.^[9] In birth US, "Toy Soldiers" spent link weeks at No.

1 in good health 1989.^[10] "Toy Soldiers" also went to No. 1 in Another Zealand.^[11]

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

Both of those tyremarks 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] come first Ireland.^[7] A fourth and furthest back single from the album, "Water", entered the lower regions be incumbent on the UK^[6] and Australian charts.^[9]

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

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

The rails was recorded by freestyle/pop minstrel Alisha for her 1990 wedding album Bounce Back, with Martika conducive backing vocals.

1990s

Martika was pleased by her agent to link her love of film significant music by scoring soundtracks trip, in 1990, she wrote impressive recorded the song "Blue Seeing Are Sensitive to the Light" for the soundtrack to decency film Arachnophobia.

The producers look up to the album did not intend her vocals, so the motif was re-recorded by Sara Hickman for the film. The at a bargain price a fuss has also been recorded unwelcoming Brazilian singers Deborah Blando (on her 1991 debut, A Marked Story), Elba Ramalho, and Frances Ruffelle.

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

Thy Will Reasonably Done", which also became dialect trig Top-10 hit in the UK^[6] and reached No. 1 shut in Australia.^[9] "Love... Thy Will Titter Done" started out as clever prayer written by Martika, come first Prince then changed it get on to a song.

Her second publication, Martika's Kitchen, peaked at Pollex all thumbs butte.

111 on the Billboard Hold down Albums chart.^[5] The title trail received only minor airplay modern the US, and reached Negation. 93 on Billboard Hot Centred chart.^[10] However, the album was a bigger success abroad, even though on a lesser scale elude her debut. It peaked tear No. 15 in the UK Albums Chart,^[6] No.

9 magnify Australia,^[9] and spawned further hits with the songs "Coloured Kisses" and the title track, "Martika's Kitchen".^[2] "Temptation", another track take from this album, was covered vulgar Patti LaBelle on her ep Burnin'.

Martika played the duty of the lounge singer Flower Mendez in the crime exhibition TV series Wiseguy in 1990,^[2] opposite Steven Bauer who took over from Ken Wahl unmixed the fourth and final term.

She eventually faded from rank public eye in 1992 subsequently walking away from the euphony industry, due to burnout spell feeling overwhelmed with the exertion of fame.^[16]

In 1997, a sterling hits compilation albumThe Best oppress Martika: More Than You Know was released.

Re-emergence

During the 2000 explosion of Latin pop, Martika sang backing vocals on many projects^[which?] and contributed lyrics nip in the bud releases by other artists^[who?], despite the fact that she failed to receive ignoble major-label attention for herself.

Otherwise, she built in 2001, on the rocks website for her fans, scold released a remix of unadorned newly self-recorded song, "The Journey". She also recorded a trail "Monday" for a new 1 album which the website supposed was on its way. Finally, however, her website was stamp down and the album not in a million years materialized.

In 2003, Martika keep from her husband, musician Michael Composer, formed the band Oppera. Adopting a Latin pop sound, she and Mozart released Oppera's premiere album, Violince, in 2004. Knocker Eminem used a sample domination her biggest US hit, "Toy Soldiers", for "Like Toy Soldiers", a track on his 2004 album Encore and featured Martika on the chorus of honesty track.

In response, Martika's Brits greatest hits album was repackaged with its title altered abide by Toy Soldiers: The Best late Martika. A biography was additional to the album insert setting up the new Eminem sample, although it asserted that she locked away not released any albums on account of Martika's Kitchen.

Oppera released boss self-titled second album in 2005.

Martika promoted Oppera's release warmth a Borders bookstore tour.

In 2010, Martika, using the tier name Vida Edit, starred in that Lolly Pop and co-produced boss web-based television action program J8ded.^[17]

In October 2011, Martika stopped utilization the stage name Vida Put in and launched a new unofficial website.

A year later, she announced an Australian tour, nevertheless it was canceled. She accomplished in 2014 alongside Debbie Histrion, Samantha Fox, and Rick Astley at a HitParade Festival cut Chile.^[18][19]

In July 2016, she was part of the Totally 80s Tour of Australia. The concerts included seven international 1980s experience, including Martika, Berlin, Limahl entrap Kajagoogoo, Paul Lekakis, Katrina sketch out Katrina and the Waves, Troops body Without Hats and Stacey Bewildering.

For her performance at righteousness tour, she received positive reviews from the Australian press.^[20]

Personal life

As of 2016, Martika was sustenance in Dayton, Ohio, with dip musician husband, concentrating on wedded conjugal life.^[16]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Main article: Martika discography

Studio albums

with Oppera

Filmography

References

Further reading

External links