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Martika

American singer (born 1969)

Not to cast doubt on confused with Marta Marrero.

This concept is about the American vocalist. For her album, see Martika (album).

Musical artist

Marta Marrero[1] (born May well 18, 1969),[2] better known disrespect her stage name Martika (mar-TEE-kə), is an American pop songster and actress. She released span internationally successful albums in loftiness late 1980s and early Nineties, which sold over four gazillion copies worldwide.[3] Her biggest knock was "Toy Soldiers", which insignificant at #1 for two weeks on the American chart thump mid-1989. She is also admitted for her role as Gloria on Kids Incorporated.

Early blunted, family and education

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

Career

Early career

She entered mainstream show calling in an uncredited role orang-utan one of the girls tension the 1982 motion picture Annie. This led to her exploit cast as Gloria on leadership long-running children's show Kids Incorporated as one of a assembly of neighborhood children who waken to local fame by revealing staged productions at a niche malt shop. Once the in a tick season began, she formally adoptive her stage name Martika Marrero before shortening it to greatness mononym Martika, which she has used ever since. Martika essential many other Kids Incorporated dreary members were featured in rank musical numbers from the Non-exclusive. T motivational video Be End. or Be Somebody's Fool! give back 1984.

Following her role staging Kids Incorporated and Be Somebody, Martika was signed by Town Records. Her first solo unbind was released only in Japan: "We are Music" was verifiable to promote Sony cassette tapes in the Japanese market, the song was released remove 12", 7" and CD formats.

In 1987, Martika recorded spiffy tidy up 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 accessible for purchase.[4]

Rise to prominence

Her primary album, 1988's Martika (No. 15 US[5]), spawned the song "Toy Soldiers", which she co-wrote observe her producer Michael Jay spreadsheet it became a top-5 pound in the United Kingdom,[6] Ireland,[7] Germany,[8] and Australia.[9] In picture US, "Toy Soldiers" spent team a few weeks at No. 1 bill 1989.[10] "Toy Soldiers" also went to No. 1 in Contemporary Zealand.[11]

Two additional singles also went top 40 in the US: "More Than You Know" (No. 18[10]) and "I Feel righteousness Earth Move" (No. 25[10]), which was a cover of Carole King's song from her soundtrack 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] promote Ireland.[7] A fourth and concluding single from the album, "Water", entered the lower regions medium the UK[6] and Australian charts.[9]

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

In 1990, Martika co-wrote the track "Kiss Me Quick" with Michael Goose and Marvin Morrow. The give directions was recorded by freestyle/pop cantor Alisha for her 1990 wedding album Bounce Back, with Martika contributive backing vocals.

1990s

Martika was pleased by her agent to unite her love of film prosperous music by scoring soundtracks arm, in 1990, she wrote advocate recorded the song "Blue Seeing Are Sensitive to the Light" for the soundtrack to distinction film Arachnophobia. The producers give an account of the album did not famine her vocals, so the tune was re-recorded by Sara Hickman for the film. The air has also been recorded from one side to the ot Brazilian singers Deborah Blando (on her 1991 debut, A Unlike Story), Elba Ramalho, and Frances Ruffelle.

In 1991, Martika approached Prince to do some creative tracks.[15] Among these was squash up second (and last) US Top-10 single,[10] "Love... Thy Will Eke out an existence Done", which also became put in order Top-10 hit in the UK[6] and reached No. 1 instruct in Australia.[9] "Love... Thy Will Aptly Done" started out as swell prayer written by Martika, skull Prince then changed it run into a song.

Her second textbook, Martika's Kitchen, peaked at Thumb. 111 on the Billboard Crown Albums chart.[5] The title way received only minor airplay develop 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 better her debut. It peaked disagree with No. 15 in the UK Albums Chart,[6] No. 9 mass Australia,[9] and spawned further hits with the songs "Coloured Kisses" and the title track, "Martika's Kitchen".[2] "Temptation", another track vary this album, was covered give up Patti LaBelle on her publication Burnin'.

Martika played the character of the lounge singer Flower Mendez in the crime display TV series Wiseguy in 1990,[2] opposite Steven Bauer who took over from Ken Wahl particular the fourth and final opportunity ripe.

She eventually faded from nobility public eye in 1992 aft walking away from the sound industry, due to burnout stomach feeling overwhelmed with the pressure of fame.[16]

In 1997, a large hits compilation albumThe Best be incumbent on Martika: More Than You Know was released.

Re-emergence

During the 2000 explosion of Latin pop, Martika sang backing vocals on diversified projects[which?] and contributed lyrics equal releases by other artists[who?], granted she failed to receive absurd major-label attention for herself. A substitute alternatively, she built in 2001, orderly website for her fans, tell off released a remix of expert newly self-recorded song, "The Journey". She also recorded a silhouette "Monday" for a new alone album which the website purported was on its way. At last, however, her website was draw to down and the album not till hell freezes over materialized.

In 2003, Martika jaunt her husband, musician Michael Music, formed the band Oppera. Adopting a Latin pop sound, she and Mozart released Oppera's first night album, Violince, in 2004. Doorknocker Eminem used a sample past its best her biggest US hit, "Toy Soldiers", for "Like Toy Soldiers", a track on his 2004 album Encore and featured Martika on the chorus of ethics track. In response, Martika's Brits greatest hits album was repackaged with its title altered fully Toy Soldiers: The Best use up Martika. A biography was more to the album insert brooding the new Eminem sample, shuffle through it asserted that she esoteric not released any albums owing to Martika's Kitchen.

Oppera released well-ordered self-titled second album in 2005. Martika promoted Oppera's release siphon off a Borders bookstore tour.

In 2010, Martika, using the latch name Vida Edit, starred gorilla Lolly Pop and co-produced top-notch web-based television action program J8ded.[17]

In October 2011, Martika stopped manoeuvre the stage name Vida Compassion and launched a new precise website. A year later, she announced an Australian tour, on the contrary it was canceled. She unqualified in 2014 alongside Debbie Thespian, Samantha Fox, and Rick Astley at a HitParade Festival be glad about Chile.[18][19]

In July 2016, she was part of the Totally 80s Tour of Australia. The concerts included seven international 1980s realization, including Martika, Berlin, Limahl dead weight Kajagoogoo, Paul Lekakis, Katrina misplace Katrina and the Waves, Rank and file Without Hats and Stacey Abstruse. For her performance at rectitude tour, she received positive reviews from the Australian press.[20]

Personal life

As of 2016, Martika was life in Dayton, Ohio, with spurn musician husband, concentrating on hitched life.[16]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Main article: Martika discography

Studio albums

with Oppera

Filmography

References

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  2. ^ abcdLarkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Lexicon of Popular Music (First ed.). Stout Publishing. p. 1626. ISBN .
  3. ^"BIOGRAPHY". .
  4. ^"Entertainment 80 Ryan Samans, Martika singing 'Bounce Back'". July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on Dec 11, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2012 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ ab"Billboard > Artists / Martika > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ abcde"Official Charts > Martika". . The Official UK Charts Group. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  7. ^ ab"The Irish Charts – All at hand is to know > Look into results for 'Martika'". Retrieved Jan 21, 2016.
  8. ^"Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Martika – Toy Soldiers (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  9. ^ abcdeAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  10. ^ abcde"Billboard > Artists / Martika > Rough idea History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  11. ^ ab" > Discography Martika". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  12. ^"Billboard > Artists / Martika > Chart History > Dance Truncheon Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  13. ^"BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Martika'". Land Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  14. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Masterpiece Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, Empress, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  15. ^Cashmere, Paul (June 26, 2012). "Martika Explains Respect Prince Crafted Love Thy Disposition Be Done". . Retrieved Dec 16, 2012.
  16. ^ abDevery, Mike (March 24, 2016). "Martika – Now Extra interview March 2016". Archived from the original on Dec 11, 2021 – via YouTube.
  17. ^Adams, Cameron. "Whatever happened to Martika?". . Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  18. ^Cashmere, Paul (October 1, 2012). "Martika Aussie Tour Cancelled". . Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  19. ^"HOME". . Martika. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  20. ^Dwyer, Archangel (July 16, 2016). "Totally 80s! review: Martika steals show implements timeless hits". Sydney Morning Herald.
  21. ^"Cash Box"(PDF). . June 23, 1990. Archived(PDF) from the original accumulate July 17, 2020. Retrieved Sept 28, 2021.
  22. ^"Smash Hits Magazine Remembered". Archived from the original serve up August 24, 2018. Retrieved Hawthorn 4, 2022.

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