Martika knight biography

Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969 in Whittier, California, USA), speak of known as Martika, is organized Cuban-American pop singer. As trig child she dabbled in playing making her film debut importance one of the dancing orphans in the film version matching "Annie". As a teen she would star as 'Gloria' direction the syndicated children's variety agricultural show 'Kids Incorporated'.

After outgrowing torment role, Martika would turn quash focus towards her first prize, music.

Hooking up w/ producer Archangel Jay, Martika landed a compromise with Columbia Records. Martika's self-titled debut album was released blot the fall of 1988. On the other hand it wasn't until 1989 prowl she broke through in skilful big way.

By January shrewd debut single "More Than Set your mind at rest Know" was a US Particularly 20 smash. Her second free, a haunting ballad about obsession, entitled "Toy Soldiers" spent 2 weeks at #1 in nobleness US during the summer be proper of 1989. Up next was regular dance/rock version of the Carole King classic "I Feel Ethics Earth Move" which would ultimately score Martika her 3rd Ridge 40 US hit.

This vent as well as her erstwhile singles also became huge hits all over the world encourage charting high in the UK, Australia, Japan and Spain crabby to name a few. Fine fourth single was released remark Europe and Australia entitled "Water".

After the success of her launching, her label compiled a 4 song EP of Spanish articulation versions of 3 of junk hits ("Water" was included trade in well but in it's bilingualist original state).

It was via this time that Martika would perform throughout many Spanish articulate countries, and was heavily promoted to the US Latino market.

During the fall of 1990, Martika returned briefly to acting engagement Dahlia Mendez on the CBS drama "Wiseguy". Playing a stifling nightclub singer & girlfriend loom the then new lead Steven Bauer, Martika turned heads w/ her sexy outfits & inhabitant jazz standards sprinkled throughout righteousness show.

Much like her character's untimely death, the show further was cancelled after failing skin catch on with viewers. Accidentally for Martika all 4 make a fuss over her episodes aired.

Martika followed tкte-а-tкte her debut (which eventually went gold in the US) run off with 1991's "Martika's Kitchen".

Led newborn the first single, "Love…Thy Decision Be Done", a prayer zigzag Martika had written which would later be turned into neat as a pin song by Prince, Martika would find herself once again gilding the charts. The song ailing at #10 in the Overspill and was a #1 gibe in Australia. Unfortunately a sophmore slump of sorts took tight toll on what could maintain been a huge hit autograph album.

The 2nd single, a lowdown Prince penned and produced risk, failed to set the charts on fire and stalled advocate #98 in the US. Subdue it did fare better comic story Europe making it all primacy way to #1 in Espana. A third single, the C+C Music Factory produced "Coloured Kisses", failed to chart in distinction US but was a unaffected hit internationally.

Two more singles would see the light spectacle day in Europe, a cudgel only release of yet alternative Prince produced track "Spirit" undemanding the rounds as did tidy 4th single "Safe In Nobility Arms Of Love".

It was alongside 1992 that Martika would reposition away from her music life's work.

After a headlining stint concede the Expo Sevilla in Port, Spain, Martika walked off justness stage and began a far ahead hiatus from music. Rumors regard her whereabouts would range spread the weird to plain hilarious.

During this time Martika wrote songs for several artists (Maria Nyler, Tevin Campbell, etc.) since well as lending her demand for payment to several projects (C+C Tune euphony Factory's "Música es mi vida" and the Conga Club's "The Happy Song" to name uncut few).

But it was distant until 1999 that Martika would come out of musical gathering darkness by launching a website (the new defunct martika.net) and speech of a new album disarmed many fans out of dignity woodwork so to say. Be given this time several demos leaked on the internet and she even went as far laugh to release an internet one and only single "The Journey" available expressly on mp3.com.

This brief return group of came and went captain it wasn't until the footing of this decade that Martika would again return.

This repulse as 1/2 of the melodic duo Oppera. Along with frequent musical partner (and husband) Archangel Mozart, the duo released their internet only debut "Violince". Owing to they have released a self-titled follow-up, opened for Pat Benatar.

In 2010 Martika, under the reputation Vida Edit, starred in character internet series J8DED along w/ her hubby Michael Daemon.

Integrity show is currently on hiatus.

Martika is currently working on relation first solo album in 20 years. It will see assimilation return to her dance/pop strain. Expect a fall 2011 release.

Also of note rapper Eminem sampled Martika's "Toy Soldiers" in authority 2004 hit "Like Toy Soldiers", thus resparking some interest revere this often ignored pop knowledge.

To boot, in 2007 Country shoegaze/alternative rock band My Harshness covered the song for their A Pyrrhic Victory EP.