Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969), better known by her stage name Martika is an American pop singer and actress.
... Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969), better known by her stage name Martika is an American pop singer and actress.
Her first album, 1988's Martika, spawned the anti-drug abuse song “Toy Soldiers”, which was a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and many other countries. In the U.S., "Toy Soldiers" spent two weeks at #1 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Two additional releases also went Top 40 in the U.S., "More Than You Know" (#18) and "I Feel the Earth Move" (#25, a remake of Carole King’s #1 from her classic album Tapestry). Both of those tracks also hit the top 20 on the Dance charts in the U.S.
Further releases from the debut album were "Water", a modest hit in the UK and Australia, and "If You're Tarzan I'm Jane". The album was certified Gold in the U.S. in 1989.
