Born to Cuban parents in California in 1969, Martika burst onto the music scene in 1988 with three hit singles off her self-titled debut album, the sassy Madonna-esque "More Than You Know," the international smash, "Toy Soldiers" and a successful cover of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move" (in fact, in this clip of the song's video, she says Boy George, George Michael and Madonna would be her dream artists to duet with!). Two years later she was "working" with the likes or Prince, and managed to eke out one more Top 10 single, the brilliant and sensual "Love ... Thy Will Be Done," only to see the corresponding album, "Martika's Kitchen," flop. (To this day, my friend Mark swears it's a masterpiece.) Following that disappointment Martika returned to her childhood love of acting, then all but disappeared from the landscape until 2004 when Eminem used a sample of her “Toy Soldiers” for his "Like Toy Soldiers," a track on his album "Encore." (It entered the UK singles chart at Number 1.) In response, Martika’s greatest hits album was repackaged with its title altered to "Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika." Around that time she also began releasing music as Oppera, a goth pop band she formed with her husband, Michael Mozart. Her new band has now released two albums, but to me she'll always be the authentic "La Isla Bonita" girl. I mean really, that Italian chick isn't even from the Upper Peninsula let alone La Isla Mackinac ...
"Love ... Thy Will Be Done"
"Toy Soldiers"
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Music Box: Martika
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