MARTIKA

Genre: Electronic/Dance/DJ
Secondary Genre: Pop Chicago, Illinois USA Contact

Former Columbia Records Artist 'MARTIKA' is back in the studio for the first time and will be releasing brand new material.
MARTIKA has sold over 4 million units worldwide with top 40 hits 'Love, Thy Will Be Done', 'More Than You Know', and Billboard #1 hit 'Toy Soldiers'.

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MANAGEMENT:
J8DED ENTERTAINMENT
EMAIL: business@j8ded.com

PUBLICITY & PROMOTION:
THE MICHAEL GROUP LTD.
ATTN: Michael Weber
Lauren Winger Dewhirst
EMAIL: info@michaelgroupltd.com

Label:
J8DED/DCR Records

MARTIKA (born as Marta Marrero, May 18, 1969, Whittier, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress. As a singer she released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide.

MARTIKA began her career as a child actor, appearing in the hit movie 'Annie'. MARTIKA was cast as 'Gloria' on the Disney children series Kids Incorporated, appearing alongside Stacy Ferguson (Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas), Mario Lopez, Shanice, and others.
MARTIKA was signed to CBS/Sony records in 1988 and released her debut CD titled 'Martika' which spawned several top 40 hits and culminating with her Billboard #1 hit song 'Toy Soldiers'. 'Martika' the CD sold over 3 million units worldwide and made MARTIKA an international star.
MARTIKA's follow up CD was Co-Produced by Prince and was titled 'Martika's Kitchen'. 'Martika's Kitchen was a hit overseas and MARTIKA toured Europe, Japan and Australia in support of her growing success. 'Love...Thy Will Be Done', co-written by Prince, became a hit and was #1 in Australia for five straight weeks.
MARTIKA continued working in television and had a recurring role on the hit series 'Wiseguys' playing lounge singer Dahlia Mendez.

MARTIKA started working as a writer and producer through much of the 90's.

Missing the stage, MARTIKA formed a duo called 'OPPERA' and in 2004, released the CD titled 'Violince' and then in 2005, a follow up CD titled 'Oppera'. MARTIKA toured with Pat Benatar to support the new material.

In 2009, MARTIKA (under the stage name 'VIDA EDIT') began filming an Internet Television Episodic series titled 'J8DED'. Martika played the character 'Lola "Lolly" Sanchez. While in post production on this series, MARTIKA decided to begin work on material for what will become her follow up to her Columbia Records CD 'Martika's Kitchen'.

MARTIKA's new single and video 'Flow With The Go' are being to serviced to radio and television now.

MARTIKA's new CD 'THE MIRROR BALL' will be released summer 2012

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Discography

1988-Martika
Release Date: October 18, 1988
Label: CBS Records

1990-Como Un Juguete
Release Date: March 23, 1990
Label CBS Records

1991-Martika's Kitchen
Release Date: August 27, 1991
Label: Columbia Records

1992-Martika- 12" Mixes
Release Date: April 1 1992
Label: Columbia Records

2004-Violince
Release Date: July 6, 2004
Label: Dunda Chief Records

2005-Oppera
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Label: Dunda Chief Records

COMPILATIONS

1997-Best of: More Than You Know
Release Date: 1997
Label: Sony Music Entertainment (UK)

1997-I Feel The Earth Move
Release Date: August 10, 1998
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

2005-Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika
Release Date: January 18, 2005
Label: Columbia Records

2005-Love, Thy Will Be Done
Release Date: April 5, 2005
Label: Sony Music Entertainment (UK)

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MARTIKA-Martika's Kitchen

MARTIKA-Love Thy Will Be Done

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