Marta Marrero, mejor conocida como Martika, es una cantante y actriz nacida el 18 de mayo de 1969, en California, Estados Unidos.
Hija de un matrimonio de cubanos que emigraron de la isla en 1959.
Desde muy pequeña se sintió atraída por la música. Desde los cuatro
años comenzó a tomar clases de canto y danza. Con 13 años debutó como
bailarina en el film “Annie” (1982), dirigido por John Huston. Antes había intervenido en numerosos programas de televisión, entre ellos “Kids incorporated”( versión infantil de “Fama”) de Disney Channel.
Sin embargo, fue un artista británico muy extrovertido y de
personalidad exhibicionista y ambigua el que le hizo descubrir su
verdadera vocación. "No estaba segura de lo que quería ser, entonces vi a
Boy George y me dije: eso voy a ser, una estrella del pop" declaró Martika. Con un poco de suerte, la CBS decidió ficharla con el objetivo de convertirla en una estrella al estilo de Madonna. Martika iba a ser el relevo de otras cantantes para adolescentes como Debbie Gibson y Tiffany, quienes para entonces habían consumido ya sus quince minutos de fama.
Para su debut en 1988 escogieron el tema “More than you know”,
que seguía los patrones de ese tipo de música: alegre y pegadiza.
Funcionó bien comercialmente y se situó en el número 20 de las listas de
popularidad. La segunda canción, “Toy Soldiers (canción)”
(una estupenda y sombría balada acerca del consumo y abuso de las
drogas) fue un verdadero hit: en el verano de 1989 encabezó durante dos
semanas la lista Billboard
de Estados Unidos y debido a su impactante éxito fue grabada en español
y japonés. El terreno estaba preparado para el lanzamiento de su primer
disco, “Martika (álbum)” (1989), que vendió más de tres millones de copias en todo el mundo.
Tras ese buen despegue como cantante, volvió a intentarlo de nuevo
con la interpretación en la serie de televisión “Wiseguy, el astuto”
(1990), junto a Steven Bauer. Allí interpretaba a Dhalia Mendez, una cantante de jazz que es brutalmente asesinada (participó en 4 capítulos).
En su segundo disco disfrutó de la inmensa suerte de convertirse en una de las llamadas "Protegidas de Prince". El talentoso músico le compuso una de las canciones, “Martika's Kitchen” y firmó junto a ella otras tres: "Spirit", “Love… Thy Will Be Done”
y “Don't Say U Love Me”. Sin embargo, comercialmente “Martika's
Kitchen” (1991) fue un fracaso al vender poco más de un millón de copias
en todo el mundo, aunque algunos de los temas sonaron mucho en las
emisoras de radio. En ese mismo año participa en el Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar.
Asimismo y al igual que el disco anterior, se vendió mejor en el
extranjero. Después de eso, su nombre se fue desvaneciendo hasta caer en
el olvido.
En estos años, Martika ha escrito canciones para algunas películas y colaborado con solistas y grupos como: Luis Miguel, María Conchita Alonso, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Conga Club y C&C Music Factory. Durante la explosión latina que se inició con el éxito de Ricky Martin, trató de reencauzar su carrera, pero ninguna de las compañías discográficas se animó a apostar por ella.
En el año 2003, unió fuerzas con su esposo, Michael Mozart, y formó la banda “Oppera”.
Editaron su primer disco, “Violence”, en 2004, en la línea del pop
gótico, siendo un rotundo fracaso comercial. En el mismo 2004, el rapero
Eminem utiliza un sample de su canción Toy Soldiers para el tema Like Toy Soldiers.
En el año 2009 cambió su nombre a Vida Edit, nombre que utiliza en
los créditos de su Serie Independiente llamada J8ded. La misma relata
dos historias paralelas que están entrelazadas por el hecho de que David
y Clarke son gemelos. Lolly y David (Vida "Martika" Edit y Michael
Daemon) son los integrantes de J8DED un duo famoso en el Reino Unido.
MARTIKA´S KITCHEN
Wooo, here we go The table's set baby
Wooo, ahh here we go
My oven is hot
Come on get some, in Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
It's been so long since you've been down in the kitchen baby
My desire's running longer than a country mile
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
Ooh we're talkin' about the kitchen
Don't you just love spring time in the city
Ba-Ba-Boom box
kick-kick-kickin' out the latest jams
Boys dancin for all the girls lookin so pretty
Love is in the air Inhibitions be damned
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
Ooh we're talkin' about the kitchen
The table is set
The oven is hot
Baby when we get started
We won't e-e-ever stop
Come on, get some
Get, get, get some
You can make all my wishes
Come on baby let me hear you say you're with it
Come on sweetie if you're good
I'll let you get it
I don't care, I've got the chair
If you think your butt'll fit it
You turn me all the way up, I admit it
Come on get some In Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
It's been so long since you've been down to the kitchen baby
My desire's ru-ah-ah-ning longer than a country mile
So T-R-U-E true
The table is set The oven is hot
Baby when we get started we wo-o-on't ever stop
Come on get some in Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
You can make all my wishes
The kitchen baby
You can make all my dreams
The kitchen baby
I'll even let you break the dishes
Martika's kitchen baby
Get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
In Martika's kitchen baby
Wooo, here we go The table's set baby
Wooo, ahh here we go
My oven is hot
Come on get some, in Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
It's been so long since you've been down in the kitchen baby
My desire's running longer than a country mile
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
Ooh we're talkin' about the kitchen
Don't you just love spring time in the city
Ba-Ba-Boom box
kick-kick-kickin' out the latest jams
Boys dancin for all the girls lookin so pretty
Love is in the air Inhibitions be damned
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
Ooh we're talkin' about the kitchen
The table is set
The oven is hot
Baby when we get started
We won't e-e-ever stop
Come on, get some
Get, get, get some
You can make all my wishes
Come on baby let me hear you say you're with it
Come on sweetie if you're good
I'll let you get it
I don't care, I've got the chair
If you think your butt'll fit it
You turn me all the way up, I admit it
Come on get some In Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
It's been so long since you've been down to the kitchen baby
My desire's ru-ah-ah-ning longer than a country mile
So T-R-U-E true
The table is set The oven is hot
Baby when we get started we wo-o-on't ever stop
Come on get some in Martika's kitchen baby
You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
So true, you can make all my wishes
So real, you can make all my dreams
And if you're good baby,
I'll even let you break the dishes
I'll even let you break the dishes
Come on get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
You can make all my wishes
The kitchen baby
You can make all my dreams
The kitchen baby
I'll even let you break the dishes
Martika's kitchen baby
Get some, get some, get some
In Martika's kitchen baby
In Martika's kitchen baby
TOY SOLDIERS
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
It wasn't my intention to mislead you
It never should have been this way
What can I say
It's true, I did extend the invitation
I never knew how long you'd stay
When you hear temptation call
It's your heart that takes, takes the fall
Won't you come out and play with me
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers
It's getting hard to wake up in the morning
My head is spinning constantly
How can it be?
How could I be so blind to this addiction?
If I don't stop, the next one's gonna be me
Only emptiness remains
It replaces all, all the pain
Won't you come out and play with me
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers
We never win
Only emptiness remains
It replaces all, all the pain
Won't you come out and play with me
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers
WATER
Like water
You see into me
You reach into me
And I ripple round in circles
Reflections
Of my dreams in yours
Bring me to the shores of desire
You reach into me
And I ripple round in circles
Reflections
Of my dreams in yours
Bring me to the shores of desire
I have been like a desert creature
Wandering on this earth so cracked and dry
Only to survive
But now your love is bringing me alive
Wandering on this earth so cracked and dry
Only to survive
But now your love is bringing me alive
Like water
How could I do without you
My body heat will not cool down
Like water
I could not live without you
I want to dive so deep into you I might drown
How could I do without you
My body heat will not cool down
Like water
I could not live without you
I want to dive so deep into you I might drown
Tu eres como el agua
You know me
An invisible line
Connects us in time
And now there is no distance
Between us
You see what I feel
And all I am feeling is you
An invisible line
Connects us in time
And now there is no distance
Between us
You see what I feel
And all I am feeling is you
Tu eres como el agua
No se que haria sin ti mi amor
Yo no pudiera vivir sin ti
No se que haria sin ti mi amor
Yo no pudiera vivir sin ti
Quiero ahogarme en ti y nunca
Regresar
Regresar
Como el agua me ves tan clara
Siempre puedes tu llegar a mi
Me siento tan feliz
Tu amor me da razon para vivir
Siempre puedes tu llegar a mi
Me siento tan feliz
Tu amor me da razon para vivir
Like water
Like water
Like water
LOVE THY WILL BE DONE
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
No longer can I resist the guiding light
That gives me the power to keep up the fight ooh-oh
Love thy will be done
Since I found you my life has just begun
And I see all of your creations
As one perfect complex
Your will has been to follow
More special than the next
Ooh-ahh lost and so I still accept
Thy will love be done
Love thy will be mine
You make me strive
For the glorious and divine
How can I be more more satisfied (satisfied)
Even when there´s no peace
Outside my window there´s peace inside
And that´s why I no longer run (I no longer run)
Love thy will be done
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run (no woah oh)
Love thy will be done
Thy will love be done
Oh no longer can I resist (no)
The guiding light (guiding light)
The light that gives me the power to keep up the fight
I couldn´t be more satisfied (no)
Even when there´s no peace outside my window
There is peace inside
And that´s why
I can no longer run
Love thy will be done
(Will be done) love thy will(will be done) Oh
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run (no woah oh)
Love thy will be done
Thy will love be done
REPEAT
Thy will love be done
(Ooh oh woah oh)
Thy will will love be done
I can no longer run
No longer can I resist the guiding light
That gives me the power to keep up the fight ooh-oh
Love thy will be done
Since I found you my life has just begun
And I see all of your creations
As one perfect complex
Your will has been to follow
More special than the next
Ooh-ahh lost and so I still accept
Thy will love be done
Love thy will be mine
You make me strive
For the glorious and divine
How can I be more more satisfied (satisfied)
Even when there´s no peace
Outside my window there´s peace inside
And that´s why I no longer run (I no longer run)
Love thy will be done
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run (no woah oh)
Love thy will be done
Thy will love be done
Oh no longer can I resist (no)
The guiding light (guiding light)
The light that gives me the power to keep up the fight
I couldn´t be more satisfied (no)
Even when there´s no peace outside my window
There is peace inside
And that´s why
I can no longer run
Love thy will be done
(Will be done) love thy will(will be done) Oh
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run (no woah oh)
Love thy will be done
Thy will love be done
REPEAT
Thy will love be done
(Ooh oh woah oh)
Thy will will love be done
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