Music facts, music trivia, interesting stories and much more. Introducing the "Did You Know" page about American singer and songwriter, Martika.
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Martika (real name: Marta Marrero) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. During her music career, she has released two albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s that achieved international success.
One of her most known, popular and successful songs is "Toy Soldiers". The song is about drug addiction and how drugs can control you, like children control their toys. Martika told VH1 that she wrote "Toy Soldiers" about a friend who was hooked on cocaine.
Stacy Ferguson was one of the background singers on this track. Stacy starred in Kids Incorporated with Martika and later, went on to become Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas.
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