SINGER

Martika

1969 - Today

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Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969), better known by her stage name Martika ( mahr-TEE-kə), is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence as an actress, playing the role of Gloria in the television programme Kids Incorporated between 1984 and 1986. Following her appearance in the show, Martika signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and in October 1988, released her self titled debut album to critical acclaim. It spawned the internationally successful single "Toy Soldiers", which peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martika has received more than 1,959,708 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Martika is the 2,314th most popular singer (down from 2,039th in 2019), the 12,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,082nd in 2019) and the 627th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Martika ranks 2,314 out of 4,381. Before her are Masha Rasputina, Skip Spence, Wendy, Bobby Goldsboro, Beatriz Luengo, and Nina Åström. After her are Amy Grant, Lee Ryan, Natalia Lafourcade, Diego Torres, Elena Gheorghe, and Vesna Pisarović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Martika ranks 516. Before her are John Kiffmeyer, Adam Delimkhanov, Kim Rhodes, Abraham Benrubi, Colson Whitehead, and Eric Wynalda. After her are Laurent Dufaux, Murat Nasyrov, Dejan Govedarica, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Yoko Takahagi, and Cornelius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martika ranks 12,469 out of 20,380. Before her are Zachary Scott (1914), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Richard Jeni (1957), Eugene Wright (1923), Theo Rossi (1975), and Pat Roberts (1936). After her are Roy Blunt (1950), Marguerite Marsh (1888), Amy Grant (1960), Sterling K. Brown (1976), Levi Woodbury (1789), and Sara Rue (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Martika ranks 627. Before her are Arabian Prince (1965), Nichkhun (1988), Charlie Rich (1932), Billy Boy Arnold (1935), Mary Wells (1943), and Bobby Goldsboro (1941). After her are Amy Grant (1960), M. Shadows (1981), Brook Benton (1931), David Allan Coe (1939), William DuVall (1967), and Martha Tilton (1915).

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