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Toy Soldiers (song)
"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer Martika appearing on her 1988 Martika (album), eponymous debut album and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was a number-one Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 hit for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album ''Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika''. Song overview Martika wrote the song about a friend who was battling a cocaine addiction. "I was a little hesitant because I had only written two songs before and they were light songs. I came up to Michael Jay (producer), Michael and said I wanted to write about drugs. It was the first time I got the nerve to write about something that was scary for me to talk about, so I did." According to an episode of VH-1's ''Pop-Up Video'', in which "Toy Soldiers" was featured, the friend-in-question eventually conquered the addiction. Composition The song is perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martika
Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969), better known by her stage name Martika ( ), is an American pop singer and actress. She released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which sold over four million copies worldwide. Her biggest hit was " Toy Soldiers", which peaked at #1 for two weeks on the American chart in mid-1989. She is also known for her role as Gloria on ''Kids Incorporated''. Early life, family and education Martika was born in Whittier, California to Cuban parents from Havana. Career Early career She entered mainstream show business in an uncredited role as one of the girls in the 1982 motion picture '' Annie''. This led to her being cast as Gloria on the long-running children's show ''Kids Incorporated'' as one of a group of neighborhood children who rise to local fame by singing staged productions at a corner malt shop. Once the second season began, she formally adopted her stage name Martika Marrero before shortening it to the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |