Martika

Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969 in Whittier, California, USA), better known as Martika, is a Cuban-American singer and actress.

Marrero got her start as "Gloria" on the Disney Channel kids show Kids,

Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969 in Whittier, California, USA), better known as Martika, is a Cuban-American singer and actress.

Marrero got her start as "Gloria" on the Disney Channel kids show Kids, Inc. about a group of neighbourhood kids who rose to local fame by singing staged productions at a corner malt shop. At around the same time, Martika and many fellow cast members from Kids Incorporated starred in the musical numbers from the Mr. T motivational video "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool", which also aired in 1984. Shanice as well as future Black Eyed Peas member Stacy Ferguson also had singing parts in the video. Matika also performed her song, "I believe in the beat" in the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. (This statement is disputed, see the discussion page)