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Martika

Martika is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Alisha, Carole King, Prince, Heaven or Las Vegas and Paisley Park. Those roots explain a lot about how Martika arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Belinda Carlisle, Paula Abdul, Exposé, Lisa Stansfield and Laura Branigan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alisha, Deborah Blando, Patti LaBelle, Eminem and Silversun Pickups, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Martika, reaching back through Alisha and forward to Alisha. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
MartikaAlishaCarole KingPrinceHeaven or Las VegasPaisley ParkChina CrisisAlishaDeborah BlandoPatti LaBelleEminemSilversun PickupsJennifer Love HewittBelinda CarlislePaula AbdulExposéLisa StansfieldLaura BraniganT'PauRichard MarxKim Wilde

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Martika connections

Martika grew out of Alisha, Carole King, Prince and Heaven or Las Vegas, shares an orbit with Belinda Carlisle, Paula Abdul, Exposé and Lisa Stansfield, went on to shape Alisha, Deborah Blando, Patti LaBelle and Eminem. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Martika

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Martika.

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Kindred18

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Martika.

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Legacy6

Where the influence of Martika travelled next.

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