Where 80s pop star Martika is now after vanishing from fame at 22

She was the 1980s pop icon with the world at her feet before walking away from fame for a quiet life. Now worth an estimated $1.5m ($US1m), Martika lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her husband of 25 years, musician Michael Mozart, though details of her recent real estate holdings remain scarce. Homes in Martika’s neighbourhood are typically single-storey ranch-style family homes of about three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Most homes in the region were built in the 1950s post WWII housing boom. Born Marta Marrero, the California-raised singer turned a childhood acting stint on Kids Incorporated into a breakout music career, spawning the hit single Toy Soldiers and a smash cover of Carole King’s I Feel the Earth Move. By 1991, at just 22, she was collaborating with Prince on the hit Love… Thy Will Be Done. Then she vanished from the spotlight. MORE: ‘Jealousy’: Bangles shock ‘sex’ move ended it ‘Horrible’: Star ‘messed up’, now unemployed Unrecognisable Lois & Clark star’s life at 60 Martika turned a childhood acting stint on Kids Incorporated into a breakout music career. The singer later admitted the relentless demands of the music industry forced her to choose between celebrity life...