Biography
Martina went to school in Sussex and Bristol, where she later met the artist Tricky. Martina herself was singing since she was very young, first in choirs, then in a school jazz band. Martina met Tricky in 1990, when she was 15 years old and still in school. The rest is history: they recorded 'Aftermath', Tricky pressed a 12" off it and got a contract with Island Records. In 1994 they record the songs for Tricky’s album 'Maxinquaye' together. In spring 1995 the first Tricky tour starts through the UK with PJ Harvey. Martina is already pregnant and shortly after the tour her and Tricky's daughter Maisie was born. In 1996 the pair recorded the album 'Pre Millennium Tension' in Jamaica. Afterwards Martina goes on US tour with Porno For Pyros as a background singer. She parted ways with Tricky in 1998. Martina remained in music, in 1999 she contributed backing vocals on two songs of Primus' 'Antipop' album. She also collaborates with David Holmes on two tracks of his album 'Bow Down To The Exit Sign'. Her first solo single was 'Need One', from her debut solo album ‘Quixotic’, released 2003. Tricky recorded three songs with her on the album (Ragga, Stevie's and Ilya), but most of the songs were written with with Alex McGowan (The Starseed), Steve Crittall and her stepbrother Nick Bird.

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