Editing Martika (section)

===Return to music and Oppera (2000–2011)===
[[File:Eminem Live.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Rapper [[Eminem]] heavily sampled "Toy Soldiers" on his 2005 single "[[Like Toy Soldiers]]", crediting Martika as a songwriter]]

During the 2000 explosion of [[Latin pop]], Martika sang backing vocals on various projects{{which|date=February 2019}} and contributed lyrics to releases by other artists{{who|date=February 2019}}, although she failed to receive any major-label attention for herself. Instead, she built martika.net in 2001, a website for her fans, and released a remix of a newly self-recorded song, "The Journey". She also recorded a track "Monday" for a new solo album which the website stated was on its way. Eventually, however, her website was shut down and the album never materialized.

In 2003, Martika and her husband, musician [[Nikki (singer)|Michael Mozart]], formed the band [[Oppera]]. Adopting a [[Latin pop]] sound, she and Mozart released Oppera's debut album, ''Violince'', in 2004. Rapper [[Eminem]] used a sample of her biggest US hit, "Toy Soldiers", for "[[Like Toy Soldiers]]", a track on his 2004 album ''[[Encore (Eminem album)|Encore]]'' and featured Martika on the chorus of the track. In response, Martika's British greatest hits album was repackaged with its title altered to ''Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika''. A biography was added to the album insert reflecting the new Eminem sample, though it asserted that she had not released any albums since ''Martika's Kitchen''.

Oppera released a self-titled second album in 2005. Martika promoted ''Oppera''{{'}}s release with a [[Borders (retailer)|Borders]] bookstore tour. In 2010, Martika, using the stage name Vida Edit, starred as Lolly Pop and co-produced a web-based television action program ''J8ded''.<ref>{{Cite news| url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/80s-hitmaker-martika-reveals-why-she-retired-from-pop-music-and-why-shes-making-a-comeback/news-story/1819c224ed363abad614471cb5ba76a2| title=Whatever happened to Martika?|last=Adams|first=Cameron|work= news.com.au|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>