Rufus Wainwright with the pop sense of the Scissors Sisters and voice of Freddy Mercury
Mika (born Michael Holbrook Penniman in 1983) is a Beirut-born, Paris and London-raised, London-based singer who has a contract with Island Records and used to attend Westminster School. He first appeared on BBC Radio 1 in September 2006. He has a background in classical songwriting.
His long awaited first album Life In Cartoon Motion was commercially released on 5th February 2007. It has a coming of age theme, and deals with the transition from childhood to his current position in life. His debut single was Relax, Take It Easy (2006) though the second single Grace Kelly seemed to garner more media attention. It was penned after producers tried to make him change his image to become a celebrity. He has called it his "fuck you" song. In January 2007 he took the UK charts by storm; his second single Grace Kelly charted at Nº3 with downloads alone, and climbed to Nº1 on January 21, 2007.
In December 2006, more than 130 UK-based music critics and broadcasters took part in the BBC's prestigious Sound of 2007 music poll and MIKA was named the best new talent for 2007. (read more)
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The last time we talked Mr Smith you reduced me to tears
I promise you that won't happen again
Do I attract you?
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty?
Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?
Grace Kelly Lyrics
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Blog Posts
- Mika Brzezinski Empties Her Purse On "Morning Joe"...What's In ...
- Mika Brzezinski dumped out the contents of her purse on today's "Morning Joe" in honor of guests Nora and Delia Ephron, whose play "Love, Loss And What I Wore" devotes amonologue to women's handbags. "Oh my god!"
- Emptywheel » Mika Brzezinski and her 7% Husband
- Now maybe this will come as a surprise to someone born into fame and connections like Mika, but it's not actually all that easy to find a job. As CNN pointed out the other day, statistically it's actually harder to find a job right now ...
- Wanna Meet Mika? on SameSame.com.au
- Global pop phenomenon Mika is heading to Sydney later this month and thanks to the folk at Frontier Touring we have a double pass to Mika's show to give away, as well as the opportunity to meet the man himself.
- Finnair Appoints Mika Vehvilainen As New Chief Executive
- Finnish flag carrier Finnair has appointed Mika Vehvilainen as a new chief executive.
Quick, what do you think of Mika?
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