Mika (singer)

Life and career

1983–2006: Childhood and early career

Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. was born on 18 August 1983, in Beirut, the third of five children—he has two older sisters, Yasmine and Paloma, a younger sister Zuleika, and a younger brother, Fortuné. His parents are an American-born Lebanese-Syrian mother (Mary Joan "Joannie", , daughter of John Mouakad and Odette Farah) and an American father (Michael Holbrook Penniman, son of William Frederick Penniman III and Dorothy Dyar). Mika's father was a banker born in Jerusalem. His paternal grandfather William Frederick Penniman III was a diplomat. Mika's maternal grandfather John Mouakad was Syrian (from Damascus). He is also the second-nephew of writer William Peter Blatty, best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist, the second cousin of photojournalist J. T. Blatty, and the great-great-nephew of Melkite bishop Germanos Mouakkad.

When Mika was a year old, his family were forced to leave war-torn Lebanon, and moved to Paris, France. The family lived for a time in Paris. "I was brought up as a Parisian boy, you know," Mika said in an interview. "With the pencil-striped trousers and the hat that I had to wear to school. It was very traditional..." At a young age, Mika learned to play his first piano piece — "Les Champs-Élysées", by Joe Dassin. At the age of seven, he wrote his first song, a piano instrumental called "Angry", which he later described in an interview as being "awful". In 1990, Mika's father went on a business trip to Kuwait, where he became trapped in the U.S. embassy for about eight months when the Gulf War broke out. Upon his return home, he was forced to take a new job, and the family moved to London when Mika was 9 years old. There, he attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, where he experienced severe bullying and had problems with dyslexia. In response to these experiences Mika was home-schooled by his mother and trained in music by Alla Ardakov (Ablaberdyeva), a Russian opera professional. He also studied with the Royal Opera in London and made his stage debut as a chorus member in Strauss's Die Frau Ohne Schatten at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. He continued as a boy soprano with the Royal Opera and, at 15, he performed in a 1998 production of The Pilgrim's Progress by Vaughan Williams.

During this time, Mika sang jingles for a variety of companies, most notably, Orbit chewing gum and British Airways. Once he returned to school, Mika attended St Philip's School in Kensington, where he was the head of the Schola Cantorum (the St Philip's Choir). He later attended Westminster School in London, where he took the lead role in a number of school productions. After a very brief stint at the London School of Economics, Mika then managed to gain entrance to the Royal College of Music, which he later left to record his first album at Casablanca Records.

His first single was a limited 7"/download release called "Relax, Take It Easy" (2006). The single was included on his debut EP Dodgy Holiday, which became available for download on 20 November 2006. The song "Billy Brown" was made available on 20 November 2006 on the iTunes Store. He appeared on BBC Radio 2 on 13 December 2006, where he was interviewed by Paul Gambaccini as part of the 'Class of 2006'.

2007–2008: ''Life in Cartoon Motion''

Main article: Life in Cartoon Motion

On 8 January 2007, Mika released the song "Grace Kelly" for digital download through Casablanca Records, as the lead single from his then upcoming debut studio album. On 19 January 2007, he appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, and on The Friday Night Project. That same month, Mika was voted the top of the BBC News website's Sound of 2007 poll. "Grace Kelly" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, and stayed at the top-spot for five weeks. His debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, was released on 5 February 2007, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, while topping the charts in eleven other countries. He earned a UK chart double for the week of 11 February 2007, as "Grace Kelly" placed at number one on the UK singles chart, while Life in Cartoon Motion debuted at number one on the UK albums chart. Musically, the album brought comparisons to artists such as Freddie Mercury, Scissor Sisters, Elton John, Prince, Robbie Williams and David Bowie. His hit single "Grace Kelly" references Mercury in the lyrics: "I try to be like Grace Kelly/But all her looks were too sad/So I tried a little Freddie/I've gone identity mad." The album went on to sell more than 8 million copies worldwide.

Life in Cartoon Motion has a coming of age theme and deals with Mika's transition from childhood to the present, though he has stated that not all of the songs are autobiographical. The album addresses difficult topics, such as on the song "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)", which explores the theme of larger women suffering from discrimination. Mika has said that the fact that his mother was a big woman, and that he had seen the prejudices against her, helped him to write the song. On the song "Billy Brown", Mika writes about a man who is married to a woman, but has an affair with another man.

Mika toured the United States in June 2007, with support from Sara Bareilles and Natalia Lesz. He was the musical act for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 26 March 2007 and for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 27 March 2007. He was the musical guest on So You Think You Can Dance on 26 July 2007. On 10 October 2007, Mika began his Dodgy Holiday Tour, playing at venues across Europe. The British band Palladium were the supporting act for the UK leg. The North American leg of the tour began in January 2008, with support from The Midway State and Creature, and continued through February. On 10 February 2008, he attended the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where he was nominated for Best Dance Recording for his song "Love Today". On 20 February 2008, Mika opened the 2008 Brit Awards with a live performance of "Love Today", "Grace Kelly", and a duet, "Standing in the Way of Control", with Beth Ditto of Gossip. He was awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist later that night.

2009–2010: ''The Boy Who Knew Too Much''

Main article: The Boy Who Knew Too Much (album)

Prior to the release of his second studio album, Mika released a limited-edition extended play titled Songs for Sorrow on 8 June 2009. The EP includes four tracks and a 68-page book, featuring lyrics and illustrated interpretations of each song by some of the singer's favourite artists and designers, among them Jim Woodring, Sophie Blackall, Alber Elbaz, and his own sister, DaWack. The song "Blue Eyes" was used to promote the EP, and was A-listed on the BBC Radio 2 playlist.

Mika's second studio album The Boy Who Knew Too Much was released on 21 September 2009. Mika recorded the majority of the album in Los Angeles with producer and musician Greg Wells, who also produced his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion. On 20 July 2009, in an on-air interview with DJ Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1, Mika explained that the album "deals with his adolescent teenage years", and revealed that he was considering renaming it, because he wanted "something a little more ridiculous". The album was originally titled We Are Golden after the first single from the album, "We Are Golden", but was later changed to The Boy Who Knew Too Much.

The first single from the album, "We Are Golden", made its radio debut in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2009, on BBC Radio 2. It was released for digital download on 6 September 2009, with the physical release following on 7 September 2009. The single debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart on 13 September 2009. Mika's promotional tour of the single included live performances at the iTunes Festival 2009 at The Roundhouse in Camden, London and on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in September 2009. It was reported that Mika spent £25,000 on drinks after inviting fans to join him at his local pub, via Twitter on 7 September 2009, to celebrate the release of his single.

"Blame It on the Girls" was released as the second single in the United States and Japan, with "Rain" being the second single in the United Kingdom, released on 23 November. Mika embarked on an American promotional tour in late 2009, consisting of live performances on Good Morning America in New York City on 25 September 2009 and the Late Show with David Letterman on 14 October 2009. In November 2009, Mika performed "Rain" and "We Are Golden" live at the Sydney Opera House for the Australian Idol Grand Final, and later performed on the Australian TV show Sunrise on the Seven Network. On 30 November 2009, Mika performed "Let It Snow" in a duet with Japanese pop star Hikaru Utada. In December 2009, Mika performed at the Royal Variety Performance in front of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He sang his single, "Rain," during the evening, which included performances by Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Miley Cyrus, Bette Midler, and Whoopi Goldberg, and later had the chance to meet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

On 15 February 2010, "Blame It on the Girls" was released as the third single from The Boy Who Knew Too Much in the United Kingdom. On 21 March 2010, Mika performed a song he had written, "Gave It All Away", with Boyzone on ITV1 for Boyzone: A Tribute To Stephen Gately. In May 2010, Mika released the single "Kick Ass (We Are Young)", the title track to the 2010 film Kick-Ass. The song played during the film's closing credits.

2010–2014: ''The Origin of Love'', ''X Factor Italy'' and ''Songbook Vol.1''

Before the release of his third album, Mika stated in numerous interviews that it would be more simplistic and less layered than The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Mika announced the title of the album, The Origin of Love in a French interview on 17 June 2011. Mika said he would include a number of French tracks on the album, and that the musical style was inspired by Daft Punk and Fleetwood Mac, while describing the project overall as less "childlike" and more "serious". The first single from the album,"Elle me dit", Mika's first French-language track, was released digitally on 1 July 2011. The video for the song was released 16 August, and features the French actress Fanny Ardant, along with a number of other well-known French actors and personalities.

On 8 June 2012, the video for "Make You Happy" was released on the video hosting platform Vimeo. The song served as a buzz single for the album. On 14 June 2012, "Celebrate", which features Pharrell Williams, was announced as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom, Europe, and America, and the second single in France. The Origin of Love was released internationally on 17 September 2012 and in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2012. Mika collaborated with a number of artists on various tracks on the album, including Nick Littlemore of Empire of the Sun, Paul Steel, frYars, Doriand, Priscilla Renea, Billboard, Hillary Lindsey, Pharrell Williams, Benny Benassi and Klas Åhlund. Longtime collaborator Greg Wells was involved in the production of the album.

The album track "Popular Song", which Mika co-wrote and performed on the album with songwriter Priscilla Renea (who now goes by the professional name Muni Long), was later released as a single, remixed and featuring American singer Ariana Grande. The song interpolates a well-known melody from the musical "Wicked" by Stephen Schwartz

On 8 August 2012, Mika performed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, before the gold medal beach volleyball game, where he sang "Grace Kelly" and "Celebrate" on the sand court. The same day, he held a question and answer session with fans and performed a short set for Rock The Games, which was live-streamed on the YouTube channel of the London 2012 games. At the time he was working on The Origin of Love, Mika also contributed his vocals to the production of The All-American Rejects' 2012 album Kids in the Street, and collaborated with the American singer Madonna on the track "Gang Bang", included on her album MDNA (2012)''.

On 23 April 2013, Mika was revealed to be the new judge on the seventh season of The X Factor Italy. He was the first international mentor on the Italian edition of the show. On 18 November 2013, Mika released a compilation album in Italy titled Songbook Vol. 1, including 20 songs from his three previous albums, plus some re-worked tracks. On 17 January 2014, Mika appeared on the Italian television show Le Invasioni Barbariche on La7, where he performed a duet with the Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Dario Fo of the song "Ho visto un Re". During the appearance, he was presented with a platinum disc for Songbook Vol. 1. That same month, Mika joined The Voice France as a judge and mentor. One of his contestants, Kendji Girac, won the competition that year. Mika released another French single on 11 June 2014, titled "Boum Boum Boum". The music video for the single was released on 7 July, and was filmed entirely in Spain on the set of the Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It features Mika in a variety of guises — from cowboy to James Bond-like spy.

2015–2018: ''No Place in Heaven''

Main article: No Place in Heaven

In February 2015, Mika performed a series of three concerts with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Simon Leclerc. The concerts featured a selection of Mika's songs scored for a full orchestra by Mika and Leclerc. The concerts met with glowing reviews, with some calling the presentations "memorable" and "a beautiful collaboration between the artist and the orchestra." Mika and Leclerc followed up the Montreal concerts with a similar performance in October 2015 at the Teatro Sociale in Como, Italy. The concert, performed in conjunction with L'Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro Affinis Consort, was televised and a DVD featuring the recording was issued under the title "Sinfonia Pop".

Mika's next album was preceded by the single Talk About You, which previewed on 25 March 2015, with the official video on YouTube a few days later.

Mika began a tour to support the upcoming album on 3 May 2015 in Brooklyn, New York, and subsequently toured in major cities around the world. On 25 May 2015 the official video for the next single, Good Guys, was released.

Mika's fourth album, No Place in Heaven, was released on 15 June 2015. He described the album as "direct, low-down, open, candid, playful, yet a mature pop album which takes its inspiration from '60s pop music". On 13 November 2015 the album was re-released in the form of a double-disc deluxe edition, containing a number of bonus tracks on Disc 1 as well as a full-length orchestral bonus disc, which includes a performance by Mika with L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal.

The following year, Mika began filming for his own television show, called , in Italy. The variety show featured a number of Italian actors, musicians and other cultural icons, as well as performers from around the world, including Kylie Minogue, Sting, LP and Dita Von Teese. In addition to music, the show had comedy sketches and serious looks at life around Italy. The show won the 2017 Rose d'Or as Best Entertainment Series.

Starting 1 January 2016 and periodically through January 2019, Mika hosted a series of episodes (11 in total) of Mika: The Art Of Song on BBC Radio 2. In the programs, he discussed musical influences and focused on a variety of artists, including Joni Mitchell and Carole King.

In early 2016, Hurts, a song from the No Place in Heaven album, was remixed and released as an uptempo single. The song was included on the soundtrack of the Italian film Un Bacio (A Kiss), directed by Ivan Cotroneo. A video for the single was directed by Cotroneo as well, and featured clips from the movie and Mika alongside the film's three principal actors. The theme of the film and video was fighting against homophobia and bullying. At the time, Mika was quoted as saying, "It was extraordinary to find out how the words of my song were perfect for the film. So the collaboration with Ivan was born naturally."

Mika reunited with conductor Simon Leclerc at the end of 2016 to perform two concerts at the Teatro dell'Opera di Firenze in collaboration with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The concerts were performed 30 and 31 December with the orchestra and choir of Maggio Musicale, under the direction of Leclerc, who had previously conducted Mika's symphonic performances in Montreal and Como.

In February 2017, Mika performed a medley of his own songs at the Sanremo Festival, as well as a tribute to the late George Michael.

Mika released a single, "It's My House", which also served as the theme song for the second series of his show Stasera Casa Mika in October 2017. The following month (November 2017), Mika featured on the album Dalida by Ibrahim Malouf, a tribute album to the late Egyptian-Italian-French singer. Mika performed a cover of the Egyptian song "Salma Ya Salama", which Dalida had sung in both Arabic and French in 1977.

In 2018, Mika featured on Adam to Eve no Ringo, a tribute album to Japanese musician Ringo Sheena, covering Sheena's song "Sid to Hakuchūmu" from her debut album Muzai Moratorium (1999).

Mika collaborated with the French singers Doriand and Philippe Katerine on a single called "Danser Entre Hommes" in late 2018. It was released by Doriand on 30 August 2019. All three men appear in the song's music video.

2019–2020: ''My Name Is Michael Holbrook''

Main article: My Name Is Michael Holbrook

In May 2019, Mika released the single "Ice Cream" and announced his fifth studio album, My Name Is Michael Holbrook, for release on 4 October 2019. The album, described as "intensely personal" by a number of reviewers, also contains elements of "disco-tinged exuberance" and "joyous pop" with "anthemic choruses and vocal harmonies".

Mika collaborated with singer Jack Savoretti on single "Youth And Love", which was released on 28 June 2019. The original version of the song appeared on Savoretti's March 2019 album Singing To Strangers. The new duet was produced by Cam Blackwood, with Mika's vocals recorded at his home studio in Florence. It received a worldwide exclusive play from Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, first airing on 19 June 2019 and was subsequently added to BBC Radio 2's New Music Playlist (A list). (A special edition of Savoretti's album was released on 6 December 2019 including "Youth And Love" with Mika as the 20th track.) Savoretti subsequently appeared on a track on Mika's new album, "Ready to Call This Love".

Mika was a guest at singer Andrea Bocelli's charity orchestral concert at Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Italy on 25 July 2019, and duetted with him on the song "Ali Di Libertà". Mika also sang his own "Happy Ending" and "Tiny Love", accompanied by the orchestra, a troupe of dancers, Ida Falk-Winland, and Max Taylor, and was interviewed onstage by the host. The concert was broadcast on Italian television network RAI1 on 14 September 2019.

Several singles and accompanying videos were released in the months leading up to the debut of the My Name Is Michael Holbrook album: "Tiny Love", "Dear Jealousy", "Tomorrow", and "Sanremo". The album was promoted in September 2019 with the seven-date Tiny Love Tiny Tour at small venues in New York, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico City. In addition, Mika appeared on the American TV show Late Night with Seth Meyers on 11 September 2019, performing new song "Tiny Love", along with "Big Girl" from his first album.

In October 2019, Mika was honored with the Music Award at the 2019 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards hosted in London by the UK's Attitude magazine. The award acknowledged that "after staring down homophobia at the start of his pop career, Mika is now making unapologetically queer music that also processes his past pain." In a related article in Attitude, Mika noted, "If I didn't have music, I would not have been able to understand or deal with my sexuality in the same way. It's always been at the centre of my writing."

Mika launched a worldwide tour, known as the Revelation Tour, in London on 10 November 2019. The 2019 leg of the tour included dates in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. It continued in 2020 with stops in Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and Italy then went on to several dates in New Zealand and Australia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mika announced in February 2020 the cancellation of the Asian leg of the tour in Japan, China and South Korea. Subsequently, the North and South American leg of the tour were cancelled, including a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

In between concert stops, Mika made several television appearances, including: a live episode of X Factor Italia (24 October 2019); the finale of France's The Voice Kids (October 2019); and the live finale of Danse Avec les Stars (23 November 2019). Mika also performed on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of its 130th anniversary celebration in October 2019.

In January 2020, Mika released the album "MIKA Live at Brooklyn Steel", for digital download/streaming only. It is a recording of his 13 September 2019 concert at the venue Brooklyn Steel in New York.

With touring on hold due to the pandemic, Mika returned to Italian television and X Factor Italia as a judge in the summer/fall of 2020.

After the devastating explosion that hit Beirut in August 2020, Mika was moved to honor his Lebanese heritage and organized a streaming concert in aid of the citizens of that city. The resulting concert film, titled "I Love Beirut", featured a number of international performers, including Kylie Minogue, Danna Paola, Louane, Salma Hayek and Rufus Wainwright. It was viewed in 106 countries around the globe and raised more than €1 million.

The summer of 2020 also saw Mika release a number of collaborations. In August, he released Le Coeur Holiday with the French rapper Soprano, with whom he had worked on The Voice France. The video for this song was an animated short that featured cartoon versions of the singers in a touching tale of friendship. Also in August, Mika duetted with Italian singer Michele Bravi on an updated version of Bella d'estate, originally recorded in 1987 by the singer Mango. Rounding out the summer of international collaborations, on 11 September 2020, Mika appeared along with Mexican singer and actress Danna Paola on her single titled Me, Myself.

Mika sang vocals on one more single around this time, this for the Canadian singer-songwriter Pierre Lapointe. The song, "Six Heures d'Avion Nous Séparent", appears on Lapointe's 2020 album Chansons Hivernales.

Just before Christmas 2020, Mika hosted "Do Re MIKA Sol", a concert to benefit the charity Imagine for Margo, held in the pediatric department of the French Institut Curie. The concert was broadcast live on Facebook. Mika performed a set of Christmas carols for patients and their families, and hospital staff, accompanied by members of the 100 Voices of Gospel. Mika closed out 2020 by performing several times at the Palace of Versailles near Paris. In mid-December he performed an intimate live concert with the Royal Opera of Versailles with a variety of classical and other musicians. An album of the concert, Mika a l'Opéra Royal de Versailles, was later released in early 2021. Mika also performed at the New Year's Eve celebration, La Grande Soirée, filmed at Versailles, which aired on France 2, where he performed an 8-minute opening medley of some of his biggest hits. He also ended the program with a medley of his songs, with an array of fireworks and pyrotechnics as backdrop to ring in the new year.

2021–2022: Other ventures during the COVID-19 pandemic

In March 2021, Mika launched a project that was billed as an open-air exhibition to give colours back to Paris. Collaborating with a number of artists and his sister Yasmine, Mika created a series of posters that were displayed on the Morris columns and other advertising boards around the city.

Mika quarantined in Canada for two weeks in Spring 2021 so that he could then work on the Canadian version of the talent show Star Académie. He served as artistic director for two episodes, during which he coached the young contestants and performed with them, as well. In addition to singing a number of his most popular songs, Mika joined in on covers of David Bowie's Heroes and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.

For Pride Month in June, Mika partnered with job-search platform Indeed for an initiative called "Soundtrack of Empathy". The initiative encouraged workers to share their music playlists with colleagues, in an effort to create a more empathetic workplace. Along with the "Soundtrack of Empathy", Mika performed a live-streamed benefit concert, which raised $40,000 for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation. There was also an influencer roundtable featuring artists selected by Mika, who spoke about the shared language of music and how it naturally encourages empathy and sparks vulnerability.

Mika performed at two private concerts hosted by jeweler Chopard during the Cannes Film Festival in July. While attending these events, he was followed by Italian filmmaker Pif, who filmed a special episode on a day in Mika's life, which was broadcast in the fall on Italian television show Il Testimone (The Witness).

Mika continued his work as a judge on X Factor Italia in 2021, alongside co-judges singer Emma Marrone, Italian rapper and producer Hell Raton, and Manuel Agnelli, of the Italian band Afterhours. He also rejoined The Voice in France, for a special "All-Stars" 10th anniversary edition.

September 2021 marked Mika's return to larger performances, as he headlined a private event hosted by American Express for its premium cardholders. The concert was held at Salle Pleyel in Paris for about 2000 attendees.

Reuniting once again with composer and conductor Simon Leclerc, Mika performed orchestral versions of many of his hits during two sold-out concerts in October at the Philharmonie de Paris. The concerts were performed with the National Orchestra de France and the Choeur Stella Maris on 23 and 24 October. The 23 October concert was filmed and subsequently broadcast on TV in both France and Italy. It was later also broadcast on several PBS stations in the United States.

In early December 2021, Mika announced that he would be continuing his partnership with Indeed, which would sponsor a short North American tour in spring 2022. With stops in New York City (Brooklyn), Boston, Montreal and Toronto, the "For the Rite of Spring Tour" was scheduled to span three weeks in April. Additional dates were added to the For the Rite of Spring Tour, including two dates at the Coachella festival in California. Unfortunately, Mika became ill and needed to cancel the Boston date, and reschedule the others, but eventually the tour took place.

After concluding the "For the Rite of Spring Tour", Mika jetted to Turin (Torino), Italy, to serve as co-host for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 alongside Italian singer Laura Pausini and TV presenter Alessandro Cattelan. The show was broadcast live globally, with audience figures reaching 161 million viewers.

On 13 May, Mika released the single "Yo Yo". The lyric video for the single was released at the same time. Mika performed "Yo Yo" for the first time as part of the interval act at the grand final of the Eurovision contest on 14 May 2022. The video for Yo Yo was directed by Mika and was released on 14 June.

The summer following Mika's Eurovision stint was one of his busiest ever. He kicked off the season with a performance at Disneyland Paris Pride, an appearance that was postponed from two years earlier due to the pandemic.

Immediately afterward, Mika flew to New York to participate in Take Pride Live!, an hour-long YouTube Pride Month special sponsored by Indeed, and hosted by Terrell Grice. During the program, Mika debuted a new song, Who's Gonna Love Me Now? The ballad is featured in the directorial debut of Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter called Anything's Possible.

Mika then returned to London after a more than two-year absence for a sold-out concert at the famous Roundhouse in Camden on 3 July 2022. He followed that with an array of festival shows throughout July, August, and into early September, with stops in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and Sardinia. Due to insurmountable technical and logistical problems, however, a planned "Magic Piano Tour" covering 10 dates in Italy in September and October was indefinitely postponed.

In between the festival shows, Mika found time to record and release a single, "Bolero", with Italian singer BabyK. The single came out 17 June, with the video featuring both singers releasing on 14 July. Mika promoted the single by performing it with BabyK at the TIM Summer Hits show in Italy.

In addition, Mika retained one Italian concert date—at the famed Arena di Verona on 19 September. There, nearly 20,000 fans were entertained for almost two hours, with confetti, balloons, bubbles, fan actions and more in an explosive end-of-summer celebration.

In October, Mika performed in Monte Carlo, at a charity event organised by the Venetian Arts Foundation to benefit the Prince Albert II Foundation, and its coastal resilience and marine protection projects.

2023: Miscellaneous projects

On 18 January 2023, Mika released a new single, "Keep It Simple", with French singer-songwriter Vianney.

Later in January, he hosted "Le Gala des Pieces Jaunes", a charity show in support of Paris' Hospital Foundation, which works to better the daily lives of hospitalized children and their families. In addition to acting as presenter, Mika performed a medley of his songs, as well as "Keep It Simple" with Vianney. Also performing at the gala were South Korean girl group Blackpink, Pharrell Williams, Pascal Obispo, Kid Cudi, Gautier Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili and Daniel Lozakovich. During the evening, appeals for donations were launched by the artists. The show was broadcast on French television on 28 January.

The soundtrack for Mika's first film score, for the French-language film Princes of the Desert (Zodi et Tehu, Freres du desert) directed by Éric Barbier and starring Alexandra Lamy, Youssef Hajdi, and Nadia Benzakour, was released on 3 February 2023. (The film hit French theaters on 8 February 2023.) To create the score, Mika worked with 160 musicians from around the world, including celebrated South African artist Nomfundo Moh and classical Berber musicians from Morocco.

A new UK television program called The Piano, featuring Mika as a judge, was broadcast on UK's Channel 4 starting 15 February 2023. The series, produced by Love Productions (also responsible for The Great British Bake Off), followed a number of musicians on a journey from playing in public train stations around the UK to the Royal Festival Hall stage. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the show also featured Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang as judge alongside Mika.

Mika was the featured performer at the 2023 Rose Ball (Bal de la Rose), an annual charity gala that benefits the Princess Grace Foundation. Held in Monaco on 25 March, the 67th edition of the Rose Ball had the theme of "Bollywood" and was designed by French designer Christian Louboutin. Members of Monaco's royal family hosted the event, held at the Salle des Étoiles at Sporting Monte-Carlo, which was attended by celebrities and socialites from around the world. Mika's youngest sister Zuleika accompanied him to this event.

Mika played two dates in Japan in May—Osaka on 23 May and Tokyo on 24 May. Continuing on from Japan, MIKA performed in South Korea for the Seoul Jazz Festival on 26 May. Mika returned to the UK festival scene in 2023, and performed on 26 April at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Isle of Wight Festival on 18 June, and on 21 June for the Bristol Sounds Music Festival. He performed at more than a dozen other European cities over the summer, as well as Casablanca (Morocco) in June, Athens (Greece) in July, and Monte Carlo (Monaco) in August. Mika ended his summer touring schedule with an appearance at Brava Madrid in Spain in September.

Mika worked on two new albums throughout 2023, one completely in the French language, the other in English. A single from the French-language album, titled C'est la vie, was performed for the first time at the Francofolies de Spa in Belgium, in July. The performance was filmed and subsequently used as the music video when the single was officially released on 1 September 2023. In mid-October, Mika finally announced the title of the album as Que ta tete fleurisse toujours (May Your Head Always Bloom). Que ta tete fleurisse toujours was released on 1 December 2023. No release date has been announced for the English album as yet.

Apocalypse Calypso, another single from the French-language album, was released on 20 October 2023. The lyric video for the song was posted a few days later and an official music video was posted on 3 November 2023.

On 8 September, Mika announced a new tour to support his new album, the Apocalypse Calypso Tour, starting in March 2024. The tour visited 16 cities in France, with additional stops in Luxembourg, Geneva, Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin. Mika then took the tour to the UK and Ireland, with stops in Brighton, Manchester, Wolverhampton, London and Dublin.

Mika also worked with the Mêlée des Chœurs on an initiative that combined music and rugby. Students were selected to sing the national anthems of countries participating in the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which started in September, and received guidance from Mika, deemed the "godfather" of the operation. Mika performed alongside a group of children at the final of the Rugby World Cup at the Stade de France on 28 October.

In early October, Mika announced that he would be rejoining The Voice in France for its 2024 season, season 13, as a judge alongside Vianney, Zazie, and BigFlo and Oli.

The year closed out with Mika's appearance on a Christmas special of The Piano, which reunited him with co-judge Lang Lang and host Claudia Winkleman, as well as a number of the performers showcased in the original series. In addition, English comedians Tom Allen and Jo Brand appeared on the program, which also featured a performance by Grammy-winning singer Gregory Porter.

2024–present: ''Que ta tête fleurisse toujours'' and ''Hyperlove''

Mika began 2024 doing promo for the new album, with interviews at various radio shows and publications, as well as filming for two TV series: The Voice France and The Piano in the UK. The Voice France began airing on 10 February 2024. Mika also ushered in 2024 by picking up several awards: his French-language album Que ta tête fleurisse toujours was named "French-language album of the Year" by Pure Charts Awards (voted on by the public); and the TV program The Piano was named "Best Original Programme" at the 2024 Broadcast Awards. In addition, Mika was nominated as "Breakthrough Composer of the Year" by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) for making "the difficult jump from pop music to film music with his excellent score for the action/adventure (Zodi and Tehu) Princes of the Desert." The Apocalypse Calypso Tour, in support of Mika's French album Que ta tête fleurisse toujours, began in Clermont-Ferrand in France on 26 February, and continued into April. The French leg of the tour culminated on 25 March with Mika's performance at L'Accor Arena (aka Bercy). The show was filmed and subsequently broadcast on French TV.

Mika spent Summer 2024 appearing at a number of festivals around Europe, with stops in France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Greece, the UK and Italy. He dubbed the summer festival run as "Club Apocalypso Summer Nights."

Mika hosted Telethon 2024 in France the weekend of 29–30 November, to raise funds for research to cure rare childhood diseases.

Mika acted as co-host alongside Italian actress Elena Sofia Ricci and performed at the David di Donatello film awards in Italy on 7 May 2025. A few weeks later, on 22 May 2025, it was announced that Mika will debut as a coach on The Voice Spain (La Voz) later in the year.

Mika announced a new European tour, called the "Spinning Out Tour", for early 2026, on 7 July 2025. The new tour news coincided with news of a new album, due out in late 2025.

Mika's seventh studio, Hyperlove, was released on 23 January 2026; the album was preceded by the singles "Modern Times" and "Immortal Love".

Personal life

Mika's legal name is Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., but he was given the nickname Mica by his mother. As he grew older, he changed the 'c' to a 'k'.

Mika has one younger brother and one younger sister along with two older sisters. His oldest sister Yasmine, who works as an artist under the nom de plume DaWack, painted the cartoon art for his two albums Life in Cartoon Motion and The Boy Who Knew Too Much.

Mika was raised as a Melkite Catholic, and in a 2013 interview he described himself as "still a Roman Catholic". He also acknowledged how the church and its ceremonies influenced his musical training and later work.

In addition to English, Mika speaks French, Spanish and Italian fluently; in an interview on 28 September 2009 with The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1, he commented that he had taken Mandarin Chinese lessons for nine years but does not speak it very well; he also mentioned that his three sisters speak it fluently. He also speaks a little Arabic, in a Lebanese dialect. Mika holds dual UK and US citizenship.

In August 2010, Mika acquired a golden retriever puppy, which he named Melachi (the Witch). Her nickname is Mel or Moo. Several years later, in the spring of 2015, he added a second golden retriever puppy, which he named Amira.

Early in his career, many questions about Mika's sexual orientation arose, but he declined to label himself. In a September 2009 interview in Gay & Night, Mika commented on his sexuality: "I've never ever labelled myself. But having said that, I've never limited my life, I've never limited who I sleep with ... Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me ..." In a March 2010 interview with the London Evening Standard, he stated: "I consider myself label-less because I could fall in love with anybody – literally – any type, any body. I'm not picky."

In an August 2012 interview with the magazine Instinct, the singer came out as gay. In recent years, Mika has been more open about his family life and his personal relationship with film-maker Andreas Dermanis, with whom he has been involved for more than 15 years.

In July 2015, posters advertising Mika's upcoming concert in Florence, Italy, were defaced and marked with a homophobic slur. In response to this, Mika and his team launched a campaign against homophobia and the discrimination of the LGBTQ+ community in Italy, posting on social media with the slogan and hashtag #rompiamoilsilenzio (Let's Break the Silence). Mika also wrote about the experience for Italian publications, speaking out against not only homophobia, but bullying in general.

Mika practices transcendental meditation.

Since 2013, he has spent a lot of time in Italy, where he has a house and a studio in Tuscany in the province of Florence. Mika also owns a home in Miami, Florida, a 1920s Spanish-style home that he has restored and in which he has built a recording studio.

Side projects and endorsements

Mika has written songs for other musicians, saying, "I write songs for other people under different names most of the time. I have a little family of three names. One of them has been discovered – it's Alice." One such song, "Ci Parliamo da Grandi", was recorded and made famous by Italian singer Eros Ramazotti.

Mika served as a model for fashion designer Paul Smith's spring/summer 2007 global ad campaign.

In 2012 and 2013, Mika served as the face of Lozza sunglasses in advertising campaigns. He also designed a line of sunglasses for the Italian eyewear company.

Also in 2013, Mika designed a line of clothing for Belgian retailer JBC. The collection included items for men, women and children. At the time of the line's release, Mika told journalists, "For the menswear collection I took inspiration from my own wardrobe. I like easy to wear, stylish clothing that you can put on quickly in the morning and still look stylish." For the children's and women's collections, Mika took inspiration from his youth. "I grew up in a house with three sisters and was always made to tag along on all kinds of shopping trips."

Mika and his sister Yasmine designed two watches for Swiss watchmaker Swatch in 2013, in honor of the company's 30th anniversary. The watches were unveiled in November 2013 at the Venice Biennale. The regular edition "Kukulakuku" has a large watch face dominated by blue and comes in a plastic box, while the strictly limited edition "Kukulakuki" has a smaller face dominated by white and comes in a special tin and box.

Mika lent his song "Live Your Life" to the advertising campaign for Spanish beer San Miguel in 2013, appearing in a commercial that doubled as the song's music video. He also appeared in print ads for the brand.

Belgian telecommunications company Mobistar featured Mika in an online film in 2014, with him singing "Grace Kelly" in front of a crowd at the Antwerp train station to promote the company's "Have a Nice Day" campaign. The film was accompanied by an in-store poster campaign. Mika did a signing session at the Mobistar concept store in Liege, then performed a concert in Brussels for invitation-only/Mobistar competition winners on 18 September 2014.

Mika is the narrator and voice of the main character, Mustafa, in the 84-minute French-language version of the animated film The Prophet. The film was produced by Salma Hayek and is based on a book of poetry by world-renowned Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist Kahlil Gibran. At the Cannes Film Festival in 2014, Mika joined Hayek, her husband and her daughter (who also voices a character in the French version), and actress Julie Gayet on the red carpet to celebrate the film's launch. The French version was released in theaters in France on 2 December 2015 and on DVD/Blu-ray in August 2016. To promote its theatrical release Hayek and Mika appeared together on the French TV shows C à Vous on 1 December 2015 and Le Grand 8 on 2 December 2015.

In Trieste, Italy, on 11–12 July 2014, Mika and his sister Yasmine were two of the judges for the International Talent Support Contest (ITS). They judged 10 pieces in the Swatch-sponsored "ITS ARTWORK" category.

Mika covered the song "Je Chante" by Charles Trenet for TGV's advertising campaign in 2015, and appeared in a related video/commercial. The song is on Mika's November 2015 reissue of No Place in Heaven as the 15th track on the French edition of the album.

In May 2016, Mika and Yasmine unveiled another Swatch watch that they had designed. This Swatch was named Mumu-Cucurrucucu. It has an engraved golden dial with a bright-colored geometric design dominated by white and green, and comes in a box also designed by Mika and his sister.

Mika was part of an advertising campaign for the Peugeot 108 automobile in March 2017. At the time he said, "The new campaign is a fun collision of my world and that of the 108."

Also, at the end of 2017, Mika began a collaboration with Pilot pens. He and his sister Yasmine designed a collection of 24 different pens to help celebrate Pilot's 100th anniversary. As part of the promotion for this collaboration, a newly remixed (by Ryan Riback) version of Mika's song "Celebrate" was released and used in advertisements.

Mika became an Opel brand ambassador in Italy in autumn 2020 and starred in a commercial for the Corsa-e in September 2020, one for the 100% electric Mokka-e in October 2020, and one for Opel Grandland X Plug-in-Hybrid in February 2021. All three commercials prominently featured his song "Domani".

At the International Talent Support (ITS) Contest in October 2020, Mika and his sister Yasmine were on the international jury, helping to decide the winners of the ITS Responsible Fashion Award and the ITS Responsible Accessories Award. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the jury met virtually and no in-person event was held. The results were live-streamed on 23 October 2020, but Mika and Yasmine only appeared as photos while the host introduced the jurors.

In October 2021, Mika announced that he had invested in a French company called Divie, which produces products made with CBD oil. Mika noted that he had used CBD for some time, especially on tour, and believed in its benefits.

Mika collaborated with French champagne-maker Nicolas Feuillatte on a special, limited edition brut reserve champagne that was released in October 2024. The campaign was called "Defying Gravity" and advertisements for the champagne featured images of Mika along with his song "Doucement."

Philanthropy

Mika participated in "Children in Need Rocks", a charity event organized by singer Gary Barlow and held at London's Royal Albert Hall ahead of the annual "Children in Need" appeal in 2009. Among those also performing that evening were Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Shirley Bassey, Leona Lewis, members of Take That, Paolo Nutini, Lily Allen, and Muse. The concert was held 12 November and was broadcast on BBC1 and Radio 2.

Also in November 2009, Mika performed an acoustic concert at London's Union Chapel as part of the "Little Noise Sessions" organised by the charity Mencap. Singing alongside Mika during this concert was the a cappella group The King's Singers.

Mika and his sister Yasmine worked on a special project for Coca-Cola in early 2010, designing an artistic, limited edition aluminium Coke bottle that also benefited charity. The "Happiness Bottle" was, according to Mika, inspired by Japanese psychedelic posters from the 1960s. It has a red background and features a bright yellow sun along with some tribal figures and other symbols. There was also a collector's version of the bottle that was packaged in a decorated box that opened to show a 3D scene. Mika talked about the project at the time, saying, "When I said yes to Coca-Cola for this project, one of the conditions that I had, and I was very clear about this since the beginning, was that I wanted to have a charity side attached to it. So I said: OK, I'll draw this bottle, but all the money that they would pay me will go to a charity. So I chose Hôpitaux de France and Hôpitaux de Paris, and particularly their 'Maison des adolescents' project. This charity side for me was the most important of all."

Mika teamed up with some of the biggest names in pop to record a cover version of REM's 'Everybody Hurts' in support of charities helping relief efforts after an earthquake hit the island of Haiti in early 2010. Mika played piano and shared vocals with Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Michael Buble and Susan Boyle. The track was organised by Simon Cowell and The Sun newspaper. Mika also donated various pieces of memorabilia for auction to raise additional funds for Haiti, including a milk carton prop used in his video for the single "Rain", as well as the t-shirt he wore in the Haiti video, plus an autographed CD single of "Everybody Hurts". At the time, Mika said on his website, "I was hugely honoured to be asked by The Sun to be part of this single. I am really pleased with how it turned out, it sounds fantastic, and I hope the public will support it to raise money for this worthy cause." He also donated a signed poster to the charity Oxfam UK to help raise funds for its work in Haiti.

In 2012, Mika offered tickets and flights to one of his shows anywhere in the world to raise money for the UK charity London's Air Ambulance, in conjunction with members of the Mika Fan Club (MFC). The resulting raffle raised more than £6,600.

In both 2012 and 2013, Mika contributed some of his doodles to the UK charity Epilepsy Action's National Doodle Day auction. His doodles raised more than £1000 for the organization.

Mika participated in the televised January 2013 Les Enfoirés, a yearly charity show, at Bercy Arena in France. Several of the songs he performed on appear on the Les Enfoirés 2-disc CD La Boîte À Musique Des Enfoirés released September 2013 and the single disc DVD released in March 2013.

For Christmas 2014, Mika contributed a design to a collection of Christmas cards sold in Italy, the proceeds of which went to the European Association for Research in Surgical Oncology. The original design was also auctioned off for charity, raising €1,075.

Over the years, Mika has supported the French charitable organisation Imagine for Margo/Children without Cancer. In 2014 and 2015, Mika and the late photographer Peter Lindbergh worked together on an advertising campaign for the charity. Mika's image continues to be used in ads for the organisation and in December 2020 Mika performed a concert to benefit the charity at the pediatric department of the French Institut Curie that was broadcast live on Facebook.

In December 2015, Mika visited Lebanon with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and spent time with refugees who had been forced to flee their homes during the ongoing conflict in Syria. Since then, he has made several video messages in support of this organisation and in November 2017 was a special guest at a UNHCR charity event held in Milan.

Mika hosted the charity show Le Gala des Pieces Jaunes at the Zénith in Paris in support of the Hospital Foundation in late January 2023. In addition to presenting, Mika performed a medley of his songs, along with a new single, 'Keep It Simple' ft. Vianney. Also performing at the gala were South Korean girl group Blackpink, Pharrell Williams, Pascal Obispo, Kid Cudi, Gautier Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili and Daniel Lozakovich. During the evening, appeals for donations were launched by the artists: the contributions of each one making it possible to change the daily life of hospitalized children and their families. The show was later broadcast on French TV channel France2.

Mika hosted Telethon 2024 in France the weekend of 29–30 November, to raise funds for research to cure rare childhood diseases. The campaign raised more than €96 million.

Discography

Main article: Mika discography

• Life in Cartoon Motion (2007)
• The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2009)
• The Origin of Love (2012)
• No Place in Heaven (2015)
• My Name Is Michael Holbrook (2019)
• ** (soundtrack) (2023)
• Que ta tête fleurisse toujours (2023)
• Hyperlove (2026)

Filmography

• Live in Cartoon Motion (2007)
• Live Parc des Princes Paris (2008)
• Cadences obstinées (2014), as Lucio
• The Prophet (2015), voice of Mustafa for the French version
• Mika Love Paris – Live a Bercy (2016)
• Sinfonia Pop (2016)

Tours

• Dodgy Holiday Tour (2007–2008)
• Songs for Sorrow Acoustic Tour (2009)
• 1955 Tour (2009)
• Imaginarium Tour (2010)
• The Origin of Love Tour (2012)
• An Intimate Evening (2013)
• Heaven Tour (2015–2016)
• Tiny Love Tiny Tour (2019)
• Revelation Tour (2019–2020)
• For the Rite of Spring (2022)
• Apocalypse Calypso Tour (2024)
• Spinning Out (2026)

Awards and nominations

In March 2010, Mika became the youngest person ever to be honored with the French Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier [Knight]) for services to music.

In recognition of his efforts for aiding Lebanon via the "I Love Beirut" concert, Mika received the Order of Merit (Lebanon) in January 2021.

Mika has also been nominated for and won many other awards and honors in the music industry:

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146. (27 June 2022). "Celebrating Pride Month at Disneyland Paris".
147. (13 June 2022). "Take Pride Live! Hosted by @TERRELL ft. @MIKA @Victoria Monét, @VINCINT & Amy Schneider {{!}} Indeed".
148. (15 December 2021). "Mika Announces Headline London Roundhouse Show in 2022".
149. (16 December 2021). "Mika in concert at the Nîmes Festival in July 2022: date price reservation".
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152. Peacock, Tim. (13 May 2022). "Mika Returns With Emotive New Single, 'Yo Yo'".
153. (20 September 2022). "Music, crowd bath in Verona for Mika – LaPresse US".
154. Esteve, Camille. (10 October 2022). ""Dreaming in Azur": Venice and Monaco join forces to combat climate change".
155. (18 September 2023). "GALA DES PIECES JAUNES LE CONCERT EVENEMENT-EP001-28/01/2023".
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157. Mahone, Maria-G.-. (4 February 2023). "ZODI & TEHU SOUNDTRACK".
158. (13 February 2023). "Quand Mika rencontre Alexandra Lamy".
159. Hogan, Michael. (3 February 2023). "'Bake Off for pianos': the spine-tingling talent show that makes people weep with joy". The Guardian.
160. (17 September 2022). "Bake Off team whip up fresh keyboard stars in new TV contest – with a secret".
161. Good, Rana. "The 2023 Rose Ball Delights With Bollywood Performances And Royal Glamour".
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165. "MIKA {{!}} Cheltenham Festivals".
166. "Isle of Wight Festival 2023 Headliners – Line-up Announcement – Isle of Wight Festival".
167. Penniman Jr., Michael. (21 April 2023). "MIKA Story Highlights 'Tour 2023'".
168. "MIKA Setlist at Bristol Sounds 2023".
169. "Tour".
170. "Brava Madrid – Madrid se pone Brava".
171. "Francofolies de Spa : Juliette Armanet et Mika mettent la barre haut dès le premier jour".
172. "MIKA Announces New Album "Que ta tête fleurisse toujours", Shares New Song "Apocalypse Calypso"".
173. "Instagram".
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176. (3 November 2023). "MIKA – Apocalypse Calypso (Official Music Video)".
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178. Yates, Jonny. (26 September 2023). "Mika announces UK and Ireland tour dates and ticket details".
179. "Découvrez la Mêlée des chœurs {{!}} Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023".
180. Purepeople. "Diaporama : Mika associé à la Coupe du monde de rugby, le chanteur annonce une collaboration surprenante".
181. Belgique, N. R. J.. "Mika de retour dans The Voice : il met en garde ses camarades".
182. Hogan, Michael. (25 December 2023). "The Piano at Christmas review – so moving it's spine-tingling". The Guardian.
183. (5 February 2024). "Mika de retour dans The Voice : "En France, c'est le seul pays au monde où les talents ont eu des grandes carrières"".
184. (28 September 2022). "Les interviews Radio SCOOP".
185. (13 January 2024). "The Voice 2024 – Le Making of de la Bande Annonce de la nouvelle saison – The Voice {{!}} TF1".
186. (7 January 2024). "Lang Lang et Mika en tournage musical à Cardiff.".
187. Brulhatour. "Purecharts Awards 2024 : Purecharts et RFM dévoilent le palmarès".
188. "Winners".
189. (8 February 2024). "IFMCA Award Nominations 2023".
190. "Mika à l'Accor Arena, le concert événement (spectacle)".
191. "Tour".
192. (20 September 2024). "Telethon 2024: Mika is the new patron ! {{!}} AFM Téléthon".
193. Manca, Mario. (7 May 2025). "Mika ed Elena Sofia Ricci, i padroni di casa che i David di Donatello 2025 meritavano di avere (nonostante gli imprevisti)".
194. (23 May 2025). "Mika y Sebastián Yatra toman el relevo: los nuevos coaches de 'La Voz' ya está aquí".
195. "MIKA announces expansive 2026 European "Spinning Out" tour and new album".
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197. (23 January 2026). "Hyperlove - album by Mika".
198. Armstrong, Sam. (29 December 2025). "MIKA Releases Vibrant Single “Immortal Love” and Announces New Album".
199. Stickler, Jon. (31 October 2025). "Mika Teases Seventh Studio Album With New Single Modern Times".
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202. (3 December 2017). "The Boy Who Knew Too Much".
203. Rule, Doug. (27 March 2013). "Pop and Circumstance".
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205. "Mika in Beirut – Speaking Arabic".
206. (19 September 2009). "International music star Mika sets sights on U.S.".
207. (19 August 2010). "Just because... here is a pic of my new dog. Meet Melachi The Witch http://yfrog.com/3ul1auj".
208. "MIKA on Instagram: "Last night... The new pup"".
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214. "Mika: "Se non avessi reagito agli insulti avrei tradito il 13enne che sono stato"".
215. Holbrook, Michael. (15 October 2019). "Emission Passage des arts animée par Claire Chazal sur France 5, Invité: Mika".
216. (29 January 2016). "VIDEO. Envoyé spécial. Les mondes de Mika".
217. "Photos and Pictures – EXCLUSIVE!! Mika has recently purchased this $1.45 million dollar Miami Beach mansion. The British singer-songwriter was all smiles as he visited the property today where he spent an hour and a half inside with friends. The 4,771 square foot, two story residence boasts 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, and also has a 1 bedroom 1 bathroom carriage house over the garage as well as magnificent gardens and a pool. Built in Miami's heyday of the 1920s, this spacious Spanish classic has been lovingly restored, keeping much of its original, unique charm. The interior boasts a two story exposed beam ceiling, wood-burning fireplace, chandeliers and arched doorways. Lush palm trees and colorful plantings surround the covered patio and pool. Miami, FL 3/23/11 Fees must be agreed prior to publication.".
218. (26 November 2009). "Mika – The Things They Say 14407 – Contactmusic News".
219. "Eros Ramazzotti e Mika riscoprono la loro 'Ci parliamo da grandi': video".
220. (10 April 2014). "TBT: Mika for Paul Smith Campaign".
221. Picanya, Optica. "Mika diseña su propia colección de gafas de sol para Lozza. – Optica Picanya".
222. (6 November 2013). "Mika 4 Swatch – The Interview".
223. "Swatch and Mika in creative collaboration – Swatch Group".
224. Spain, *S,C,P,F. "San Miguel – "Mika"".
225. (2 December 2015). "Mika ("Le Prophète") : "Je suis de partout et de nulle part"".
226. "PHOTOS – Mika sur le tapis rouge du festival de Cannes 2014".
227. "ITS 2014".
228. "TBWA Paris".
229. "Mumu by Mika – Swatch® United States".
230. "MIKA and the PEUGEOT 108: a chic and elegant partnership".
231. (30 November 2017). "2018: 100 Anni di Pilot con Mika".
232. (31 December 2017). "Pilot – 100th anniversary – TV commercial".
233. "Opel, Mika ambassador di Corsa-e per mobilità sostenibile. Consolidata la partnership con X-Factor".
234. "ITS 2020".
235. Fourny, Marc. (24 October 2021). "Mika investit dans le CBD, issu du cannabis".
236. "Defying Gravity: Mika signs a limited edition of the Champagne Réserve Brut Exclusive Nicolas Feuillatte".
237. (16 October 2009). "Big stars for huge charity gig".
238. (23 September 2009). "Stars line up for church gigs". BBC News.
239. "Coffret collector pour la Happiness Bottle de Mika".
240. (12 May 2010). "MIKA Happiness Bottle".
241. "- YouTube".
242. (25 January 2010). "Oxfam Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For Haiti".
243. "Mika offers concert prize for life-saving charity {{!}} Young Hollywood".
244. (20 November 2013). "PHOTOS – Mika et Shy'm – Spectacle des Enfoirés 2013, La boîte à musique.".
245. "Christmas wishes designed by Mika – CharityStars".
246. (7 June 2017). "National awareness campaign – Imagine for Margo".
247. delphine. (21 December 2020). "Do Ré MIKA Sol".
248. "MIKA stands #WithRefugees".
249. (4 October 2017). "UNHCR: Al Charity Event Il 9 Novembre Ci Sara' Anche Mika".
250. (28 January 2023). "Le gala des pièces jaunes Le concert événement".
251. (31 March 2025). "96 553 593 € : une magnifique collecte pour le Téléthon 2024. Merci ! {{!}} AFM Téléthon".
252. (5 March 2010). "Pop Knight Mika".
253. Saeed, Saeed. (26 January 2021). "Mika receives Lebanon's National Order of Merit for Beirut tribute concert".
254. (9 October 2019). "The winners from the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar".
255. (5 January 2007). "Sound of 2007: The Top 10".
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257. (3 May 2007). "Ákost nem jelölték, a Tankcsapda triplázott, a Nox duplázott".
258. "Who won (and lost) at the 2008 BRIT Awards". Official Charts Company.
259. "BRITs rewind 2010: Gaga dominates, Spice Girls return". Official Charts Company.
260. (15 February 2023). "Top 10 Music Artists 2023 – British LGBT Awards".
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263. (3 March 2020). "I vincitori degli Onstage Awards 2020".
264. (24 February 2008). "Danish Music Awards vindere 2008".
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268. (8 January 2020). "The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards".
269. (3 March 2016). "Gay Music Chart: Gay Music Chart Awards 2015 – The Results".
270. (22 August 2009). "Mika Is A Superstar Everywhere Except The United States. Now He's Coming To America".
271. (8 February 2024). "IFMCA Award Nominations 2023".
272. (17 April 2011). "IFPIHK".
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276. "MTV EMA 2007: битва титанов!".
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281. (30 April 2015). "MTV Awards 2015: Vota i tuoi preferiti".
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284. (27 January 2008). "NRJ Music Awards 2008 : les lauréats".
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293. (19 September 2017). "World's best entertainment shows honoured at 56th Rose d'Or Awards".
294. (26 January 2021). "Mika receives Lebanon National Order of Merit".
295. "Radio Swiss Pop – Music database – Musician".
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297. "UK Music Video Awards 2009 – here are the nominations! | Promonews".
298. "Photos – Mika lors de la cérémonie des Victoires de la musique le 3 mars 2012.".
299. (7 December 2007). "Best UK Act – Awards 2007 – Music – Virgin Media".
300. Fletcher, Alex. (20 September 2007). "Mika, Winehouse bag Vodafone awards".
301. "Forum de Mika France – Voir le sujet – World Music Awards: Mika nominé 9 fois!! Viens voter :)".
302. "2010-2004 – Anketa Žebřík".
303. "Historie".