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The London Paper - thelondonbuzz Tuesday 20th February 2007 The fanbase of chart sensation Mika is growing at a record pace - even the oldies love him. Former Queen guitarist Brian May has praised Mika, who tops the singles and albums chart, and told him to ignore his detractors. "I think all those jealous critics are doing him a great service slagging him off," he says. "Its building his notoreity - not that he needed it - but those who try to hurt us make us strong." Although he has never met the young star, May thinks that he has got what it takes. "What was it Freddie Mercury used to say? 'Talent will out'," he says. thebuzz thinks that Br…
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Metro London Wednesday, February 21, 2007 A poorly Mika was forced to postpone a gig in Brighton last night after coming down with a rather nasty bout of flu. But all is not lost for the chart-topper's fans in the seaside town because the date will be rescheduled. And the Beirut-born singer hopes that a day in bed and a dose of Vitamin C will be enough to get him well again so he can perform for his gig at London's Koko in Camden. A spokesman for Mika said: "I don't know how long he'll be ill for. But he should be better and [the gig] should be going on." Mika's single Grace Kelly is enjoying its sixth week at the top of the UK singles chart and …
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2 posts on Mikas Blog... sorry folks that were heading for Brighton! 20 Feb 2007, 13:36 Subject MIKA WILL NOT PERFORM IN BRIGHTON TONIGHT. Body: MIKA WILL NOT PERFORM IN BRIGHTON TONIGHT, PLEASE DO NOT MESSAGE ASKING, YOU WILL NOT GET A REPLY. TO CLEAR UP ALL CONFUSION AGAIN: We are very sorry to announce that MIKA has had to postpone his live show due to take place in Brighton tonight, February 20th at The Concorde 2, owing to a serious bout of flu. We are working on rescheduling the date as soon as possible so ticket holders please watch for further info here regarding refund/exchange. Apologies and lollipops all round, we hope to be back in Brigh…
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MYSPACE BULLETIN BY HELLOGOODBYE TODAY. also, check out.. Mika on itunes. he's only got a few singles up but they're just that good that it warrants recommending, oh get the video! its great. perezhilton.com praised mika as "over-the-top and fagulous". i didn't think it was gayish, but i get called mean names from passing cars when i ride my bike so what do i know. i asked my girlfriend when i read that "do you think hes gay?" and she was like "ohhhh yaaaaah for sure." and i was like "really? i just thought he was awesome.". he is awesome though. so to recap: - listen to flamboyant music. xo forrest hellogoodbye is one of my other favorite ba…
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MONSTERS & CRITICS "Grace Kelly" - Mika Feb 20, 2007, 21:55 GMT Mika, a 23-year-old male Beirut-born jack-of-all-musical trades, topped U.K. singles in January with "Grace Kelly" based solely on digital sales - a new phenomenon in that country - with his jaw-dropping, wild-eyed Scissors Sisters-meets-Freddie Mercury four-octave vocal imprint. Cosmic uptempo production sounds like nothing that stateside radio has indulged . . . well . . . ever . . . with audacious howling-into-a-squeal falsetto opening verse: "Do I attract you? Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?/Am I too dirty? Am I too flirty?" Polarizing opinions are a certainty, given the self-proc…
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Friday Update: LICM remains at number one with Amy Winehouse one place behind. This is only sales from Monday-Thursday though ! UPDATE: Right, nice big update of everything that's happend in the last week 'Life in Cartoon Motion' sold 108,000 copies to go to the number one spot. 'Lollipop' charted at number 62 with 2000 sales alone. 'Big Girl' charted at number 129 and suprisingly 'Stuck In The Middle' charting at 174. Not entirely sure about this one so please dont quote me but i think 'Relax, Take It Easy' has charted at 78, at the very least, higher than it ever has before UPDATE: Mika is now Number 1 in the Albums c…
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he is sooo cute! 1 2 3
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aww look at this interview he is such a cutie! http://www.channel4.com/music/features/M/mikavideo.html
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Do you know that vote on breakers its looking not good! Anybody that have not voted for MIKA do so. Result today 36% Corbin bleu. 33% MIKA 31% young love VOTE MIKA.............GO VOTE. NIKKY.X
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Done a site search here and we seem not to have this interview.. though it does have a familiar ring. CW. --- BBC NEWS Friday, 5 January 2007, 08:20 GMT Sound of 2007: Mika By Emma Jones Entertainment reporter, BBC News Colourful pop newcomer Mika has come top of the BBC News website's Sound of 2007 talent list. He has been voted the most promising new artist in the poll of influential and impartial music writers and broadcasters. Mika (pronounced "Meeka") is getting a lot of attention for an artist at the start of his career. His first full single, Grace Kelly, has generated 250,000 plays on MySpace in less than four months and is playliste…
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Yeh Mika - No 1 in the single & album chart again. :roftl: I can listen to Grace Kelly again & again & again. I LOVE IT! Only 9 days to go til Manchester - wow! And the Radio 2 interview was brill - Love the comment about his Mum & shame on those school kids for teasing him.
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Hey all.... I don't know if someone posted about this yet, but you can watch the album release at http://www.streetgigs.co.uk/previous_street_gigs_mika.aspx I just have a quick question to anyone who has watched it already... It says I need to sign up to view the videos, and me, not being from the UK, it is giving me a hard time on signing up. I was just wondering if any other non UK members were having this problem. I really want to watch it! So if anyone would be willing to let me sign in as them, just to view it once, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks all!
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Spotted a couple of small reviews in magazines.... OK! MAGAZINE 13 Feb 07 REVIEWS: MUSIC With a collection of discotastic tracks Mika's here to stay. MIKA LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Who? A few weeks ago, no one had heard of this curly locked darling. Now, thanks to his No.1 hit, Grace Kelly, he's the biggest sensation since, er, Sandi Thorn. How's it sound? Campy geniuses Queen to the Scissor Sisters may have paved the way for Mika, but we can't deny his originality. Fusing his classical operatic background with forward-thinking, off-centre pop gives Mika a sound that feels both retro and futuristic. The signature falsetto present on Grace Kelly…
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Pop preview John Robinson Saturday February 17, 2007 The Guardian Mika On tour He's not a one for half measures, Mika. From often tipped prospect to bona fide chart success, the 23-year-old has bounded into the public eye with the same kind of impact, if not the near universal acclaim, that the Arctic Monkeys managed at the start of last year. As with his successes, so with his music: having taken on some of the compositional flourishes of Rufus Wainwright, and injected a rather overpowering degree of self confidence into piano based songs like his Grace Kelly hit, this was never going to be an act it would be easy to sit on the fence about. Some listen…
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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Magazine: 7 - page 33 18 Feb 2007 ARTS/POP/CDS OUT THIS WEEK Critic: James Delingpole MIKA - LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION When 23 year old Mica Penniman was a student at the Royal College of Music, he would gate crash parties, commandeer the piano and treat everyone, whether they liked it or not, to 5 of his latest compositions. Now we know how those partygoers felt – at once bedazzled by this preening boy’s virtuosity and infuriated by the little tick’s neediness, presumption and vastly overdone precocity. 3 / 5 --- CW.
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16 Feb 2007 Hello mikamyspacers, well, mikamyspacers in the US! (sorry UK'ers!) MIKA is up against Corbin Bleu and Young Love in AOL's 'BREAKERS' You can go and vote for MIKA by clicking HERE GO GO GO! The artist with the most votes will be announced on March 30th and will get their own dedicated spotlight on AOL Music!! Let's make sure MIKA WINS! GO!!! mikamyspace xxxx --- The above is a new blog entry on http://www.myspace.com/mikamyspace. This relates to opportunity to vote on AOL BREAKERS between three artists, Mika, Corbin Bleu and Young Love. I am in UK and it appeared to accept my vote. Current result: 48% Mika 45% Corbin B…
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I just typed it all out a minute ago and it just vanished. I nearly screamed at my computer, it was very frustrating. Well it did say that Mika was brilliant, original, that 10 out of 11 Life in Cartoon motion tracks were brill (They weren't keen on My Interpritation, they say he's more talented than that.), they liked Love Today and gave it five stars. This is the bit I liked: "Mika doesn't live up to the hype- he surpassess it."
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BBC NEWS 18 February 2007 Picture caption: Mika won the BBC's Sound of 2007 contest, championing new talent Mika has remained top of the UK singles and albums charts in a week which saw rises for Brit Awards performers Amy Winehouse, Snow Patrol and Take That. The Beirut-born newcomer spent his fourth week at number one with single Grace Kelly, and Life in Cartoon Motion was top album for the second time. Winehouse had the second-placed album, while Snow Patrol were up to third and Take That moved from 16 to five. On the singles chart, Kaiser Chiefs stayed at two, with Akon up to three. UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1. Mika, Grace Kelly 2. Kaiser Chiefs,…
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just recieved this from Mika. I just wanted to send out a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me on here over the past few months. I know exactly where the bulk of support I’ve been getting has come from. I have just received a text message telling me that the album has made number one in the UK. I am sitting here in my hotel room in San Francisco, its 3:00 am, I’m totally jet-lagged and everyone is sound asleep. Funny how things pan out. So I sit quietly elated, gorging on the junk food in the mini bar. Thank you, to all of you. Mika xx awwwwwwww bless him and yay number one
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Simon Cowell once told new UK pop sensation Mika "not to bother" with a career in music. The singer, born Mika Penniman, has been hailed as the new Freddie Mercury and is expected to top the British singles chart this week with debut single, Grace Kelly. The 23-year-old recalls: "I managed to get a demo to him before he became a household name. He hadn't done any of the Pop Idol stuff. "When I walked in and played my song, he said: 'You've got a good voice but your songwriting… you may as well not bother.'" Despite the knockback, Mika did not give up on his pop dreams, and instead has used the put-down to spur him on. He says: "Honesty is a good …
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The link to gigsandtours.com doesn't go to a specific booking page. Strange. METRO Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Flamboyant pop star Mika has announced a string of live dates - including a headline show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. The 23-year-old's gig on May 14 will be his biggest live date so far and follows on from dates in Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds. This is Mika's second tour in 2007, having sold out his forthcoming February dates. He also recently announced he will be playing Glastonbury Festival, alongside The Who, Arctic Monkeys and Bjork. The Beirut-born star has nailed a double coup this week after his debut album Life In Cartoon Mo…
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THE SUN Bizarre Gig Guide Mika's so hip says Natasha January 25, 2007 HERE’S NATASHA BEDINGFIELD cosying up to UK chart-topper MIKA at his sell-out showcase gig in Los Angeles. The pair hooked up after his concert and Nat kindly sent me her exclusive review of the show. She said: LA hipsters were queueing around the block to get in. The room was done up with rude-shaped balloons, glowsticks and rosettes. Lots of cute boys were there. Definitely a good place to go pulling if you are single! Mika kicked off with Relax, Take It Easy — a top party track. His 30-minute set ended on a high with the anthemic Grace Kelly — sure to be as big a hit in the…
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THE MANEATER By Hannah Hayes, Staff Writer. February 16, 2007. The album lacks originality but uses varied musical influences. Have you ever dreamt of sailing over a rainbow with Freddie Mercury on a bicycle or playing keyboards for Modern English? Well, since Freddie is permanently unavailable and uh, Modern English is too, Mika would like to take you on that rainbow cruise, and he’ll be sure to feed you gumdrops and lollipops on the way. He’s hurtful, purple, dirty, flirty, dyslexic and Lebanese, debuting with Life in Cartoon Motion, which pulsates with the beats of his idols, Queen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Elton John, The Beatles and Harry Nilsson. …
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DIGITAL SPY Saturday, February 17 2007 By Daniel Kilkelly Mika is at the top of the Irish singles chart with Grace Kelly for a third week. High climbers this week included Akon and Snoop Dogg's I Wanna Love You and Kaiser Chiefs' Ruby. Meanwhile, Leona Lewis, Fall Out Boy and Cascada each dropped down one place. Snow Patrol's Eyes Open has remained at the top of the album chart for another week, followed by Mika's Life In Cartoon Motion at number two and Rod Stewart's If We Fall In Love Tonight at number three. The top ten singles in full: 1. (1) Mika: 'Grace Kelly' 2. (18) Akon ft. Snoop Dogg: 'I Wanna Love You' 3. (3) Jojo: 'Too Little Too Late' …
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Lily Allen Loves To Sing Peer's Praises Or, Disinterest With A Schmear of Boredom Fri, Feb 16, 2007 What perfect timing! John Polly over at the Logo-backed (and, really, what isn't?) just sent us the link to his interview with Lily Allen, the British popster we referenced in that last post and one of the top ten girls we'd bone. (We bet she's a really tiger in bed.) JP: A new artist who gay audiences here are freaking out about is Mika. Are you familiar with him? LA: Um, wait one second... [Lily talks to someone in the background for a minute. I hear, “Have they got cream cheese? Yeah, I’ll have that... Cinnamon.†The she laughs, and c…
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SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD 16 February 2007 THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS COMPANY Rick Fulton MIKA holds on to the Scottish No.1 with ease this week. The highest new entry is the FHM High Street Honeys with their version of I Touch Myself which is in at No.6. And Jessica Simpson's poplite tune A Public Affair is the only other new entry in the Scottish top 10 at number 10 - although the video is well worth watching - it's even funnier than her singing. The Scottish top 20 has only two other new entries, Ericke's dance track The Beat Is Rockin' at number 14 and 2Pac's Pac's Life at number 19. 1 (1) Mika Grace Kelly 2 (2) Fall Out Boy This Ain't A Scene, It's An…
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