MIKA WOULD HAVE HAD GREAT SALES ON HIS CD HAD HE NOT BACKED OUT OF CANADIAN IDOL. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO GET AN ARTISTS MUSIC OUT THERE. yOU NEED TO FIND NEW PEOPLE YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF MIKA TO HEAR HIM AND SEE HIM. HAD HE DONE THAT, THE SALES WOULD HAVE GROWN IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA I AM SURE.