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Mika's interview in Têtu in English is ready, enjoy Mika "Songs that make me dance also make me cry...it is the same with sex" Mika who is now 31 is a man who is appeased, freed from his ambiguities, and who is at ease all together with: his love story with Andy, his amazing looks and his "hybrid cultural background". For Têtu he speaks openly about his youth, his loves, the birth of his new album, No Place In Heaven, and he also says how he feels about religion. Interview: Romain Burrel Photo: Arthur Delloye for Têtu Styling: Romain Vallos Hairstyling/make up: Morgan Quere and Géraldine Fougerat He is a long stem with a huge smile dressed in a stripped sweater similar to the ones Daho (French singer) wore when he sang his song La Notte . A good 1,91 meter pop star who speaks in a cosmic and funny French, roughly translated from English. Michael Hoolbrook Penniman aka Mika opens for us the door of his eagle'snest (aerie) in the 16th discrict (arrondissement) in Paris , two foot steps away from Le Trocadéro. sprawling on a sofa, the singer is exhausted because of his hysterical promotional schedule. He spent his whole day giving interviews about his new album, No Place In Heaven, but also others for The Voice. That's because Mika likes to live several lives at the same time: pop singer, talent show coach-both in France and Italy- , muse for Valentino and Christian Louboutin.A wandering way of living, in between England, France and Italy which suits perfectly this nomadic heart, born in Beyrut, and who grew up between Paris and London. This is not the first time Têtu meets Mika, but this meeting is particularly important. The singer was regularly invited to express himself in Têtu since Grace Kelly tremendous success in 2007, but it's the first time we interview him again since his coming out. We had to wait till August 2012 for Mika who was promoting his third album, The Origin Of Love, to say to Instinct, the American magazine: "Yes, I'm gay".Prior to 2012, he prefered not to anwer questions about his sexual orientation and if they got too precise, he used to say he was bisexual, which was probably more confortable to assume for him as far as media were concerned. Yet, as early as in his first album, Life In Cartoon Motion, the singer had no hesitations whatsoever dealing with totally gay themes ( in the song Billy Brown) but his anwers weren't not ready at that point... "While writing that album I made a promise to myself: to dare to be as bold as my childhood gay heroes!" Têtu: We particularly noticed and paid attention to the lyrics of your song Good Guys. That is your tribute to gay heroes, isn't it? Mika: Exactly! It's a tribute to my childhood heroes. When it was time to start this record, I made a promise to myself, which was to be as daring as those enfants terribles. I told myself:" go and find those artists again, where are they in your life today? " Later, I realised that most of my heroes were gay...or honorary gay men. [Laughter] Men like Rimbeau, David Bowie or James Dean. All right, as far as he's concerned, there's still a debate....men who were free spirits. For some it had to terrible consequences. In the song I quote this sentence by Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars." He wrote it at a time he was in jail because of his sexuality. Têtu: Was that album easy to write? Mika: Yes, it was rather easy. The record looks like me: in between two languages and many different cultures. It's as if I had decided to put an end to the situation I ended up being trapped in three years ago: I was lost and unhappy. So I made a promise to myself that I would have fun finally. From now on I want to have fun moments, stop feeling complexed, take risks such as doing TV shows or writing in newspapers. I have always wanted to do this, but I was afraid. I wanted to link my private and my public life. Têtu: Your coming out in the gay American magazine Instinct was part of this need to being open? Mika: Of course! But I don't like those words: "coming out". What does that mean? Coming out of what? Of a closet? I wasn't a prisonner! I don't even know why I said it to Instinct. I was promoting my album in the United States. It happened naturally. My sexual orientation is something that I thought was obvious...most of my fans did as well, by the way. Saying it in an interview was more like a formality, but an important formality ! And it was the right time to talk about it. I had just gone through a breakup, I now entirely blame on myself. And that's after we got together again that I decided to talk about it. Sometimes one needs to provoke themselves with a big slap so blood gets up to one's head! Têtu: Before you said it, each of your interviews included at least one question about your sexuality. Was it something journalists tried to extract from you? Mika: It was very chocking. I can deal with questions from journalists, but I remember that a magazine had interviewed other gay artists in order to judge the way I talked about sexuality or rather about the way I did not. I told myself: those are such brutal ways. Harassment. And what about the artists who played that game, when all they got from it was two lines in a magazine? That's my life, my family's life and the person I live with 's life. I started working when I was very young. At the age of 23, I found myself with lots of questions the press was forcing on me and answers that weren't ready. But I must say that the gay community was never that way with me. They were patient. And I always got involved in favor of gay causes even before I said publicly that I was gay. Têtu: We saw you walk anonymously among the gay mariage demonstrators. Mika: Yes. I was there with Doriand my French lyricist. Yet, he is married to a woman! [Laughter] Gay marriage is something that is an evidence! There's nothing to negociate! When you see all the energy in action during such a demonstration: children, grand mothers, straight people, gay people...it is an evidence. I'm often asked if I want to get married. I answer: no. But, then I'm told: why do you want gay marriage? So I can have a choice! Têtu: Let's talk about the record. It is called No Place In Heaven. Do you think there's no place in heaven for you? Mika: I have a wierd belief like most people who grew up with religion like me. It is part of my culture, but I have decided to reject a big part of it so it could be compatible with my idea of tolerance. This tolerance with which I would like to be accepted with. Do I believe in the idea of heaven? No. Do I believe God multiplied breads for millions of people? I'm not stupid! Do I think the idea of heaven is valuable? Absolutely. Theology has nothing to do with miracles. But it's impossible not to be intrigued! 1983: birth in Beyrut (Lebanon) 2007: Life In Cartoon Motion, his first album sells more than a million copies in France 2008: Mika's concert in Parc Des Princes, in Paris 2012: Mika comes out as gay in the gay magazine Instinct 2014: Mika becomes a judge in The Voice season 3 Têtu: With the show The Voice, we got used to your let's say hybrid French! Mika: Blame it on my mother! She got married to my father in the middle of a wood in Vermont . She wanted us to grow up as cultural "hybrid"children. She didn't want us to be too tied up to one cultural background or one way of thinking. She wanted us to break the rules, and she shared with us her distrust of regarding materialism. My father is the son of a diplomat. He grew up a bit everywhere. My mother was an anthropologist before she became a seamstress. Her childhood was very posh. Her father was an emigrant who arrived at Ellis Island without any money and who became very rich once in the United States . Then, when she turned 18, her father died, and she lost everything in a krack of the US economic system. For her and her four sisters it was a catastrophic downfall. That is certainly the reason why she raised us so we'd be cautious and to distrust wealth. As a child I went from very bourgeois (upper middle class) moments to time periods when we had absolutely nothing. I grew up with bailiffs at the door and I was an expert for dealing with them. We knew the rules and what they could do or couldn't do. When we left Paris, we had lost everything. Têtu: You were born in Lebanon, you grew up in France, then in England. Where do you really feel at home? Mika: In London. Because it's a big airport. There are people from all around the world. My musical director is Autralian. My sound engineer is Spanish. Economically, it's less steep price than in France. I bought a little house that looks like Mary Poppins' house. I kept the facade and I rebuilt everything else with friends. That being said, I can not imagine my life without Paris. I also think London sold a bit its soul. Whereas if I sit in a café in Paris with a drink, I feel the same as when I was 17. Têtu: On the album, a song ; Les Baisers Perdus seems to be dedicated to Paris. It's a bit your Complainte de la Butte (French classic and nostalgic love song with Montmartre as the setting) (with English subtitles) Mika: This song is my ode to Paris! I wanted to write something cinematic. For me Paris is an extremely sexy and extremely melancholic. I think sex is very effective when it is melancholic. [Laughter] The songs that make me dance are also the ones that make me cry. But let me put your mind at rest , I don't cry during sex! Têtu: While we're on the subject of cinema, it is rumored that we'll see you soon on the big screen... Mika: I'll tell you everything: I'm going to ve in Zoolander 2. A small part in the movie and there's a big sequence with one of my songs. I even had to shave my arms and wear a moustache... but that's cool. I did the "blue steel" pose with Ben Stiller! [The "duckface" funny face that became very trendy with the first Zoolander in 2001] The first movie wasn't successful when it was first released , but it became a cult movie, after its DVD release. It makes fun of media and fashion clichés, softly. Têtu: In your album, there's a song in which you say:"For every love I had to hide, for every tears I had to cry....Did you often have to "hide a love"? Mika: Of course. During a time period in my life, I "hid love". I'm not ashamed to say it. Sometimes, I even tell myself it made my young age loves more intense. [laughter] You know, I grew up with religion, I went to church each Sunday. In England my teachers were priests! Incidentally, some of them were very very nice with me... Têtu: err..nice in what sense? Mika: Around the age of 14, I understood that many priests were hiding among the church because they were struggling against sexual tension that they couldn't deal with. That was obvious not only to me, but also for the other boys in my class. At that time I was an altar boy, can you imagine? Many unlikely people were. I had a deal with the school. I could miss 40 % of the school year to do my jobs, but I had to sing during the services. I remember I read an Almodovar interview in which he spoke of his love for church, of its ceremony, of mass. I totally understand what he means. The drama, the incense, the way the light is used...I find that very beautiful too. Even, if when I was younger, I felt rejected by the church. Têtu: What do you think that the church rejected in you? Mika: They were imposing rules that were not choices. It doesn't work that way. And I'm convinced that things are changing. That's the reason why I'm obsessed by the new pope. I find him intellectually impressive. He's at the same time tough and in a process of trying to make things evolve. He wants to change the idea that the church is against gays. He even said it publicly: "Who am I to judge?" That being said, it will take time. I think that he's aware of that. Têtu: Is pope Francis really that different? Did you see that he vetoed the appointment of a French ambassador in Vatican because he was gay? Mika: That is Vatican bureaucracy's decision, not the pope's! Well, maybe that's my optimism speaking....in Italy I write in Corriere Della Sera. Of course,there are people who don't like this newspaper because it very reactionary. But , as far as I'm concerned, I like it. That allows me to debate with people about politics. Têtu: You are very famous in Italy, you are a judge in XFactor and you were even on the cover of the Italian Vanity Fair , with a title saying: "Gay and father, why not?" What did you think about what the creators of D&G said about "traditional family"? Mika: It's hard for me to answer this question. Those creators are my neighbors in Italy... what I can say is that I chose my clothes designer cautiously. I wear Valentino because for me it means "amore" (love). Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, who are the artistic directors of that brand, have a great sense of love. I like nice people, who are also modern and have a sense of fun and poetry, which isn't the case for everyone. Têtu: Do you want to have children? Mika: Loads! But when the moment has come. Têtu: As we were talking about fashion, something is totally obvious: with your flamboyant suits, you totally outshined Jenifer in The Voice! Mika: No! I haven't yet worn a Jean Paul Gautltier dress! [laughter] The guy in charge of my promotion often says to me: "Why don't you wear something a bit more sober?" And I answer to him: that is totally sober! Look : the shape the cut are absolutely classic. Têtu: Do you see yourself as a dandy? Mika: No. But you can take the liberty of doing many things if you behave like a dandy, even of I'm not one. A dandy is a punk who can secretly enter the party. Têtu: Are you happy in love? Mika: Yes. Even if it wasn't always easy for Andy...he is a very simple person .He's extremely true to himself and he hates what's complicated. So , it's difficult. Because my work often tends to endanger it all. Têtu: Etienne Daho explained to us that it was hard for him to have a steady relation with someone, because music is a lover that's too demanding. Can one be a pop singer and enjoy a stable love life? Mika: Yes, I'm convinced of that! But you have to be pragmatic. Andy and I , we have an extremely conventional relation. We are faithful. We went through a big crisis a few years ago. We split then we got back together again. I understood that one musn't squash the other. And give up trying to control the other. Often one is too carnivorous. Then one wonders why they don't love the other person anymore, but that's simply because that person was destroyed.

Thank you so much Eriko Do you know if there's a way to save those short videos? I love them so much

Translation: You offered me roses, I threw them on you You wanted to stop, I said we go on You wanted the country. We live in Paris You say no, I say yes You wanted Gainsbourg. I played Booba You wanted to make love. We danced zumba. You wanted a boy. We called her Susie. You say no I say yes. Saying "I love you' , that's not the problem Listen to me when I tell you ,I don't want to I don't want to (no I don't want to) As husbands who say yes I don't want to, I don't want to , I don't want to please you I don't want to, I don't want to , if you love me , come and tell me Singing, you say love that's not what it is, but you see I'm not the twat you think I am, this song is for you You wanted Peru , you only got the Peruvian hat You wanted the big wheel, you only got the turnstile You wanted a lover, I said are you kiding? You say white , I say black Hey, I love you, that's not the problem Listen to me when I tell you ,I don't want to I don't want to (no I don't want to) As husbands who say yes I don't want to, I don't want to , I don't want to please you I don't want to, I don't want to , if you love me , come and tell me Singing, you say love that's not what it is, but you see I'm not the twat you think I am, this song is for you You wanted passion, you got Mon cheris (chocolates) You wanted a far away trip , I bought you kiwis You wanted to see the sea (mer) and we saw my mother (mère) You say Rome , I say Vienna Because I don't want to... It's fabulous live as always with Mika

He meant the rapper

All She Wants or Girl, you're the devil would be good singles in my opinion....they always make me feel like dancing ....

Mika's album is number 3 in France

Thank you for sharing Silver

C'est bizarre ...je vais demander à Silver, il y a une liste d'attente au cas où des personnes inscrites se désisteraient

You're right, after all, we're discussing about what Mika said in an interview. When I used to be an English teacher, I always showed the movie Philadelphia to my classes because I was hoping it would be an eye opener to some...

You're very welcome Eriko I plan to translate more

That is so sad...same rights for all doesn't take anything away from straight people anyway, so how can some people be so narrow minded and not understand that we are all the same regardless of sexual orientation , religion, color of skin , age , handicap and see only differences and react in a negative way Tolerance should be a subject in schools as schools are supposed to teach life in a community and kids get into fights and get bullied there Sorry I'm so off subject , but life is so short I can't believe spending it making other human beings unhappy makes any sense at all

Translation of RTL2 interview RTL2publié le 29/06/2015 à 19:30http://www.rtl2.fr/c...mika-7778884605Interview"I want to talk about serious things with sweetness," says Mika who was RTL2 editor in chief and guest for a day - Mika, whose fourth album 'No Place In Heaven' was released on June 16th , appears to be more emancipated and having a huge appetite for projets more diverse than ever . With his big smile, his style which is as classy as cool and with his contageous cheerfulness Mika is radiant. His fourth album, No Place In Heaven, was released a few days ago, but the singer already has other things in his mind: "It's as if I was already looking for my next projet. I will probably have enough appetite to start a new projet in less than three years this time. "Mika is impatient indeed, with a mind so open that it makes him hungry for lots of things:" I' m really hungry and curious ", the pop star who sold millions of albums admits."However, I don't want to throw myself into 150 things and do mediocres ones. So I have to make a choice."Nowadays Mika is not only a singer .Coach inThe Voice (TF1talent show) , but also in the italian version of X-Factor, he's more under exposure than before ."I'm taking advantage of that and it helps me as a person, because that means that I can do whatever work I want without having to ask permission, which is what I always did before",explains the singer , who seem like a weight has been lifted off him. Since he realized that, Mika says he feels "very free , very transparent, simplified ":"In my heart , I feel lighter ."A freed artist. At 31, Mika shows a boldness which almost contrasts with his cheerfulness."Two more questions !"he says with self-assurance when his public relation tries to put an end to the interview. "You are the boss", admits the other , who doesn't try to argue. Mika indeed broke free from people who used to take decisions for him in order to do his own thing in a more independant way: "I realised that four years ago, I had to ask a permission from my record company to do anything, he explains in a serious tone." I couldn't let my creativity and career ambitions die, simply because I wasn't going to take advantage of the opportunities around me", sums up the singer, who has now freed himself from the labels pressure ."Staying very creative and having fun in the process. Creating things filled with fantasy and which belong to the same universe", is how he sums up what he wishes to do.I wanted to make a very intimate and personal record, not a commercially aggressive one. Mika, after coming out publicly as gay in 2012,Mika got involved in favor of gay marriage ,which Boum Boum Boum is about. The coach vocal sang at a concert to celebrate legalisation of gay marriage at place de la République, in Paris."I was one of the very few singers being there", recalls Mika with a sad smile ."I am a musician, I sing, I'm only here thanks to alternative improbable people who helped and encouraged me. I was a victim of intolerance and thanks to the help I got, I could find my own path. Do I need more reasons? No", is Mika's answer to this question..He's a committed man. Equal rights is not is only fight. A while ago , Mika also joined the fight against bullying, in Italia . A cause he also wants to get involved into in France: "That's not necessarly a thing that mobilize people a lot", the singer says ."But bullying is the result and symptom of so many other problems that when dealing with it, one is also helping people solve other problems. It's like a fever." During the editing conference when Mika défined the topics of the day that would be dealt with on RTL2 , among other things he mentioned a day he spent at the beach with sick children, in order to put into light the association Enfants Sans Cancer. (Children without cancer association) So much involvement into charities suggests a big generosity in Mika. The day before this interview, Mika was a guest at the TV show On n'est pas couché. He explains that he was slighly heckled by the columnists, who reproached him not to be bold enough: "I told them: 'But it doesn't work that way. That's not my idea of pop.' I am a pop singer driven by a sense of melody and playing with words", says the artist."I want to talk about serious things with sweetness. For me sweetness is a very important thing because it provokes tolerance. I believe it's a lot more constructive and interesting than to provoke intolerance and reactivity." Sweet but firm, Mika doesn't mind ending up in hell , "but with holidays in heaven".

Translation of RTL2 interview RTL2publié le 29/06/2015 à 19:30http://www.rtl2.fr/c...mika-7778884605Interview"I want to talk about serious things with sweetness," says Mika who was RTL2 editor in chief and guest for a day - Mika, whose fourth album 'No Place In Heaven' was released on June 16th , appears to be more emancipated and having a huge appetite for projets more diverse than ever . With his big smile, his style which is as classy as cool and with his contageous cheerfulness Mika is radiant. His fourth album, No Place In Heaven, was released a few days ago, but the singer already has other things in his mind: "It's as if I was already looking for my next projet. I will probably have enough appetite to start a new projet in less than three years this time. "Mika is impatient indeed, with a mind so open that it makes him hungry for lots of things:" I' m really hungry and curious ", the pop star who sold millions of albums admits."However, I don't want to throw myself into 150 things and do mediocres ones. So I have to make a choice."Nowadays Mika is not only a singer .Coach inThe Voice (TF1talent show) , but also in the italian version of X-Factor, he's more under exposure than before ."I'm taking advantage of that and it helps me as a person, because that means that I can do whatever work I want without having to ask permission, which is what I always did before",explains the singer , who seem like a weight has been lifted off him. Since he realized that, Mika says he feels "very free , very transparent, simplified ":"In my heart , I feel lighter ."A freed artist. At 31, Mika shows a boldness which almost contrasts with his cheerfulness."Two more questions !"he says with self-assurance when his public relation tries to put an end to the interview. "You are the boss", admits the other , who doesn't try to argue. Mika indeed broke free from people who used to take decisions for him in order to do his own thing in a more independant way: "I realised that four years ago, I had to ask a permission from my record company to do anything, he explains in a serious tone." I couldn't let my creativity and career ambitions die, simply because I wasn't going to take advantage of the opportunities around me", sums up the singer, who has now freed himself from the labels pressure ."Staying very creative and having fun in the process. Creating things filled with fantasy and which belong to the same universe", is how he sums up what he wishes to do.I wanted to make a very intimate and personal record, not a commercially aggressive one. Mika, after coming out publicly as gay in 2012,Mika got involved in favor of gay marriage ,which Boum Boum Boum is about. The coach vocal sang at a concert to celebrate legalisation of gay marriage at place de la République, in Paris."I was one of the very few singers being there", recalls Mika with a sad smile ."I am a musician, I sing, I'm only here thanks to alternative improbable people who helped and encouraged me. I was a victim of intolerance and thanks to the help I got, I could find my own path. Do I need more reasons? No", is Mika's answer to this question..He's a committed man. Equal rights is not is only fight. A while ago , Mika also joined the fight against bullying, in Italia . A cause he also wants to get involved into in France: "That's not necessarly a thing that mobilize people a lot", the singer says ."But bullying is the result and symptom of so many other problems that when dealing with it, one is also helping people solve other problems. It's like a fever." During the editing conference when Mika défined the topics of the day that would be dealt with on RTL2 , among other things he mentioned a day he spent at the beach with sick children, in order to put into light the association Enfants Sans Cancer. (Children without cancer association) So much involvement into charities suggests a big generosity in Mika. The day before this interview, Mika was a guest at the TV show On n'est pas couché. He explains that he was slighly heckled by the columnists, who reproached him not to be bold enough: "I told them: 'But it doesn't work that way. That's not my idea of pop.' I am a pop singer driven by a sense of melody and playing with words", says the artist."I want to talk about serious things with sweetness. For me sweetness is a very important thing because it provokes tolerance. I believe it's a lot more constructive and interesting than to provoke intolerance and reactivity." Sweet but firm, Mika doesn't mind ending up in hell , "but with holidays in heaven".

Translation of RTL2 interview RTL2publié le 29/06/2015 à 19:30http://www.rtl2.fr/c...mika-7778884605Interview"I want to talk about serious things with sweetness," says Mika who was RTL2 editor in chief and guest for a day - Mika, whose fourth album 'No Place In Heaven' was released on June 16th , appears to be more emancipated and having a huge appetite for projets more diverse than ever . With his big smile, his style which is as classy as cool and with his contageous cheerfulness Mika is radiant. His fourth album, No Place In Heaven, was released a few days ago, but the singer already has other things in his mind: "It's as if I was already looking for my next projet. I will probably have enough appetite to start a new projet in less than three years this time. "Mika is impatient indeed, with a mind so open that it makes him hungry for lots of things:" I' m really hungry and curious ", the pop star who sold millions of albums admits."However, I don't want to throw myself into 150 things and do mediocres ones. So I have to make a choice."Nowadays Mika is not only a singer .Coach inThe Voice (TF1talent show) , but also in the italian version of X-Factor, he's more under exposure than before ."I'm taking advantage of that and it helps me as a person, because that means that I can do whatever work I want without having to ask permission, which is what I always did before",explains the singer , who seem like a weight has been lifted off him. Since he realized that, Mika says he feels "very free , very transparent, simplified ":"In my heart , I feel lighter ."A freed artist. At 31, Mika shows a boldness which almost contrasts with his cheerfulness."Two more questions !"he says with self-assurance when his public relation tries to put an end to the interview. "You are the boss", admits the other , who doesn't try to argue. Mika indeed broke free from people who used to take decisions for him in order to do his own thing in a more independant way: "I realised that four years ago, I had to ask a permission from my record company to do anything, he explains in a serious tone." I couldn't let my creativity and career ambitions die, simply because I wasn't going to take advantage of the opportunities around me", sums up the singer, who has now freed himself from the labels pressure ."Staying very creative and having fun in the process. Creating things filled with fantasy and which belong to the same universe", is how he sums up what he wishes to do.I wanted to make a very intimate and personal record, not a commercially aggressive one. Mika, after coming out publicly as gay in 2012,Mika got involved in favor of gay marriage ,which Boum Boum Boum is about. The coach vocal sang at a concert to celebrate legalisation of gay marriage at place de la République, in Paris."I was one of the very few singers being there", recalls Mika with a sad smile ."I am a musician, I sing, I'm only here thanks to alternative improbable people who helped and encouraged me. I was a victim of intolerance and thanks to the help I got, I could find my own path. Do I need more reasons? No", is Mika's answer to this question..He's a committed man. Equal rights is not is only fight. A while ago , Mika also joined the fight against bullying, in Italia . A cause he also wants to get involved into in France: "That's not necessarly a thing that mobilize people a lot", the singer says ."But bullying is the result and symptom of so many other problems that when dealing with it, one is also helping people solve other problems. It's like a fever." During the editing conference when Mika défined the topics of the day that would be dealt with on RTL2 , among other things he mentioned a day he spent at the beach with sick children, in order to put into light the association Enfants Sans Cancer. (Children without cancer association) So much involvement into charities suggests a big generosity in Mika. The day before this interview, Mika was a guest at the TV show On n'est pas couché. He explains that he was slighly heckled by the columnists, who reproached him not to be bold enough: "I told them: 'But it doesn't work that way. That's not my idea of pop.' I am a pop singer driven by a sense of melody and playing with words", says the artist."I want to talk about serious things with sweetness. For me sweetness is a very important thing because it provokes tolerance. I believe it's a lot more constructive and interesting than to provoke intolerance and reactivity." Sweet but firm, Mika doesn't mind ending up in hell , "but with holidays in heaven".

NPiH was number two album last week and is number four this week in France.

Thanks so much for the links and for uploading Natasha's periscopes and Mika's periscope were wonderful All of you totally made my day

Hi and welcome to MFC Rina Have fun here

Hello Masumin and welcome to MFC I fell for Mika when I first heard Grace Kelly too and the more time passes by, the more I love Mika and each new album makes me happy Enjoy yourself with us

Mellody and Littlelady, what a shame

Welcome to MFC and enjoy yourself here Nao Mika

Me too His nation would be a happy place to live in

I love both the pic and the interview and I plan to translate that one as well

Translation in English The dictator What would our lives be like if he was the dictator of the country? Mika, singer, writer, composer I will start with putting in jail all the managers because of their unceasing e-mails in which they keep asking questions and never give answers. Then it'll be the turn of my record company, my family and my other half. Only the dogs will be free. At the end, I'll certainly feel alone and say to myself :"I'm so f******* bored, I might as well jail myself too." All the shows with "real" and "housewives" will have to be stopped immediatlly. The one shot in Beverley Hills almost turned me into a communist. I will avoid all desappointing and global happening like the Olympic Games opening . However I will use for myself the 100 drums so they announce my arrival on special occasions. I will forbid fluorescent colors since that makes me sick. I know those colors exist in nature, but that's not an excuse to wear them . They're just like tropical flavor gums that pretend to be tasting like tropical fruits , but which smell like nuclear dump I will make maternal religion compulsary. After all doesn't every mother dream of being treated like a deity? In Lebanon, as soon as you are born, you are told what to do and that you will go to hell whatever you do. But the deal with it is that you get a sort of eternal love . That's why I love my dogs. My best ennemy will be Colonel Sanders. Or Ronald Mc Donald. The capital city will be Barcelona. All that needs to be done is get rid of all those stupid drunken tourist , than even Spanish people can't stand anymore. I will make all schools teach how to make bread. I have never understood why only girls were taught the essential things. My brother bakes bread and he's a lot better balanced than I am. I will divert money that what to be used for military weapons to open applied art schools instead. The only way to feel free in life is to be able to create ex nihilo (from nothing) "Tolerance, candor, absurdity" will be the new motto. My torture? I will force my ennemies to watch Real Housewifes of ...who cares in loops. Florent Pagny will be the Secretary of Agriculture because he's already a farmer. Louboutin will be Secretary of Food Administration because he's always talking about food , even though he doesn't know anything about it? Fanny Ardant will be Secretary of Defense because she doesn't need any weapon to defend what she believes in. Lady Gaga will collect the taxes because due to the clothes she wears, she is so frightening that everyone will pay without further ado. All the other famous people will become my servants. I will fight against racists , homophobics, misogynists, bigots, and against all the extremist governments in the world. My second home will be the Alhambra. That's all I want in life and all that I can't have. I will enjoy violating the law that forces me to answer to an article on time. Oscar Wilde will have fun writing my speeches, whereas Lord Byron will have to satisfy himself with being my stylist. My militia of looks will be made of Lilliputian armed with tasers. I will ask Fernando Botero to make a statue of me. I want everyone to remember me as a fat man eternally young and merry. He would make bronzes showing me on a fat horse, with a big apple in my hand and watching the horizon. Interview by Fatou Biramah.

aww, that's fantastic, I wish I could go I'm on holidays but I don't think I'll be able to make it Enjoy, everyone who will be there