Mikaleyshialicious

THE END:

Tonight, Mika is on stage, on the biggest stage in Vienna. He has done more than 1000 concerts in four years and he still can't believe it.

In Japan, we are going to do 4 concerts in a few weeks, and in Seoul we are going to do the Olympic room. That's cool, it astonishes me.

As always, the concert is sold out. 5000 fans will be there in a few hours. Always paying attention to every detail, Mika regulates the lighting himself.

speaks english (very sexy accent:) )

The family is never far away, backstage, Jasmine prepares the costumes of YOUUUU all:)

A few moments before the concert, last moment of concentration.

Self confident, Mika just has a little apprehention

I: you discover an audience tonight?

M: Yes for the first time and I don't know how they gonna be: maybe formal, maybe silent (as if?!??!! )

But soon after the first notes of one of his hits, the fear goes away. Mika is raging (positive meaning) and involves the audience. Tonight, it's a huge inflatable leg that he throws in the audience. The little dyslexic boy who used to tell himself stories with his piano is forgotten (is he?). Mika has become a stage animal who shares his universe with thousands of fans.

part 3:

Mika has chosen his career when he was 12 and his whole family followed him (helped him). Today, he's still working in a tribe. That day he's working with his sister, Jasmine, to prepare the presentation book of his next tour. photos, illustrations and even mannequins, everything is home made

showing photos of painted people

M: that's my brother, Fortuné, who is currently studying architecture. He's 18. Those are all friends from his class.

Everybody participates, but in the end, it's Mika who decides

Mika and Jasmine talking in english

Mika has his eyes on everything. For the people close to him, it's not always easy to compose(?) with his exigent, as well as phantasque (a lot of phantasiy) personality.

J: We really want to offer the people who buy this photos that they can not access that easily. It's not ... (sees Mika with his very nice and serious looking mask)

interviewer: Isn't he to difficult to handle the little brother?

J: oh no, very easy

I: Do you have arguments sometimes?

M: Constantly, we often have arguments

J: I was going to say no

M: Liar! You are lying now. You are lying you are lying, just like your concealer (make up to hide the rings under the eyes... dunno if that is a concealer...) you are lying.

Mika likes to have the last word, in his family as in his career.

In the beginning, no recording company would accept this song. It was labelled as too shifted (not matching the times we are in) and not formatted enough.

VIENNA

Stubborn, he refuses to change his style (note for myself: luckilyyyy) and makes himself known on the internet. The success is immediate. Since then, he tours all over the world. Two weeks ago, he was in Vienna, Austria. Promotion, non stopping interviews in big/nice hotels is everyday life.

M: It get's slightly annoying if it's the 10th time in the same hotel but no it is pleasant we cannot complain

I: Lassitude?

M: Not yet, but maybe in an hour

Mika plays the game with his eternal cocktail of elegance and professionalism.

He has even learnt some words in german (sorry but he does not speak german there:) ) for the occasion

Mika speaks austrian (I think)

But the ?(can't hear the word) teen isn't always far away and when the journalist takes his guitar out, Mika sings with him

Too bad for his press attachés who get impatient because other journalists are waiting. Mika, for himself, is having fun!

Ok here is the first part of the translation

 

This morning, Mika has a meeting in the London suburbs to prepare his next tour. This tall lanky young man wasn't able to sell his songs just 4 years ago. Today, he can afford the George Lucas studio, a huge warehouse created for the making of Star Wars. 30 meters under the ceiling, and a team made of 25 people working hard. A lot of resources at the service of the unbridled imagination of this new pop star.

 

Mika : It's cool, we're having fun.

Interviewer : It's impressive.

M: Yes it's not bad. Here are my planets. The thing with my planets is that they are totally white, but when you put UV light on them, you realise they're entirely painted like planets with craters and stuff.

 

More than a planet, it's a universe that Mika managed to impose with a few hits, like Relax, take it easy, a chorus that went all around the world. A coloured and childish style, a high pitched voice and above all a rhythm which irresistibly makes you want to dance. This is Mika's trademark.

 

In only 3 years, he has already sold 8 million albums. Michael Penniman, aka Mika, is an exceptionally talented 26 year old man. Songwriter and singer, he takes care of everything, including costumes and set for his next tour. Everything is made in this warehouse. This is where he feels the best. In the core of this princesses and dragons world coming out of his imagination.

 

M : I love it. This is like a big fluff, but it's a tree, decorated with a small lion, leaves, hearts, clocks, which is all my universe's language.

I: You look like a child discovering his toys.

M: They're my toys for the next 4 months.

 

A big boy who dreams in the middle of his toys, and who hasn't completely cut the umbilical cord (Sorry it's a French idiom, meaning he's not totally independent)

 

M : Here are my mother and my sister making the stuffing for my Toy Boy.

 

At the back of the room, it is indeed Mum, professional costume maker, making him a giant doll, with Paloma and Jasmine, his two big sisters. Mika has always been protected by the women in his family.

 

M: And here is my man! He's great isn't he? My mother made it.

 

I: Does your son give you a lot of work?

 

Mrs P : A little bit.

 

Paloma : He needs us so that everything works.

 

M: I need help.

 

Mrs P: He has always been the same. He has always been mad like this. He has always wanted huge dolls and always wanted to create fantasy since he was a child. He's the same as before.

 

End of first part!

I am translating the part after he plays the piano...when he's at home with his sister... so u have less work

Grandma: Oh my God, he is crazy like you!!! He seems to by sympathetic tough, all smiles ... even if he's a millionaire (point being???)

Mum: J'ai fait un clone de Mika (I made a Mika clone) + Mika and you could have met in a London museum wearing your masks... because I had a Touthankamun mask on while in british museum few years ago ... no comment... except: I would have loved meeting him in a museum in London!!!

Oh my! the video is already online, but I might take an hour to translate everything.. Ok I should stop posting and focus now!

Shall I help by translating the end???

I am downloading it to youtube but it needs 204 minutes:/

have to edit it first

If it's any consolation for not being able to watch it live, there were some pretty dull parts with "Mika became dyslexic when he was ten" yadayadayada

lol

My mum and grandma officially think he is crazy and has a lot in common with me haha:))) He is soooo damn cute... I filmed the tv with my cam in case nobody recorded it directly on a computer, just let me know and I'll put it on youtube...

I REAAALLLY WANT TO GO,but have no ticket,if anyone has an

[*]EXTRA TICKET...PLEASE PWEAZE LET ME KNOW!! thanky spanky xxx

 

http://www.luxbazar.lu/Ref2811281/080510-Esch-Belval:-Mika-120-Euros.htm

http://www.luxbazar.lu/Ref2847481/3-billets-pour-le-concert-de-MIKA-120-Euros.htm

http://www.luxbazar.lu/Ref2867891/Vds-Places-de-Concert-MIKA.htm

they sell them privately... between 40 and 75 euros :/

Did somebody buy tickets on sandbag? I haven't received my tix yet... haven't got an email stating they have been sent yet... I know they send them late but the Suttgart and Duesseldorf tix were here a month prior to the concert... so I am starting to get stressed

Myself on fb: "who wants to go to see Mika with me?"

My cousin: "I'll come with you and throw eggs and tomatoes on him I hate him he makes me change the radio station if he's on!"

My mum: "how can one be that cruel to Mika he sings such happy songs and he is so sweet. He makes life enjoyable."

grandma "how can you pay that much money to go to many (only 3:((( ) Concerts of a penguin? He just loughs at you"

Myself: "It's not a penguin it's Mika and he is the nicest popstar ever with his fans"

grandma: "Oh Mika! Even worse that tall skinny one that's jumping around"

Myself: "I love him"

Should have told her Mika owns 2 penguins! She does not know good music! Calling P!nk fat and Mika the tall skinny jumping one (even if the last one is true she did not say that with much love)

"Mika's music isn't that bad! Actually he is very nice and funny! I loved his puppet" My bf after the concert

yeah I think I wrote that at the beginning of the thread, but it was never changed in the title. I guess for some people it's hard to understand that the country is big enough to have 2 different cities

it's shocking how big it is;) sorry then the title was misleading me;)

for those who need a ride to lux city after signing i might be able to take 2 or 3 just have to see where i have to drive my sis...

Hey, i just wanted to say that the Rockhal was in Esch/ Belval and not in luxembourg city. 25 km apart, esch is in the south of luxembourg while luxembourg city is in the centre...

C u there... Counting the days...

I would have died without ty! As it's one of my alltime Mika favs. I would have nothing against ring ring again and of course the ueberaddictive kick ass live!!! Loves it verrry verryyy much

Your pics are really amazing.

Some of them are pure artistic ones. Congrats, I enjoyed so much and save some of them with your permission if you don't mind.

Of course u can;) thank u very much!

Yep mellody i am the feather one also the one behind u in duesseldorf;) that wd be nice thank u;)

Your photos are great, thanks for posting

 

For instance this one is

Come to daddyyyy lol

Fantastic pictures!

thx:)

@Mikaleyshialicious haha yeah. was he with you? why didn't he do it? it's fun, just don't take yourself too serious !

no he wasn't.... had to force him to go to 1 concert... he then realized he quite liked mika music (so now I can listen to it in his car hihi) and that mika was very sympathethic... but had to go with my sis to the other gigs

 

@Tina78 thanks.

No he wasn't ... he was there in Duesseldorf... and realized that mika music isn't that bad (now I can listen to it in his car) and that mika was very sympathetic... but he did not want to go to 3 concerts so I took my lil sister with me... and now we fight about who will be THE PENNIWIFE lol:) but he would be a cute lollipop girl haha

That's just very easy to understand

isn't it:)

I am wondering if nobody has pics with him signing my drawing:)

I would like to have a normal pic with him... how the hell can I achieve this goal haha

Sorry, I tend to stay out of pictures

When Mika came out to sign stuff, I was the next in line after you and your friend. I recognized the drawn picture in your avatar, I think it's so funny with the little fairy

the little fairy had my head with mika curls glued on loool I am silly:)

after me and my sis... **** I just looked at the ones before me and MIKAAA I might recognise you if I came across a pic sorry:) I was "in any other world" in the queue waiting for God Curly:)

aww thanks! those pics are funny ! it wasn't that hard. it was pure fun! i really enjoyed myself dancing around all goofy !

I just need to have Mika next to me (like after the concert) I start to feel like jelly and getting stiff at the same time it is terrible:)

so u were a male big girl? cool:) My bf should be a lollipop girl:P

thank you so much for those pics! hahaha. so funny seeing us up there.

god and those tasty pics of him..

ur welcome:)