Lucrezia

Thank you so so much!

:Update: :Update:

Here is the first mini Facebook film from today with @JamesAALongman and UNHCR @Refugees #myrefugeestory  on the Syrian refugees living in a Lebanese banana plantation @BBCWorld https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews/videos/10153273091322217/

Thanks Eriko for upload the videos!

Eriko, thanks for setting this thread up and keeping it updated -- as someone else said, it's hard to keep up with all the various social media they are using!

 

One thing Mika's team has asked -- as we promote this we should use this link: http://rfg.ee/VHTx2 

 

It redirects to the donation page about Mika on the UNHCR site. (I changed the link in the first post of this thread, but if you see it anywhere else, please use the link I've given instead.)

 

I've also been thinking about how we as the MFC can help with this effort.

 

With our anniversary coming it, it might be a good time to auction off a prize and donate the proceeds.

 

I have a couple prizes that might generate some interest here, and Mika's team have said they would be willing to give us something to auction off, as well.

 

For those of you who have been around MFC for a long time, you may remember how we auctioned off a few things for charity around the MFC's 5th anniversary to support London Air Ambulance. I'm thinking we may do something similar this time around -- perhaps instead of a straight auction we ask people to make a donation to be eligible for a chance to win the prize. I have to go back and review how we handled everything back then to refresh my memory, but I think this is something I'd like to do, if the rest of you are up for it, too.

Thanks Deb for the link of the donation...I'll use it on Twitter

About the idea for the auction, I think it's great! We can actually do something concrete for these people and it would be a nice way to collect a high figure to give.

Mohamed Madi account on Twitter

https://twitter.com/m_madi

24h

#myrefugeestory

22 h

22 h

Me, @JamesAALongman and @stumac84 are about to leave for Beirut for #myrefugeestory

 

22 h

This weekend we're in Lebanon with new UNHCR supporter @mikasounds http://rfg.ee/VHTyX  #MyRefugeeStory

 

21 h

#myrefugeestory, see you in #Beirut @mikasounds @JamesAALongman @Refugees

 

16 h

So we've landed - but not in Beirut. A sudden thunderstorm means we've been redirected to Larnaca, Cyprus for refuelling

 

16 h

RT MIKA official

And BBC news team of me, @JamesAALongman and @stumac84 will be there too

 

@mikasounds

Just arrived in Lebanon where for the next few days I will be joining UNHCR and meeting Syrian @Refugees who will be sharing their stories

 

12 h

Arrived in Beirut

 

4 h

We're on the road. Share your stories and questions on #myrefugeestory

 

3H

This is Mustafa's Grandmother - "We need to eat, we need to sleep somewhere safe" - #myrefugeestory

Video with mika: https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678498973792002048

 

3h

#myrefugeestory

Video: https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678499128268095488

 

3 h

This is Abu Ahmad's house. The family used to own several houses in Syria. Now, a tent near Beirut #myrefugeestory

Video with Mika: https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678501173603647489

 

3 h

Abu Ahmad's family now spread over Syria, Turkey and Lebanon #myrefugeestory

 

3 h

Friends Asim and Ibrahim inside an informal settlement near Beirut - have a look around #my https://t.co/7cbE2gGPfX

 

2 h

#myrefugeestory

https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678508354365353984

 

2 h

#myrefugeestory

Video with Mika: https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678522529691009025

 

1 h

#myrefugeestory with @mikasounds

Video with Mika: https://twitter.com/m_madi/status/678527852015255552

 

55 min

This is what an informal refugee settlement in Beirut looks like. Everyone here is from Idl https://t.co/7qQgwKgLOU

 

46 min

 

Here are some of the snapchats we've been sending. Follow by searching BBCJamesLongman #myrefugeestory

https://twitter.com/MIKA_Lebanon/status/678501920244424704

 

RT Stu McKenzie ‏@stumac84

21 min

Filming at an informal refugee settlement near Beruit #myrefugeestory @JamesAALongman @m_madi @mikasounds

 

 

 

 

 

James Longman account on Twitter

[twitter]@jamesAAlongman[/twitter]

to Lebanon 2 meet refugees w @mikasounds & @Refugees - follow our snapchat story jameslongmanbbc #myrefugeestory

https://twitter.com/JamesAALongman/status/678207905708040192

Made it to Beirut with @mikasounds #myrefugeestory 3h ago

https://twitter.com/JamesAALongman/status/678491375134892032

2 h

2 h

Best friends Mustafah & Brahim are 12. And they've been living in this Lebanese field for 4 years. #myrefugeestory

 

2 h

Follow me on snapchat for live and frequent updates on @mikasounds & @Refugees #myrefugeestory from Lebanon

1 h

Mika's account on Snapchat

Account: mika-mikachu

No post yet

He changed only his pic on the profile

Now: https://twitter.com/Virgiinie_/status/678278472737902593

Before: https://twitter.com/Virgiinie_/status/678234883530059776

Mika's account on Twitter

MIKA official ‏@mikasounds 20 h

Ciao!! Come ho scritto in inglese io sono appena arrivato a Beirut Dove incontrerò rifugiati Siriani e racconterò le loro storie.

 

Time for making music #myrefugeestory @refugees @jamesaalongman

https://www.instagram.com/p/_hHOi0ziFo/

And now dancing!! #myrefugeestory @refugees @jamesaalongman

https://www.instagram.com/p/_hINkMTiIe/

Mika's account on FB

Mika arrived in Beirut today to spend a few days with #UNHCR in Lebanon, meeting @refugees and hearing their stories. BBCJamesLongman is joining MIKA. Please follow the journey too: http://rfg.ee/VHTx2 #MyRefugeeStory #WarmTheirHearts

https://www.facebook.com/mikasounds/videos/10153403321063040/

Video reposted by Eriko on YT

2h ago

This morning in Beirut. Follow their story at http://rfg.ee/VHTx2 ‪#‎MyRefugeeStory‬ ‪#‎WarmTheirHearts‬

https://www.facebook.com/mikasounds/posts/10153405006323040

14min ago

Mika's thoughts

https://www.facebook.com/mikasounds/posts/10153405282443040

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It's a wonderful progect! I'm so proud of him. Can't wait to read about this incredible journey

I've updated the post with the translation and I added the link of Tv Guide where it says that the documentary will last 50 minutes.

We have even another news from the italian manager Giulio Mazzoleni: 

Io e @Tizimartinengo abbiamo deciso che le sorprese non sono finite.  #NoAnsia #solocosebelle

Me and @Tizimartinengo have decided that the surprises are not over #NoAnxiety #onlybeautifulthings

Here's the article from Sky Uno...it sums a bit what we'll see on Sunday

http://skyuno.sky.it/skyuno/news/2015/12/15/il-viaggio-di-mika-documentario-sky-uno-.html

La storia di un viaggio durato quattro mesi. E che ci mostra Mika in modo diverso, originale. Una sorta di popstar alla Chatwin, errabonda, attenta, curiosa, unica. L'appuntamento col documentario Il viaggio di MIKA (musica, incontri, emozioni di un ragazzo che per sentirsi vivo non si ferma mai) va in onda domenica 20 dicembre alle ore 22.50 su Sky Uno.

Chi ha sempre desiderato entrare nel mondo di Mika, stavolta lo può fare. Il giudice di X Factor si racconta non solo come musicista ma anche come essere umano con i suoi entusiasmi, i suoi dubbi, i suoi successi e le sue fragilità. In questo documentario lo seguiamo e accompagniamo raccogliendo i suoi pensieri a partire da Milano, all'inizio del tour con il concerto intimo al Fabrique: una sorta di prova generale di un magnifico viaggio nel mondo, uno show che stava mettendo i primi semi per poi trasformarsi in un gigantesco tour internazionale nei palazzetti di tutto il mondo. Lasciata Milano, siamo volati a Los Angeles dove ha inciso l'ultimo disco No Place in Heaven.

Mika ci parla della sua idea dell'immagine, del look, della moda e delle sue collaborazioni con Christian   Louboutin e con Pier Paolo Piccioli e Maria Grazia Chiuri della Maison Valentino. Senza dimenticare mamma Joanne, la sua stylist preferita. Ora l'ago della bussola ci porta in Asia con un Mika assolutamente inedito in Giappone, a Tokio, e poi in Corea dove i suoi concerti hanno riempito stadi con fan scatenati e partecipi che lo hanno accompagnato con cori passionali, emozionandosi a ogni canzone. Queste situazioni portano Mika a raccontarci del suo rapporto con i fan di tutte le etnie e di tutti i ceti sociali: "I miei fan sono come le  nazioni Unite, uniti dalle diversità!".

Dagli incontri con i fan italiani a quelli con i ragazzi americani che hanno potuto acclamarlo in un concerto a Central Park durante il programma televisivo Good Morning America. Mika in una camminata lungo la Quinta Strada ci racconta di alcuni suoi ricordi di quando bambino trascorreva parte delle sue vacanze a New York (lui è di mamma libanese e papà americano).

Da New York ci spostiamo in Sicilia, a Taormina, e in cima all'Etna per seguirlo durante la produzione del suo video clip Staring at the sun e lì ci svela dettagli importanti e personali legati all'origine di questa canzone e a quello che sono le sue ispirazioni quando compone un brano. Dal calore siciliano arriviamo nella provincia di Bologna, precisamente a San Giovanni in Persiceto dove Mika realizza un sogno insieme all'Oca Giuliva, una compagnia di Carri di Carnevale. Una cosa accaduta davvero che però sembra una favola per il suo Happy Ending. Si chiude questo straordinario viaggio col concerto di Assago dove Mika ha trascinato le 10mila persone presenti al Forum in un mondo fatto di musica, colori, parole, ma soprattutto emozioni!

Translation:

Traveling with Mika to discover the human side of a pop star

Four months in the company of the X Factor judge at all latitudes to discover his human and passionate side. The voyage of MIKA (music, meetings, emotions of a boy that, since he wants to feel alive, never stops) airs Sunday, December 20th at 22:50 on Sky Uno.

The story of a journey that lasted four months. And that shows us Mika in a different way, pure.. A sort of pop star as Chatwin, roving, attentive, curious, unique. The appointment with the documentary The voyage of MIKA (music, meetings, emotions of a boy that, since he wants to feel alive never stops) airs Sunday, December 20th at 22:50 on Sky One.

Who has always wanted to enter in the world of Mika, this time she/he can do. The X Factor judge tells us not only as a musician but also as a human being with his enthusiasm, his doubts, his achievements and his vulnerabilities. In this documentary we follow him and we accompany him collecting his thoughts starting from Milan, at the beginning of the tour with an intimate concert at the Fabrique: a sort of rehearsal for a wonderful journey into the world, a show that was putting the first seeds for then turn into a giant international tour into the arenas all over the world. After leaving Milan, we flew to Los Angeles where he recorded the last album No Place in Heaven.

Mika talks about his idea of the image, the look, the fashion and his collaborations with Christian Louboutin and Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri of Valentino. Without forgetting mum Joanne, her favorite stylist. Now the needle of the compass takes us in Asia with a Mika absolutely unprecedented in Japan, in Tokyo, and later in Korea where his concerts filled stadiums with cheering fans and involved who accompanied him with passionate choruses, getting excited song after song. These situations lead Mika to tell us about his relationship with fans of all ethnic groups and all social classes: "My fans are like the United Nations, united by diversity."

From encounters with the Italian fans to those with the American fans who were able to see him in a concert in Central Park during the TV program Good Morning America. Mika in a walk along Fifth Avenue tells us some of his memories from when he was a kid on his vacations in NY (His mom is Lebanese and his father American).

From New York we move in Sicily, Taormina, and on top of Etna to follow him during the production of his video clip Staring at the sun and there he reveals important and personal details related to the origin of this song and what are his inspirations when he composes a song. From the Sicilian warmth we arrive in the province of Bologna, in San Giovanni in Persiceto where Mika realizes a dream together with Oca Giuliva, a company of Carnival Wagons. It's a thing that happened for real but it seems a fairy tale for his Happy Ending. Closes this extraordinary journey with the concert of Assago where Mika has dragged the 10 thousand people attending the Forum in a world of music, colors, words, but mainly emotions!

The documentary will last 50 minutes

http://guidatv.sky.it/guidatv/programma/mondoetendenze/musica/il-viaggio-di-mika_500343.shtml?eventid=81831553

Thanks for posting! I'm very curious to listen him in this new project and finally it'll be a program where I can improve again my english 

Mika made a video message for Italian fans to thank everyone for this year and for the Xmas wishes. You can watch the video here and downlad it in HD

http://umgi-t.neolane.net/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=vjY1ARGLJTwnQzfwLj0IGqkoliVpxW41

Now Mika is following:  https://twitter.com/janicelongdj

She's a speaker of BBC Radio 2 of the program After Midnight (Monday-Thursday 0000-0300) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jz0f5

MIKA official ‏@mikasounds

#barlafüs #stupato

Anyone has time to explain what he says to Luca in Daily 27? Maybe a little summary? I understand words here and there but not enough...

Finally Luke sees Mika in a different context away from the loft and Mika plays on the fact that for once he is the one who is waiting for his arrival. He wanted to make see to Luke that there was a whole world out of X Factor to close this chapter of his life.

There were some very beautiful and unstable moments ... Luca thinks that the growth of his career has taken place in a very nice way.

For Mika, Luca has managed this experience with an elegance and maturity of a person much older than his young age.

For Luca it was truly an experience that he will not forget easily. The first time that Mika has seen him there were some doubts at the table (during the audictions) but he was already very sure of what he heard. He thinks that there is something in Luca, a young boy who has a very strong talent. He is very optimistic to see his career in a future ... he should not have any doubt or negativity

Thanks to Film On I recorded the second part of C à vous - la suite including the part where Mika sings

http://vk.com/video251318454_171662250

What a wonderful idea to celebrate his new project in UK!!

I was thinking about a funny line connectinghis past experience on radio

"You could be even better than Catteland, since you are Batman"   

something like that.. I'm not so good with rhymes

Should I record this page http://www.deejay.it/radio/ ?

here you can watch the streaming tv http://www.deejay.it/tv/

I'm very excited about that news! It's wonderful for UK fans!! So so so happy!!

According To SkyUno the gig will be of 100min so I think they cutted some parts. If you'll miss the gig on 27th at 6pm you can watch it again at 7pm and on 3rd December at 8pm

http://guidatv.sky.it/guidatv/programma/ragazziemusica/musica/mika-sinfonia-pop_496862.shtml

The article is from Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni of this week

Tomorrow Mika @ RTL 102.5 'The Flight' H. 15.00

https://www.facebook.com/mikasounds/posts/10153349151058040

 

Giovedì 19 novembre dalle ore 15.00 Mika sarà ospite in diretta suRTL 102.5 in RADIOVISIONE sul canale 36 del digitale terrestre e sul canale 750 di Sky in “The Flight" con Fabrizio Ferrari e La Zac.

http://www.rtl.it/ospiti/30905/Mika_ospite_a_The_Flight/

 

We'll be able to watch it on video (on TV or on RTL site)

http://www.rtl.it/radiovisione

Someone will record the video? Rtl will post only snaps

This week Mika is on the italian magazine "Chi" for the new video "Beautiful Disaster"

Pics:

I really can't wait to watch the concert... it will be again a real emotion

News news news news

The gig in Como will be broadcasted on Sky Uno HD, Friday 27th November! Prepare yourself for the magic!