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This morning in the train when I was going to work. Someone's ringtone was the beginning of Lollipop "Yo Mika" ... and it was a guy!

Those were the days : http://twitter.com/mikeychoiUK/status/303197461583904769/photo/1

I am happy for you all in the USA and in Canada. And so looking forward to see all the videos and gig reports.

I think that only one twitter started this buzz, it may be just a joke.

Have you seen this one ?: http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/UKBBCeurovision/blog/?id=191202

They made EMD last year, quite funny I think:

:wait: Ok, thank you. I am waiting then...

Thank you for the link. Has Mika already been there?

I agree with you Marilyn (even if I wasn't there ). He seems to sing very well and Make you happy is so beautiful, I adore that version with strings. He is even dancing with Max. I don't mind the French songs, but I understand it might deceive some people from UK. But he sang only two songs in French anyway. Especially EMD is better known in French amongs his fans. That is of course a very personal point of view, because I like a lot all the latin languages and enjoy for exemple hearing Stardust with Italian verses.

I think that despite of his voice problems Stardust sounds amazing as well as OOL. The public seems to be on fire

That's incredible, it is not even an official single. Do you think it could have done well in other french speaking countries, if it has been released as single? Or maybe you have a different taste in Quebec?

And TOOL is # 23 on Italian iTunes! That's the magic of television.

Stardust (Italian version) is now #17 on Italian iTunes.

Thank you for the video! Her singing style is so different from Mika's but not bad at all. I am sure that Stardust could do well in Italy if it was a single. Underwater is still in the top 100 on iTunes Italy after last week's performance.

Thank you Sarina. Are we going to have a video?

I really love this song and the radio edit version is very good. I was pleased to hear Celebrate or Underwater on the radio, but if I head TOOL, I would become hysterical It is so different from the pop songs we can hear at the moment and could do very well, especially in UK, if it was played on the radio. Thanks to DerMoment for your analysis: I agree with it. The rythm seems a little bit faster and gives a lighter tone to the song: PERFECT FOR THE RADIO!

Someone, perhaps Marilyn, wrote about the theatrical side of the first part and that’s what I saw there. In the first part he is in a theater with the artificial water, painted sky, overacting like in a drama. I think that that’s the way they wanted it to be. Then once in water, it’s more realistic (the way it is filmed I mean, not the mermaids ) because he is focused on his love, he isn’t acting any more. First, the first part really annoyed me, because of the too theatrical acting and the tiny boat that didn’t even move when the see was agitated, but now I like it a lot, because I feel like having understood the whole thing. But that’s only my point of view...

This time is seems that you can also get a code by connecting on Facebook. I will try this evening at home .

Thank you for your report DerMoment. Finally I can have a moment on our family computer shared by at least 6 persons. I was so much funnier to queue up before the gig with you DerMoment and share some thoughts about the new album and other Mika or quinea pig related things . I hope you weren’t too tired by the long trip back home. I am looking forward to meet you in some other Mika gig soon. I was so happy during this gig and it went by too quickly. My high lights were Rain, better live than last time at Rockhal in 2010 and TOOL, my favorite song of the new album. I missed Heroes or HE, but we got Karen instead, as the others already told. The crowd was very mixed and illustrates well how widely Mika’s music is appreciated. Thank you for those who gave away the balloons for TOOL and organized the waves and the fishes for Underwater. It was so beautiful and fun at the same time. I just couldn’t but laugh when I saw a fish on a stick in front of me . I wanted to say hello to the famous Tiibet after the gig. It was really nice to meet you in real life and speak a little in finnish.

Me too, and thanks for the photo. I will recognize you then. Perhaps you will be carrying some paper fishes, as Mellody suggested us to do... We'll see at the railway station then, for exemple somewhere in the entrancy hall (not so big here in Luxembourg).

It would be nice to meet you. The venue is less than 5 minutes walk from the railway station and we could meet there at about 18 (we can't before because my daughter finishes at school at 16.30 and must come home and eat before). I don't really know how do you look like, though. Can I find your photo in some gig reports?

Yes, I am coming at about 18 p.m. because I am with my daughter and I would like her to be in a good mood during the gig (not too tired, hungry, not feeling too well for X reasons). I really want to enjoy this gig and don't want anything to spoil it (like last time with my other daugher who felt sick in the middle of the gig )

A little interview and some bits of the concert on France 3 at about 24 min: http://www.france3.fr/jt/12-13/

I heard it twice last Sunday when driving in France on RFM and 107,7 (radio des autoroutes). I screamed a little when I recognized the first notes and my husband thought that we were in danger .

TOOL is number 47 in US charts: http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200?begin=41&order=position TBWKTM was number 19 the 1st week but dropped out quite quickly. I hope that TOOL stays longer in Billboard charts .