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Well, I went to the cinema and we came back a bit after midnight. The woman at the reception told us to ring so that they come & open the frontdoor for us. The reception is open 24h/24 ~

I hope MCFers'll be able to go )) This gig sounds pretty exciting~ Too abd it's on a working day ^^'

I don't know if anyone's still lookign for a place to stay but I stayed at the McLays guesthouse last summer, it was fine and pretty cheap. :> I've just checked and it's a few weeks away from this guesthouse (Renfrew street). They have single, dubble & family rooms~ http://www.mclays.com/ (Scottish breakfast included in the price) There were also a few other guesthouse in the same street which lookes fine as well but I can't really tell as I didn't get in these ^^'

That'd be great if they could give you the ticket you didn't get last time for this showcase, indeed :0 I hope Universal'll do something about it ! :>> Well, I'll try as well Dutch isn't my native languafe so I fear no to understand well if I have to phone but I'll do my best to win the tickets ! :'> I listened to Q-music the last few days and I understood nearly everything so I'm a bit relieved :'> I feared a strong accent or Flemish dialects but it was fine Does anyone know what happens when you phone to radio channels ? xD Never done it before Anyway, I'll be in Brussels on that day and if Mika comes to their studios, it'll be in Brussels' subburd so.. Either way, I'm gonna go as well *excited*

*quoting myself huhu* I guess it'll replace Davif Guetta's competition (which ends on the 14th) next week. We'll have to listen to Q-music from 4 to 6 PM from Monday to Friday. Aaaah so excited !

Agreed !

I guess that since he talked with that Italian girl (so obsessed by Kim Kardashian xD), he has been trying to somehow get in the tabloids huhu~

I think it's a nice interpretation of OOL. I mean, it's not mine nor Mika's but this video is pretty well-made and original~ ^^

Twitter : MIKA official ‏@mikasounds (3' ago) Eating Alex James from Blur's blue cheese at a restaurant in London. It's really amazing!! MIKA official ‏@mikasounds (15 hours ago) Guess what... On a plane again. Strictly Come Dancing, here I come!

Same And I liked the "A Clockwork Orange" reference ;> When they try to make her hate love. Indeed xD I watched a few of them this summer as my Dutch needs great improvements and well... In each movie, people always appeared at leats once naked. The 1st time, I was surprised but you get used to it, I guess :') I did watch it I also watched the track-by-tracks and I saw the videos of "Kids" & "Step with me" taken in Amsterdam. Beside that, I haven't listened to any song I didn't already know

I only listened to OOL .. It was weird but I kind of liked it~

Oh ! Mika remembered Ben Garrett's name ! *miracle* Kids now These are the same songs as yesterday :0

It's about to be on !

I don't like Cauet's show...especially because of his "humour" He'd better act nice with Mika.

I was soooo excited when I saw it Time to test my Dutch * ~ Wow How could you not become friends with such a nice person ?

Made me laugh haha Made me want to go to Chile as well :'> *haha*

Actually, I thought it was again the Dutch one at first and then... the magical "BE" appeared and ... We'll see... My Dutch isn't so great so I hope I can still manage to get the ticket *that's be wonderful * @Ingie : Did you go without any ticket and succeed to get in ? haha~

I won't go either I was interested in this gig 'cause it was in London at weekend... The friend with who I thought of going can't go so, I'll just wait for other dates in Ldn~ We'll see :')

No ;( They just posted the information about 40' ago on facebook... Maybe someone knows how Q-music showcase work ? It looks like they often organize showcase... I don't know :'/ (Any experience with Q-music to share with us ? )

Great news Facebook - Q-music België : "Morgen maakt Wim tussen 16u en 18u bekend welke artiest binnenkort bij ons een exclusieve showcase komt geven!" => Tomorrow, Wim will announce between 4 & 6 PM which artist'll come by here soon for an exclusive showcase. You know what this drop means, right ?

TRANSLATION : Mika: "I hate violence, it's a weakness" Mika The Origin Of Love The Lollipop star has grown up but he has kept his colorful-pen-like naivety. Mika is a good guy. No, really, he is. You’re not gonna see him show off while others do withoug having sold 8 billions Cds. It’s mostly an artist who doesn’t hide, or at least, not anymore: he admits that his music is meant to be commercial and hes doesn’t care about snobs, he doesn’t claim a so-called bisexuality when he’s asked, and everyone actually expected it a bit, he says he’s gay. He comes to terms with himself. Once alone with him, he leaves behind his livewire-jumping-on-stage suit to turn back to a young man, shy but pretty friendly. Mika even apologizes when his tour manager interrupts nervously the interview to remind him that he has to get on stage soon. Tonight, 28th July, he’s THE star on the line up of the Suikerrock, the familial festival held in the sugar-making town of Tirlemont. And as usual, he will delight his public thanks to a colorful show during which his new songs such as “The Origin of Love” are mixed without any problem with his other ones. It’s true that when you have such hit-songs as Elle me dit or Celebrate, you don’t really have to worry. Can you explain what’s the difference between this CD and the first 2 ? Mika – When I wrote my 1st Cd, I was surrounded by people. It was a real“college atmosphere” and I made this CD for my friends and with them. It was a cimmunity. For The Boy Who Knew Too Much", my second recording, I was on my own and I needed it. For "The Origin Of Love", I didn’t wanted it anymore. It’s not because it’s pop music with commercial goals that I should be stuck in a defined way of proceeding. So, I packed my suitcases and I left for a place where I could find people that loved me You open more yourself to the outside world than you used to. According to you, what were your criteria’s when you chose the great names that collaborated with you for this album? Mika – I didn’t have any particular list. I contacted producers and remixers of repute for their sense of curiosity, such as Pharrell Williams, Will.iam Orbit or Benny Benassi. I thought I’d try and see if it works. You never really know beforehand how someone’ll be like. Some people could actually be real sharks only interested in profit or assh*les.. The goal wasn’t to come and say “I want something from you, Give me a song and I’ll pay you” It wasn’t like that at all. It was rather like “let’s have some fun together, give me inspiration, help me to express myself!” And it was an exchange as I have also written songs for others, such as Empire of the Sun or Madonna. This CD sounds a bit more electro. Nowadays, everyone can make electro-music. Mika – We hear a lot of electronic music, everywhere... but a great part of it sounds mike pornography, it’s only made to impress with as much effects as possible. I prefer electronic-music from the 70’s, stuff like Fleetwood Mac,or the French hosue music from the 90’s or even calmer groups such as Röykssop. This being said, this is only half of the songs on the album. The other half isn’t electro. It’s an evolution: on the 1st CD, there were electronic parts everywhere but they were hidden. On the second one, there weren’t a lot of them, except for Rain. The song Popular talks about the star-system and its drifts. Is it easy to remain reacheble and keep its feet on the ground when you have reached such a level of celebrity? Mika – When you have a Lebanese family like mine, yes, it’s easy. We see each other all the time, we fight, we laugh a lot. And also, you have to make a difference: I’m someone famous but I’m no celebrity. I only talk about my private life in my lyrics. It’s my protection. To sum it up, I’d say that the music I make allow me to keep my feet on the ground. Oh really… What’s the link? Mika – Considering how my career began, and the broadcasting of my music on the web, I can tour in almost any country of the world but it’s different everywhere. I can land in a festival with 20,000 people in front of me and the next day, I can play in front of 1,000 people. Is the Mika of 2012 the same as in2007? Mika – Yes, completely. I have evolved in my heart, I have the same goals, the same desires and the same concerns. Only the context has changed. What does a « Mika in a bad mood » look like? Mika – I hate violence, it’s a weakness, so I’m not the kind of person that would break everything around me. When I’m in a bad mood, I take my time. I think of the situation, of a way to make it less negative. And even if people feel the opposite, I’m often in a bad mood. You’re going on stage in half an hour. Do you still have stage fright? Mika – Yes, of course. Each time, I think I’ll lose my voice and I start toucing my throat as you’ve been able to see for the few last minutes. I have no idea how the audience’ll be like. We never know what the reactions will be like, it’s a kind of raffle. By the way, I’m sorry, but I really have to go and get prepared.

I heard the live in Denmark and I loved it as well ! Has it got an other name on itunes ? :0 *trying to find it as well*

I'll do the translation I'm soooo happy as I buy this magazine every week

How can you see it ? What's the name of that version ?

FACEBOOK UPDATE ! The Origin of Love – a film by Mika and Cristián Jiménez. Shot in Santiago, Chile - http://bit.ly/Origin_Of_Love About the film, Mika said: "This latest short film is a collaboration with the Chilean director Cristián Jiménez. After seeing his film Bonsai, this seemed like an exciting match. I wanted to take the kaleidoscopic dreaminess of the song and pair it up with Cristián's more realistic, surreal and moving imagery. When making these films, I give complete freedom to the director we are collaborating with, in a way that is never possible with a music video. This short film was made in Santiago with Cristián's close team and friends, and with a lot of love. I hope that watching someone else's visual reaction to the song is as surprising and moving for you as it was for me." Here is what Cristián had to say on the project; "I was very excited when Mika got in touch about this. The song is fantastic, it almost feels like you can touch it. I tried to do something that adds more layers to that texture. It's an urban, very contemporary piece, with a bit of humour and touches of a fairy tale feel. I hope Mika's fans will connect and imagine a broader world beyond." They waited for me to get home to post it HAHAHA *_*