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    Mika in Italian Press -- 2010-2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted

    As harder as I can try, I get very difficult to read ti in an ironic way

    much less in a witty way.

    First of all, he talks about a "dramatic collapse" that I, quite frankly do not see.

    I can see a bit of bad faith in this sentence, for example, "If you say you are shy in every single interview and then you sing with a sparkling sequins hat on a cube at every concert, something is going wrong . "

    There's a lot of nastiness like it was written by an embittered spinster in this sentence .. "Yes, Mika, I think you've got the X Factor. X. A beautiful ics written on your face."

    No, forgive me, but i don't feel that the spirit in this article is correct....IMO

     

    When I first read that article I laughed, not because what it is written in it is funny or ironic, but just because it is garbage. Excite a good site? It is an old website aggregator from the early internet age, now depressingly disappearing and willing to get a last, glamorous "dance of the swan".

    It's gossip most of the time because this makes good access to the website. I used to write and work for websites like this, I know well how it works.

    An article of these, if you are lucky enough can make thousands of access and if it shared on facebook, thousands over thousands.

    Obviously if you make scandal, you get more views and visits.

    And the tone of this article is the one of searching flames and indignated comments.

    I imagine how happy and proud is the man who wrote that... I cannot even define it. Not "article" for sure. Garbage. That's it.

     

    It's not a devotion "issue". I am not so devoted to Mika. If there's issues to criticize, I do it. But in a correct way. Not just to attract visibility or harmful will. This "paper" does right this. IMO.

     

    The "taste" of this article still does not like me, especially because it wants to suggest that Mika is a kind of fashion, a clever and funny character who was able to hypnotize an audience a little bit stupid who was blinded by his funny faces, by his curly hair and by a few jokes said in Italian .

    But this is not true .

    In my opinion, Mika has risked his neck in XF. He could have come out of this experience with broken bones . He could have be considered the snob guy who comes to Italy only to make the star . He could have be seen wired, arrogant or distant. He could have be hated by the other judges , who are not artists who give the scene to the first comer so gladly .

    But people loved and respected him immediately , because they felt loved and respected by him as well. People laughed with him :naughty: and not of him. The press loved him because he is a clever man and an original artist. Experienced journalis, writers, musicians, songwriters..all they had a good impression of him. :thumb_yello:

    And it's also happened that a Nobel Prize for literature , a man of great culture, of social and politician engagement , anarchist and free-thinker ...well, he said in television he liked Mika so much . Yes, Mika. That guy who sings "relax"...and perhaps something more.

    In this moment here in Italy Mika is "the man of the day" He's also doing two ads (two ads, and not one million :aah: ) on television and perhaps he is a bit overexposed. All of this can be boring for someone, in the same way it can be fun for others. All this attention will end, sooner or later...but this is so normal and predictable. This is not the point for me.

    The point is that NOW (and not before) so many people know who Mika really is and this memory will remain. When he will want singing again, performing again, that memory will return in minds of many people. :wub2:

     

    These posts summarize what I think too :thumb_yello:

    I don't give a lot of importance to this article because in my advice it's evident that the autor wrote it so people talk about it. That's not journalism but it's a simple way to attract attention. I am not a fan without critical sense at all, when I don't agree with the things he makes I may criticize him without problems, but when you have substantial arguments.

     

    I agree, it could be really smart. And I think that could be his intention.

    I would also underline that during XF or the Voice che has always shown himself as a musician, a singer or songwriterr. I mean, he wasn't in a cooking show. :aah: All around him there was music. :wink2:

    I don't really think he wants changing his job but presenting himself quickly to a large amount of people in an intelligent way, to become popular and in this way to become powerful. I think it would be absurd if behind all of this, there wasn't a new musical project. All of this is thought and organized for the next album, i think

     

    I agree. People may disagree with the way with Mika try to enlarge his public, but I think that there are no doubts that his music is always his priority, indeed all this things are instruments that Mika used for his music, even if they are controversial :thumb_yello:

    ITALIAN THREAD - XVII parte

    in MFC International

    Posted

    Ciao Marta! Siete ancora a mollo lì a casa mia? :shocked:

     

    Origin of Love non è andato benissimo. I numeri non li so, ma è stato chiaro da molto presto che non aveva ottenuto il successo sperato (da noi).

    Mika ha iniziato un mini tour dagli USA, toccando tante città in piccole venue, e ovviamente le ha riempite senza problemi.

    Poi però, come lui ha ammesso alla lecture in Bocconi, la casa discografica non ha appoggiato il tour europeo. Infatti dopo poche date in UK non si è visto altro.

    Ha fatto festival estivi, non in UK, e a volte in eventi decisamente minori.

    Inoltre, a parte in Italia dove è evidente che si è voluto spingere l'artista, la casa discografica ha fatto pochissima o nulla promozione al disco. In UK praticamente non se ne è accorto nessuno. Ricordo di quando ero alla Roundhouse a dicembre 2012 e i miei vicini inglesi di concerto non sapevano fosse uscito un album nuovo.

     

    Già The Boy Who Knew Too Much non aveva mantenuto le promesse di Life In Cartoon Motion, ma questo è abbastanza fisiologico dopo un album di enorme successo. Si capisce chiaramente come la partecipazione a talent show, promozioni e pubblicità, oltre a rimpinguare le casse dell'artista, gli danno la possibilità di raggiungere velocemente un grande pubblico. Speriamo che questo inauguri un giro virtuoso e non vizioso.

    Resta il fatto che al momento i soli paesi dove Mika può dire di avere un seguito importante sono Francia e Italia. Per risollevarsi in UK dovrebbe essere richiesto per un talent, cosa che al momento non sembra probabile.

     

    Queste sono le mie conoscenze e le mie opinioni.

     

    Grazie mille per le spiegazioni anche da parte mia!!

    Essendo nuova arrivata non sapevo bene come fossero andate le cose... adesso comprendo molto meglio le scelte di Mika e a ragion veduta si possono giustificare ancora di più le sue scelte "televisive" (vabbè che io non potevo criticarle neanche prima, visto che è stato grazie ad x factor che sono diventata sua fan, però adesso posso comprenderne le motivazioni).

    Certo che è davvero un peccato che proprio in UK non abbia il successo sperato... l'ho sempre pensato che le case discografiche rovinano gli artisti, e lui fa bene a cercare di rendersi il più indipendente possibile da loro!

    Io ho fiducia in lui e nella sua arte e quindi credo che alcune sue scelte "discutibili" tipo i duetti li usi solo come strumenti per poter fare poi ciò che veramente vuole e gli interessa... non credo che corra il rischio di diventare troppo commerciale. In ogni caso meglio che si prenda tutto il tempo che vuole per preparare un album di qualità!

    E concordo con te Paola sull'opinione riguardo i tre dischi :thumb_yello:

    Mika to be a guest @Italian TV program LE INVASIONI BARBARICHE 17 January 2014

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    As you wish :naughty:

    I suggest the others to skip it. It's insane long.

     

    When I landed here on MFC (I wish I could say back in the day but actually that was just some months ago) one of the first thing many of you told me was: forget planning, forget preparing, forget that comfy feeling to be aware of what's going to happen.

    Which was quite a shock to me, all my life is based on planning. It makes me feel safe. But when Mika is at stake, how could I stick to my old habits? I guess I apprenticed a bit through Bergamo signing session and Che Tempo Che Fa show, so I was a kind of relaxed this time.

     

    As you all know the start of this adventure was a bit difficult: confirmed, cancelled, confirmed again almost the day before the show (I'll be grateful forever, won't forget). That would be enough to make my old me freak out, but new me was a way more calm. I admit, actually after the first confirmation I still tried to plan a bit asking people were they were going to sleep, as you (yes, you know who you are :naughty: ) told me... “don't bother the girls”.... (just kidding, I love you, don't get mad :aah:)

    I think the fate is using Mika to teach me something.

    I'm overcoming so many fears these days, I'm changing so much. And the side effect is that I'm always happy. Who wouldn't enjoy learn having fun like that?

    I was scared of driving around in big towns and about getting injections by myself. I spent months avoiding to think about that, since I knew I should have face that this month and I was terrified.

    The day of the first confirmation I switched from “what if I ask some old lady to come at my place and do the shots?” to “just give my that thing, I'll do it by myself, I'm busy, I have to go and see Mika”. See? No big deal.

    Anyway, for the third time in about a month and a half I asked my hubby to get my bakpack from the attic. “Which one, the one you told me you weren't going to ask it again since your trips to see Mika were over after the Bergamo thing?” Euh, yes, that one :teehee:

     

    So, I left friday morning with my backpack and my coolbag with the drugs and drove to Sarik's parents home in Milan. Just a little stop at the pastry shop to buy a little present for Mika, even if I swear I was totally sure we wouldn't meet. There will be no sneaking ut of the studio, and no chances to meet. But you know, just in case something weird happen,just in case, just in case. That's not planning. That's wondering about life twists and be prepared not to regret something. Besides we all enjoyed those biscuits last time, I was sure we could enjoy them again.

    Of course me and my car were singing Mika all he drive long. I listened especially to Underwater instrumental, I felt in love with it, it's overwhelming and fulfills me completely.

    As I arrived close to Sarik's place I dropped the car in the first free parking spot I found, and relaxed: ok, it's done, I parked the car. From now, I just have to walk to her place, and get it tomorrow morning. Sarik introduced me to her family (lovely lovely people) and then pizza and chat.

    In a blink of an eye it was time to leave, so we walked towards the car. While walking I noticed I already knew that road, since it was the same I did to reach her home. I thought “Oh, funny, she parked near to my car”. Then an awful thought came to my mind, exactly when I recalled her saying “I don't drive”. Oh s * h * t.

    This is how Kismet made me drive downtown in Milan, by night. Remember the ovecome-your-fear thing? Exactly. This didn't prevent me to swear now and then against traffic, pavement, pedestrians and the whole town while Mika was still singing on my cd. Well, even he can't do all miracles, can he? We finally got to the studio, thank to my human navigator Sarik, who was always late on giving instructions (turn here – here where? - here!!! - wheeeere???!!!)

     

    So, we eventually parked in an alley and agreed to split the fine since it's less expensive than a parking lot (we didn't get it eventually) and reached the studio.

    I was totally sure we weren't going to meet him this time. But just in case just in case I wrote a tiny note and attached it to the present. I don't know why I did it, I really didn't think to have a chance. Probably that was all about not having any regret. I hate regrets, they haunt me. Outside Rai studio I just got stucked and couldn't to anything, I didn't want to feel like that again. Just in case.

    Dario Fo arrived and walked his way to the studio, asking if we all were there for Mika (sure!) and telling us “Mica sceme”. (not fool of you).

    Then Mika came but the van didn't stop, me and Sarik didn't care, we had no expectation at all, we were too busy to chat. :aah:

    Little walk back to my car to have my shot done (dark alley, but Sarik being on lookout couldn't prevent a guy to stare at that junkie girl (me), her car full of garbage and dogs crates, her syringe and her so-what-look... :naughty:

    Back to the studio, met the girls (yes, we all still are girls) I already knew and some new one and waited for the door getting opened.

    I didn't do it that much, so yes, I still enjoy queueing to have the chance to talk with everybody (which I eventualy didn't even if I tried to.)

     

    We finally managed to get in, and we left our jackets at the wardrobe. We were given tickets with numbers, to be able to recognize our stuff later. I noticed some year ago that my lucky number is 4. It really is. Well, I had two tickets: 4 and 44.

    I felt a bit thrilled and wondered “WTH...?” but then let it go. I used to study science at university, I used to be skeptical on that stuff, so I just put them into my pocket and kept on talking with the girls (yes, before that I told everybody about my lucky numbers, the gap between the being-thrilled moment and the let-it-go one was long enough to tell :teehee: The more emotional I get, the more childish) We finally noticed there were no strangers left, so it occured to us that they were letting people getting the seats and reached the stage. We were told were to sit, and we all got the perfect seats to admire Mika's bright red soles. I was fine with that, we were alltogether, the studio was so tiny that we could perfectly hear everything and I knew I could watch the vids today. I was and still am so grateful for this chance, I don't mind the seats at all.

     

    The show started and I enjoyed being there, chatting a little while listening to guests. Daria told us we were a bit too calm when the politician was talking, but what could we do? You stay quiet when a politician talks, right? I thought.. ok.. just wait and see when Mika will enter the stage... :naughty:

    We managed to see him peeping from the back stage, that was funny.

    He finally got in, and two rows among the audience did a standing ovation. That were the former too quiet rows.... guess who they were :mf_rosetinted:

    I think he looked at us in that moment, but I don't know if I'm delusional, the others could confirm or deny.

    Then it was just perfect. I enjoyed so much his time with Dario Fo, they both looked happy, I suppose Mika felt a kind of how we could feel meeting him one to one for many minutes... I'm sure they had some extra time behind the scenes as well.

     

    When it comes to the interview, we knew Daria is pretty good to make guests at ease and ask them interesting questions in order to make them talk. We knew she was dangerous, as he noticed after a while :aah: and I didn't know what will be the result. I think it was pretty good, wasn't it? I still have to watch the vids, I'm looking forward to see his looks, for you sake, who knows how long could I write after having watched them?

    Then he sang. OMG he sang Underwater and that was a way too good to forget it in a whole life. I love that song, I already knew him back in the day for being the writer of it (yes, swatch ad). I almost never fall for a song at the first listening, but on that one I fell immediately. Ok, I admit I didn't look for more till I randomly stumbled on him on XF while doing chores, I'm (should I say I was?) a moron when it comes to music.

    I could talk more about Underwater but I could end up banned for writing too much...

     

    Then the show ended and my 4 and 44 worked. He stayed there, he didn't leave. Ok, I didn't take that chance cause I didn't go to him immediately (none of us did), so when I managed to go over there he was surrounded by people asking for pics together and stuff. But that's my fault, I'm the one to blame. I was trying to get whether we were allowed or not.

    So I let it go and come back to join the girls who were chatting with his band. I didn't dare to say anything, cause I felt I had no right, so I just waved, but I enjoyed so much just standing there with all of them.

    We eventually got out, and waited for him at the gate. As you know, he did stop. I couldn't believe my no meeting no expectation day was twisting like that. I know, I know, you told me things happen like that, randomly, and I should have trusted my 4 and 44, but … unbelievable. He was happy and willing to chat (I suppose a platinum award and a meeting with Dario Fo worked) and so he talked a little with the ones he already knew and with the new ones who managed to speak. Guess who got stuck?

    I managed to give him my present, though, I still don't know how. I wasn't able to get his attention (too busy signing school journals and stuff), I suppose Lucrezia helped (thank you so so so much :wub2:). So this way I fixed my previous regret of the Rai studios and have another one to fix for the next time (it's about time to switch from notes to spoken chat, isn't it?....)

     

    I'm not lying when I say I enjoyed his chat with mfcers. I don't care if it wasn't me the one who spoke. I admit I have loved if he had looked at me eve for less than a second, which he didn't, but since I wasn't expecting anything of that, I'm good with what happend. He will regret it when he will taste those amazing biscuits and won't be able to remember who ask for more :roftl: . I told once or twice that I would have enjoyed a group chat and that was a kind of.

    If he waited 14 years to talk some minutes to Dario Fo, I can wait some time (months, years, who knows?) to chat with him a few seconds. Meanwhile, I'll keep on writing. Perhaps he would read a note of mine, some day. And yes, those are shorter than this report.

     

    Epilogue: back to Sarik's parents place, couldn't sleep till 5 am. Woke up at 7, drove 200 km far to visit a friend, boosted my energies with some coffee (try never have coffee and then drink it with sugar, it kicks your ass), another 200 km drive back home, felt high with endorphines (and coffee and sugar), sang from the top of my lungs (I trust truck drivers heard me), saw The Voice/chatted with some mfcers till midnight, went to bed, woke up at 5 am and back to Milan, came home from Milan, wrote this report for about 4 hours.

    And I'm not done. I still feel good.

     

    Outcomes:

    driving around Milan: done

    having my shot done by myself in my car: done

    meeting mfcers: done

    seeing Mika in the show talking and singing: done

    meeting Mika: a kind of done

     

    Feeling amazed: work in progress, so far so good.

     

    Dedicated to Allegra, who loves my looooong reports so much :doh::naughty:

     

    Thank you very much for the report, Elwendin!! It's amazing :thumb_yello:

    Great experience, I'm happy for you :wink2:

    Mika's First Song

    in Chat about Mika

    Posted

    Last night, during the interview at "Le invasioni barbariche", Daria Bignardi asked him if it was true that he wrote his first song at 7. Mika answered that yeah, but it was terrible...he played a little bit of its music with his voice and he added that when he discovered those chords, he wrote around 40 songs with them :naughty:

    Mika to be a guest @Italian TV program LE INVASIONI BARBARICHE 17 January 2014

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    I don't have words, really! Last night happened something magical, I never saw a show like that and a tv program never touched me in this way!

    Before now I don't never tought how much these two genius are similar. It was very exciting to look at Mika so touched in front of his hero, he couldn't realizes what was happening! He was looking at Fo like he was having a mystical vision :wub2:

    I was very glad to see Mika so happy! It was a very amazing and wonderful surprise for him!! :mikalove:

    And the interview too, it was very interesting, Mika opened his heart... and finally the Underwater performance was :swoon:

    It was a perfect night, I still can't believe what I saw yesterday! :woot_jump:

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