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  1. Lunari
    Thanks, I hope so too. It still hasn't been sent. I had a look at the FNAC site and it looks like they also ship internationally, but the shipping cost to Slovenia would be much higher than from amazon.
  2. Lunari
    I will, I'm sure they'll send it soon. I was starting to get a little worried, but if they've already sent yours, that's a good sign.
  3. Lunari
    No, I haven't. When I check the order's status on the site, it says that it hasn't been sent yet ("Pas encore expédié").
  4. Lunari
    Does this mean that it won't be available on amazon.fr? I pre-ordered it there in February. Now the site says that it's currently unavailable, but they haven't cancelled my order or anything.
  5. Lunari
    I don't think this is an official announcement though. The article just says that Mika and Fedez expressed a wish to continue with the show, not that they have been officially confirmed as judges for 2016. At least I think so - can someone whose Italian is better than mine confirm it?
  6. Lunari
    That's great news! Looks like there will also be a CD+DVD version (it's listed on amazon.it: http://www.amazon.it/Sinfonia-Pop-Mika/dp/B01C4OVDUU/).
  7. Lunari
    I agree, and I'm actually glad there weren't any presales for this spring's concerts, because I was able to get all the tickets I wanted just fine without them. I think presales (at least the way they were done in the autumn) can create a false sense of urgency, so you buy the tickets without exploring other ticket providers first, even though they probably won't really sell out that quickly anyway.
  8. Lunari
    Yeah, that's true. But the problem was also that for that gig (Zuerich) seetickets didn't offer any other options than box office collection. If I could have had them printed at home or mailed, I would have chosen that option at the time. So I still decided I would never use seetickets again if I could avoid it. (Except maybe for seated gigs.)
  9. Lunari
    I'm sure you'll get your ticket just fine. I did have a bad experience with seetickets and box office collection once, but that was because the tickets were for a standing area and they only started to give them out when the doors opened. This meant that people who already had their tickets were able to get in sooner and therefore get much closer to the stage than those of us who got them at the venue. However, since Palladium is a seated gig, it really doesn't matter at what time you get your ticket, since you have a guaranteed place either way.
  10. Lunari
    I think this may be the crux of the matter and sort of a vicious circle: Mika feels (at least on some level) rejected by the UK and much more warmly embraced by France (plus some other countries). This has led to him embracing the French part of his identity even more. Unfortunately, the UK fans in turn feel rejected by him and want "the British Mika" back, while he seems to think along the lines of "if you want me, you have to accept all of me, even the French part, because this is who I am". So he sings a French song in London and when someone expresses disapproval, he doesn't see this just a criticism of his setlist, but as a rejection of him personally. At least that's my opinion on why he reacted so strongly to something seemingly insignificant.
  11. Lunari
    A lot has already been said on this issue, and I can sort of see both sides of it. I just wanted to add that before Mika tells the whole story (or his side of it) in the interview, he says that this just shows you should never judge too quickly. I took this to mean that he later realized he had read too much into the comment he heard during the show. Yes, he then proceeds to describe how hurt he felt, but the whole point is that the flags made him realize he had misjudged the situation. I'm not saying he has handled the whole thing in the best way (I also thought the "boum boum boum" comment during a concert was inappropriate), but I wouldn't say he's portraying himself as a a victim after all these months so much as reminding himself that he wasn't actually a victim of intolerance as he had thought in that first moment.
  12. Lunari
    Yes, I'm planning to do that.
  13. Lunari
    Welcome! I see you're going to the concert in Prague. I'm going too, so hopefully I'll see you there!
  14. Lunari
    Restricting salt can help when you have Meniere's disease (disorder of the inner ear). I don't know if Mika has ever said that he has this specific disease, but he has mentioned a disease that made him lose some of his hearing a few years ago, so it could fit.
  15. Lunari
    Hi Kristina! Dobrodošla! I'm from Slovenia too, and it's really nice to see more Mika fans from our country. I hope you have fun here. I'll definitely see you in Trieste!
  16. Lunari
    Thanks for explaining your reaction to the video in more detail. I know it's often difficult to put these feelings into words, but you've managed it very well, and now I can definitely understand your point of view. I guess it just goes to show how subjective art is and how different people's reactions to it can be. Hopefully you'll find Mika's next project more inspiring again!
  17. Lunari
    I think you have every right to express your personal feelings about the video, and they're certainly not any less valid than anyone else's, including mine. But I have to admit that I'm surprised you find the video too positive, mostly because I don't find the song itself very positive at all. Sure, the video has an uplifting message (which ties in with the movie, so it's not all Mika's doing), and the remix version of the song is more bouncy than the original, but I find the lyrics very sad and full of hurt, disappointment and even bitterness. So, to me the contrast between the sad lyrics and the bouncy tune is classic Mika. I think it goes well with the video, which is about a painful subject, even if it does offer a positive resolution. I do also believe that Mika's original intent when he wrote the song wasn't for it to be an anti-bullying message, but a song about a breakup/argument between lovers (he even described it as a love song in an interview). It doesn't sound like it was written from a happy place at all. But when he was approached about the song being in the movie, I think he saw the lyrics fit well there too, and the message was definitely something he could get behind, so he was happy for the song to be interpreted that way and become meaningful for more people.
  18. Lunari
    I think he only says "those two letters", not "those three letters" (unless I'm mishearing things, which wouldn't be the first time ). Anyway, I think he's referring to the letters O and K in the word OK. I actually think Pharrell Williams wrote that line, because I seem to remember Mika saying that this line is "very Pharrell".
  19. Lunari
    I'm so glad we've already reached the target! Well done, everybody!
  20. Lunari
    I bought my ticket from gigsandtours, and their e-mail says, "Your tickets will be available for collection at the venue on the day of the event." So I'm sure you'll be able to get the ticket on Sunday before the show. And like Mellody said, it was like that at the Adelphi last year too.
  21. Lunari
    Just donated! I hope we manage to raise a lot of money for this great cause.
  22. Lunari
    Thank you for all the information, I'm sure it will be very useful! This will probably be the closest Mika gig to my hometown (even though it's still in a different country ), so I really don't want to miss it.
  23. Lunari
    Thanks for the info about buses. I don't know if there are any actual hotels in the village, but there definitely seem to be some accomodation options there too (B&B and agritourism).
  24. Lunari
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  25. Lunari
    I think making donations to have a chance to win a prize is a great idea, I'd definitely be up for it. The link in this post doesn't go to Mika's page at UNHCR for me, it just redirects me to their main page (while the one in the first post does link to his page).
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