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I was looking for another video in Subtitling Team thread but i found this.
Haven't seen it for a looooong time.
2 days with Mika 22minutes.
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well. I agree @Anna Ko Kolkowska.... maybe we are not objective. BOH
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I can't stop laughing!!!!!
I returned to read old Mika's articles for XL Pop Up column and I am on the "My Family and Other Animals".
It's about holidays. I think Mika told this story even with more details at one of his gigs.
Enjoy and relax during this hot hot hot day of holidays (for some of you) .
"Once upon a time there was a boy who was angry with everyone and everything around him. So angry, that one night he decided to run away. Whilst preparing his bag to leave home he thought about what he would need. He packed his clothes but then his books and games. Fearing discomfort he packed his bed. Fearing loneliness he packed his dog. Worried about what he would do with his clothes once they were dirty, he packed his mother, who in turn packed their washing machine and her daughter, his little sister. She, then packed their father, who in turn packed his desk, television and his favourite armchair. Not to be outdone, his mother then packed her dressing table, her curling irons and her set of knives. She also suggested to the father that he pack the barbecue. The boy stood and looked at his now empty house and saw his favourite apple tree, alone in the garden and he felt sad. So he took that too. In the end the boy ran away from home but without knowing it he took all of it with him. Except for the gold fish. Everyone always forgets the bloody gold fish, he died. This is my life.
The idea for my holiday this year was a pretty normal one. To get into a car from London and drive through France and Italy, stopping in various places along the way. The only unusual thing about my trip is that I took my whole family with me, all 18 of them, and not only that, but my Dog came too as well as a few friends, my goddaughter, her parents, my grandmother, her nanny (I’ll come back to that) and of course a couple spouses and partners. The grand total? 26 people, 8 cars, 48 suitcases, 1 dog bed and a Magi-mix (for the dog). The story about the boy, is one that I used to read often as a child. Clearly it had more of an influence on me than anyone could have predicted.
To be fair, of all the places we have been in this enormous group, Italy has been the most welcoming and un-afraid of my Godzilla sized family. In France, I couldn’t help but feel like we were as welcome as a barbarian invasion. The only Barbarian in the group to be fair is my grandmother. Although she is more like a Trojan Horse. She enters a room with a coy smile and hobbles with her walking stick, as slow as possible so as to maximise exposure. Slow movement is one of the more refined weapons in her arsenal. As soon as the stranger, often a waiter, is out of site, she accelerates like a lizard in the sun, devilishly cruel and funny in equal measure. This time round I decided to temper this duality with a professional nanny. So I hired a trusted, former Soviet Block drill sergeant to keep her in check, it has worked a miracle.
Looking back on my trip and all the places we have gone to, I realise now that I did something that is extremely Italian. I displaced myself for the summer and brought almost a whole town with me. However the way we did it was very Lebanese. Where as other more sensible groups would have travelled in a coach with a guide, we all wanted to feel independent and free. However, we all wanted to be together all the time and we all wanted to have whatever the other had. You cannot imagine the scene we caused when we would descend upon a small gas station or invade a local coffee shop, demanding espressos, all at the same time. The dog: water; the granny: a toilet; the aunties: space; the walking sticks (three by the end of the trip): always left behind; the secret smokers: behind a bush; the secret eaters: also behind a bush; the under eaters; the over eaters. We were a moving tornado of functional anarchy. What we lost in organisation and calm we gained in joy and that was worth far more. Did I mention the best part of it all? Out of our army of 26, there was only one person who actually spoke Italian and that was me. I am Lebanese, French, American, English and after this trip I can’t help but feel like I have become a little Italian also."
Mika
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Oh thanks @Ellys that's a real treasure!! 🙏🙏🙏
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@Ellys Thank you soooooo much for your file and for wanting to share it with us!!!!! I am sure we will enjoy it. I am the first one to print it
I already started to collect the articles in Word, but now it is not necessary 
Unless I find something new.
As for a new music. From one side "soon" so far is "Mikasoon" (blame it on his Lebaneese roots). But I think he has some obligations to his record company and he has to give them something on deadline.
I am patient. He will not release anything he is not happy with. So I can wait to receive a music on his high level.
Hugs hugs hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You're welcome.
Tell me if you find new articles, I'll add them to the file.
About obligations, I'm pretty sure he had them for the book as well, but it never came out.
Someone on twitter asked Rizzoli (the editor company) if and when the book will come out and they shortly answered "Ask him" so I believe the contract it's still open, but he's paying some fees for the delay (the last bit about the fees I'm not sure, I've been told by an acquaintance); I hope some day this book will see the light.
Thinking the album, a couple months ago in Paris he said he already had the tour calendar, so I believe he's on the right track and the next album will be out early next year.
As you said, right now patience is our keyword.
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I had to write it down.
I am getting sick and tired of all these comments: Where is the album? We want new music.
Or even more nicely: We want the ####ing album! Why he goes here or there? He SHOULD write a new album!
What is all this? Do you think this can be a positive motivation? Can being rude change anything? I hope Mika does not read all this.
For me it’s a lack of respect for an artist they claim are fans.
When Mika is not on TV, they want to see him. When he does private gigs, they are not happy, because they cannot go to see him.
When he goes to France, they want him in Italy.
When he goes to Italy, they want him in France.
When he decides (I hope so) to participate in The Voice France – they are not happy because they want a new album.
I can imagine that when the album is released they will say it is not good enough because he was doing so many other things… Never satisfied.
Sorry if I offended anybody, but I had to express my thoughts about it. Social media can be like a poison.
I do not mean any special person.
I am happy that we will see Mika in The Voice France (I hope so). I love watching him teaching young singers. His experience is so big and we should all be happy that he shares it with others.
If a new album is released in December or in March – I don’t care. It will be there for sure.
And then there will be the tour.
For sure we will hear a lot about Mika next year. And we will see him a lot. And that makes me happy. Very happy!
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Just to clarify, he was popular on France and italy before doing X factor and the voice, his second album did Well in those two countries unlike UK for exemple which let him down since his second album.
It's his popularity and his success that allow him to do TV in those countries and not the inverse.
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☀️@Dominika I am not used to write things like this but today I had to. And I am happy that there is a place like MFC. Thank you girls. 😘
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Merry Christmas Mika fans!!!!
Have fun with your family, friends and loved persons 💓
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Köszönöm @Lilyen
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Hello Mika fans,
I would like to present you my newborn baby: Mika website in Polish language!!!! mikapopolsku.com
At last all information about Mika in one place! No need to speak English, French or Italian.
You will not find anything about Mika in Polish media after 2015
Very bad....
But now it's over!!!
Mika's biography up-to-date, his charity and social actions, his music, photos, ect
Enjoy reading and first of all share the address with potential Mika fans!!!!!
PS. Of course in useful links section you can find MFC address
And now the same in Polish
Przedstawiam Wam moje najnowsze dziecko: strona internetowa o Mice po polsku!!!!! mikapopolsku.com
Nareszcie wszystkie informacje o Mice w jednym miejscu! Nie musicie znać języka angielskiego, francuskiego czy włoskiego.
W polskich mediach praktycznie nie ma informacji o Mice po 2015 roku. To przykre...
Ale to już przeszłość!!!
Biografia Miki na bieżąco, akcje charytatywne i akcje społeczne, w których brał udział, jego muzyka, zdjęcia itd.
Zapraszam do czytania, a przede wszystkim do dzielenia się adresem z potencjalnymi fanani!!!!!!!!
PS. Oczywiście w zakładce z linkami znajdziecie adres to MFC
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Yesterday when I was already in bed I closed my eyes and I imagined myself being in the Philharmonie de Paris.
The concert started and Mika entered the stage.
And at that moment we all started to clap our hands and scream so strong that Mika couldn't sing
Ah, it was so pleasant feeling...... I felt this excitement in all my body!
I can't wait to live it in real
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A compilation of Mika's writings for XL Repubblica
Hi everybody,
in my previous post we were talking about Mika's articles written for XL Repubblica.
I wanted to put them together to read as a book. As @Ellys had the same idea, she compiled them in an PDF file to print them.
I am sharing it with you as I hope there are more fans (older and newbies) willing to read Mika's thoughts and opinions.
23 articles : 16 in English and 7 in Italian.
If we find some more or translations from Italian into English we will update the file.
Let's consider this compilation as Mika's unreleased book
Better this than nothing 
Enjoy!!!!!!!!
Below links to the Forum threads for those of you who would like to digg in for more details and conversations.
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Hi @Ellys I've got 3 last texts in English. I will post them here later today. So it will make all 23 articles in English version
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Hi @Ellys here is the Word file with all 7 articles translated from Italian.
Please ignore the first one from dec 10 as now while double-checking I see that we have it already in English.
So please take only this file and 7 articles.
Thank you
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Who visited today my website Mikapopolsku.com?
OMG! We made a trip around the world!!!! Japan, USA, France, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Pakistan!
Thank you guys 💓
Two days ago there was even more coutries: Holland, UK, Poland, Germany, Republic of South Africa, Irland, India and Singapor!
You are fantactic!!!!! Thank you
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@Anna Ko Kolkowska which programs did you use?
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@Irem Aytepe It's a wordpress platform.
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@Anna Ko Kolkowska ah ok I understood, thank youuu
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Mika is wearing his t-shirt "I HAD A STRANGE DREAM LAST NIGHT".
And I created my own Mika t-shirts.
They look exactly as I wanted.
Small letters.
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Bigger letters.
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And with Mika!
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I'm watching some old interviews with Mika. He hasn't changed
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Happy New Year Mika fans.
I am so happy to be a part of this community.
I hope to meet some of you soon ❤️
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Hi everybody,
I need your help now.
I wanted to make a list of any charity and social action Mika undertook during the years.
What I remember is:
UNHCR for refugees
in Italy and France - against bullying at schools
a video for Haiti earthquake victims
Imagine for Margot
Can you add anything else? I have a feeling that I missed something.
Thank you for your help!!!!!
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No Eriko listed all of them here:
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Thank you very much @crazyaboutmika !!!! This is what I was looking for. I have never seen this thread before.
And I can see a loooooot of things to read
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It's the first day of a New Year.
I am watching videos from 2019.
My first Mika concerts, meetings with fans from France and other countries... Only good memories...
"Tiny Love" in Paris a la Cigale...
Crazy dancing to "Love Today"...
London - "Tiny Love" with Ronke
"Popular song" in London
Lille "Paloma" with our doves...
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@Mary Grin Grace aux fans comme toi on peut faire des choses superbes
A bientot a Strasbourg !!!!
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Last night I had a long dream with Mika.
We were in a sort of dancing hall as spectators. And Mika was dancing. What was the most suprising he had a body painting which changed at least 3 times! (well, everything is possible in a dream
) One of patterns was a little like in Gotye video but Mika was painted in blue colours.
After a long time I woke up and when I refell asleep Mika was still there 💓 But this time he was singing.
He started to play the piano and I thought at first cords: "Elle Me Dit"! But no!!!!! It was a completely NEW song!!!!!
Unfortunately I do not remember any word of it
I hope soon we will hear a new single It was a wonderful dream
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For all these years, I've only dreamed of him twice and he was more like a "spectator" than anything else.
Nor is it an obligation miknikel !
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And some time ago I made as well a cover of Sia's "Titanum" . I love her voice and her songs!
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Merry Christmas everybody.
I made a small video with Mika's stories and photos from 2019.
Sweet memories.
Hugs
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This interview at Radio R101 is so funny and sexy ♥️
I had to do something with it 😁
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"My name is Michael Holbrook I was born on 1983"....
Just listen and listen and listen and listen.....
9 seconds of heaven
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@Mikasister love it also me Alba
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Mika's curl.
Yesterday watching The Voice I promissed to take screenshot of Mika with his sweet curl on his forehead.
So let's go!!!! And enjoy!!!
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Weekend with "Sound of an Orchestra".
Let's play the song as much as possible.
It would be great to have 1 milion entries for the first month on Spotify!!!!!
So let's go, Mika fans! We can do it!!!!
Go to Spotify and listen, listen listen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And another song: Les Enfoires 2019. "On Trace". You will hear it at The Voice one day - sung by the coaches
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Relax in Polish radio station RFM MF
I'm coming back from work. I decide to enter a shop with clothes. I'm entering the shop.
I hear "Relax, take it easy....." I am so used to hear Mika's songs at home that I don't pay attention.
I start to sing (not out loud of course). After a few steps I stop suddenly.
I realize I am not at home!!!!!!!!!!!!! The song comes from the radio!!!!!!!
I am shocked. I don't know - maybe it's just a CD???
No, it's a radio!!!!!
I'm taking my Mikaphone and recording 30 seconds of the song. To have proof. To be sure I am not dreaming
Yes, Mika fans. In Poland you don't hear Mika in the medias
Except "Relax" every 2 years...
I have a right to be in a state of shock!!!!!!!
Now I am OK. The shock is over
And I am happy!!!!!!
Is it normal? Should I go to see a doctor?
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@Julie16 Przed 17:00.
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A tak w ogóle witaj @Julie16!
Fajnie, że pojawiła się kolejna polska fanka tutaj, bo jest nas tutaj niewiele 
Od jak dawna znasz Mikę i jak w ogóle się na niego natknęłaś?
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Today driving a car at 16:45 I've heard "Relax" in the radio. Of course I started to sing together with Mika
But what happened at the end? The journalist said something like this:
"It was Mika. This young singer's name is Michael Holbrook Penniman Junior. He was born in Beirut. His father is American and mother is Libanese. Pretty interesting, isn't it?"
I couldn't believe my ears !!!
I came back home and I posted a message on Facebook page of this radio station. And.... I said that Mika is releasing a new single this Friday. And I added this short story with Ice Cream 💓
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Happy New Year everybody!!!!!!
It is starting in a very sweet way.
Mika has prepared something for us!!!! Help yourself!!!
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In French but so funny. Mika poet, creating a poem when Ubare made her choice
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At last I recorded a cover that I can present you.
It was hard because the app StarMaker was not working well on my mobile. And I think my built-in mic is not good for it.
So I used a separated mic and a music played from speakers.
It sounds rather a duo than a karaoke version, but it sounds much better than via StarMaker.
This is "Over My Sholder" song.
No images because I think this song is better when you just listen with your eyes closed
Just mp3.
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Thank you @sara09 I will try to change it into mp4 first.
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I already started to collect the articles in Word, but now it is not necessary 
Unless I find something new.
Very bad....
Better this than nothing 
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would love to meet you one day!
) One of patterns was a little like in Gotye video but Mika was painted in blue colours.
I hope soon we will hear a new single 
Sauf nous deux 
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no no
And I am happy!!!!!!
Fajnie, że pojawiła się kolejna polska fanka tutaj, bo jest nas tutaj niewiele 
Od jak dawna znasz Mikę i jak w ogóle się na niego natknęłaś?
