Anna Ko Kolkowska

I would like to add another Polish competitors. They were in the first 3 places. It's a group called "Unmute". They are deaf and they "sing" in the sign language. "They said the world won't listen to us. But we are here. We are the change the world will hear about. We are UNMUTE. To dance. To shout. We want to be louder. To scream - we want to be louder. Don't you hear us? We want to change it. We will be louder than decibels. Silence, scream - the silence doesn't exist. Our each move is a scream - the silence doesn't exist. We are sentenced to silence. But it's better to be deaf than listen to all these restrictions. When all can see what you do it's better not to hear what you say. You don't listen, so who here is deaf? Hard to like something you don't know. Learn about the body language and observe our moves. To dance. To shout. We want to be louder. To scream - we want to be louder. Don't you hear us? We want to change it. We will be louder that decibels. We have enough of these restrictions."

I am from ABBA generation. So I love their songs too. And even at that time lyrics were impossible for me to understand there is something more in music in general: vibes, something inexplicable. You like it or not. I like it. I like harmonies in their voices, I like the sound. Even if I don't listen to ABBA music on daily basis, when I hear them in the radio I start to sing and dance.

I've just finished watching the finals of Eurovision Poland. The winner is Krystian Ochman. His grandfather is a very well knows opera singer Wieslaw Ochman. Krystian was born in USA so he speaks English very well and he has this classical touch in his voice. I wonder if Mika will pay attention to him. After Mika's cooperation with Jakub Jozef Orlinski it would be great to see another Polish singer working with him!

Anyway I think he is not rehearsing for the US tour. Max ans Clement de Witt (the new guitarist) are in France. Alban probably as well. So it makes almost the whole band. But he has to do some preparations for the tour for sure! At least in the meantime new festival dates come out

We have tried to organise a concert in Poland. The problem comes not from Mika himself - as I was told - but an event agency from your country has to contact Mika's management and has to have a will to invest money. More than half of costs has to be paid in advance. Well, maybe in Germany it would be easier. But in Poland nobody wants to take a risk with Mika ☹️ That is why I hope Eurovision would give more visibility of Mika in my country. So can you imagine the impact of pandemic on the whole event business. You invest your money many months before the show and then it is cancelled.

Looks like it's not over with new dates. Another festival in France. https://www.jazzenbaie.com/Programmation.aspx

I will post my playlist Mikasoon. Maybe next month? You see, Mika? It's like this!

Yes, he sais it's Paris. Maybe Paloma's apartment. But I think that it's pre-recorded - like always

Laura Pausini posted two photos on St Valentin's day. She liked my question if the photos have been taken in Coloseum durirng recording of "I Love Beirut" concert. She is dressed the same. But first of all the lights in the venue are the same. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9DA0hMxLi/

I think Michelle means NC

Stay high, Deb. we managed to solve the problem. Don't worry. See the comments. People are so happy!!!!!

Thank you @dcdeb and all Mika team for letting us access for this pre-sale.

Use code MIKAITALIA - it works

I am not sure if the background voice is someone singing in the room or it's juste the male chorus from the original song.

Exactly. I thought the same

Just a few seconds with Mika VID_20220212_184233054.mp4

"Nikos Aliagas a accepté de nous livrer pour la première fois son histoire : depuis l'arrivée de ses parents immigrés grecs en France, son enfance, ses débuts à la télévision, ses succès, les doutes qui l'ont parfois traversé, les choix qu'il a dû faire mais aussi son rapport viscéral à la terre de ses ancêtres, cette double culture franco-grecque qui l'a façonné et dont il est fier et sa passion pour la photographie. De la France à la Grèce, des coulisses de ses émissions cultes à ses moments intimes, grâce à des images inédites et exclusives, découvrez 'Nikos en vrai' tel que vous ne l'avez jamais vu !", a ajouté la première chaîne. Jenifer, Patrick Fiori, Zazie, Florent Pagny, Jean Paul Gaultier, Arthur, Christine Bravo, Jean-Paul Rouve, Thomas Sotto, Stéphane Bern, Soprano, Mika, ou bien encore Marc Lavoine, ont tous accepté de témoigner au sein de ce documentaire, dont la narration est assurée par la présentatrice météo de TF1 : Tatiana Silva. English translation: "Nikos Aliagas has agreed to tell us his story for the first time: since the arrival of his Greek immigrant parents in France, his childhood, his debut on television, his successes, the doubts that sometimes crossed him, the choices he had to do but also his visceral relationship to the land of his ancestors, this dual Franco-Greek culture that shaped him and of which he is proud and his passion for photography. from his cult shows to his intimate moments, thanks to new and exclusive images, discover 'Nikos in real life' as you have never seen him!", added the first channel. Jenifer, Patrick Fiori, Zazie, Florent Pagny, Jean Paul Gaultier, Arthur, Christine Bravo, Jean-Paul Rouve, Thomas Sotto, Stéphane Bern, Soprano, Mika, or even Marc Lavoine, have all agreed to testify in this documentary , narrated by TF1 weather presenter Tatiana Silva."

Yes it's Mika's studio in Italy. The guy may be the young man from the previous story (with Amy the Owl and Harry Pottterrrr ) The same watch on the wrist? He was speaking French, so I suppose he is French.

It's 3 hours of music "Une carte postale de Laroie" with a "view on Mika". I am listening to the program so for the moment I don't know how much time is dedicated for Mika. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/musique/emissions/5123/leffetpogonat EDIT: I found the playlist of this program. One Mika song. 11 h 13 Titre : GRACE KELLY Interprète(s) : MIKA Album : MIKA: LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Compositeur(s) : DAN WARNER, MIKA, JODI MARR, JOHN MERCHANT Maison de disque : UNIVERSAL

Yes, as mentioned @Prisca it's illegal for everyone. There are big surrogacy clinics in Ukraine. As well in India. Used to be in Vietnam. Usually women from these countries "sell" their bodies for living. For single men and homosexual couples in France (well, maybe in other countries as well) adoption is quasi impossible. So if they want to have children they have to go to USA or Canada or Ukraine. It's a long process and it costs a lot of money. You have to pay for all medical care and usually the surrogate stops working and has to take care of herself, so the future parents pay all costs/charges for her. As it was said yesterday in the debate for ex. un USA there are many surrogates who are Christians and they just want to help others to have babies - it's not about the money. More than 50% of future parents are gay couples. The other rest are heterosexual couples with fertility or medical problems.

I don't know much about the surrogate pregnancy and my vocabulary on this subject is poor. So I will not go too deep into it. In most of European countries - like in France - this program is illegal. Some of you know that Marc-Olivier is Mika's friend for many years. He is gay and lives with his husband Francois. They have two daughters born in USA thanks to a surrogate program which is legal in certains states. In his book he tells his own story but as well stories of several couples - hetero and homosexual. He didn't write it for himself but for all there families and for those who are looking the way to become parent. Yesterday Mika was watching on France 2 a movie based on Marc-Oliveir's book. As we had our Insta Live I was able to watch only the second part. It was telling two stories: one - based on Marc-Olivier and Francois case - names were changed, the surrogate program was in Kanada not USA. The second story was about a couple which couldn't have their own children and they decided as well to take a chance in a surrogate program. From the book and from the movie we can learn about problems people have to overcome. We can see how they struggle with the system, with the law, but as well with their own psychological ups and downs while going through long months/years of the battle. When I read the book in 2018 I thought that it can be a milestone in the process of changes. And I think I was right. Now we have a movie followed by a debate in the TV studio with a heterosexual woman, a gay who made the same way as Marc-Olivier, a grandmother of surrogate pregnancy twins, an anthropologist and a woman - deputy in the french government. The conversation showed this big imbalance between point of view of the citizens wanting to have children and the government which tries first of all not allow the commercialisation of human body and children trade.

Moi, par exemple

I will write more tomorrow. It's late now. Today just two photos of Marc-Olivier Fogiel's book. And his thank you to Mika. The movie was based on his book "Qu'est ce qu'elle a ma famille ?" Which can be translated as "What problem do you have with my family?". Or in a different way "We have a normal family".

I think that he stays in fancy hotels while traveling in business. He has so many friends and family members in Paris that he doesn't need to spend money on Crillon hotel - one of the most expensive in Paris.