Maybe a new thread for 2024 should be created or perhaps 2024 could be added in the name of this thread

5 hours ago, Kumazzz said:

Sky TG24

https://video.sky.it/news/spettacolo/video/mika-racconta-jane-birkinil-suo-nuovo-singolo-902628

 

Mika racconta "Jane Birkin",il suo nuovo singolo

 

 

• 20 feb 2024

 

 

 

So Mika says he's going to sing Jane Birkin in Lucca and perhaps even sing a bit of it in Italian. 

imusicfun.it has similar info.

:https://www.imusicfun.it/top-news/mika-il-videoclip-di-jane-birkin-finalmente-disponibile-su-youtube/

E' disponibile da ora su YouTube, il videoclip ufficiale di JANE BIRKIN, l’ultimo singolo di Mika tratto dal suo ultimo album QUE TA TÊTE FLEURISSE TOUJOURS, uscito per Island Def Jam (Universal Music France).

Prodotto da Jealous Films con la regia di Oliver Jennings, il videoclip di JANE BIRKIN è la rappresentazione del talento eclettico e visionario di Mika, un viaggio visivo attraverso la trasformazione personale e l’affermazione della propria identità, incanalando il tema della libertà in un’espressione vibrante e coinvolgente.

“Il videoclip è stato girato a Londra, su una pista di pattinaggio sul ghiaccio. Ho fatto diverse lezioni con dei professionisti, perché volevo creare qualcosa di speciale per questo pezzo. – racconta Mika – Jane Birkin è un’icona della musica, del cinema e della moda. Era una persona nella quale mi sono sempre identificato perché ha sempre mischiato le diverse culture e la sua scomparsa mi rattrista profondamente. Abbiamo perso una grande artista che appartiene alla storia culturale francese, ma non solo”.

“Non vedo l’ora di cantare dal vivo questo brano, anche nel mio concerto del prossimo 19 luglio a Lucca dove magari introdurrò una strofa in italiano”. 

2 hours ago, Kumazzz said:

MIKA - Jane Birkin (Official Music Video)

• Credits Director: Oliver Jennings
• Producer: Alex White
• Production Company: Jealous
• Films Commissioner: Ailsa Robertson
• Director Rep: Andy Roberts / Las Bandas
• 1st AD: Sam Barnham
• 2nd AD: Niomi Collins
• Production Coordinator: Jack Savage
• DOP: Henry Gill 1st AC: Harry Coleman
• 2nd AC: Oona Milka Eloranta Jib Supplier: Dave Emery
• Jib Operator: Mike Drury
• Jib Technician: Ben Reason
• Balloon Light Operator: Richard Buckley
• Balloon Light Technician: James Jeffs
• Gaffer: Sachin Parmer
• Spark: Arjun Vell
• Spark: Oren Soto-Levy
• Wardrobe: Anna Cuvallova
• MUA: Rhea LeRiche
• Hair Stylist: Geraldine Fougerat
• Editor: Oliver Jennings
• Colourist: Tom Mangham @BlackKiteStudios

 

• Synchronised Skate Team: Team Aura GBR
• Skaters: Abbie, Abigail, Carlos, Darcey, Emily, Hana, Harriet, Imogen, Kennedy, Kaile, Georgia, Maria, Ferne, Ruby, Ted
• Team Coaches: Dannii Goldie & Rio Sully
• Mika Skate Coach: Adrien Tesson
• Filmed at: Lee Valley Ice Centre, London, UK
• © 2023 MIKA PUNCH, in JV with Island Def Jam, Universal Music France.

 

 

I thought for a minute that Mika had decided to go ahead and post the video!!  So I put my headphones on (despite the late hour)  .  . .  and then read the words "premieres in 18 hours."  

I was almost expecting to see Mika driving the vehicle!

Is he going to skate for a music video?

6 hours ago, Sara penny said:

Si infatti anch'io penso che non gli abbiano perdonato l'annullamento del Magic tour, quando a molti artisti succede la stessa cosa ma i propri fan non glielo fanno pesare anzi. Magari quell'annullamento l'ha fatto soffrire ma non lo sapremo mai perché lui non ci ha mai caricato dei suoi problemi, ci ha sempre regalato e reso partecipe delle  sue gioie. Mika non si piange mai addosso, ma cerca sempre di andare avanti insegnandoci a farlo.  

Sicuramente gli sarà pesato cancellare un intero tour, sia per se stesso che per tutte le altre persone coinvolte ( band, tecnici ecc), per non parlare dell'effetto che avrebbe avuto sui suoi fan. 

Sono felice che stia preparando qualcosa per l'Italia. Spero che sarà possibile parteciparvi. 🤩

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/mika-joins-claudia-winkleman-edinburgh-28643110#amp-readmore-target

Not sure if this is the right place for this news item

https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/02/18/news/lang_lang_pianoforte_accademia_di_santa_cecilia_roma-422157018/

Does anyone know if the article also talks about The Piano?

I don't have a subscription to Repubblica 

1 hour ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

 

Only today I realized that the music in the background is Jane Birkin. Is it a coincidence?

 

Well, today's video from London sounds like Sweetie Banana 

 

I thought it was Amour Pirate

1 hour ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

It's great that critics value his music so high!!!!!!!!

And I am proud as well seeing two Polish names on the list 

 

And Mika was mentioned as MICHAEL “MIKA” PENNIMAN JR. 

You're right, it's great that Mika made the shortlist! 

For the entries they probably had to use the legal names of the participants. Whoever wrote the announcement apparently doesn't know Mika's nationality. 😄

On 2/22/2023 at 4:00 PM, TinyLove_CJ said:

   In Episode 1 of The Piano, when Harry started playing, Mika made a comment along the lines of "There should be balloons attached to the piano and he can float in the air like in Up."

 

   This implies that Mika has seen the Disney movie Up. But maybe he wasn't watching properly because it's a house with balloons attached not a piano! 

 

  I wouldn't be surprised if Mika has seeivesn the movie though, it's such an uplifting (excuse the pun!) and heartwarming story and one of my favourites by Disney.

I found Up also moving in how it portrayed loss and disappointment. 

1 hour ago, Sara penny said:

Magari! Ma forse intende un sinfonico!

Se è così, mi auguro che non coincida con gli esami di stato ( probabile correzione degli elaborati il 24 giugno) come è successo per il concerto di Orange.

I thought Annalisa's duet "Sweet Dreams" with La rappresentante di lista was outstanding. I'm putting a link for anyone who wasn't following Sanremo:   

https://youtu.be/H4e0zqJKHps

I would have been happy if she'd won the night of the duets (don't know why so many viewers preferred Geolier).  I also would have liked to see her at Eurovision, though I'm not crazy about "Sinceramente". 

Angelina Mango's song is catchy and I imagine will be appreciated by many European viewers.

I think it's a shame that Santi Francesi (2022 X Factor winners) and Skin weren't among the first 5 for the duets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQeVn-XAeU

https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/winners/best-original-programme-the-piano/5190238.article

Don't know if this great news should be posted here!  

@mellody    wrote:

 I don't follow what the other coaches do - are they always nice and sweet to their contestants? On the casting shows I used to watch 20 years ago, it wasn't like that at all [. . . ]

And I remember from Xfactor that he's not good at dealing with crying people. Although, didn't he console that one girl? I thought there was something... I'm not sure yet if I will follow The Voice, there's too many other things... but I'm curious to hear from those who do follow it whether that has changed too, as he said he has changed a lot - maybe now he can also deal better with crying contestants? 

..............

Maybe you have in mind The Voice. As for X-Factor, Mika and his co-judges in 2021 gave me the impression that they genuinely cared about the singers they were coaching. At times they also had nice things to say about other judges' contestants.

Perhaps you were referring to Nika Paris, the sixteen-year-old who broke into tears as she read the lyrics and sang Justin Bieber's "Lonely" during rehearsals. Mika chose it  because Manuel Agnelli had commented that Nika didn't seem to show much emotion while singing.  Here's the clip in which Mika tries to help her get through the song.

https://xfactor.sky.it/video/x-factor-daily-puntata-14-nika-paris-si-commuove-cantando-708206

In the interview Mika says . . .

Why does a talent choose you? What are we looking for with you?

I always ask myself this question because most of the time, I make them cry in coaching!

Are you tough?

No, I'm not being harsh, but I'm saying don't waste this opportunity. They are coming and we must not fall into the trap of making television. If they only do TV, they're not going to think about building a career and they're going to regret it for the rest of their lives.

When Mika was on X Factor in Italy in 2021, I sometimes thought he was a bit hard on the members of his team. The other judges seemed to criticize their contestants less.  I think I have a better understanding  now of his approach as a coach (on X Factor at least). He does not mince any words because he truly is trying to get his singers to concentrate on improving their performance. 

This part of the interview also reminded me of what Mika said on TF1 back in December, that is, that he hoped he could do for someone else what his mom had done for him. This would entail, however, being more than just a coach for a few weeks on a TV show.

Hi @apocalypsecalypso, I live in Italy too. Glad you enjoy Mika's music so much!  I became interested in Mika too thanks to TV, that is X Factor 2020.  Hope you enjoy participating in the Forum. 

So why was he in Milan? He said not long ago that there were surprises in store for Italian fans.  Guess we'll just have to wait and see 

53 minutes ago, Kumazzz said:

Movistar Plus+

https://ver.movistarplus.es/ficha?id=2200507&referrer=api&legacyBoxOffice=true&version=8

 

Zodi & Tehu, aventuras en el desierto

 

Sinopsis

Fascinante y tierna historia sobre la amistad que surge en el corazón del Sáhara entre un niño y un camello acompañado de una banda sonora excepcional compuesta por Mika, cantante de éxitos como "Grace Kelly".

Zodi es un niño nómada que vive en el Sáhara. Un día encuentra una cría de camello a la que nombra Tehu y resulta ser un excepcional corredor que puede traer prosperidad al pueblo de Zodi; esto, por otro lado, despierta la mirada de un cazador furtivo interesado en Tehu.

Mika, en su debut como compositor de cine, consigue con esta banda sonora un conjunto de sonidos y melodías exóticas que remiten a los pueblos bereberes del norte de África.

 

Reparto

Alexandra Lamy, Yassir Drief, Youssef Hajdi, Nadia Benzakour, Said Bey, Amine Ennaji, Pierre Hancisse

 

Dirección

Eric Barbier

 

I like how they mention twice Mika's work on the soundtrack

I'm wondering about a future Mika is missing.  Where will he be between the end of April and the end of June?

I bet he'll be working on something that'll make lots of fans happy!  😍

Hi @Arianne921

I live in Italy too, in Puglia. Welcome to the Forum!  

23 minutes ago, Kumazzz said:

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2xcnGfIMdV/

 

Retour dans The Voice, retrouvailles avec Zazie et Vianney, rencontre avec Bigflo & Oli… @mikainstagram nous dit tout 🎤✌️
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#RadioSCOOP #mika #interview #thevoice #retour #zazie #vianney #bigfloetoli #onenparlede

 

 

Is it just my impression or is it possible that Mika's way of communicating changes (not just the language) depending on whether he's speaking English, French or Italian?  Actually, I would expect it to happen.

By the way, I'm happy he's enjoying the show so much! 

When I try singing along with the chorus, I always feel like I'm a fraction of a second behind Mika's voice, that is, I can't sing

"doucement" fast enough. 

It's one of my favorite songs too.

I found these references to the movie.

https://www.screendaily.com/news/snd-posts-deals-on-the-book-of-wonders-princes-of-the-desert-exclusive/5177875.article?referrer=RSS

"Lamy also stars in Princes Of The Desert that SND has sold to Athena for Benelux, Ascot Elite in Switzerland, Sphere in Canada, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Grand Entertainment for the Middle East, ADS for Hungary and Romania, ACME in the Baltics, Foxx Media in Czech Republic and Slovakia, Blitz in the Balkans, ATV in Turkey and Mauris for CIS."

The above was published on the Internet in January 2023.   Looks like the movie will be released in Canada, but another website gave French for the language. 

According to this link, the movie will also be distributed in Italy, don't know if in movie theaters or through a streaming service.

https://www.ecfaweb.org/european-childrens-film-network/feature-films/?y=2023&f=3161

Haven't bought the French DVD because I'm still hoping for a DVD in French and English.

2 hours ago, crazyaboutmika said:

I translated almost all of it last night but I fell asleep so the end is missing and I'll translate it tonight

 

 

Thank you so much for all your work!

23 minutes ago, mellody said:

 

It's here, also with an English translation of the transcript:

 

 

I did check previous Jan posts but I guess I missed it  because I didn't find any videos of Mika in a light blue shirt 

Didn't know about The Pancake Book.