LebAngel Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Mika in front page of the lebanese newspaper L'Orient le Jour. The first article is a little introduction, then a report of the gig with the press conference which stands before and finally a short and quick questionnaire! Unfortunatly I wont be abble to translate this today but french speaking ppl help would be appreciated http://www.lorientlejour.com/page.aspx?page=article&id=377886 C’est par un mégashow à Beyrouth, sa « terre natale », que Mika, l’artiste pop du moment, a clôturé hier la tournée mondiale de lancement de son premier disque Life in Cartoon Motion. Son concert, un spectacle total, a drainé place des Martyrs plus de quinze mille personnes de 7 à 77 ans. Ce soir-là, la foule en liesse a remplacé les foules en deuil. Faisant écho à un Mika, bondissant, tourbillonnant, vocalisant, véritable « dynamite pop », sur une scène où Big Girls, échassiers, lollipops offraient, confettis à l’appui, des tableaux haut en couleur, le public a fait la fiesta, jusqu’au délire. Et jusqu’aux magnifiques feux d’artifice en finale. L’article de Zéna ZALZAL lire aussi >> http://www.lorientlejour.com/page.aspx?page=article&id=377869 Événement - Un mégashow placé sous le label des Festivals de Baalbeck et Beiteddine et de 2U2C De la dynamite pop au centre-ville : Mika ! L'article de Zena ZALZAL C’est par un mégashow à Beyrouth, sa « terre natale », que Mika, l’artiste pop du moment, a clôturé hier la tournée mondiale de lancement de son premier disque Life in Cartoon Motion. Son concert, un spectacle total, carnavalesque, « cartoonesque », a drainé, place des Martyrs, plus de quinze mille personnes de 7 à 77 ans (plus de 7 que de 77 quand même !). Ce soir-là, la foule en liesse a remplacé les foules en deuil. Sur une scène où « Big girls », échassiers, « lollipops » et toute une ménagerie en peluche offraient, cotillons à l’appui, des tableaux haut en couleur, le chanteur libano-américain, entouré de ses choristes et musiciens (appuyés de sept musiciens locaux), a révélé toute l’étendue d’un talent d’auteur, compositeur, interprète et de « mega- performer ». Dès son apparition sur scène, vers 21h10, après une séquence DJ en première partie, son Relax, Take It Easy allume le feu. Et c’est parti... Faisant écho à un Mika véritable « dynamite pop », bondissant, tourbillonnant, vocalisant sur ses célèbres Grace Kelly, Big Girls, Love Today ou encore Lollipop, ainsi que sur un petit emprunt au répertoire des Dépêche Mode des années 80, le public fait la fiesta, jusqu’au délire. Et jusqu’aux magnifiques feux d’artifice en finale. « La place est à nous ce soir, Beyrouth est à nous », hurle-t-il à la fin de son concert, et Beyrouth lui fait un triomphe ! La veille, Mika, à peine arrivé à Beyrouth, avait donné une conférence de presse à l’hôtel Phoenicia, suivie d’un bref entretien accordé à L’Orient-Le Jour. Retour sur un week-end placé sous le signe – étoilé ! – de Mika. De Mika, on connaît à peu près tout. Sa naissance à Beyrouth en août 1983, d’une mère libanaise et d’un père américain ; ses huit premières années passées à Paris ; ses déboires à l’école à Londres où sa famille s’installe par la suite ; sa dyslexie ; le refuge qu’il trouve dans la musique ; sa voix de près de quatre octaves ; sa redoutable professeur de chant russe ; ses premiers enregistrements avec le Royal Opera House ; ses jingles publicitaires payés en monnaie de singe ; ses difficultés avec les producteurs de disques ; les paroles sombres de ses tubes aux rythmes euphoriques... Et enfin, en 2007, le fabuleux succès planétaire de son premier CD Life in Cartoon Motion, couronné de trois Music Awards, la même année. Six cents enfants invités Et rebelote, au cours de la conférence de presse, les mêmes questions reviennent : les origines libanaises dont il se réclame haut et fort, ses sources d’inspiration, sa voix, son rapport à la célébrité. Bref, rien qu’on n’ait pas déjà lu dans les innombrables articles qui lui ont été consacrés à ce jour. À part une petite information – mais qui en dit long – sur le fait qu’à la demande expresse de Mika, 600 enfants défavorisés (issus de familles soutenues par des associations caritatives) ont été invités à son concert, a révélé Nora Joumblatt, la présidente du Festival de Beiteddine qui, avec le Festival de Baalbeck et 2U2C, produisent cet événement. Et puis, on aura aperçu « live » la maman de Mika, brune corpulente au type très libanais, qui l’accompagne partout... jusque dans le clip de sa chanson Grace Kelly. Entre confessionnal et commissariat Du coup, pour ne pas rabâcher les mêmes sujets, lors des quelques minutes d’interview accordées juste après le point de presse à votre journal préféré, on s’est dit qu’un questionnaire – revisité – de Proust serait peut-être la formule idéale pour essayer d’en savoir plus sur la personne qui se cache derrière la star. Car Mika est une star. Une vraie. Il en a l’aura, la stature physique (1m90 et un visage d’ange couronné de boucles brunes), le fan club de 7 à 77 ans, les groupies surexcitées, la cohorte de photographes... Et surtout l’impressionnant service d’ordre. Ses gardes du corps et attachés de presse qui, dans la petite salle où l’artiste reçoit, l’un après l’autre (comme en confessionnal !), les représentants des quatre médias à qui il a accordé d’avance la faveur de dix minutes d’interview chacun, vous mettent la pression d’emblée, en vous annonçant, visage et poings fermés, que vous n’aurez droit qu’à cinq minutes d’entretien. Plus quatre photographes, de noir vêtus, qui vous mitraillent tout au long de l’entretien (sans vraiment vous donner le temps de poser sous votre meilleur profil !), tout cela contribue à donner à la scène une ambiance un peu crispée d’interrogatoire en commissariat. Sauf qu’au milieu de toute cette nerveuse agitation, Mika, lui, reste... Relax. Cool, simple, d’un naturel éclatant, il se prête volontiers à la traditionnelle photo que nous lui réclamons John Saad de L’Orient des Copains et moi-même, et se montre enthousiaste à l’idée d’une interview autrement. « Parce que je m’ennuie souvent en interview », dit-il, dans un français parfait. Le questionnaire de Proust est lancé (voir cadre ci-joint). Il répond du tac au tac à certaines questions, prend le temps de réfléchir pour d’autres et dévoile, par là, une authenticité, une sincérité encore préservées de l’emprise du showbiz. « Ce questionnaire me plaît, je m’amuse », nous dit-il spontanément. D’ailleurs, lorsque l’homme-chronomètre nous assène d’un ton sec que Time is finished, Mika lui rétorque qu’il veut continuer cette interview jusqu’à la fin. C’est-à-dire jusqu’à ce qu’il nous montre, la mine réjouie et le regard espiègle, les semelles rouges des baskets qu’il ne quitte plus : les fameuses baskets Louboutin faites sur mesure pour son mégaconcert au Parc des Princes à Paris par le célèbre chausseur, qui les lui a offertes gracieusement, nous assure-t-il. Vous comprendrez qu’après ce moment d’intimité partagée, avec Mika ce soit Love Today http://www.lorientlejour.com/page.aspx?page=article&id=377870 Le Questionnaire de Proust à Mika - Quel est votre principal trait de caractère ? L’impatience. - La qualité que vous préférez chez un homme ? La sagesse. - La qualité que vous préférez chez une femme ? La patiente sagesse. - Qu’appréciez-vous le plus chez vos amis ? La tolérance et le pardon. - Quel est votre principal défaut ? La trop grande sensibilité. Dans le milieu de la musique dans lequel j’évolue, c’est un défaut. - Votre occupation préférée ? Dessiner. - Votre rêve de bonheur ? Avoir un studio d’art avec toute une équipe. - Quel serait votre plus grand malheur ? Être en prison. - Quel est le pays où vous aimeriez vivre ? Voilà le problème, je ne sais pas ! - Si vous n’étiez pas déjà Mika, qu’auriez-vous aimé être ? Un artiste visuel. - Votre couleur préférée ? Je n’en ai pas. - Vos héros et héroïnes dans la fiction ? Winnie The Pooh. - Vos compositeurs préférés ? Kurt Weill, Harry Nilsson, Stravinsky. - Vos peintres favoris ? Ça change constamment. En ce moment ce sont Peter Doig et Barnett Newman. - Vos héros dans la vie réelle ? Marcel Marceau et le prix Nobel de la paix Rigoberta Menchu. - Ce que vous détestez par-dessus tout ? La sayadieh ! - Comment vous aimeriez mourir ? Pas en dernier. Je n’aimerais pas survivre à mes proches et aux gens que j’aime. - Le don que vous aimeriez avoir ? Celui d’écrire, vu que je suis dyslexique et que je ne sais pas épeler un mot correctement. - Les fautes qui vous inspirent le plus d’indulgence ? Les papotages des femmes. - Votre devise ? Celle de ne pas en avoir. - Et enfin, qu’est ce qui est le plus libanais en vous ? Il commence par répondre : « Ma maison, elle est typiquement libanaise. » Mais lorsqu’on lui spécifie que c’est d’un trait de caractère qu’on parle, il répond sans hésiter : « C’est la faculté à ne pas se laisser abattre par les problèmes, à toujours rebondir... » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 He's been to prison? THanks for posting Can someone please properly tanslate the Q&A part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebAngel Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 quickly he's said he enjoyed the questionnaire part, he had fun for once. He invites 600 children from poor families to his concert. and the worst thind for him is to be in jail. he hates the "sayadieh" which is a lebanes meal with fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 quickly he's said he enjoyed the questionnaire part, he had fun for once.He invites 600 children from poor families to his concert. and the worst thind for him is to be in jail. he hates the "sayadieh" which is a lebanes meal with fish. Love that man Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Per Translation Tool-Dictionary.com The Questionnaire of Proust with Mika - Which is your principal character trait? Impatience. - The quality which you do prefer at a man? Wisdom. - The quality which you do prefer at a woman? The patient wisdom. - What do you appreciate more in your friends? The tolerance and forgiveness. - Which is your principal defect? Too great sensitivity. In the medium of the music in which I evolve/move, it is a defect. - Your preferred occupation? To draw. - Your dream of happiness? To have a studio of art with a whole team. - Which would be your greater misfortune? To be in prison. - Which is the country where you would like to live? Here is the problem, I do not know! - If you were not already Mika, that would you have liked to be? A visual artist. - Your preferred color? I do not have any. - Your heroes and heroins in the fiction? Winnie The Pooh. - Your preferred type-setters? Kurt Weill, Harry Nilsson, Stravinsky. - Your favorite painters? That changes constantly. In this moment it is Peter Doig and Barnett Newman. - Your heroes in the real life? Marcel Marceau and the Nobel Prize of peace Rigoberta Menchu. - What you hate over all? The sayadieh! - How you would like to die? Not in the last. I would not like to survive my close relations and people whom I love. - The gift which you would like to have? That to write, considering which I am dyslexic and that I cannot spell a word correctly. - The faults which inspire the most indulgence to you? Chatterings of the women. - Your currency? That not to have some. - And finally, that is what is most Lebanese in you? It starts by answering: “My house, it is typically Lebanese. ” But when it is specified to him that it is of a character trait that one speaks, he answers without hesitating: “It is faculty not to let itself cut down by the problems, with always rebounding…” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Per Translation Tool-Dictionary.com Event - a mégashow placed under the label of the Festivals of Baalbeck and Beiteddine and 2U2C Pop dynamite with the downtown area: Mika! The article of Zena ZALZAL It is by a mégashow in Beirut, its “native soil”, that Mika, the pop artist of the moment, enclosed yesterday the world tour of launching of its first Life disc in Cartoon Motion. Its concert, a total, carnavalesque, “cartoonesque” spectacle, drained, place of the Martyrs, more than fifteen thousand people from 7 to 77 years (more than 7 that of 77 nevertheless!). This evening, crowd in jubilation replaced crowd in mourning. On a scene where “Big girls”, waders, “lollipops” and a whole menagerie in cuddly toy offered, cotillions with the support, of the tables colourful, the singer libano-American, surrounded by his chorus-singers and musicians (supported of seven local musicians), revealed all the extent of a talent of author, type-setter, interprets and of “mega- performer”. As of its appearance on scene, towards 21:10, after a sequence DJ in first part, its Relaxed, Take It Easy lights fire. And it left… Echoing true Mika “dynamites pop”, leaping, whirling, vocalizing on its famous Grace Kelly, Big Girls, Love Today or Lollipop, like on a small loan with the repertory of the Dispatch Mode of the Eighties, the public makes the fiesta, until is delirious. And to the splendid fireworks finally. “The place is with us this evening, Beirut is with us”, howls it at the end in its concert, and Beirut makes him a triumph! The day before, Mika, hardly made at Beirut, had given a press conference to the Phoenicia hotel, followed by a short maintenance granted with the East it Jour. Return over one weekend placed under the sign - spangled! - of Mika. De Mika, one knows about all. Its birth in Beirut in August 1983, of a Lebanese mother and an American father; its first eight last years in Paris; its vexations at the school in London where its family settles thereafter; its dyslexia; the refuge which it finds in the music; its voice of almost four octaves; its frightening professor of Russian song; its first recordings with the Royal Opera House; its jingles advertizing paid in currency of monkey; its difficulties with the producers of discs; dark words of its tubes at the euphoric rates/rhythms… And finally, in 2007, the fabulous planetary success of its first CD Life in Cartoon Motion, crowned of three Music Awards, the same year. Six hundred invited children And rebelote, during the press conference, the same questions return: the Lebanese origins of which he claims himself high and strong, its sources of inspiration, its voice, his report/ratio with the celebrity. In short, only one did not already read in the innumerable articles which were devoted to him to date. Separately small information - but which in known as length - on the fact that to the request express of Mika, 600 underprivileged children (resulting families supported by charity associations) were invited to its concert, revealed Nora Joumblatt, the president of the Festival of Beiteddine which, with the Festival of Baalbeck and 2U2C, produce this event. And then, one will have seen “live” the mom of Mika, brown corpulent with the very Lebanese type, which accompanies it everywhere… until in the clip by its Grace Kelly song. Between confessional and police station Blow, not to harp the same subjects, at the time of the few minutes of interview granted just after the point of press to your preferred newspaper, one was said that a questionnaire - revisited - of Proust would be perhaps the ideal formula to test more on the person who hides behind the star. Because Mika is a star. True. He of with will have, the physical stature (1m90 and a face of crowned angel of brown loops), the fan club from 7 to 77 years, the over-excited groupies, the troop of photographers… And especially impressing it service of order. Its bodyguards and press attachés who, in the small room where the artist receives, one after the other (as in confessional!), the representatives of the four media to which it granted in advance the ten minutes favor of interview each one, put the pressure from the start to you, while announcing to you, closed face and fists, which you will have right only to five minutes of maintenance. More four photographers, of black vêtus, which mitraillent you throughout maintenance (without really giving you time to pose under your best profile!), all that contributes to give to the scene a a little contracted environment of interrogation in police station. Except that in the middle of all this nervous agitation, Mika, him, remains… Relaxed. Cool, simple, of a bright naturalness, it lends itself readily to the traditional photograph that we claim John Saad of the East of the Buddies and myself to him, and is enthusiastic with the idea of an interview differently. “Because I am often bored in interview”, says it, in perfect French. The questionnaire of Proust is launched (see framework attached). He answers of TAC TAC certain questions, takes time to reflect for others and reveals, by there, an authenticity, a sincerity still preserved of the influence of the showbiz. “I like This questionnaire, I have fun”, says us spontaneously it. Moreover, when the man-stop watch us assene of a dry tone that Time is finished, rétorque Mika him which he wants to continue this interview until the end. I.e. until it shows us, the delighted mine and the mischievous glance, red soles of the tennis shoes which it does not leave any more: the famous Louboutin tennis shoes made to measure for its mégaconcert with the Park of the Princes in Paris by the famous shoemaker, who offered them to him gracefully, ensures us it. You will understand that after this moment of shared intimacy, with Mika it either Love Today --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Per Translation Tool-Dictionary.com Mika lights the place of the Martyrs! It is by a mégashow in Beirut, its “native soil”, that Mika, the pop artist of the moment, enclosed yesterday the world tour of launching of its first Life disc in Cartoon Motion. Its concert, a total spectacle, drained place of the Martyrs more than fifteen thousand people from 7 to 77 years. This evening, crowd in jubilation replaced crowd in mourning. Echoing Mika, leaping, whirling, vocalizing, true “pop dynamite”, on a scene where Big Girls, waders, lollipops offered, confettis with the support, of the tables colourful, the public made the fiesta, until is delirious. And to the splendid fireworks finally. The article of Zéna ZALZAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilek Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 thanks for posting:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 He's been to prison? THanks for posting Can someone please properly tanslate the Q&A part? what? i dnt understand what it says. whyd he go to prison? quickly he's said he enjoyed the questionnaire part, he had fun for once.He invites 600 children from poor families to his concert. and the worst thind for him is to be in jail. he hates the "sayadieh" which is a lebanes meal with fish. awww hes a saint hehe i hate fish yuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 what? i dnt understand what it says. whyd he go to prison? I don't know if he's saying he's been to prison or if his worst fear would be going to prison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I don't know if he's saying he's been to prison or if his worst fear would be going to prison... ya, itd be easier knowing the lang. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findingmywords Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I love the questionarre :lol3: I'm awesome at grammar and spelling, Mika. I could teach you a little somethin' I wish I could understand French... It would just make more sense and flow better if I could read that actual articulo Maybe you could teach me that Mika, eh eh? *elbow nudge* Thanks for posting and translating LebAngel and Alice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 ya, itd be easier knowing the lang. lol It's not the language, it's just the way he answered it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's not the language, it's just the way he answered it o, i didnt even read it. lol shows how much i payed attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 o, i didnt even read it. lolshows how much i payed attention. you mean the translation you didn't read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 you mean the translation you didn't read? haha nope, lol. i skimmed over it xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 haha nope, lol. i skimmed over it xD nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 nice c. im not so bright sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I don't know if he's saying he's been to prison or if his worst fear would be going to prison... He's saying prison is the greatest misfortune he can imagine-- not anything else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanorelle Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I can't stop crying..Mika is on this earth to send a message... want to know the truth ( in my eyes) ...I think he is an angel.... the whole concert review etc that I am reading suddenly made me start to cry and tremble and the thing with the 600 kids put me over the edge...nieghbours might wonder where the wailing is coming from..... leb-angel thanks for this and what a glorious time for your country and city to be part of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 He's saying prison is the greatest misfortune he can imagine--not anything else! Oh ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I can't stop crying..Mika is on this earth to send a message... want to know the truth ( in my eyes) ...I think he is an angel.... the whole concert review etc that I am reading suddenly made me start to cry and tremble and the thing with the 600 kids put me over the edge...nieghbours might wonder where the wailing is coming from..... leb-angel thanks for this and what a glorious time for your country and city to be part of this. Yes, invating those kids shows how sweet he is:wub2: He is really very kindhearted:blush-anim-cl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 No wonder he complained about eating all the fish in the Mediterranean on his blog!! The sayahdieh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 - Your heroes and heroins in the fiction? Winnie The Pooh. I love him But, what about Snoopy? Did you forget him, Mika? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdlp Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 quickly he's said he enjoyed the questionnaire part, he had fun for once.He invites 600 children from poor families to his concert. and the worst thind for him is to be in jail. he hates the "sayadieh" which is a lebanes meal with fish. Wow that's really sweet (If going to his concert is actually a good thing ) Thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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