crazyaboutmika Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Mika is a citizen of the world and he belongs to every country he tours in 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Just now, SusanT said: He could still be a UK citizen but use his US passport when he travels, but that seems unlikely to me. Thinking back to "Il Testimone," Mika only mentioned being American when Pif asked about his nationality. Yes he said it too when he released My name is Michael Holbrook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, crazyaboutmika said: Mika is a citizen of the world and he belongs to every country he tours in Yep!As he says in LYL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, crazyaboutmika said: Mika is a citizen of the world and he belongs to every country he tours in Yes, I love the fact that he has fans everywhere and I admire the way he is able to adapt to and appreciate something about every culture he is in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I don't usually like reality TV/talent shows, but I must admit I am enjoying watching this. Love the way Mika explains things about non-classical music to Lang Lang, without coming over as a know-it-all. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Daily Mail Weekend Magazine 4 Mar 2023 Pressreader https://pressreader.com/article/282724821135499 https://pressreader.com/article/282759180873867 page 46, WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH Host Claudia Winkleman with her tuneful judges Lang Lang and Mika page 47, THE PIANO 9PM, CH4 ★★★★★ The final stop for this brilliant talent search is Birmingham New Street station, where judges Mika and Lang Lang settle in to watch in secret as performers play the keys for a toe-tapping Jerry Lee Lewis tune and a surprising cover version of a Harry Styles hit. Next week, you’ll see the finalists performing on stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Twitter Channel 4 Press @Channel4's The Piano has seen a pitch perfect performance since launch with a consolidated average audience of 3 million for episode 2, almost 1 million All 4 views and 5.3 million social media hits #ThePiano 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 The Guardian 4 March 2023 👉 PDF file ( 2 pages / 389 kb ) the_guardian_4-march-2023.pdf page89, The Piano9pm, Channel 4 This week, members of the public play a piano in the middle of Birmingham New Street train station, unaware that pop star Mika and world-renowned pianist Lang Lang are watching from afar. Hopefuls include Matthew, a blind 34-year-old piano tuner with perfect pitch. MFC page 97, Wednesday Channel 4 9.0 The Piano (T) The final stop is Birmingham New Street station, and features a toe-tapping Jerry Lee Lewis hit and a unique Harry Styles cover. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 16 hours ago, Mikasister said: Yep!As he says in LYL Yes In his own words I love that song so much 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 The Daily Telegraph Review March 4, 2023 👉 PDF file ( 2 pages / 139 kb ) The-Daily-Telegraph-Review-March-4-2023_30-31_ThePiano.pdf page 30, Television Wednesday 8 March WHAT TO WATCH THE PIANO Channel 4, 9pm The search for Britain’s next piano star arrives at Birmingham New Street, its penultimate stop before next week’s fi nale. Hopefuls include Shenel, who covers Harry Styles’s Watermelon Sugar, and 81-year-old Gilly, whose story of love and loss encapsulates the show’s gentle tone. page 31, Channel 4 9.00 The Piano The final stop is Birmingham New Street Station See What to watch(AD) (S) 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Sorry for posting late. The Sunday Times Culture – 12 February, 2023 👉 PDF file ( 1 page / 125 kb ) The-Sunday-Times-Culture-12-February-2023_p43_ThePiano.pdf WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY CRITICS’ CHOICE The Piano (C4, 9pm) Claudia Winkleman was last seen hamming it up in gothic knitwear as the twisted MC of The Traitors. Here, she hosts a gentler, kinder reality show, one that swaps backstabbing and banishments for creation and connection. Inspired by the trend for public pianos, the show features hand-picked amateur pianists — whether classical, pop, jazz or rock’n’roll — playing for passers-by. What they don’t know is that operatic pop singer Mika and classical titan Lang Lang are watching them on CCTV, selecting star performers to play a special show at the Royal Festival Hall. Inevitably, an emotive back story is as important as musical skill: there’s going to be a whole lot of weeping going on. Victoria Segal 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 The Sunday Times Culture – 26 February, 2023 👉 PDF file ( 1 page / 88 kb ) The Sunday Times Culture - 26 February, 2023-42.pdf page 42 YOU SAY The Piano (C4) hosted by Claudia Winkleman is a terrific idea and on show was a prodigious range of talents. So I am unsure why Lang Lang and Mika chose as the winner of the first programme the player who displayed the barest minimum of piano technique or singing prowess. Martin Henry The Sunday Times Culture – March 5, 2023 👉 PDF file ( 1 page / 87 kb ) Sunday_Times_Culture_March_5_2023-page42.pdf page 42 YOU SAY The Piano (C4) is a captivating and moving programme. Ordinary people with extraordinary talent wanting to share their love of the music they can create on the piano. Unaware of it being a competition they just wanted to please those who stopped to listen. Lang Lang and Mika are excellent judges, with none of the pretension so often found in other talent shows. Claudia brings it all together with genuine love for the pianists. Tom John Send your comments to: telly@sunday-times.co.uk 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 The Daily Telegraph Review – 11 February 2023 👉 PDF file ( 1 page / 248 kb ) TheDailyTelegraphReview11February2023-30.pdf page 30 Television Wednesday 15 February WHAT TO WATCH THE PIANO Channel 4, 9pm Social media is full of members of the public showing their chops on the many pianos installed in public places over the past few years. This show attempts to harness their multifarious talents for a gig at London’s Royal Festival Hall – but fi rst they must unknowingly impress their judges. Introduced, respectively, as “the world’s greatest pianist” and “one of the world’s greatest performers”, Lang Lang and Mika hide out in a hilariously sparsely furnished anteroom to spy on them as they perform for train station passers-by and host Claudia Winkleman. To what extent should charisma be prioritised over technique? What about self-composed pieces versus keyboard standards? And above all, what are their stories? A mechanic with a self-taught knack for propulsive boogiewoogie, a nonagenarian who met his wife (now a dementia suff erer) while playing jazz piano in a bar, and a construction site manager bold enough to improvise over Clair de Lune. Winkleman once again underlines her versatility after her moustache-twirling turn on pre-Christmas runaway hit The Traitors; overall, it’s full of inspiring examples of how music can off er relief and release aplenty. Gabriel Tate 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 BBC WM John Fox 03/03/2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f1tqgr An interview with Sue Holmes ( a pianist in the Episode - 3, Glasgow Central station ) 👉M4A file ( 8.5 MB ) 2023.03.03 BBC West Midlands【John Fox】 Interview with Sue Holms #ThePiano.m4a 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Kumazzz said: BBC WM John Fox 03/03/2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f1tqgr An interview with Sue Holmes ( a pianist in the Episode - 3, Glasgow Central station ) 👉M4A file ( 8.5 MB ) 2023.03.03 BBC West Midlands【John Fox】 Interview with Sue Holms #ThePiano.m4a I like her 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 This is so funny. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 22 minutes ago, mellody said: This is so funny. Maybe this was a reason that someone posted recently a tweet asking if Mika was on a train in the UK 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 After next weeks final episode of The Piano the full concert at the Royal Festival Hall will be on More4 immediately after at 10.15pm GMT! I'm so glad it's being shown in full! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, TinyLove_CJ said: I'm so glad it's being shown in full! Can't wait! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: After next weeks final episode of The Piano the full concert at the Royal Festival Hall will be on More4 immediately after at 10.15pm GMT! I'm so glad it's being shown in full! Is that just another tab on the Channel 4 streaming platform? Asking for a friend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeccaStardust Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 3 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: After next weeks final episode of The Piano the full concert at the Royal Festival Hall will be on More4 immediately after at 10.15pm GMT! I'm so glad it's being shown in full! Wait I'm confused So this week is the final train station Then Next week is the final AND then the full on more4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeccaStardust Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Also saw this this morning but forgot to post It's not official but TV zone think channel 4 might try and do a new series https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/thepiano-s2rep-spec1 Like Mika and claudia said idk if it would work with more series it's a good one off thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, BeccaStardust said: Wait I'm confused So this week is the final train station Then Next week is the final AND then the full on more4 Right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, holdingyourdrink said: Is that just another tab on the Channel 4 streaming platform? Asking for a friend More4 is a TV channel owned by the Channel 4 company, it should also be available on the All4 streaming service. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 5 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: After next weeks final episode of The Piano the full concert at the Royal Festival Hall will be on More4 immediately after at 10.15pm GMT! I'm so glad it's being shown in full! Inside Soap UK - 11 March 2023 👉 PDF file ( 2 pages / 386 kb ) Inside Soap UK 11.03.2023_Page80+81_thepiano.pdf page 80 + 81 INSIDE TV WEDNESDAY 15 March Pick of The Day Octave duty THE PIANO: THE FINAL Channel 4 9PM Following four weeks of searching for the country’s top ivory-tinkling talent, it’s the grand finale of the piano-playing competition tonight, and the series culminates in an incredible concert at The Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank. Now, it’s up to world-renowned pianist Lang Lang, pop star Mika and charming host Claudia Winkleman to get the four remaining amateur pianists prepped for what is set to be the biggest performance of their lives. For an hour and a quarter, we follow the finalists as they rehearse, then walk out onto the stage in front of a packed house. But before we find out who will win best performance, Mika and Lang Lang have one last surprise up their sleeves… 9.00 - 10.15 The Piano The Final A concert at The Royal Festival sets the stage for the final of the competition, and Mika and Lang Lang have got one last surprise up their sleeves. (S) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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