Mika and the Rugby World Cup 2023

[mellody]

3 hours ago, dcdeb said:

as well as others who worked with me on films in Hollywood

 

"Films in Hollywood"... while we're still waiting for the Spanish Q&A and for them to fix the countries list in the singalong contest. Ok the latter isn't Mika's personal responsibility, but when things don't get done properly, it *might* be a sign that too much tries to get done at once?   But I guess that's just how Mika is, going from one extreme to another. No new album for 4 years, and then not only a new album but about a million other projects at the same time. I hope he doesn't forget the English album over all that.

[SusanT]

1 hour ago, Kumazzz said:

Rugby World Cup France 2023 is honored to announce that internationally renowned singer Mika will be part of this celebration, with a unique 5-minute performance during pre-match entertainment.

 

Mika will be joined on stage by the choir of the Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique. Together, they will perform a colorful mix of Mika's best-known songs, rearranged for the occasion, in order to share a musical journey with the spectators.

 

 

 

However, it's no longer a mix of Mika's songs.  I guess he changed his mind after he and others wrote "C'est la vie." I remember him saying that it was the last song (or one of the last) written for the French album.

Edited October 27, 2023 by SusanT

[Kumazzz]

3 hours ago, Kumazzz said:

un costume diff rent taill sur mesure

 

An Italian designer brunosimeone ( Atelier Mika https://www.instagram.com/p/CvzuaIeMFmj/ ) stays at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel Paris and posted a pic at Stade de France.

 

[Anna Ko Kolkowska]

7 minutes ago, SusanT said:

However, it's no longer a mix of Mika's songs.  I guess he changed his mind after he and others wrote "C'est la vie." I remember him saying that it was the last song (or one of the last) written for the French album.

 

It will be a medley of his greatest hits (ex We Are Golden). He will sing it with children.

[Kumazzz]

11 minutes ago, SusanT said:

However, it's no longer a mix of Mika's songs.  I guess he changed his mind after he and others wrote "C'est la vie." I remember him saying that it was the last song (or one of the last) written for the French album.

 

3 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

 

It will be a medley of his greatest hits (ex We Are Golden). He will sing it with children.

 

1 hour ago, Kumazzz said:

Rugby World Cup France 2023 is honored to announce that internationally renowned singer Mika will be part of this celebration, with a unique 5-minute performance during pre-match entertainment.

 

Mika will be joined on stage by the choir of the Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique. Together, they will perform a colorful mix of Mika's best-known songs, rearranged for the occasion, in order to share a musical journey with the spectators.

 

 

 

I'm anticipating... the MEDLEY would be including We Are Golden, Grace Kelly, Relax, C'est La Vie and Boum Boum Boum or Elle Me Dit....

 

His performance is 4 minutes 30 seconds TOO SHORT !!!!

[SusanT]

@Anna Ko Kolkowska and @Kumazzz, you're right! I'd forgotten about Mika's saying that the performance will be 4 minutes 30 seconds long.  Having seen the latest video with the kids' choir, I had assumed it would just be "C'est la vie."

[Kumazzz]

Télépro

https://tv.telepro.be/emission/rugby-coupe-du-monde-g41l6j6kc.html

 

TF1 DIRECT  https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/direct

 

 

 

 

 

Le samedi 28 octobre à 20:40

 

Rugby : Coupe du monde

 

· Cérémonie de clôture ( Closing ceremony )

 

 

[mellody]

The livestream for German viewers should be available here tomorrow from 20:15: https://www.ran.de/sports/rugby/wm/livestreams/rugby-wm2023-live-finale-neuseeland-suedafrika-auf-prosieben-maxx-joyn-rande-und-in-der-ran-app-321406 

[Kumazzz]

Just in case, watch the opening ceremony on 8 September 2023

 

L'Avant match de France - Nouvelle Zélande

https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/coupe-du-monde-rugby/videos/rugby-coupe-du-monde-avant-match-france-nouvelle-zelande-19023377.html

 

Firestrage DL link => ( password MFC ) https://firestorage.com/download/06224dccc610b44d46a35d1f069e2dbaaaed6b10

 

Thanks a lot for sharing @Antoine

 

https://www.tokyvideo.com/fr/video/mika-interview-coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-l-avant-match-de-france-nouvelle-zelande-08-09-2023

 

On 9/9/2023 at 5:26 AM, Kumazzz said:

TF1 

REPLAY

 

L'Avant match de France - Nouvelle Zélande

https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/coupe-du-monde-rugby/videos/rugby-coupe-du-monde-avant-match-france-nouvelle-zelande-19023377.html

 

Firestrage DL link => ( password MFC ) https://firestorage.com/download/06224dccc610b44d46a35d1f069e2dbaaaed6b10

 

 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Kumazzz

[Kumazzz]

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🎶 Mika, le parrain de la Mêlée des Chœurs a un message pour les enfants qui se sont mobilisés partout en France

💬 @mikainstagram ambassador of La Mêlée des Chœur has a message for the children that took part throughout France

#RWC2023

 

 

IG story

 

 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Kumazzz

[Kumazzz]

Midi Olympique

https://www.rugbyrama.fr/2023/10/28/finale-de-la-coupe-du-monde-2023-mika-le-show-davant-match-cest-un-defi-immense-11544599.php

Publié le 28/10/2023 à 10:26

 

 

Finale de la Coupe du monde 2023 -

Mika : "Le show d'avant-match ? C'est un défi immense !"

 

En pleine répétition à l'Opéra de Paris avant son show au Stade de France, Mika nous a accordé un entretien pour évoquer la représentation qu'il effectuera juste avant la finale de la Coupe du monde, entre la Nouvelle-Zélande et l'Afrique du Sud ce samedi soir à 21h. L'artiste sera notamment le 25 mars 2024 à l'Accor Arena de Paris.

 

Comment vous sentez-vous avant ce show au Stade de France devant 80 000 personnes ? Et quand on est une star internationale, est-ce qu'on a encore le trac ?

 

Bien sûr ! Je suis très conscient que là je suis dans un contexte qui n'est ni un festival, ni un concert. La priorité de la soirée, c'est le match. Un grand match avec des sportifs qui ont dédié toutes leurs vies pour en arriver là, dans un stade avec des fans qui viennent du monde entier. Je ne vois pas ça comme de la pression mais plutôt comme un challenge, pour moi et tous ceux avec qui je travaille. Comment créer un moment de magie et de couleurs et un message universel d'amour juste avant l'hymne national et le match ? On a juste tellement hâte.

 

Cela doit demander une organisation millimétrée..

 

Ce qui est stimulant, c'est que jusqu'à la dernière minute il faut changer, modifier et s'adapter aux contraintes car il ne faut pas toucher la pelouse, monter et démonter la scène en quelques minutes et gérer 100 enfants. Ce n'est pas comme un show normal, par exemple celui que j'ai eu la chance de faire en finale du Top 14 en 2018. On s'adapte en permanence, aujourd'hui encore, pour que ce soit le meilleur avant-match possible. Je souhaite que l'énergie dans le stade soit chaleureuse, généreuse et qui aura beaucoup d'amour avant que la grande bataille ne commence. On veut encore plus amplifier l'ambiance. C'est fondamental que ce soit un flash d'énergie et de couleurs.

 

Pouvez-vous nous dire comment va s'articuler le show d'avant-match ?

 

Le show durera exactement 4 minutes et 45 secondes. C'est un medley de cinq de mes chansons, avec la participation de la mêlée des chœurs, ces enfants de l'éducation nationale et de la maîtrise populaire. Ce sont des arrangements de mes titres avec le chœur d'enfants. Il y en a certains qui jouent des instruments, ils ont beaucoup de talents cachés. Il y a des cuivres, des vents, des violonistes, des chanteurs et des danseurs. Je ne vous cache pas que c'est un défi immense pour les enfants et ils travaillent d'une manière incroyable. La plus petite a 10 ans et le plus grand il a 17 ans.

 

Vous avez aussi beaucoup œuvré pour la mêlée des chœurs. Le projet a d'abord connu une indignation de la part de supporters et a ensuite trouvé un second souffle, auquel vous avez participé.

 

C'était une initiative ambitieuse qui a survécu malgré beaucoup de changements et de contraintes. Le plus important c'était de ne pas abandonner, on ne pouvait pas ! C'est quelque chose de beau et de nécessaire. Les fans du rugby se sont exprimés, on a pris une petite pause car on a découvert que les hymnes n'étaient pas assez efficaces. Il fallait expliquer aux enfants que ce n'était pas le bon effet mais qu'on allait retravailler ça. Ça fait partie du métier et vous allez apprendre une grande leçon. Alors, les enfants se sont impliqués à fond et sont venus travailler à 8h du matin. Peu de monde a dormi pendant quelques jours mais on ne pouvait pas arrêter ce projet. On se devait d'être à la hauteur des attentes des joueurs, des fans, des fédérations, parce que les hymnes sont sacrés. Un hymne doit être intense et émouvant. Le challenge qu'on a eu c'est qu'il fallait faire beaucoup de choses en très peu de temps, environ 3 jours et demi (rires)

 

Quelle place a le rugby dans votre vie ?

 

J'ai grandi entouré par ça. J'ai beaucoup d'amis qui y jouent. La première partie de mon enfance était à Paris mais après je suis parti à Londres. J’ai commencé à chanter très jeune, je suis redevenu fan du rugby, et le Top 14 m'a montré que l'ambiance du rugby est totalement différente du foot. Puis plus grand, j'ai passé des soirs et des soirs dans les pubs entourés par mes potes pendant les matchs.

 

Vous avez un souvenir marquant avec ce sport ?

 

J'ai souvenir d'avoir joué au rugby étant petit à "St Philip's School" à Londres. Je n’étais pas tellement bon en rugby mais mon frère était fabuleux. Je me souviens de ma première expérience en rugby, il y avait le baptême de boue, où le nouveau joueur est complètement couvert de boue. J'étais tellement content de ce moment, c'était la première fois de ma vie que je suis allé dans le bus puis chez moi, entièrement couvert de boue (rires). Ma mère qui me criait dessus et moi j'avais un grand sourire. Je retiens que dans ce sport on peut rentrer complètement sale et personne ne peut vous gronder !

 

Que pensez-vous sportivement de cette finale de la Coupe du monde ?

 

On est prêt et on va assister à une finale, je ne dirais pas historique parce que je n'aime pas ce terme, mais qui va être très très intense. Ce qui est surprenant, c'est la manière dont on est arrivé à ce choc. Même si on sait que l'Afrique du Sud est une équipe redoutable, nation majeure et l'une des plus importantes du rugby, le match face à l'Angleterre était surprenant. Je voyais l'Angleterre ou la France arriver en finale. Et à la fin, on a droit un combat entre deux monstres de ce sport.

 

Avez-vous un pronostic sur la finale ? 

 

C'est impossible ! Il faut demander aux dieux. Et même eux se disputent entre eux pour prédire le résultat.

 

Aviez-vous une préférence entre le XV de France et l'Angleterre ?

 

J'étais un peu partagé mais ça fait maintenant des mois qu'on travaille avec les enfants. Ils sont tous pour la France, tous entourés par France Rugby et l'esprit des Bleus. Donc j'étais plutôt du côté de la France. 

 

Des projets en lien avec le rugby sont-ils dans les tuyaux ?

 

Oui c'est mon deuxième projet et donc comme on dit jamais deux sans trois. Moi vous savez, je suis quelqu'un qui n'attend rien et qui est toujours surpris par ce qui arrive et c'est comme ça que je peux m'amuser faut laisser la vie s'évoluer. 

 

 

Google translator

 

2023 World Cup Final -

Mika: “The pre-match show? It’s a huge challenge!”

 

In full rehearsal at the Paris Opera before his show at the Stade de France, Mika gave us an interview to discuss the performance he will perform just before the World Cup final, between New Zealand and Africa of the South this Saturday evening at 9 p.m. The artist will notably be on March 25, 2024 at the Accor Arena in Paris.

How do you feel before this show at the Stade de France in front of 80,000 people? And when you're an international star, do you still have stage fright?

Of course ! I am very aware that here I am in a context which is neither a festival nor a concert. The priority of the evening is the match. A great match with athletes who have dedicated their entire lives to get there, in a stadium with fans from all over the world. I don't see it as pressure but rather as a challenge, for me and everyone I work with. How can we create a moment of magic and color and a universal message of love just before the national anthem and the match? We're just so excited.

This must require careful organization.

What's stimulating is that until the last minute you have to change, modify and adapt to constraints because you don't have to touch the pitch, set up and dismantle the stage in a few minutes and manage 100 children. It's not like a normal show, for example the one I had the chance to do in the final of the Top 14 in 2018. We are constantly adapting, even today, so that it is the best before- possible match. I hope the energy in the stadium is warm, generous and will have a lot of love before the big battle begins. We want to amplify the atmosphere even more. It is fundamental that it is a flash of energy and colors.

Can you tell us how the pre-match show will work?

The show will last exactly 4 minutes and 45 seconds. It is a medley of five of my songs, with the participation of the melee of choirs, these children of national education and popular mastery. These are arrangements of my songs with the children's choir. There are some who play instruments, they have a lot of hidden talents. There are brass instruments, wind instruments, violinists, singers and dancers. I won't hide from you that it's an immense challenge for the children and they work incredibly hard. The smallest is 10 years old and the oldest is 17 years old.

You also worked a lot on the choir mix. The project initially experienced outrage from supporters and then found a second wind, in which you participated.

It was an ambitious initiative that survived despite many changes and constraints. The most important thing was not to give up, we couldn't! It is something beautiful and necessary. Rugby fans spoke out, we took a little break because we discovered that the anthems were not effective enough. We had to explain to the children that it wasn't the right effect but that we were going to rework it. It's part of the job and you're going to learn a big lesson. So, the children got fully involved and came to work at 8am. Few people slept for a few days but we couldn't stop this project. We had to live up to the expectations of the players, the fans, the federations, because the anthems are sacred. An anthem should be intense and moving. The challenge we had was that we had to do a lot of things in a very short time, around 3 and a half days (laughs)

 

What place does rugby have in your life?

I grew up surrounded by it. I have a lot of friends who play it. The first part of my childhood was in Paris but then I moved to London. I started singing very young, I became a rugby fan again, and the Top 14 showed me that the atmosphere of rugby is totally different from football. Then when I got older, I spent evenings and evenings in pubs surrounded by my friends during the matches.

Do you have a memorable memory with this sport?

I remember playing rugby as a child at St Philip's School in London. I wasn't that good at rugby but my brother was fabulous. I remember my first experience in rugby, there was the mud baptism, where the new player is completely covered in mud. I was so happy about that moment, it was the first time in my life that I went on the bus and then home, completely covered in mud (laughs). My mother shouting at me and I had a big smile. I remember that in this sport you can come home completely dirty and no one can scold you!

 

What do you think about this World Cup final from a sporting point of view?

We are ready and we are going to witness a final, I wouldn't say historic because I don't like that term, but which will be very, very intense. What is surprising is how we arrived at this shock. Even though we know that South Africa is a formidable team, a major nation and one of the most important in rugby, the match against England was surprising. I saw England or France reaching the final. And at the end, we are treated to a fight between two monsters of this sport.

Do you have a prediction for the final?

It's impossible ! You have to ask the gods. And even they argue among themselves to predict the outcome.

Did you have a preference between the XV of France and England?

I was a little torn but we have been working with the children for months now. They are all for France, all surrounded by France Rugby and the spirit of the Blues. So I was more on the French side.

Are any rugby-related projects in the pipeline?

Yes, it’s my second project and so as they say, there’s never two without three. You know, I'm someone who doesn't expect anything and who is always surprised by what happens and that's how I can have fun, I have to let life evolve.

 

[Mcrawford745]

Anyone know if ITV in the uk will be showing the pre match show? I can’t seem to find where to watch Mika’s bit in the UK.

[Kumazzz]

17 minutes ago, Mcrawford745 said:

Anyone know if ITV in the uk will be showing the pre match show? I can’t seem to find where to watch Mika’s bit in the UK.

 

@Mcrawford745

 

Read this ! Good luck !!

 

How to watch Rugby World Cup: live stream every match

https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/rugby-world-cup-live-stream-how-to-watch-from-anywhere-151121

 

 

I prefer TF1 DIRECT  with VPN.

 

 

[SusanT]

Asking Italian fans, Sky Sport Arena will broadcast the rugby final, right?

 

I found confirmation of the above on FB. See the Itslian thread for other channels

Edited October 28, 2023 by SusanT

[mellody]

Still commercials on the German stream... They wouldn't cut off Mika, right? RIGHT?!?!?

edit: now Rugby is back

Edited October 28, 2023 by mellody

[Phoebe Jeffery]

3 minutes ago, mellody said:

Still commercials on the German stream... They wouldn't cut off Mika, right? RIGHT?!?!?

We’re on commercials TOO!! Not good… I think we’re going to miss it becuase we had a sign saying “up next anthems!” 

[couldbepurple]

Idiots on Dutch TV just jibberjabbert right through as Mika was on screen in background. Infuriating

[crazyaboutmika]

[Phoebe Jeffery]

Heard him on radio 5 live in the UK… 🥹 even if it wasn’t covered on our tv, I am SO PROUD OF HIM!! And I cannot wait to see the videos of this GOLD SUIT!! He is soo golden and I am sooo so proud to be a mika fan 🥹🥹👑

[Anna Ko Kolkowska]

Here is the whole performance.

 

 

[mellody]

Fantastic show!  And I absolutely LOVE the glitterball-suit! And the flying piano was back!  Positively surprised by German TV - they talked over the beginning of his show, but then they announced him as "world star Mika" and kept their mouths shut for the rest of his gig. Very good.

[krysady]

9 minutes ago, Phoebe Jeffery said:

And I cannot wait to see the videos of this GOLD SUIT!!

Wasn't silver? At least it looked like that from the pics I've seen.

[Hero]

Wow wow wow! Talk about golden!  Fantastic show, great work by all involved.  And that suit, amazing! Bravo! ❤️❤️❤️

[Phoebe Jeffery]

1 minute ago, krysady said:

Wasn't silver? At least it looked like that from the pics I've seen.

After seeing Anna’s video, I agree!! It was announced on the radio as gold and I have to tell you… I was not expecting that! My goodness - STUNNING! I’m obsessed with the glitter ball look!! 🤘🏽🩷🪩 

[QueenBigFat]

Thank you so much!!! It wasn’t shown in the stupid US. Five short minutes of absolute joy