sunshine931 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 There's another article I found about Mika and there's a video interview as well. On the right side of the article there's a box with the title "Plus d'info" and then in the box there's a little camera icon and it's written "Audio et Vidéo" and "Claude Deschênes rencontre Mika". Just click on that and you'll be able to see the video... It's all in french, I'll come up with the translation tomorrow at the latest !!! In the mean time, enjoy his sexy french accent !!! http://www.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/musique/2007/03/20/002-mika-mardi.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Wot a cute little video, couldn understand much but that laugh gets me everytime!!! he really seems to be very happy and enjoying himselve at the moment. And sunshine I love your pic, your very very lucky!!! xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titania Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thank you Sunshine I heard something about his hair when they were comparing heights(?) and Mika saying not castrato, treble (?) Yes, a translation would be very welcome whenever you are able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Yes, a translation would be very welcome whenever you are able to. Yes, whenever you have time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Mewissa<33 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 i think the interview says he has 4 octaves??? well i just remember this in a norwegian interview about that octaves-thingy xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 So here's a translation of the article (I had a little time to kill at school...) but here the sound doesn't work on the computer so you'll have to wait a while for the translation of the video ! Mika's 4 octaves A rock singer who takes inspiration in opera and who can sign very high. No, this isn't a "posthume" Queen album. ("posthume" means you made it after the person passed away... don't know the exact translation) This is Mika, the young 23 years old sensation, now promoting his album in Québec. His album, Life In Cartoon Motion, earned him nice comparisons with the late Freddie Mercury, as well as the Scissors Sisters. Mika says he is flattered by those comparisons: "I am lucky that I'm being compared with artists that I like." Multiple influences His distinct style, he owes it to a rich cultural baggage. Mika Penniman was born in Beirut, from an american father and a lebanese mother. Still a young child, he has to leave his native country with his family, first to France, then to England. While studying at the Royal Opera House de Londres, he meets a russian voice teacher who teaches classical singing (although we know this is not exactly true, it's his mother who hired the teacher while he was very young... but it's ok). It is with her that he learns to sing using 4 octaves, something he is still able to do. Now, Mika surfs on this unexpected wave of success, Grace Kelly. A success that was unexpected, but not "unhoped" (euh... yeah, can't find the exact translation for that but that'swhat it means...). "I was hoping for that success, but I am still surprised", says the young man in perfect french. And he doesn't want to hear about one hit wonders. "I'm here for 20 years, you don't have a choice !", warns the singer with the messed hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Mewissa<33 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Mika's 4 octaves yaay! i was right xPP anywhoo....thnxx for the translation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Sooooooooo there it is !!! translation of the video !!! Enjoy !!! Reporter: He sings Grace Kelly and his name is Mika Penniman, Mika his is stage name Mika: Mika, M-I-K-A (laughs) Reporter: After verification, his height is 6'2" (personnaly I think it's more 6'4" but oh well) Mika: But with the hair it adds to it (his height) Reporter: He is 23 years old and was born in Beirut from an american father and a lebanese mother. During the war in Lebanon, the family runs away to France Mika: When we were living in Paris, I listened to everything. At my house we listened to Oum Kalsoum (sorry don't know how to spell this name), Fairouz (this one either), we listened to France Gall, Serge Gainsbourg. Reporter: Little Mika then moves to London Mika: At the age of 11 years old I started to do classical singing and within a few months I got my first job at the Royal Opera House in London, in a Strauss opera Reporter: From this classical singing culture that he learned with a russian teacher, he kept the art of singing on 4 octaves Mika: I'm not castrato (laughs) Reporter: But you are able to sing very high Mika: But I can sing very high. But everyone can sing very high Reporter: If we learn to do it Mika: No, you can do it Reporter: aaaaaaa (in a high pitched voice) Mika: yes, no higher, go ahead Reporter: No I can't Mika: aaaawww no, you know that you can ! like the littles mice when (... then he mumbles something, I don't understand what he says even if french is my first language lol)... weeeeeee !!! Reporter: On his album, Life In Cartoon Motion, Mika has developped a very singular style Mika: It's a pretty psychotic universe Reporter: Yes ! Mika: Pretty original and a little bizarre, but everything is in a pop format, of 3 to 3 and a half minutes Reporter: One may immediatly compare him to Freddie Mercury, Scissors Sisters or Michael Jackson Mika: I am lucky that people are comparing me to artists that I like Reporter: Are you suprised of the succes ? Mika: Yes Reporter: Well you hoped for it Mika: Yes, but I'm still surprised. But I would be totally stupid if I didn't take advantage of everything that's going on around me because, truthfully, I'm here for 20 years, you have no choice ! (laughs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titania Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Thanks Sunshine! (So he's not 6'4'' then!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Thanks Sunshine! (So he's not 6'4'' then!) well he looked 6'4" to me !!! you can see on my avatar he is waaayyy taller then me and I'm 5'9" (well almost)... And I have a cousin that is 6'5" and he is not that taller... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titania Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 It must be the talent, charm etc. ... that always adds a few inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyMiranda Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 thanks for posting that.. wow 6'2" is still really tall!! well to me!! lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 It must be the talent, charm etc. ... that always adds a few inches haha yes that must be it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeladybuyer Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 the concert at Club Soda in Montreal was so intimate, you got the feeling had he booked it a few months later than he did he would have chosen a much larger venue, so we were very spoiled to see him up close! when's the next montreal concert??????? it's neat to see the interviews...makes him feel real and not a figment of my fantasy - uh, i mean, imagination... my 3-year-old son and I dance to our Mika CD 10 times a day - he sings along to Grace Kelly and LOVES the chi-ching part at the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 the concert at Club Soda in Montreal was so intimate, you got the feeling had he booked it a few months later than he did he would have chosen a much larger venue, so we were very spoiled to see him up close! when's the next montreal concert??????? Yeah I know the next shows will be in much bigger venues but I pray to god that he will try and keep it small !!! Intimate shows are the best !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dridri Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I honestly think he's taller than 6'2 because my dad's 6'2 so I know how to approximate, and he was definitely taller, u can see it on my pic - i'm 5'11 in heels and he's still a head taller. Yes, Club Soda was a poor choice in terms of management, but an excellent one for me (and Sunshine)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 nice one luv:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrypie Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 thanks for the translation, you saved me.. and i must say god how tall you guys are. im around 5'7 haha . anyway why cant he just tell how tall he is? he do have a passport, you know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula.pop Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 aww,that was cute! thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Tks for posting! (better late than never ) The link to the video doesn't work for me but I've found it here:http://dailymotion.alice.it/video/x2574d_mika-interview-radio-canada_music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 He's here for twenty years!? I hope he stays around for forty years at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Thanks for posting:thumb_yello: Lovely interview and article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamitami Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Thanks for posting!!! I can't see the video:boxed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriszti Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 thanks a lot Sunshine for the video and translation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Thanks for posting!!!I can't see the video:boxed: Hi! I found other 3 links to the same video: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mika-interview-radio-canada/2673443193 http://www.videospider.tv/Videos/Detail/2673443193.aspx http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,2673443193.aspxhope hope u'll be able to watch! sorry but quality is really bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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