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Mika
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., known professionally as Mika, is a Lebanese singer-songwriter based in Paris and London. Mika rose to prominence after the release of his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday (2006), which contained his debut single "Relax, Take It Easy". The track was released in October 2006, and topped the charts throughout Europe. His first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon…
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entertainment · British-Lebanese singer (born 1983) · singer-songwriter · singer · pianist · actor · songwriter · polyglot · composer · musician · also Mika, Mika (singer), Michael Penniman, Michael Holbrook Penniman, Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.
Born 18 August 1983 · Q186329
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2026· 11 entries
“Ours is a Lebanese household: there”
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“I was hugely honoured to be asked by The Sun to be part of this single. I am really pleased with how it turned out, it sounds fantastic, and I hope the public will support it to raise money for this worthy cause.”
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“For the menswear collection I took inspiration from my own wardrobe. I like easy to wear, stylish clothing that you can put on quickly in the morning and still look stylish.”
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“With the pencil-striped trousers and the hat that I had to wear to school. It was very traditional...”
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Released album “Hyperlove”.
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2024· 4 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Mika Brzezinski said Elon Musk is ‘trying to control what people think’” False.
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In France, during the weekend of 29–30 November, to raise funds for research to cure rare childhood diseases
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In France the weekend of 29–30 November, to raise funds for research to cure rare childhood diseases
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For its thirteenth season, as a judge alongside Vianney, Zazie, and BigFlo and Oli
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2023· 3 entries
Released album “Que ta tête fleurisse toujours”.
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Released ep “Pride”.
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Released ep “Love”.
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2022· 1 entry
Co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Italian singer Laura Pausini and Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan
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2021· 3 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Laut aao Mika sir” False.
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Released album “A L’Opera Royal De Versailles”.
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Alongside co-judges singer Emma Marrone, Italian rapper and producer Hell Raton, and Manuel Agnelli, of the Italian band Afterhours
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2020· 3 entries
Released album “Live From Brooklyn Steel”.
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With stops in Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and Italy, and an Oceania leg taking place in New Zealand and Australia
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And the presence of his "beloved golden retriever", both of whose "influence is felt across the record"
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2019· 1 entry
Released album “My Name Is Michael Holbrook”.
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2018· 1 entry
Mika featured on Adam to Eve no Ringo, a tribute album to Japanese musician Ringo Sheena, covering Sheena's song "Sid to Hakuchūmu" from her debut album Muzai Moratorium (1999)
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “Sinfonia Pop”.
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2015· 3 entries
Released album “MIKA et l’orchestre symphonique de Montréal”.
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Released album “No Place in Heaven”.
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And appeared in a related video/commercial
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2014· 3 entries
Mika joined Hayek, her husband and her daughter (who also voices a character in the French version), and actress Julie Gayet on the red carpet to celebrate the film's launch
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And 2015, he and the late photographer Peter Lindbergh worked together on an advertising campaign for the charity
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With him singing "Grace Kelly" in front of a crowd at the Antwerp train station to promote the company's "Have a Nice Day" campaign
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2013· 4 entries
Mika designed a line of clothing for Belgian retailer JBC
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Released album “Songbook, Vol. 1”.
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Appearing in a commercial that doubled as the song's music video
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Since 2013, Mika has frequently spent time in Italy, where he has a house and a studio in Tuscany in the province of Florence.
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2012· 4 entries
Awarded NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year (2012).
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Mika offered tickets and flights to one of his shows anywhere in the world to raise money for the UK charity London's Air Ambulance, in conjunction with members of the Mika Fan Club (MFC)
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And 2013, Mika served as the face of Lozza sunglasses in advertising campaigns
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Released album “The Origin of Love”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Life in Cartoon Motion / The Boy Who Knew Too Much”.
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2010· 2 entries
Released ep “This Is the Sound of MIKA”.
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Mika and his sister Yasmine worked on a special project for Coca-Cola in early 2010, designing an artistic, limited edition aluminium Coke bottle that also benefited charity.
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2009· 5 entries
Released album “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”.
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Released album “iTunes Live: London Festival ’09”.
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Released ep “Songs for Sorrow”.
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Released ep “Rain”.
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In a September 2009 interview in Gay & Night, Mika commented on his sexuality: "I've never ever labelled myself.
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2008· 4 entries
Released album “Live Parc des Princes, Paris”.
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Awarded Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act (2008).
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Awarded NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year (2008).
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For Best British Breakthrough act, while its single "Love Today" was nominated for a Grammy Award
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2007· 5 entries
Released album “Live in Cartoon Motion”.
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Released album “iTunes Festival: London”.
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Released album “Life in Cartoon Motion”.
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Released ep “Mika E.P.”.
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Released ep “Relax / Lollipop Bundle”.
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2006· 2 entries
Released ep “Dodgy Holiday”.
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Released ep “2006-12-18: NapsterLive”.
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1990· 1 entry
Mika's father went on a business trip to Kuwait, where he became trapped in the U
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1983· 1 entry
Born 1983-08-18.
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