Mika
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| Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case  Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 17669 | Taken from Wikipedia: Early life Mika was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Lebanese mother and an American father. When he was very young, his family was forced to leave war-torn Lebanon, and they moved to Paris. They moved to London when he was nine years old, where he attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Westminster School and the Royal College of Music. Musical career His public performances and jobs have varied from classical performances in the Royal Opera House, writing in-flight music for British Airways and creating an Orbit Chewing Gum advertisement theme tune. He appeared on BBC Radio 1 in September 2006, and on The Friday Night Project on 20 January 2007. In January 2007 he came top of a BBC website's Sound of 2007 poll. His first single was a limited 7"/download release called "Relax, Take It Easy" (2006), which features the melody of "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. It was playlisted by BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, and was also made 'Record of the Week' by DJ Scott Mills. The Dodgy Holiday EP is also available for download. His song "Billy Brown" was available for free download for a week from the iTunes Music Store. Universal Music released his single "Grace Kelly" by digital download on 8 January 2007, and it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007. The CD, 12", and limited edition 7" versions are to be released on 29 January 2007. The release features remixes by Tom Neville, Bimbo Jones, Linus Loves, and Pull Tiger Tail. Produced and mixed by Greg Wells in Los Angeles, Mika's début album Life in Cartoon Motion was released on February 5, 2007, and has brought comparison with artists such as Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Scissor Sisters, Rufus Wainwright, and Elton John. His band consists of Martin Waugh (guitars, backing vocals), Michael Choi (bass, backing vocals), Cherisse Osei (drums) and Luke (last name unknown; keyboards). www.myspace.com/mikamyspace www.mikasounds.com The album "Life in Cartoon Motion" is actually the first album that's really bowled me over in quite a while. There are definitely Queen influences, but it's a bit more dance-based on some tracks. Definitely worth looking into. The man in action:  |
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| Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 17669 | |
| Matt Smith Admin  Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 31134   | LMFAO I love Grace Kelly  |
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| wfougoafoihqfe Falling In Love With The Board Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 9656 | |
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| wfougoafoihqfe Falling In Love With The Board Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 9656 | I saw some performance on TV the other day. It was rather good  Reminds me kinda of the scissor sisters. |
| AndTheCowSaidMoo Geek Age: 40 Gender: Female Posts: 446 | |
| Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 17669 | |
| Boo Radley Idiot  Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 655 | |
| Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 17669 | |
| Sunset Veins King For A Couple Of Days Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 4430 | |
| Canadian_saint Idiot Age: 37 Gender: Female Posts: 546 | |
| Neil Patrick Harris Geek  Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 457 | Grace Kelly is catchy  |
| Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 17669 | |
| gazorples Addict  Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 10175 | WanjaTakesDrowningLessons:I know. xD It's always stuck in my head. Well, I really like it. I might have to buy/download the album sometime soon. |
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