MIKA.

Video for Underwater.

I actually really loved some of his songs on his last album. He finally calls out his leech of a mother who forced him to beard for all those years. She probably doesn't even listen to his songs; it's money and fame that she craves.

I agree that he's more honest and less "performative" now. I don't think his fans like this version that much, though. They would prefer he always acted like a cartoonish asexual Peter Pan. So I can't really blame him for going with that schtick so long.

[quote]he speaks 4 languages fluently and he models for Valentino.

Well, aren't you just the biggest connoisseur of music ever?

Did you get a quarter for this thread?

WHO?

and, WHY?

R3 Don't be nasty now, he's a nice role model for young gay men. And both of those things severely up [italic]any[/italic] man's attractiveness factor, why is why I presume the OP mentioned it.

R4 He never really managed to crack the US, did he? He was huge here in Europe and also in Asia a few years ago. I guess the Lebanese background didn't help.

Not to be confused with similar-sounding, similar-looking and similar-named Mikky Ekko, who came to the scene quite a bit later.

The song I was referencing at R2.

I like Mika, unlike you was a big fan of his break out single "Grace Kelley". But yes, even though that song was huge in the UK it didn't make a big wave in America.

I like him a lot. Bought his first two albums and loved Grace Kelly.

Everyone loves Popular.

Big Girl, you are BEAUTIFUL

Honouring the past gay role models.

It's stuff like this that's probably completely lost on his (remaining) straight fans.

a cool video, not a great song

I only remember one of his songs. The one with the lyrics: "Teenage dreams in a teenage circus, running around like a clown on purpose. Who gives a damn about the family you come from, you'll give it up when you're young and you want some"

R14 Damn, that takes on a [italic]whole[/italic] different meaning when typed out like that... So naughty.

It's from this song.

He is still popular on mainland Europe. esp, France and Italy and Asia. He is very charismatic and gorgeous.

A song about inevitably falling for the straight guy.

I want him to explore these themes further in his next album but I don't think he will as there just isn't an audience large enough for it.

He's attractive, successful, and an out and proud gay man.

You won't find any of his fans on Datalounge.

The Peter Lindbergh photos are so beautiful.

[quote] he's a nice role model for young gay men.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, my sides.

Is he cut or uncut?

He isn't American or Jewish r21, so it is very unlikely he would be circumcised.

Agree that Popular is a really good song, with a catchy sampling of the 'Wicked' song. And it is a great 'revenge' video with an ironic ending. Ariana held a grudge for a looooooong time.

R20 Perhaps try including some actual arguments in your post next time and add an emoji to convey your emotional state instead? Just a suggestion.

Unless you're Mika himself. Then you're excused.

No Place In Heaven deals with gay themes really well. He doesn't shy away from them yet doesn't over do it in an outrageous way that sometimes other gay artist can do.

He came across to me as an asshole arrogant twink when he was young and "Grace Kelly" came out. Maybe he's grown up more now (he certainly is much more attractive), but I'd like to see him distance himself more from who he was when he was such a dick.

Sings in French:

Sucking too hard on his lollipop.

Um, ... who??!

I remember his early stuff as being incredibly catch but I haven't heard about him years. This thread has piqued my interest, I will check out some of his new videos.

FYI, I am almost certain he came out as bisexual, not gay.

[quote]I am almost certain he came out as bisexual, not gay.

Well, we all know what that means in HIS case...

Early interviews painted him as precocious. He's earned respect with his arrangements. I'm just glad he didn't burn out. He's one of several younger artists I'm pulling for - it's a good talent pool if they don't fuck it up.

Wow, forgot about him! I loved his first album, but haven't thought about it or him in years. Down the YouTube rabbit hole I go...

I had forgotten how much I wanted to fuck him after seeing this video!

Mika? MIKA?? Have I been teleported back to 2007?

Horrible Mama:

Ugly Hot. Total treasure

Handsome and sexy.

I don't understand the lollipop song.

He came out as gay around the time of Origin of Love. I think he came out as Bisexual because his mother had issues with him being gay. Her wrote the song @ r7 about it.

If your mother is like mine

All that she wants are the stars and the moon

A son with a wife and a big living room

All she wants

Is another little special arrangement

A peculiar engagement

Got the trophy wife, that's respectable

To avoid any spectacle

It's another simple solution

For my mother's delusion

Get her some adorable pictures done

For her mother in Lebanon

He's not on the radar in the US.

Does he have a boyfriend? Anyone know who it is.

Is he still friends with Gaga?

R30 Yeah, he only used bisexuality to ease his fans in for a while.

R42 No idea. There's a lot for him to choose from in the combined Italian and French market. I assume he's had his fair share of British cock as well. As for South Korea... well, you know what they're like over there.

Totally unrelated, but I still remember the day I opened the BBC news website and read the shocking news about his sister slipping from the window and getting impaled on the railings below when she was alone with Mika. The medical helicopter and the doctors actually managed to save her. Horrible stuff of nightmares that I wouldn't wish on Putin or even Trump.

His Italian tv show Stasera Casa Mika won Rose d'Or‏ best entertainment show last week. I guess he'll be living in Italy full time now.

Didn't he marry Joe Scarborough recently?

I'm smitten.

He's so multilingual.

I had forgotten about him but loved Grace Kelly . Will have to check out his later stuff.

Who? No one cares about this nonentity.

He looks hot in a suit.

& a velvet tux.

Trite songs.

Are they still trying to sell this idiot?

Without that mop of hair I don't even recognize him

He fell off the radar in the UK many, many years ago

Well, let's not exaggerate for the sake of making a point. He was declared a breakthrough act by the BBC's Sound of 2007, which was a decade ago. So unless you're a teenager, that's not exactly "many, many years ago". More like five to seven years ago.

I liked Grace Kelly when that kid did it on American Idol.

Mika's bother Fortuné Penniman is also pretty handsome.

Saw him once live. Excellent concert. My faves are Love Today and Rain.

My friend lives in Italy and saw him last year, she still talks about it.

He needs a hit because his career in the US is DOA! But I love this song!

He has a new album out this year, in an interview I think his manager said something along the lines that while he'd like to make an impact on the UK and US market, his music is successful enough in various territories around the world, that he can make his label a significant profit to keep him signed and working.

I remember seeing him, it had to be early November 2016 in London at Union Chapel, which is a smallish gothic church that also functions as a live music venue. It was an all acoustic show in aid of the mental health charity Mencap. He opened, playing about 4 songs on piano, His performance seemed a real display of virtuosity, especially when he performed Grace Kelly (whether you liked it or not). Natasha Khan, aka Bat For Lashes, followed. Amy Winehouse headlined; Back To Black had only been released for about a week and she sang half of it acoustically as well as songs from Frank. For an encore she did two Donny Hathaway covers.

Can't wait the get my hands on his penis ..sorry I mean pens, his new line of pilot pens. .

My fave is Blame it on the Girls

Dr John's pretty cool song.

I speak dee 5 langages and am artitektar! I am dee top model for coatur. Private Show! No lezlian.

Did you know that...

[quote]His variety show, [italic]Stasera Casa Mika[/italic], draws three million households each episode. Last month, it even won a prize at Europe’s most prestigious TV awards ceremony: the Palm D’or International Television Award for Best Entertainment Program.

It's weird that I'm European myself and I also treat singers who haven't cracked the US market as basically dead.

He never clicked in the United States because of his falsetto (which he overuses) and his sexual ambiguity. It might be predictable that that was the case: Freddie Mercury is much, much bigger in the UK and the rest of Europe than he is in the US; same with Jake Shears (who does not use falsetto that much, but who does occasionally) of Scissor Sisters.

I never cared for either Mika's looks (too skinny and hardfaced) or his very evident arrogance. Jake Shears may be a starfucker, but he always looks at least like he's having a good time and seems slightly surprised to be famous. Mike always looks like he feels he deserves his fame and more.

Cooking with Monica Bellucci on his show.

Receiving the keys to the City of Florence just last month.

This is all so bizarre; like he's been having incredible adventures in some alternate world. But it's not the US so no one gives a shit. Myself included.

The arrogance thing seemed more about try to hide his sexuality, he is brilliant on the Voice France, so charismatic.

Yeah, I also think the aloofness was just him trying to create a distance between his public persona and his personal life back when he was still closeted. A defence mechanism of sorts.

If you're not a success in pop/rock in the US, Americans will simply not take your success elsewhere seriously, no matter how big you are overseas.

Like it or not, this has always been the case.

Thanks to this thread I’m now obsessed with his brother Fortunè. Is he gay as well? He’s gorgeous!

r75 His Insta is super tasteful but reveals very little about his personal life.

MIKA is a HUGE hit at the DL because he did this shout out to the DL!

He's the whoriest of whores.

R76 I’ve checked his insta out and was impressed. No mention of a boy or girlfriend. He dresses too well to be straight though (I tell myself)

R64 He looks great with slicked back hair and should wear that style more often.

I can't seem to find it now, but there was once a picture of Mika barefoot on the Internet, and he suffers from Ezra Miller Syndrome (cute guy with repulsively hideous feet).

Not a fan of his music, but seems talented - wish him success.

Amy Winehouse in 2016, R63?

Yeah, R63 must have meant 2006 (unless he's the boy from The Sixth Sense).

He released a special edition of No Place in Heaven with a live performance with an orchestra. The rendition of "Happy Ending" is so stirring. My favourite album track of his is "Any Other World".

Looking gorgeous

You [italic]do[/italic] look good!

Love his cover of Franco Battiato's Centro Di Gravità Permanente

Too much dick cheese.

He’s always been good looking (in my opinion) but he’s definitely developed a great sense of style and carries himself well. I’m glad his career is still going well. Plus I’m impressed that he’s fluent in four languages.

one hit wonder

He is, objectively speaking, *not* a good example of a one-hit wonder. Two-album wonder would be more correct, which is nothing to scoff at.

& He has had lots of success in Europe and Asia.

Recording his new album.

I saw him perform live once or twice and he was amazing.

r92 Well, finally.

He's very loved by Italians. I'm Italian myself and he spent a lot of time here. Also, he's in a long term relationship with his boyfriend Andy.

r95 [italic]Biiiitch,[/italic] you can't possibly drop that bombshell on us and not provide any photos of his boyfriend!

Nevermind, the internet is littered with the photos of these two. Cute couple.

R96 They seem like a cute couple.

This is them from like a decade ago. His boyfrined got hotter and Mika got... older. I bet he misses that flawless skin sans the slightest hint of nasolabial folds. I sure know I do when *I* look in the mirror.

in today's pop culture, where offensive untalented cows like Cardi B are all the rage, he'll never make it.

But is he really interested in making it in the US? In Europe he's doing very well.

He is so handsome.

Is the sorta camp Mancunian voice that of his boyfriend? Mika is probably the top then. Lucky boyfriend, Mika has big feet.

He'll never make it in the US but seems very happy with his life and career in Europe.

GORGEOUS!

He comes from a incredibly beautiful family, his sisters are very beautiful, and his brother Fortune is also a looker.

Trying to figure out is the brother is also gay.

R103 Agree, I think he wants to stay in Europe.

No, he was a closet case and came out when his chance of breaking America was gone. Not to be applauded.

The closet thing was more personal, his parents seemed to have issues with him being gay.

I love Mika.

I still have zero respect for him, shame on me for quoting wikipedia but

"In a September 2009 interview in Gay & Night Mika commented on his sexuality: "I've never ever labelled myself. But having said that; I've never limited my life, I've never limited who I sleep with... Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me..."[23] Later he stated in an interview with This Is London: "I consider myself label-less because I could fall in love with anybody – literally – any type, any body. I'm not picky."[24] In an August 2012 interview with the magazine Instinct, the singer described himself as gay.[25]"

How tiresome.

[quote]Mika (/ˈmiːkə/; born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.;[4][5][6] 18 August 1983), stylised as MIKA, is a Lebanese-born English singer and songwriter.

I always thought he was Italian. Italian from Italy.

I like this quote though, "my sexuality is your business."

He's so fucking cute, I wish I liked his music.

Very few artist come in to the entertainment scene straight out of the boxes gay, esp 10 years ago. But I agree the bisexual thing was unfortunate. He should have said nothing 'til he was ready to come out.

Still he is so charismatic, handsome and talent, so I guess you can look beyond that.

Love her!

They'd make such a cute couple.

The Penniman brothers seem to be fabulous jumpers.

Mika

& Fortuné