Mika

Dance-pop, Musical Artist

1983 –

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Who is Mika?

Mika, stylized as MIKA, is a Lebanese-British singer-songwriter.

After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit Award—winning Best British Breakthrough act, and receive a Grammy Award nomination. In 2006, Mika started up his company, Dodgy Holiday Tours Limited. Two years later Mika released his second extended play, Songs for Sorrow, of which limited edition copies are now sold out worldwide. In 2009 Mika released his second studio album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Finishing his worldwide tour, Mika recorded his third album, The Origin of Love, stating it would be "more simplistic pop, less layered than the last one". The album was released internationally on 16 September 2012 and in the UK on 8 October 2012.

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Born
Aug 18, 1983
Beirut
Also known as
  • Michael Penniman
  • Mica Penniman
  • Mika Penniman
Siblings
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Lebanon
Profession
Education
  • Royal College of Music
  • Westminster School
  • Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
  • St Philip's School
Lived in
  • Beirut
  • London
  • Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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