Mika

Mika (; born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.; 18 August 1983) is a British
singer-songwriter. After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP,
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 ... read more

New band of the day – No 1,261: Bleached

With their tinny three-chord rumbles, punk-grrrls Jessica and Jennifer Clavin conjure the rude and rudimentary spirit of 77Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jennifer Clav...
Posted 1 May 4.53pm — Comment on this

Now listening: reader playlist

One reader offers us a relentlessly pop-tastic selection of songs. Think you can do better? Get in touchEach week, we invite a reader to share a playlist they've been lis...
Posted 4 April 4.35pm — Comment on this

Dunes – “Jukebox”

It sucked when L.A. jitter-punks Mika Miko broke up, but the end of that band does mean that the former members have goon on to some truly promising new projects. We firs...
Posted 24 February 7.25pm — Comment on this

Bleached, the Black Belles

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Bleached @ Knitting Factory We missed the first opener Habibi, but Bleeding Rainbow (formerly Reading Rainbow), Jack White's friends The...
Posted 14 February 5.17am — Comment on this

A Newsdump for 30 January 2012: From Ke$ha getting sleazier to Redfoo wearing a toy zebra

THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER: Ke$ha’s 'Sleazy Remix 2.0' now has a video, although she’s not actually in it. (YouTube) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...
Posted 30 January 8.41am — Comment on this

Mika Underwhelms At The NRJ Awards

Hmm, we're not sure about this performance, but he is fun to watch.Mika performed his song Elle Me Dit, which is a hit in France, for the crowd at the 2012 NRJ Awards in...
Posted 29 January 10.40pm — Comment on this

Mika - Mika Auctions Shoes For Life-saving Charity

Singer Mika has auctioned a personalised pair of shoes to raise money for the U K ambulance charity which saved his sisters life The pop star donated the colourful Conver...
Posted 9 January 11.11am — Comment on this

Falling in Reverse Kick Out Bass Player

According to a *Falling in Reverse* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fallinginreverse) fansite (http://fallinginreversefans.com/post/15239494397/breaking-news-mika-horiuchi-h...
Posted 6 January 6.27am — Comment on this

A room of my own: Goldie

The 46-year-old musician and artist shows us around his office at homeGoldie is, he says, "buzzing". He and his wife Mika are the proud parents of eight-week old daughter...
Posted 23 October 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

New Mika!!!

Yay!!! At a concert in Seoul yesterday our beloved Mika debuted a new song!!!And we love it!!!Hopefully this means album #3 is coming out soon!!!Check out Underwater (...
Posted 21 September 2011 3.20pm — Comment on this

Sony Music appoints Nick Gatfield to head its British operations

The former member of Dexy's Midnight Runners replaces Ged Doherty at helm of Sony Music UKSony Music, the music major behind Simon Cowell, on Thursday appointed Nick Gatf...
Posted 21 July 2011 1.51pm — Comment on this

Dunes – “Tied Together” Video

Here’s a video from Dunes, the LA trio featuring ex-Mika Miko member Kate Hall. The affiliation is relevant for purposes of fingering their track “Tied Togeth...
Posted 20 July 2011 6.56pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Mika songs in the past year.

  • Grace kelly  199 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Mika over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 00s 198 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 1 plays

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