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Zénith Toulon

Bd du Commandant Nicolas, 83000, Toulon, France

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Doors open: 18:30

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Mika biography

Mika, (born Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. on August 18th 1983) stylized as MIKA is a Lebanese-British singer-songwriter, who is also the recipient of a BRIT Award.

Mika was born in Beirut. He is the third of five children born to a Syrian mother and an American father. He moved to London when he was nine years old. He attended St. Philip’s School in Kensington, where he was the head of the Schola Cantorum (the St. Philip’s Choir). He later attended Westminster School and the Royal College of Music, which he left to record his debut album at Casablanca Records.

A fun fact about Mika is that he is in fact multi lingual, being fluent in French and Spanish. In an interview on September 29th 2009, with The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1, he commented that he had taken Mandarin Chinese for 9 years but did not speak it very well.

His music career took off in January 2007 when Universal Music released his single “Grace Kelly” for digital download on January 8th 2007. It reached number one the UK Singles Chart on January 21st 2007. His debut album “Life in Cartoon Motion” was released on February 5th 2007, went multi platinum in almost ten countries, and brought comparison with artists such as Freddie Mercury, Scissor Sisters, Elton John, Prince, Robbie Williams and David Bowie. Later that year he toured the United States, with support from Sara Bareilles and Natalia Lesz. The following year, he received a BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist.

His follow up album “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” released on September 21st 2009, featured the singled “We Are Golden” which peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart. “Rain” was the second UK and German single, released on November 23rd 2009. It was the first single to miss the top 40.

“The Origin of Love” was a worthy follow up making it to the top 20 of over ten countries. Mika claimed that the album’s music style would include influences from Daft Punk and Fleetwood Mac.

Live reviews

Eccentric, buoyant, technicolour popstar Mika is a consummate showman. He burst into our lives with “Grace Kelly”, a ridiculously infectious falsetto-slathered chunk of power-pop perfection, and has remained a modern glam-rock merchant ever since, reeling off ornate ditties like “We Are Golden”, “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)”, “Blame It On The Girls”, “Rain”, “Happy Ending” and “Lollipop”. Hooks galore, quirks by the bucketload and charm coming out the wazoo, there are few artists that are more entertaining to witness live. Known for frequently featuring a plethora of dancers, props, confetti cannons and bizarre constructions (such as enormous inflatable legs/feet), there's a Monty Python quality to his performances. He's not just there to reel off his songs and leave, he's there to provide a night of raucous, vaudevillian tomfoolery. An accomplished pianist, don't expect him to stand and sing – he frequently takes to his instrument of choice to tinkle. He also bounds around like a lithe puppy. Nowadays, you're more likely to catch him on the continent (his most recent album, Origin Of Love, featured songs in French, and is his third straight number one album in France), where he works on reality TV shows in Italy. However, should he make a grand return to the UK, be first in line for tickets – he's a performer you'll never forget.

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