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Get ready it gonna be number1 in the UK. Expect a lot of visits to the page. 80.41.24.62 21:39, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
The fan club is cool dey do stuff
How can the combination of artists listed be 'unique'? Haven't the Scissor Sisters been compared to each of the others?
[1] Take a look. He's now top of the Irish charts. Can someone adjust the page to reflect this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by E-flah ( talk • contribs) 16:24, 2 February 2007 (UTC).
Why is the page protected? — AnemoneProjectors ( talk) 21:55, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Do not add promotional photos to the infobox. Mika is living celebrity making frequent public appearances. As such any promo photo use to just identify him will certainly fall foul of WP:FUC#1. ed g2s • talk 14:05, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone have a citation for how to pronounce Mika's name? Is it "mee-kuh" ( IPA: miːkʌ) or "my-ka" (maɪkə)? I've noticed that a child calls him "mee-kuh" on the introduction to his song "Lollipop" -- surely there must be a more formal confirmation? — Mrstonky 07:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
My birthday was the 19th and that was a Friday. Mika appeared on the Friday Night Project on Friday 19th January 2007. *Mr. GaRRiSoN 23:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there a reliable source for this? At the moment we're carefully not mentioning nationality in the article. -- Mel Etitis ( Talk) 18:02, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS to move page, per discussion below. - GTBacchus( talk) 02:32, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
All the official mentions of his name, in liner notes and on websites, etc., seem to be listing him as MIKA. If we were to move the page there it might make things neater. What does everyone think? Driller thriller 23:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
"Follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules even if the trademark owner encourages special treatment" - while it may not be a registered trademark yet, the same rule applies. ed g2s • talk 16:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
I've proposed over at Talk:Mika (currently a disambiguation page) that this page should be moved to Mika and that page to Mika (disambiguation). Please leave any thoughts there. TSP 00:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that song "I Just Died (In Your Arms)" is by 'Cutting Crew', so I'm gonna change it :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.128.39.65 ( talk) 01:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC).
Any chance of an answer this time rather than just deleting a legitimate question?
Omglolzpwned 16:29, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
If you want to ask pointless questions, why not go to a gossip site; this is the Talk page of an encyclopædia article, and is for talking about the article, not discussing its subject. Why you need to create a new account for every edit you make, incidentally, is mysterious. -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 22:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
He's not gay but I got a phone call from him or his representative and he's not gay. He just doesn't want to say he's straight. Basically he wants publicity and milk it for its worth. Now if he came from Manchester aka Gay Nation then I'd believe it. 74.195.3.199 18:43, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
It irritates me that someone reverted my edit when I removed the word "typical" from the "typical fag" quotation. What Mika said in the interview was, "I was called the typical fag and all those other homophobic, horrible little comments that kids throw at each other." Clearly he is not saying they called him a typical fag; he is saying they called him a fag, which is a typical insult that kids throw at one another. It's like if you were to say, "As we passed each other we mumbled the typical 'how are you?' and went our separate ways." "Typical" is being used here in precisely the same sense. Technically the original article should have read: "I was called the typical 'fag' and all those other homophobic, horrible little comments that kids throw at each other." Still, it should be obvious! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.36.72.70 ( talk • contribs) 05:42, February 14, 2007 (UTC)
Mika says that he wants to keep certain parts of his life private citing he doesnt want to lay himself open to the public! [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.139.17 ( talk • contribs) 17:50, 3 May 2007
The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS to move page, per discussion below. - GTBacchus( talk) 07:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Mika (singer) → Mika — Is the only article on the disambig page known only as Mika. Is notable enough to be primary topic, since other articles have surnames, etc., as well. ConDem Talk 04:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Also, the french forum you are linking to, is not only almost dead, but it is clearly designed to sell products. There are over 100 e Mika interviews on the fan club as well. Do not be put off by the words "Fan club", it is pretty much the official site these days. Even Mika reads it!
The reason is that there are MANY press releases and bits of additional information that are not available via the main site or indeed this wikipedia page. Rather than link to hundreds of forum threads and press releases it makes sense to send people there. Aside from the way it is organised (being that it is more like a forum) there is more information on that site than in this wiki article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.195.160.59 ( talk • contribs).
OK, if it doesn't require flash that's fine. The fan club site (why the inverted commas? that's what it calls itself) is still a problem; there's nothing to indicate that it's reliable, and it's unclear why a minor pop artist needs links to three promotional sites. As we're not in the business of ensuring that our readers get instantaneous news about pop-chart positions, what justifies its presence? -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 13:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Fine — I think that you're wrong, but I don't have the energy to fight more teenybopper music fans. -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 16:50, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
If you again change my comment, I shall ask another admin to look at the case and block you from editing if he or she agrees that you're unnecessarily editing another editor's comment. You might find my comment mildly uncivil, though I disagree; that's still not good grounds to edit my comment. Even aside from the fact that our article is misleading, it says that the term is mildly derogatory; applied to music, it may be, from some points of view, but to think that being called a fan of such music is sufficiently offensive to edit-war over is simply absurd. I suggest that you find something useful to do. -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 13:15, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Mel, I am dead serious, if you want any progress to be made, you're going to have to stop the personal comments about the contributors. They do not accomplish anything for the article, and they cause nothing but trouble. Even if you absolutely loathe certain people, you'll have to keep it to yourself. — Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker 17:02, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Mel's comment not only appears to be a deliberate put-down but also (to me) appears to indicate Mel thinks he is editing in an unbiased way to make wikipedia better in contrast to others who are editing based on trying to promote things they are fans of. It is more than an insult, it is an accusation of biased editing. Over whether or not a couple of external links are added or not. Sometimes I think Mel editing when he can't sleep is a wonderful thing for wikipedia. Sometimes I think he should take a break when he feels like "I don't have the energy" and come back when he feels better. Mel, can we continue to benefit from your wonderful contributions, but get a little less of this kind of thing? WAS 4.250 17:41, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree with your last point, wholeheartedly. It might be worth ed_g2s' reading the essay (not policy or even guideline) Wikipedia:Remove personal attacks a little more carefully, though, as it contains a number of reasons for his not editing the comment in question. Still, it would be nice if we could all get back to real editing. -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 20:26, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
And I (and others) disagree. You might want to check the response to your posting to WP:AN/I for an apt description of the fuss that you're making here: a princess in search of a pea. That two people – one of whom, at least, is not an entirely disinterested party – are prepared to exclaim over the size of the nasty pea and remonstrate with me for placing it under your mattresses is no surprise at Wikipedia, but signifies nothing. This is all a ridiculous waste of time (if you really feel that the comment was so deeply hurtful, I'm surprised that you want to bring so many people's attention to it; if you'd ignored it, no-one would have noticed). -- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 10:50, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
ref the MikaFanClub.com - clearly this should not be included in the main part of the page. But to omit it from the links section is crazy. It is by far the biggest source of Mika information on the net, it is ten times bigger and more popular than even the official Mika Sounds site.
It doesn't deserve a mention on the main section, but to leave out the site that Mika himself reads, is a terrible admin error.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.26.177.236 ( talk • contribs) 07:55, 29 April 2007
I agree that Mikafanclub.com should be used as a link! Mika himself reads the site! it is run by mikas record company, and provides the latest dates or changes to those dates of his shows! User:LizaRosa —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.139.17 ( talk • contribs) 18:03, 3 May 2007
In short: Wikipedia does not censor profanity, unless you're quoting the exact text which was already censored. In that case, content is quoted verbatim. See Wikipedia:Profanity. GregorB 21:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
The following link http://michaelhpenniman.bebo.com/ was recently added to the article. This will have to be removed under WP:EL policy, but I am curious if this link, given its name, would shed some light on the question of Mika's birth name being Michael Holbrook Penniman (see discussion further up this page). Could a bebo member check if this is a legitimate site? -- Paul Erik 03:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Its all a bit suspicious to me! all the detail on the bebo site is just little bitsy! its all dribble! i dont think this is a real mika! from what i can tell this is not Mika instead an poser!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.136.142 ( talk • contribs) 06:55, 6 May 2007
The MIKA Fan Club Is The Greatest And Largest MIKA Website In The World. This Is Why I Would Like To Know Why The Largest Fan Club On The Web Would Not Be Listed On Here. Now I'm Sure There Is A Logical Reason For The Removal Of MIKAfanclub.com But I'd Like To Really Know, Why Has The MIKAfanclub Been Removed?-- [55] 01:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
The main image is terrible, its a cropped picture of him and someone else cutting out whoever it was, it loosk unprofessional, surely its possible to find a better one? Zephyr 20:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
At present, the article reads:
"Lebanon-born" (...) "born in Noosa, Australia"
Which would be the correct statement? Mip | Talk 14:05, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
I went to the V festival on Sunday and got a few great pictures of Mika. I have replaced the infobox picture with one I took. Does anyone think it's a worse picture? I'm still going through the pics I took so I'll probably upload some more so they'll be more to choose from. :-).
Seraphim Whipp 11:52, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
MIKA PLAYS PERCUSSION ON THE SINGLE BIG GIRL YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE GOT IT —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.61.25 ( talk) 10:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
the article states his first single was Grace Kelly in 2006. It was Relax, Take It Easy in 2006. Vauxhall1964 00:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC). - In Holland (don't know in other countries), was Grace Kelly released in late 2006. Relax, Take it Easy was released before (fall 2006), but did not hit the charts. Relax became his first Holland's number 1 right after Grace Kelly (spring 2007)
Now corrected Vauxhall1964 ( talk) 01:29, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
The single LOVE TODAY is ranked #4 in Belgium, but their stand that it hasn't anything !!!!! So it needs to be #4 !!!!!!!!!!
Demarre-nikke 08:59, 28 October 2007 (UTC) Demarre-nikke
The "Music" section of the article claims he is working on Madonna's new album (due November 2007). However, Madonna's upcoming album is a hip hop/R'n'B genre and Mika's music is not in that genre. The only CONFIRMED artists/producers working on Madonna's new album are Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, and Justin Timberlake. -Sparque Sparque —Preceding unsigned comment added by Recoveringmormon ( talk • contribs) 19:09, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Plus, the album will be released April 2008. That should also be corrected (if the whole section isn`t deleted first, that is.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.37.184.223 ( talk) 22:54, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
I have added a couple of sentences. It is important that the encyclopedia does not appear to give only a list of trivial information and statistics. It is important that the article say what he thinks he is doing with his songs and why. Johncmullen1960 ( talk) 08:41, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
agreed. it is always good not to be just statistics. though on the other hand we shouldn't overrun it with trivia. not saying you did that, just finishing a thought.
about your addition, it seems correct, but it would also be great if you could add some sources to it. the two songs have obvious meaning, but we could use a source on his mother and his view of it. is it maybe in an interview in "live in cartoon motion"? Donny ( talk) 20:07, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
It says "his band consists of...", so is he a solo singer? Or is "MIKA" a band? Bit confusing... 89.213.51.202
What happened to the section listing his backup band members? They've been touring with him consistently since last year, and are an important part of the show!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.101.241 ( talk) 13:39, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
According to sources such as Metacritic, Mika's name at birth was Michael Holbrook Penniman. But editors have repeatedly removed that name from this article. Reasons, comments? Thanks, -- Paul Erik 19:38, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I can't edit because I'm not a registered user, but the reason it gets removed is that it's NOT HIS NAME. At the very beginning, some reporters got him confused with his father, who is indeed Michael Holbrook Penniman, and then this was repeated in "news" sources, so that's why "official" sites list it as such. But if you google it properly, you will find that it's his father's name.
Here's a link where you can see his father (scroll down):
http://www.terrapinn.com/2005/peme/SpeakerList.stm
Here's an interview that accurately lists his birth name (Mica Penniman):
http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1168421.0.bohemian_rhapsody.php
Here's a quote from Mika on the subject of his name:
"Is MIKA really your name? Does MIKA mean anything?
It's actually my real name [Mica]. All of my siblings have exotic names, my sister Paloma (a dove) my brother Fortuna for which means lucky in French for example. I got saddled with a name that means plastic bag in Morocco, curse of the middle child!"
http://www.hunkdujour.com/blog/archives/2007/01/mika_pop_star_of_2007.asp
Please do edit this to clear up confusion. --AnonMikafan
An additional recordings or trivia section should be added, and it should make mention of Mika recording the opening jingle for Blast from the Past from Hamish & Andy, an Australian radio show. Or else it could be put anywhere else that it fits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralphy512 ( talk • contribs) 05:32, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Can someone please edit that section? It's driving me crazy that the grammer and spelling are so messed up ("oficial"). Thanks! Meowmatilda ( talk) 01:15, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
The fan club keeps being removed. The site is together with the record label and is relevant to those who support Mika. Please stop removing it. :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Itrends ( talk • contribs).
The Mika Fan Club has been agreed by Mika to be the official fan club/forum. An announcement is pending, but it is official. Aaurora ( talk) 07:19, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
This is baldly mentioned in the discography linking to a missing article. Googling finds lots of references to a 2004 album of that name by Mika which the article leaves out altogether
http://www.google.com/search?q=mika%20%22right%20place%20right%20time
Is this a different Mika? — ciphergoth 16:48, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Like the title says, at the bottom of the page, following External links and Mika wikilinks, there is an unnecessary, and perhaps offensive, remark: "GAY!!!!!". While I have nothing against said lifestyle, I consider the context of this exclamation inappropriate. Please have it removed.
Thank you.
MS
I tried posting this before, but there hasn't been any action. Since this is a protected article, I can't do anything about it, but the drawing of conclusions in the following paragraph is potentially libelous (particularly the inferences in the second part):
"Nonetheless, in the space of six months he appeared as a cover story and has given a lengthy interview to the prominent US gay magazine Out in which he stated that there "is a way of discussing sexuality without using labels." [18] The magazine has suggested that Mika's unwillingness to declare his sexuality may be a deliberate publicity ploy. Further, both Out and the British magazine Gay Times have pointed out that very few (if any) artists who have refused to discuss their sexuality have ultimately been straight.[19][20]"
It is okay to say that he appeared in gay magazines, but to then infer that because said magazines argue that people who most often say they're not gay actually are is not proper according to Wikipedia guidelines. He has spoken on the issue frequently, and Wikipedia can only report that numerous publications have speculated that he is gay but Mika has neither confirmed or denied it. Anything beyond that is unencyclopedic. -- 84.194.59.52 ( talk) 23:23, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
I dont how to edit the page properly so im asking someone to please add his win at the recent Ivor Novello Award where he won the Songwriter of the Year. source is the official website and can be confirmed by going on http://www.theivors.org/awards.html Thanks for everything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.42.23.72 ( talk) 21:01, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree, that's an improbable commercial figment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.10.53.69 ( talk) 18:25, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
just added a Photo and it's source, so I removed the 'this article should have a photo' bit. Black_Mesa ( t | e | c) —The preceding comment was added on 11:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC).
I tried the URL "Scissor sisters slam Mika" but got a "404 Page not found", so I removed it. However, another user appearantly got it working. Sorry, I was too hasty in deleting it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.227.104.115 ( talk) 19:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
How is Mika Indie anything? I'm removing this. There's no way Mika could be classified as indie. Blindeffigy ( talk) 23:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
The sentence which references footnote 6 claims that Mika changed his name because people often mis-pronounced his given name. This is not supported by the article used as a reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.23.228.2 ( talk) 13:54, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
New Zealand has our own Mika, also gay, and also an entertainer. There may need to be a disambiguation page set up to deal with this, given that someone will eventually write an entry for our own version. Calibanu ( talk) 05:20, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
I have removed, "A number of articles claim that Mika is gay." The supposed reference was only a single article, so it clearly didn't support the claim. (Technically, "a number of" could mean "one", but that would be an idiosyncratic interpretation.) Furthermore, the actual phrase the article used was "gay pop sensation". This could be referring to his music as "gay pop", rather than referring to him as gay.
I have also removed the mention of childhood taunts. Actually, this would be relevant to a section on his childhood, but not directly relevant to the section on his sexuality. A playground bully calling someone a "faggot" can hardly be considered a reliable source.
I've also removed the quote from Chris Taylor's entertainmentwise.com article, which only quoted the Daily Mirror quoting Mika. It's too much like a game of Chinese Whispers. -- Oliver P. 22:54, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
Out had Mika on the cover last year and did a story about him. Did it address the issue of his sexuality and his ambiguity about addressing it? FearlessFool 13:58, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
There is far too much about his sexuality - it's out of proportion with the rest of the article. It would be enough just to mention that there is speculation, but mika himsef has not confirmed that he's gay 62.203.129.218 ( talk) 17:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
MIKA's Girlfriend Discovered it is a 19 year old girl who was loved him and they recently mover in together in england manchester and they are willing to have a baby. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.28.25.133 ( talk) 16:15, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
Mika's sexuality is not important. I listened to him express surprise in an interview that in this day and age it would be an issue. Most likely he is gay but so what? If he doesn't want it discussed it should not be included. -- Robertsmom0 ( talk) 15:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
let people have fun no matter what their sexuality :) freedom is what you choose. Markthemac ( talk) 01:16, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Nathanid added a bit to the quote - and it seems that his efforts on wikipedia are following a distinctly bisexual bent - adding in a link or comment to that effect on many articles. I'm temporarily reverting his edits, until suitable corroboration can be found. Bo-Lingua ( talk) 22:08, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Previously, the section read:
In September 2009 he reportedly came out as bisexual in an interview with the magazine Gay & Night. Although he stated "I've never ever labeled 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." Leaving the question open ended with, "you should be as free as you want."
Which, is ridiculous, because Mika doesn't come out as bisexual, but rather is expressing his dislike of labels. He could just as easily be describing pansexuality or polysexuality, than bisexuality. In addition he doesn't label himself bisexual, but uses it as a throwaway term after telling people to call him whatever they want. As such, I've reworded the section so it's more neutral according to Wiki standards, and reflects his quote more than an editor's opinion.
In a September 2009 interview in Gay & Night, Mika commented on his sexuality: "I've never ever labeled 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." Leaving the question open ended with, "you should be as free as you want."
24.190.34.219 ( talk) 02:46, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
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Mika has begun starting recording his new album. He has states... The correct grammar is "He has stated" and not "he has states" in the last paragraph! Thank you.
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Done Also, that whole section badly needs sources. In general, future speculation (about upcoming albums, movies, etc.) is frowned upon unless very well sourced. While I personally believe the info should be removed unless sourced, I went ahead and just added an "unreferenced section" tag, and hope that someone can provide proper references for the info, especially Mika's claims about the style of the new article and the projected release date.
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The line beginning with His sister Yasmine, who works as an artist under the nom de plume DaWack, painted the cartoon art for his two albuns Life in Cartoon Motion and The Boy Who Knew Too Much. The word Album is spelt incorrectly and needs adjustment
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Please change "Birth name: Michael Holbrook Penniman" to "Birth name: Mica Holbrook Penniman." In this interveiw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYqVkErQWKs Mika states that his birth name is Mica. He changed the spelling of it, due to constant improper pronunciation.
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Mika's third album will be called "The Origin of Love" NOT The Origin of Life . It says so here : http://www.authoritydesign.com/mika/articleparisenmika.jpg .
Cheyennepenniman ( talk) 13:15, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
The main photo has been changed to a headshot which is grainy and low quality. Sure its a nice photo of Mika smiling but i don't feel it represents him as a singer. Can it be changed back to an earlier photo, i haven't figured out how to crrectly edit photos without getting all tied up in red tape yet?? Happyfeijoa ( talk) 01:24, 6 August 2010 (UTC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would I be allowed to use a picture editor like photoshop to enhance the main picture? Maybe make it brighter and make his teeth whiter? I would still give credit to whoever put the picture up. -Abby —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.36.159.150 ( talk) 02:21, 21 September 2010 (UTC) -- 122.176.206.131 ( talk) 12:00, 21 August 2011 (UTC) ___________________________________________________________________________________________--
Can we put a new picture for the main photo ? This one is of bad quality and anyway, it's pretty old. Mika doesn't look like that anymore.
Could anyone specify the reference for Mika being infuenced by Nirvana's "Heart-shaped box" ? The Daily Mirror's cited article only mentions Mika's first song, but says nothing about Nirvana. Cambruosi ( talk) 07:21, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Please change the sentence that states that Mika is British. He was born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and an American father.When he was one year old his family moved to Paris. The family then moved to London when he was nine years old. I don't see how this qualifies him as British. British based, yes.I base my opinion on the fact that I was born in London to Italian parents but have never been accepted myself as British although I hold a British passport and I was born in England. I see this as Mika being misappropriatedly considered British due to his stardom.
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09:26, 8 September 2010 (UTC)So is anyone who lives in London a British citizen unless we have sources that say they are not, regardless of parentage and place of birth? Clearly he wasn't a British citizen at birth. We have sources saying his father was American so he would be a US citizen automatically through the normal operation of US law, so unless he has renounced citizenship he still is (my view is that we can say he's a US citizen unless there are sources to say he has actually applied to renounce it). He would also probably have gained Lebanese citizenship at birth too although I don't know about their local laws. He may have applied for (or had an application put in on his behalf for) French citizenship during his time there too. He is only a British citizen if he has actually put in an application at some point (he would qualify to apply through length of residence although this would be somewhat pointless if he already had EU citizenship from France), so my view is that there needs to be a source that says he is a citizen rather than one that says he's not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.58.195.85 ( talk) 07:20, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
The Guardian has stated that Mika is eligible for the British artist categories of the BRIT Awards because he holds a British passport. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/14/news. I think regardless of whether he does in fact hold a British passport or whether he identifies himself as a Brit culturally, he should still be described as a "British songer-songwriter". That is his classification as a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, a winner of an Ivor Novello Award, a winner of the BRITS British Breakthrough Act, etc. LondonEmbers ( talk) 23:46, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
All the comments on this issue are irrelevant. The lack of high quality music from England nowadays would make the BRIT awards or anything else give the "British" title to anyone who is successful and has spent more than a day in UK. But trully, regardless what citizenship you have or what you consider yourself, Mika, technically, is an American Lebanese singer, living - i suppose - in the UK. With that said, I agree with the first commenter. And I don't think you need "data" to prove he is not British. Actually, the British should be taken away until there are data provided that prove that he IS british. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geocapital ( talk • contribs) 09:07, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
I think that you can already put the name of the new album that is going to be The origin of love, here you have the reference: http://www.mikafans.net/?p=1596 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.221.83.221 ( talk) 20:58, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
Broken formatting. 98.217.75.153 ( talk) 23:04, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
The link for "^ a b "Triumph of a tortured soul". The Times (London). 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2007-06-22" does not appear to be available
dead link.
Also, "^ "Live interview with". Rove. Channel Ten, Australia. 2007-03-06.".
dead link (The video has been taken down)--
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Why is this article locked?
Can someone please change the sentence about his sister being "impaled by railings" to just saying something like "severely injured after falling out of a third story window"? (IF it's even legitimately relevant at all, anyway.) Seeing the phrase "impaled by railings" is a little jarring for the context, and inappropriate, no?
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This line about the album is incorrect and should be removed as a firm date is unknown: Mika announced via Twitter that the album will be released in March 2012.[47] Mika did not announce this date via Twitter and the source points to a blog article containing an interview and not his Twitter page. Mika has never announced an exact release date and has only said the album will be finished at the "top of the year" (2012). https://twitter.com/#!/mikasounds/status/151011140871258112 The album is currently being recorded so it is unlikely to have a March release date. LondonEmbers ( talk) 00:23, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
Can someone please add to the adward list the 2 nominations for the NRJ awards this year, he won one, thank you :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.53.28.15 ( talk) 09:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Mika has stated on his website that he collaborated with Madonna on the song Gang Bang, which is featured in her latest studio album MDNA.
You can cite this link: here http://www.mikasounds.com/news/view/883/mika_collaborates_with_madonna — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.72.254.193 ( talk) 20:52, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
Kick-Ass is not a movie related to Marvel Comics. The movie is produced by its director company Marv Films, nothing related to Marvel. Marvel only distributed the original comic book series.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.228.85.69 ( talk • contribs) 20:40, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
"He told the gay publication: 'If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah."
Can the editors of this page please include this beneficial information! 220.233.131.62 ( talk) 11:28, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Could anyone change the photograph where Mika looks like a 40 year-old drag queen who's just changed into mens clothes after a particularly exhausting cabaret show ! Thank you in advance. 90.37.8.22 ( talk) 07:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
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Could anyone change the photograph where Mika looks like a 40 year-old drag queen who's just changed into mens clothes after a particularly exhausting cabaret show ! Thank you in advance. 90.37.8.22 ( talk) 07:42, 29 October 2012 (UTC) It would be interesting to add a few words about The Origin of Love in the charts, it's been doing particularly poorly in the UK, not so well in France but it seems to have convinced the US.
How does a Lebanese born son of a USAican and Lebanese person who did not move to UK till he was nine qualify as a British Singer/Song writer? No mention appears to have been made about his change of nationality. 2.125.67.44 ( talk) 21:08, 1 June 2013 (UTC)Lance Tyrell.
BUT MIKA IS TOALLY EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.164.113.64 ( talk) 10:14, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
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It's "Invasioni barbariche", not "Invazioni barbariche" 85.201.247.135 ( talk) 20:48, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
He is also fluent in Italian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5SozwQRka8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.65.3.23 ( talk) 10:54, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Mika has said in a radio interview that was recorded after the cited articles that recent news of her coming out as gay were just "Tabloid rumors" and has repeated her previous reluctance to label her sexuality.(Monaghan, Vanessa. "Culture Cafe Podcast: Interview with Mika". Retrieved 12 February 2013.) This information should be changed in the "Early and Later life" section, which currently cites the discounted sources. Lydiaen ( talk) 20:34, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
The reference in the article is a broken link. An article about it is on Huffington Post. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.63.183 ( talk) 22:41, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
In the actual wikipedia article can be found that sentence: "In an August 2012 interview with the magazine Instinct, the singer confirmed that he was gay.[23][dead link][24]"
[23] referring to a dead link
[24] referring to another article citing [23] as source
Using webarchive you may 'verify' the source [23] following that link:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120806000003/http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/exclusive-sneak-peek-mika-tells-instinct-%E2%80%9Cyeah-i%E2%80%99m-gay-%E2%80%9D?
Ok, here we are:
According to instinctmagazine.com - selling mediacontent to a more or less particular target group - the story goes as follows
"Earlier this week, in a world exclusive, Mika sat down with Instinct to set the record straight (so to speak): 'If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only through my music that I’ve found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life.'"
Let's assume at least the quoting of Mika is correct (and take a short guess, why the arcticle cannot be found on the magazine's homepage any longer), did he "set the record straight" as the magazine argues he did?
Again assuming the words of Mika are cited correctly here what exactly does he say by: "If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah."
In my reading he is not presenting himself "not-gay" if asked in public. But does he say, "I am gay and that's it"?
I don't think so at all. In many interviews and statements you may explore all around the web he resisted against labelling approaches to his sexuality or sexual identity or gender identity. Maybe this way he wants to point out that none of these are necessary for being a human being, for living a live. (Though you may feel a little uncomfortable this way in our societies.)
Maybe it is 'sold' us another way here for a variety reasons.
So I'd seriously like to ask for the redaction of phrase "confirm" in the wikipedia article. Mika just backed up the struggle for LGBTIQ-rights by not opposing the question starting with the word "if". IF YOU [instictmag] ask me that question I answer "yes". If YOU had asked another way maybe you would have got another, maybe more differentiated answer. Seems to me we only understand what we like to hear or at least is not that far away from what we already believe to have understood. The way it is now the only things that seem to be confirmed to me are prejudices. Those from people labelling themselves 'gay', those from people labelling themselves 'not-gay'.
Thoughts and comments appreciated! Love from Goettingen, Germany, Europe, Planet Earth, Milky Way, ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.176.85.165 ( talk) 10:49, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
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his mother is lebanese. not syrian. thanks
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please change "Mika was born in Beirut, the third of five children born to a Syrian mother and an American father." to Mika was born in Beirut, the third of five children born to a lebanese mother and an American father.
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The current version of the article states that "Mika was born in Beirut, the third of five children born to a Syrian mother and an American father.[11]" That is inaccurate. It should state that he was born to a Lebanese mother, not Syrian. For that matter, I will provide two arguments:
1) The current reference in question (#11: http://www.mytaratata.com/Pages/ARTISTES_Fiche.aspx?ArtistId=1306) points to a dead link, hence it is not a reliable source for the current information regarding Mika's origins.
2) There are various reliable references that support this suggested change, i.e. "... to a Lebanese mother". Here are a couple of such sources:
a) "Born to a Lebanese mother and an American father, he is the third of five children." [1] b) "Born Michael Holbrook Penniman in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and American father..." [2]
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1. I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality. I just don't think I need to. People ask me all the time. But I just don't see the point. In order to survive I've kind of shut up different parts of my life, and that's one of them, especially this early in my career. Grew, Tony. Brit pop star won't say which way he swings. Pink News. [2007-06-22].
2. I enjoy creating possibilities out of more mundane things. I don't see myself as being particularly flamboyant. I don't think I'm camp. I just do what makes me feel happy. One thing I suppose I do have is a fearlessness that stems from not knowing the rules. When you are constantly rejected, as I was at school you don't get a chance to play by the rules. If I had been accepted earlier on, maybe I would be more of a conformist now. Daily Mail (I cannot find the date of this) 61.239.32.160 ( talk) 06:56, 19 April 2015 (UTC)Michael's Lucifer
Hello, I think the word 'origin' should really be changed to 'residence' or something similar. The term 'origin' is linked to ancestry, in Mika's case his origin is Lebanon. I understand it's trying to say he was born in Beirut and lives in London, but 'origin' is not the right word. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.129.210 ( talk) 18:37, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
Is it possible to change : "Mika (/ˈmiːkə/; born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.;[4][5][6] 18 August 1983), stylized as MIKA, is a French-British singer and songwriter." as "Mika (/ˈmiːkə/; born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.;[4][5][6] 18 August 1983), stylized as MIKA, is a British-Lebanese singer and songwriter." or "Mika (/ˈmiːkə/; born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr.;[4][5][6] 18 August 1983), stylized as MIKA, is an American-Lebanese singer and songwriter."
Simply because, even though Mika has lived in France for a period during his childhood, he doesn't have any French blood. He doesn't have proper British blood as well but he's been living in London for more than 20 years and got British citizenship, associating Mika as British is therefore justified. Also, in France he is more seen as a foreigner and often gently mocked for the mistakes he's making when he's speaking French (even though he's quite fluent), so from a French perspective reading that Mika is French-British wouldn't be correct.
Hope you'll change that ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goldenfish0071998 ( talk • contribs) 11:00, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
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My request is that you change the name Mary (Mika's mother's name) into Joannie, which is her real name. I also would like you to write, next to Mika described himself as gay, that he later said he doesn't actually acknowledges labels, and prefers to say he stands somewhere on the Kinsey Scale. (source: http://fyeahmika.tumblr.com/post/65869624414/mika-for-vanity-fair-interview) Thank you.
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Since there is not editing of this page I can't mark all the self-inconsistencies that exist... I am left with random gossip as far as his sexuality is concerned (which is not relevant to anything else on the page anyway but takes up a large paragraph with quotes from gossip columns in mostly rag tabloids - highly unreliable) and I know his nationality as far as I would term it but only from reading the page indepth as the quick scan I did first to learn if he has a daughter (possibly not but given the articles inconsistencies not sure I'd want to bet on it) does not match what the scan produced at all (unless one is very much Britain before all other nations!) as well as being inconsistent. Please fix this mess... (since you won't less us mere mortals do it for you - mostly the case it seems these days; oh how the mighty have forgotten their roots). 2016/12/30 anon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.7.246.143 ( talk) 22:51, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
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Seem like these notes above have not really been acknowledged but a greater discussion on term's used for MIKA's Origin, Nationality etc. could be done with being had. "Origin": in no dictionary that I know of does this refer to someone's intermediate place of origin... it means the first... so that'd be Beirut, no? "Citizenship"; I don't know but I'd guess at British (since he has citizenship), American at least (since doing away with that is not an easy process and why would he?) and Lebanese (as I think they have a baby being born in their country being a citizen of their country), he might also be French (any cites for or against?). "Nationality"; I think you'd have to ask him that but likely also American and Lebanese and possibly British.
However to style him as a British artist is patently ridiculous unless he himself claims such (highly unlikely given his dislike of labels and that such a label would be contentious at BEST). He's an American artist based on parental nationality, singing language and (probably) nationality; he's a Lebanese artist by birth, grandparentage, past residence and (probably) nationality; he's a middle-eastern artist by parentage, grandparentage, birth, past residence and (probably) nationality; he's a British artist by singing language, current residence, past schooling and citizenship; and he's a French artist by singing language, past residence, schooling and (possibly) citizenship. This feels like "Wikipedia is in English so we have to claim everyone else's celebrities as our own"... you might be best off asking the person in question what they think or your opinions before you start spreading "gospel" based on nothing but your own stereotypes and gossip (this goes for his sexuality too).
P.S. His English (British) and English (American) have a number of faults too so don't come at me with that "people complain about his French" rubbish; he lived in Paris where, if you knew anything about being French you would know that, people don't speak proper French, just a mangled approximation to it (unless they've been tutored). If French people didn't fault him for his language THEN I'd be much more likely to accept that he wasn't French at all.
P.P.S. You really have to get to grips with this sort of thing, there are lots of people this days, especially celebrities, who you can't just pigeon-hole into one country's category... case in point, what do you do about those born, had nationality or grew up in countries that no longer exist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.7.246.143 ( talk) 22:31, December 30, 2016 (UTC)
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95.248.20.232 ( talk) 15:07, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
I think this page should be updated, because I noticed that there are informations missing for the last few years and some mistakes too. I don't know how to proceed: maybe some editor could help? These are the parts that should be corrected and the links with the official news.
1) I think this title "The Origin of Love, X Factor Italy and Songbook Vol.1: 2011–15" should be corrected like this: "The Origin of Love, X Factor Italy and Songbook Vol.1, The Voice France: 2011–15"
And there is a mistake at the end of the paragraph. This part is not correct: "He joined The Voice: la plus belle voix, replacing Louis Bertignac, in the 3rd season. The series saw Mika return for the fourth and fifth season, before leaving the show, as well as The X Factor (Italy), to focus on other projects. His replacement for the sixth season will be Lara Fabian". Mika left X Factor Italy after 3 seasons (to do his own italian programme Stasera Casa Mika), but not the Voice France.
I suggest this correction: "He joined The Voice: la plus belle voix, replacing Louis Bertignac, in the 3rd season. The series saw Mika return for the fourth, fifth and sixth season. It's been announced that he'll take part in the 7th season too".
Link of the official announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/BY5nn5rHKyI/?taken-by=thevoice_tf1
2) I think you should add a new paragraph with these informations about his show Stasera Casa Mika (2016, Rai 2) from the Italian page:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasera_casa_Mika
Now there's only this phrase: "The following year, he began filming for his own television show in Italy".
But the show was already broadcasted in November-December 2016 on Rai 2 channel.
The show won this international award too: "The show ‘Stasera Casa Mika’ won the Rose d'Or Award (from the European Broadcasting Union - EBU) in the Entertainment category, fighting off competition from 3 other international shows (Britain’s Got Talent – United Kingdom, Kitchen Impossible – Germany and Mindf*ck – The Netherlands)".
Official links: /info/en/?search=Rose_d%27Or http://www.rosedor.com/news.html http://www.mikasounds.com/news/ Acceptance speech in Berlin (19 September 2017) https://www.facebook.com/RosedOrAwards/videos/1711190542264420/
The second season of the show will start 24th October 2017 Announcement by Rai channel press office: http://www.ufficiostampa.rai.it/dl/UfficioStampa/Articoli/RAI2-STASERA-CASAMIKA-VINCE-I-ROSE-DOR-AWARDS--9ea99434-6920-4fa3-986b-4549436910bf.html
The Rose d'Or award should be added in the "Other awards" section too.
3) In the filmography section, Mika's last 2 dvd are missing:
- Sinfonia Pop (2016)
http://www.universalmusic.it/pop/news/newsdet.php?idn=11518
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinfonia_Pop
- MIKA ♥ PARIS (2016)
http://www.universalmusic.it/pop/artista/discografia/?ccidp=32007844270
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Love_Paris
Thanks in advance for your time.
Sorry, I forgot something in my previous post.
There is also this radio programme: "The Art of Song", BBC Radio 2 (4 episodes in 2016 and 3 other monographic episodes in March-April 2017). Mika played some of the greatest songs of all time in three episodes dedicated to Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Harry Nilsson, sharing why they're his favourite songs and what they mean to him and exploring the stories behind these tracks. Plus Mika also sits down at Radio 2's Elton John piano to perform covers from each artist.
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b076w4ks BBC Radio 2 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD1IPrkquCfN7UZGBvPIe9TH2S4jB9Z4i