Mika Biography
Mika (born Mica Penniman in 1984) is a Beirut-born, Paris and London-raised, New York-based singer who has a contract with Universal and used to attend Westminster School. He first appeared on BBC Radio 1 in September 2006. He has a background in classical songwriting.
His long awaited first album 'Life In Cartoon Motion' will be commercially released on 5th February 2007. It has a coming of age theme, and deals with the transition from childhood to his current position in life. His debut single was 'Relax, Take it Easy' (2006) though the second single 'Grace Kelly' seemed to garner more media attention. It was penned after producers tried to make him change his image to become a celebrity. He has called it his "f**k you song." In January 2007 he took the UK charts by storm; on his first week his second single "Grace Kelly" charted at Nš3 , topping the main singles chart the following week though downloads alone. Since Gnarls Barkley's Crazy on April'06 no other artist has ever done it.
In December 2006, more than 130 UK-based music critics and broadcasters took part in the BBC's prestigious Sound of 2007 music poll and Mika was named the best new talent for 2007.
