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Jul 7, 2022 · Surprise! Client Mobistar? Tentez de gagner vos places pour le concert exclusif de Mika à l'AB ce 18 septembre. http://www.mobistar.be/fr/offre/have-nice-day...
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Belgian telecommunications company Mobistar featured Mika in an online film in 2014, with him singing "Grace Kelly" in front of a crowd at the Antwerp train station to promote the company's "Have a Nice Day" campaign. The film was accompanied by an in-store poster campaign.
Apr 12, 2016 · Mobistar’s loyalty program, Have A Nice Day, has been designed with the belief that satisfied and engaged customers stay longer, spend more, cost less to serve and recommend Mobistar to...
Aug 20, 2014 · Have a nice day - Mika in Antwerpen - YouTube. MobistarBelgie. 2.67K subscribers. Subscribed. 120. 32K views 9 years ago. Wat gebeurt er als een wereldster plots opduikt in het station...
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1983–2006: Childhood and early career
On 18 August 1983, Mika was born in Beirut, the third of five children—he has two older sisters, Yasmine and Paloma, a younger sister Zuleika, and a younger brother, Fortuné. His parents are an American-born Lebanese-Syrian mother (Mary Joan "Joannie", née Mouakad, daughter of John Mouakad and Odette Farah) and an American father (Michael Holbrook Penniman, son of William Frederick Penniman III and Dorothy Dyar). Mika's father was a banker born in Jerusalem. His paternal grandfather William F...
2007–2008: Life in Cartoon Motion
In 2007, things took off for Mika. His single "Grace Kelly" was released by Universal Music for digital download on 8 January 2007. On 19 January 2007, he appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, and on The Friday Night Project. That same month, Mika was voted the top of the BBC News website's Sound of 2007 poll. "Grace Kelly" reached number one on the UK Singles Charton 21 January 2007, and stayed at number one for five weeks. The single featured on his debut album, Life In Cartoon Motion, w...
2009–2010: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Prior to the release of his second studio album, Mika released a limited-edition extended play titled Songs for Sorrow on 8 June 2009. The EP includes 4 tracks and a 68-page book featuring lyrics and exclusive illustrated interpretations of each song by some of Mika's favourite artists and designers, among them Jim Woodring, Sophie Blackall, Alber Elbaz, and his own sister, DaWack. The song "Blue Eyes" was used to promote the EP, and was A-listed on the BBC Radio 2playlist. Mika's second stud...
Mika's legal name is Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr., but he was given the nickname Mica by his mother. As he grew older, he changed the 'c' to a 'k'. Mika has one younger brother and one younger sister along with two older sisters. His oldest sister Yasmine, who works as an artist under the nom de plume DaWack, painted the cartoon art for his two a...
Mika has often written songs for other musicians, saying, "I write songs for other people under different names most of the time. I have a little family of three names. One of them has been discovered – it's Alice." One such song, "Ci Parliamo da Grandi", was recorded and made famous by Italian singer Eros Ramazotti. Mika served as a model for fash...
Mika participated in "Children in Need Rocks", a charity event organized by singer Gary Barlow and held at London's Royal Albert Hall ahead of the annual "Children in Need" appeal in 2009. Among those also performing that evening were Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Shirley Bassey, Leona Lewis, members of Take That, Paolo Nutini, Lily Allen, and Muse. The...
Life in Cartoon Motion(2007)The Boy Who Knew Too Much(2009)The Origin of Love(2012)No Place in Heaven(2015)Live in Cartoon Motion(2007)Live Parc des Princes Paris(2008)Cadences obstinées(2014), as LucioThe Prophet(2015), voice of Mustafa for the French versionDodgy Holiday Tour (2007–2008)Songs for Sorrow Acoustic Tour (2009)1955 Tour (2009)Imaginarium Tour (2010)In March 2010, Mika became the youngest person ever to be honored with the French Order of Arts and Letters(Chevalier [Knight]) for services to music. In recognition of his efforts for aiding Lebanon via the "I Love Beirut" concert, Mika received the Order of Merit (Lebanon) in January 2021. Mika has also been nominated for and won many other award...
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