MIKA

Hyperlove

Ashburn

A singer/songwriter whose vivid melodies have transformed him from an outsider into a chart-topping artist, Mika's kaleidoscopic pop makes the most of the empowering potential of fantasies. On his 2007 U.K. number one hit single "Grace Kelly," the vibrancy of his multi-octave, classically trained voice and clever lyrics reflected how music was his only source of hope during his traumatic youth. Mika's early albums, such as 2007's U.K. number one debut Life in Cartoon Motion and 2009's Top 20 U.S. hit The Boy Who Knew Too Much were larger-than-life examples of how his music spoke to outcasts as well as a much wider audience. Though his approach grew more down-to-earth on 2019's My Name Is Michael Holbrook and 2023's French-language Que ta tête fleurisse toujours hinted at his international popularity, Mika's music never entirely lost its magical realism. 

Born Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr. in Beirut to an American-Lebanese mother and American father, Mika and his parents moved to Paris while he was still very young. It was there that he learned to play piano, and he wrote his first song at the age of seven. When Mika was nine, the family relocated to London; the frequent moves, incidents like his father being taken hostage at Kuwait's American Embassy, and bullying at school affected him to the point where he stopped talking. At age 12, he was homeschooled for six months. During this time, music became Mika's lifeline, and he soon began formal musical training, which included voice lessons with a professional Russian opera singer. When he returned to school, he became the head of the choir at St. Philip's School in Kensington and sang at the Royal Opera House. 

While studying at the Royal College of Music in his teens and early twenties, Mika recorded with the Royal Opera House and created a jingle for Orbit chewing gum. He dropped out of school to concentrate on his music, taking inspiration from freewheeling songwriters like <a href="spotify:artist:5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8j">Prince</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3RTzAwFprBqiskp550eSJX">Harry Nilsson</a>. His debut single, "Relax, Take It Easy," appeared in the latter half of 2006, along with the Dodgy Holiday EP. It was his next release, "Grace Kelly," that broke Mika in the U.K. Issued in January 2007, the song hit number one on the U.K. singles chart. His full-length debut, Life in Cartoon Motion, did just as well when it arrived on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Casablanca+Records%22">Casablanca Records</a> a month later; it topped the U.K. album chart around the time it received a U.S. release that March. Mika went on to win the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act and the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year, and earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for Best Dance Record for "Live Today," among other accolades. 

Ahead of his second album, Mika issued Songs for Sorrow, a limited-edition EP of songs that included illustrations by some of his favorite visual artists. For September 2009's The Boy Who Knew Too Much, Mika collaborated in Los Angeles with producer <a href="spotify:artist:2DSl2WOv43NAFhEFo43bDf">Greg Wells</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6Xb4ezwoAQC4516kI89nWz">Imogen Heap</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:77Rj6PHmQJFb8nbSH62y68">Owen Pallett</a>. The album's vibrant exploration of adolescent angst built on Life in Cartoon Motion's success, reaching number one in France, number four in the U.K., and cracking the Top 20 in the States. Its lead single, "We Are Golden," was another Top Ten hit for Mika in the U.K. Following The Boy Who Knew Too Much's release, he was awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters in March 2010, and contributed the song "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" to the Kick-Ass soundtrack.  

After spending much of 2010 and 2011 on the road, Mika opted for a more serious and straightforward direction for his third album. Inspired by the music of <a href="spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi">Daft Punk</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:08GQAI4eElDnROBrJRGE0X">Fleetwood Mac</a>, as well as a near-fatal accident his beloved sister Paloma suffered, October 2012's The Origin of Love featured contributions from <a href="spotify:artist:2DSl2WOv43NAFhEFo43bDf">Wells</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2AHGrNDMKFi8rHqQ8kJqfl">William Orbit</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4Ws2otunReOa6BbwxxpCt6">Benny Benassi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2RdwBSPQiwcmiDo9kixcl8">Pharrell Williams</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:67hb7towEyKvt5Z8Bx306c">Empire of the Sun</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:1ZmGrc1IFDBwk9jfk41toW">Nick Littlemore</a>. Another chart-topper in France, the album reached the Top Ten in Canada; it peaked at 24 in the U.K. and at 47 in the U.S. Around the time of the album's release, Mika officially came out as gay. In 2013, he became a judge on the seventh season of the reality TV talent competition The X Factor Italy, and issued the Italian compilation Songbook, Vol. 1 late that year. In 2014, he also joined the French TV singing competition The Voice France, where he remained as a judge for several seasons. 

Following the 2014 French-language hit "Boum Boum Boum," Mika returned with his fourth album, June 2015's No Place in Heaven, another collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:2DSl2WOv43NAFhEFo43bDf">Wells</a> with a more mature sound informed by '60s pop music. The album became a Top Five hit in France, Italy, and Switzerland and reached number 19 in the U.K. That November, Mika released his first live album, L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. Despite this success, his misgivings about the commercial side of music-making led him to take a break after the No Place in Heaven tour ended. In 2017 and 2018, he created and hosted the award-winning Italian variety show Stasera casa Mika while writing songs at his own pace. This relaxed creativity and openness seeped into 2019's My Name Is Michael Holbrook, which continued the more grounded style of No Place in Heaven but also left room for Mika's trademark flights of fancy. The album was a Top Ten hit in Italy and France, and reached number 57 on the U.K. Album charts. Mika supported My Name Is Michael Holbrook with a tour of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and in between live dates, appeared on reality competition shows including X Factor Italia and France's The Voice Kids. Early in 2020, the live album Live at Brooklyn Steel appeared. 

Though the COVID-19 global pandemic forced him to cancel many of his 2020 tour dates, Mika remained busy. He appeared as a judge on X Factor Italia and performed at I Love Beirut, a streaming concert to aid Beirut following the August 2020 explosion in the city. Mika's participation in I Love Beirut led Lebanon to award him the Order of Merit. Late in 2020, he hosted the charity concert "Do Re Mika Sol" and collaborated with the Royal Opera of Versailles on a performance captured by the early 2021 album A l'opéra Royal De Versailles. For that year's Pride Month, he performed a live-streaming concert that benefitted <a href="spotify:artist:1HY2Jd0NmPuamShAr6KMms">Lady Gaga</a>'s Born This Way Foundation. Later in 2021, Mika returned to his judging duties on X Factor Italia and performed a pair of concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris that were broadcast on French and Italian TV. In May 2022, Mika co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest with <a href="spotify:artist:2e4nwiX8ZCU09LGLOpeqTH">Laura Pausini</a> and presenter Alessandro Cattelan; during the contest's finale, he performed his darkly pulsing synth pop single "Yo Yo." He made up for lost time with mid-year shows in the U.K. and on the European festival circuit and also released new songs, including June's BabyK duet "Bolero" and "Who's Gonna Love Me Now?" which appeared in <a href="spotify:artist:3sjUEh7eXUEL5oZLAEZXD4">Billy Porter</a>'s directorial debut Anything's Possible. 

In January 2023, Mika collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:4Nrd0CtP8txoQhnnlRA6V6">Vianney</a> on the single "Keep It Simple," which the duo performed at Le Gala des Pieces Jaunes, a televised benefit show for Paris' Hospital Foundation. The following month, he made his film scoring debut with Film Zodi et Téhu, frères du Désert, a work that also featured South Africa's Nomfundo Moh among the 160 international artists who contributed to it. Around that time, Mika also appeared as a judge on the U.K. musical competition TV program The Piano. After touring Asia, Europe, and the U.K. in the middle of the year, Mika issued his sixth album Que ta tête fleurisse toujours in December 2023. His first French-language album, it was named for a saying his mother (who died in 2021 from brain cancer) said to him frequently while he was growing up. Adding touches of Europop to Mika's style, the album reached number five on the French charts. In 2024, he returned as a judge on the 13th season of The Voice France and embarked on the Apocalypse Calypso tour in Europe and the U.K.~ Heather Phares & Marcy Donelson

RTL: MIKA, LA BANDE SON DE MA VIE

A collection of songs that take me high including songs by ATB, The Chemical Brothers, and more!

Take Me High

Whilst isolating in Athens, Greece, I have been doing Cooking With Mika sessions on my Instagram Live - here are the tracks I played in the clips, plus some extras I also love to cook with!

Mika presents... Cooking With Mika - Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4

Music Is Universal: PRIDE by MIKA

The Origin of Love with Commentary

Mika : The Complete Collection

A collection of songs that take me high including songs by MIKA, Robyn, Moby + more!

Take Me Low

Der Freundliche Kanake aus der Nachbarschaft !

Mikael

ROAD TO GITANO

Paradies-Trilogie

• PARADIES• JETZT streamen: 
► https://columbia.lnk.to/MikaParadies

// MIKA // 

► Mika auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1
► Mika auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika
► Mika auf Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/mika_gitano

• PARADIES • wurde produziert von BELI THE KID
Und Morybeatz  

► Beli auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/belithekid

► Mory auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/morybeatz/


Master von Yunus "Kingsize" Cimen 
►Kingsize auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kingsize130

Video by Roman x Mika

Regie: Roman Romacher & Mika
Kamera: Roman Romacher
Produktion: H2MG
Postproduktion: Roman Romacher & Mika
Model Jolanda Kühn

► Roman auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/romanromacher

► Jolanda auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jolandaofficial 

Cover & Artwork by Calentura & Ondro

► Calentura auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calentura
► Ondro auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ondro 

MGMT: Info@h2mg.de

MIKA - PARADIES (prod. by Beli)

GITANO EP • JETZT vorbestellen: 
 ► https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/mika_presave

MARIA • JETZT streamen: 
► https://mikade.lnk.to/Maria

ROAD TO GITANO PLAYLIST • JETZT abonnieren: 
► https://sptfy.com/9dDO

// MIKA // 

► Mika auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1
► Mika auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

// MILANO // 

► Milano auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Milano441
► Milano auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/milano.441

• MARIA • wurde produziert von 47Shots & Kostas Karagiozidis 

► 47Shots auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/fortysevenshots

► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_kara...

Mix Master von Kostas Karagiozidis
► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_kara...

Video Made by STADE Films

Story by: Mika
Directed by: Boris Oreper
Director of Photography: Louis Stade
1.AC: Phillip Carter
Co-Producer: Marcel Schreiner
Best Man: Sven Götz
Set Ass: Angelo Aslanidis
Styling: Jamar Johnson
Hair & Make-up: Lara Schmitt
Photographer: Calvin Leander H.
Edit & Colour: Louis Stade
Model: Dalina S.
Pablo Voice: Jens Lipsius
Gitarrist: Kostas Karagiozidis

► Stade Films auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stade.films

► Dalina auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dalinastaszewski

► Lara Schmitt auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/laraschmitt_makeup

► Jamar Johnson auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jaysatsu/

► Jens Lipsius auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jenslipsius_sprecher

Cover & Artwork by Calentura & Calvin Leander

► Calentura auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calentura
► Calvin Leander auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calvinleand...

Special thanks to:
kamehasuite 
► https://www.instagram.com/kamehasuite

Hazienda Apartmenthotel
► https://www.romantiklandhaus.de

Nia Agency
► https://www.instagram.com/nia_agency
MGMT: Info@h2mg.de

✖️ G I T A N O  K O M M T  A M  21.08.2020 ✖️
#mika #maria #gitano #paradies

MIKA x MILANO - MARIA (prod. by 47Shots & Kostas) / OFFICIAL VIDEO

AUF DEM WEG  JETZT streamen: 
► https://umg.lnk.to/aufdemweg

► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1

Produziert von
► VEIN BEATS

Master 
► Iceberg Studios/Mika Willemsen 

Mix
►Mikael 

Model
►NIA  AGENCY 

VIDEO BY: JOEYCZI

MIKAEL - AUF DEM WEG

GITANO EP • OUT NOW:
 ► https://mikade.lnk.to/GitanoEP

MIKA - MÄDCHEN OK (prod. 47Shots)

• BANDOLERO• JETZT streamen: 

► https://spoti.fi/2NaQN6z 

// MIKA // 

► Mika auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1
► Mika auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

Master von Yunus "Kingsize" Cimen 

► Kingsize auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kingsize130

Produced by CERTIBEATS

Co-Produced by BELI THE KID

Guitar Solo by Kostas Karagiozidis


► BELI auf Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/belithekid

► Kostas auf Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/kostas_karagiozidis


Video by Roman x Mika

Regie: Roman Romacher & Mika
Kamera: Roman Romacher
Produktion: H2MG
Postproduktion: Roman Romacher
Model: Nia Agency / Julia Meck

Visual effects (burning car)
Outside the Club GmbH
Artist: Yannik Heß

►  https://www.outsidetheclub.de

Other visual effects by Roman Romacher


► Roman auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/romanromacher

► Nia Agency auf Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nia_agency/

► Julia auf Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/julia.meck/


Cover & Artwork by Calentura, Roman & Ondro

► Calentura auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calentura

► Ondro auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ondro 

► Roman auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/romanromacher

MGMT: Info@h2mg.de

MIKA - BANDOLERO

GITANO EP • JETZT vorbestellen: 
 ► https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/mika_presave

BARBIE • JETZT streamen: 
► https://mikade.lnk.to/BarbieDC

MARIA • JETZT streamen: 
► https://mikade.lnk.to/Maria

ROAD TO GITANO PLAYLIST • JETZT abonnieren: 
► https://sptfy.com/9dDO

// MIKA // 

► Mika auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1

► Mika auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

• BARBIE • wurde produziert von Kostas Karagiozidis 

► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_karagiozidis

Mix Master von Kostas Karagiozidis
► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_karagiozidis

Video Made by STADE Films

Story by: Mika
Directed by: Boris Oreper
Director of Photography: Louis Stade
1.AC: Furkan Can
Co-Producer: Hedda Liebs
Best Man: Sven Götz
Gaffer: Angelos Aslanidis
Set Ass: Eldar Dautovic
Styling: Jamar Johnson
Hair & Make-up: Charlie Mohand
Photographer: Calvin Leander H.
Edit & Colour: Louis Stade
Model: Nia Agency

► Stade Films auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stade.films

► Jamar Johnson auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jaysatsu/


Cover & Artwork by Calentura

► Calentura auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calentura

MGMT: Info@h2mg.de

✖️ G I T A N O  K O M M T  A M  21.08.2020 ✖️
#mika #maria #gitano #paradies #barbie

MIKA - BARBIE (prod. by Kostas)

• SIE IST NICHT MEHR DA • JETZT streamen: 
► https://lnk.to/SieIstNichtMehrDa

// MIKA // 

► Mika auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1
► Mika auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

• SIE IST NICHT MEHR DA • wurde produziert von LARKIN, 
Kostas Karagiozidis & Mika 

► Larkin auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/larkinvibez

► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_karagiozidis

Mix Master von Kostas Karagiozidis
► Kostas Karagiozidis auf Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kostas_karagiozidis

Video Made by STADE Films

Directed by: Boris Oreper
Director of Photography: Louis Stade
Co-Producer: Marcel Schreiner
Best Man: Sven Götz
Outfits: Mika
Styling: Boris Oreper
Hair & Make-up: Charis Wolf
Photographer: Calvin Leander H.
Edit & Colour: Louis Stade
Model: Franziska Dohn

► Stade Films auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stade.films

► Franzi Dohn auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/franzidohn

Cover & Artwork by Calentura & Calvin Leander

► Calentura auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calentura
► Calvin Leander auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/calvinleanderphoto

MGMT: Info@h2mg.de

✖️ G I T A N O 2 0 2 0 ✖️

MIKA - SIE IST NICHT MEHR DA (Prod.by Larkin & Kostas)

AERODYNAMISCH JETZT streamen: 
► https://mikael.lnk.to/aerodynamisch

► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8UYMNz5dDlu&_r=1

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1


Produziert von
► JULEZ
https://www.instagram.com/prodbyjulez/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
► Jonny Good
https://www.instagram.com/johnnygood/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D


Video by Roman x Mika

Regie: Roman Romacher & Mikael
Kamera: Roman Romacher
Produktion: Roman Romacher, Edin Dzinic & Mika
Stylist: Morries Singh

► Roman auf Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/romanromacher

MIKAEL - AERODYNAMISCH (Prod by Johnny Good & Julez BM)

CORAZON JETZT streamen: 
► https://save-it.cc/biddz/corazon
► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1


Produziert von
► VEIN BEATS

VIDEO BY: ROMAN ROMACHER

MIKAEL X JEJE LOPES - CORAZON

ANRUF JETZT streamen: 
► 
► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1

Produziert von
► Johnny Good & Julez 
► Kostas Karagiozids
► Bm

Mix & Master 
► Kostas Karagiozids

Model
►NIA  AGENCY 

Video by aslim masterpieces.
https://www.instagram.com/kaanerayaslim/ 

Director - Kaan Eray Aslim
HMU - Patricia Szehr
BTS - Marcel Smyrek

MIKAEL - ANRUF

BANDIT JETZT streamen: 
► https://mikael.lnk.to/Bandit

► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1


Produziert von
► VEIN BEATS

VIDEO BY: VELVET VISION
ADRIAN MESCHI aka DER PROFESSOR 
[ DIRECTOR // DOP // EDIT // PRODUCER]
▶Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrian.meschi
▶Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetvision.de
▶Webseite: https://www.velvetvisionstudios.de
PRODUCTION: VELVET VISION
STUDIO: VELVETVISIONSTUDIOS.DE
1.AC: ALJOSHA ECKERT
SET ASSISTANT: JAN LEHMACHER
MUA: NADINE LAZREG

MIKAEL - BANDIT

AUF DEM WEG  JETZT streamen: 
https://umg.lnk.to/AufDemWegLinkeSpurMB

► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
 

 / mika  

► Mikael auf Facebook:
 

 / mika.khleo1  

Produziert von
► NOISTIME

Master 
► Iceberg Studios/Mika Willemsen 
► NOISTIME

Mix
►Mikael 

VIDEO BY: Jan_Ltz

Auf dem Weg (Linke Spur) Remix

Ich hol dich ab streamen ! 

► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
http://instagram.com/mika

► Mikael auf Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mika.khleo1

Produziert von
►  NMD

Mix & Master 
►  MIKA - ICEBERG STUDIOS

Model
► LEA

Video by ANDREAS

Mikael - Ich hol dich ab

GTS JETZT streamen: 
► 
► Mikael auf TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mikajr97?_t=8...

► Mikael auf Instagram:
  / mika  

► Mikael auf Facebook:
  / mika.khleo1  

Video:
Directed by: VINZ
https://www.instagram.com/directedbyvinz/
Model: @elaine.victoria
VFX by: @dennistemiz
Assisted by: @tizzyscam @bodnaofficial

MIKA

Hyperlove

Que ta tête fleurisse toujours

Bande originale du film Zodi et Téhu, frères du désert

A L’OPERA ROYAL DE VERSAILLES (Live)

Live At Brooklyn Steel

My Name Is Michael Holbrook

No Place In Heaven (Special Edition)

No Place In Heaven

The Origin Of Love [The Origin Of Love (Commentary Version)]

The Origin Of Love (Deluxe)

Immortal Love

Modern Times

Jane Birkin

C'est la Vie (Kids Choir Version / avec La Maitrise Populaire)

Apocalypse Calypso

C’est la Vie

Feels Like Fire

Keep it Simple (feat. Mika)

Who’s Gonna Love Me Now

Yo Yo (R3HAB Remix)

Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording / Deluxe Edition)

Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition)

Volleyball Hits

K.O.

This Is MIKA

MIKA Radio

Energy Booster: Pop

Guilty Pleasures