Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr(Mika), va neixer a Beirut, capital del Líban. Es el 3r fill de cinc germans, de pare Nord-america i mare Libanesa. Fugint de la Guerra del Líban la família va passar per diferents llocs, primer a Paris fins que Mika va tindre 9 anys, cuan el pare va ser retingut contra la seva força 9 messos a Xipre, cuan ja per fi van alliverar al pare la familia ja no tenia estalvis aixi que van decidir començar de nou a Londres. Poc temps despres d'arrivar a Londres a Mika se li detectar que patia Dislèxia, enfermetat que el va conduir a tindre molts problemes amb els companys de colegi, fina arrivar al esxtrem de que cuan ternia 11 anys li van demanar que deixes l'escola. Més tarda, a Mika li van contractar una prfessora russa d'òpera, Alla Crida Ardakov perque li ensenyés cant, fent que als 15 anys ja cantes com un contratenor. Tambe es va matricular a l'Escola d'Economia de Londres per estudiar geografia, però va durar 1 dia, i dos setmanes després ja estava estudiant música al Royal College of Music.
Life in Cartoon Motion és l'àlbum debut del cantant pop Mika, produït per Greg Wells i Mika, barrejat per Greg Wells, amb la coproducció de dues cançons de Jodi Marr i el comerciant Joan, llançat el segell Island Records el 5 de febrer de 2007 a la Regne Unit, i a Universal / Motown Records el 27 de març de 2007 en els EUA.Abans d'obtenir el seu contracte discogràfic, Mika va enviar mostres a les discogràfiques a Gran Bretanya, però mai va poder signar. La discografica al.legava que Mika tenia bona veu, però insistien que escriges cançons més convencionals, com Robbie Williams per ser més comercial. Mika va rebutjar aquest consell, llavors cuan ve arrivar a casa seva estava tant caregat de ravia que es va posar a escriure la cançó "Grace Kelly" inspirat-se en aquest problema. El 2006, Mika va signar amb Island Records i va començar a gravar el seu àlbum debut.
The boy who knew too much, és el segon àlbum d'estudi del cantant pop Mika. Va ser llançat el 21 de setembre de 2009, per Casablanca Records a Europa i llançat als Estats Units per Universal Motown República Group.Mika en aquest CD ha treballat amb el productor Greg Wells, que també va produir el seu àlbum debut Life in Cartoon Motion. L'àlbum el va començar a escriure al juny de 2008 a Olympic Studios, Londres. El setembre de 2008 es va traslladar a Rocket Carrusel Studios, Los Angeles, on va ser gravat l'àlbum. Mika ha descrit temes de l'àlbum com la evolució de la seva adolescència, i com una mena de segona part del 1r album. A diferència del seu primer àlbum que "contenia contes de fades innocent" Mika descriu les cançons del nou album com a "fantasies gòtiques de Tim Burton.
Ara mateix esta fent un tour que es diu Imaginarium Tour ha passat per moltes ciutats, i fa poc va dir que augmentaria el numero de concests, passan per Asia, America del Nord i America del Sud.
Ara ficare un parell de les seves cançons.
Del 1r CD, Live in cartoon motion mostrare
"Grace Kelly"
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Do I attract you?
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty?
Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?
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I could be wholesome
I could be loathsome
I guess Im a little bit shy
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me without making me try?
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I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie
So I try a little Freddie
Ive gone identity mad!
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I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
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How can I help it
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How can I help it
How can I help it
How can I help what you think?
Hello my baby
Hello my baby
Putting my life on the brink
Why dont yo like me
Why dont you like me
Why dont you like yourself?
Should I bend over?
Should I look older just to be put on the shelf?
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I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie
Ive gone identity mad!
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I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
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Say what you want to satisfy yourself
Say what you want to satisfy yourself
But you only want what everybody else says you should want .
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I could be brown
I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
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I del 2n CD, The boy who knew too much os mostrare
"We are golden"
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Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Running around again
Running from running
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Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Running around again
Running from running
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Waking up
In the midday sun
What’s to live for?
You could see what I’ve done
Staring at emotion
In the light of day
I was running
From the things that you’d say
In the midday sun
What’s to live for?
You could see what I’ve done
Staring at emotion
In the light of day
I was running
From the things that you’d say
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We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
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Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Running around again
Running from running
Running around again
Running from running
Running around again
Running from running
Running around again
Running from running
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I was a boy
At an open door
Why you staring
Do you still think that you know?
Looking for treasure
In the things that you threw
Like a magpie
I live for glitter, not you
At an open door
Why you staring
Do you still think that you know?
Looking for treasure
In the things that you threw
Like a magpie
I live for glitter, not you
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We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden.
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Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Now I’m sitting alone
I’m finally looking around
Left here on my own
I’m gonna hurt myself
Maybe losing my mind
I’m still wondering why
Had to let the world let it bleed dry
I’m finally looking around
Left here on my own
I’m gonna hurt myself
Maybe losing my mind
I’m still wondering why
Had to let the world let it bleed dry
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We are not what you think we are
We are not what you think we are
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
We are not what you think we are
We are not what you think we are
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
.
Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
.
Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from
No giving up when you’re young and you want some
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Running around again
Running from running
Running around again
Running from running
Running from running
Running around again
Running from running
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We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
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