Life In Cartoon Motion - Album
Life In Cartoon Motion (Album) by Mika
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Artist Biography For Mika
There Are Multiple Bands/artists Under The Name Mika. 1 Mika Born Michael Holbrook Penniman In 1983 Is A Lebanese-Born British Singer. 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 Was 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. In January 2007 He Took The UK Charts By Storm His Second Single Grace Kelly Charted At Nº3 With Downloads Alone And Climbed To Nº1 On January 21 2007. His Second Album Was Called The Boy Who Knew Too Much And The Main Single From That Album Was We Are Golden. The Celebrate Songfacts Reports That His Third Album Is Called The Origin Of Love And The Main Single From That Album Is Celebrate. 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. Official Website Http //www.Mikasounds.Com ----------------------- 2 MIKA Is A Rising Producer From Europe. Although Beginning His Career Doing Breakcore He Is Venturing Out Into New Genres As Of Late. Official Website Http //linktree.Com/4mika 3 Mika. Austrian Electronic Dance Pop Band Formed By Matthias Kertal And Simon Nola. Some Albums Appearing In This Profile Were Released By This Band Not By The Mika Mentioned Above. Official Website Http //www.Mikaella.Org/mika/about.Htm 4 Mika Singh Indian Singer Mika Born As Amrik Singh On June 10 1977 In Durgapur West Bengal Is A Bhangra / Rap Indian Singer And Is A Highly Acclaimed Punjabi Singer. He Has Done Many Film Songs Which Include Singh Is Kinng Mauja Hi Mauja Guitar. Although His Range As A Playback Singer Is Limited Almost All His Songs Are A Hit The Latest Being Aapka Kya Hoga From The Film Housefull. He Has Also Participated In The Reality Show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao And Music Ka Maha Muqabala.
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Biography - Mika
There Are Multiple Bands/artists Under The Name Mika. 1 Mika Born Michael Holbrook Penniman In 1983 Is A Lebanese-Born British Singer. 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 Was 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. In January 2007 He Took The UK Charts By Storm His Second Single Grace Kelly Charted At Nº3 With Downloads Alone And Climbed To Nº1 On January 21 2007. His Second Album Was Called The Boy Who Knew Too Much And The Main Single From That Album Was We Are Golden. The Celebrate Songfacts Reports That His Third Album Is Called The Origin Of Love And The Main Single From That Album Is Celebrate. 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. Official Website Http //www.Mikasounds.Com ----------------------- 2 MIKA Is A Rising Producer From Europe. Although Beginning His Career Doing Breakcore He Is Venturing Out Into New Genres As Of Late. Official Website Http //linktree.Com/4mika 3 Mika. Austrian Electronic Dance Pop Band Formed By Matthias Kertal And Simon Nola. Some Albums Appearing In This Profile Were Released By This Band Not By The Mika Mentioned Above. Official Website Http //www.Mikaella.Org/mika/about.Htm 4 Mika Singh Indian Singer Mika Born As Amrik Singh On June 10 1977 In Durgapur West Bengal Is A Bhangra / Rap Indian Singer And Is A Highly Acclaimed Punjabi Singer. He Has Done Many Film Songs Which Include Singh Is Kinng Mauja Hi Mauja Guitar. Although His Range As A Playback Singer Is Limited Almost All His Songs Are A Hit The Latest Being Aapka Kya Hoga From The Film Housefull. He Has Also Participated In The Reality Show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao And Music Ka Maha Muqabala.
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Published: 02 Feb 2010, 15:03
Life In Cartoon Motion Is The Debut Album By Pop Singer Mika Produced By Greg Wells And Mika Mixed By Greg Wells With Co-Production On Two Songs By Jodi Marr And John Merchant Released On Island Records On February 5 2007 In The UK And On Universal/Motown Records On March 27 2007 In The U.S.. The Single "Grace Kelly" Stayed At #1 In The UK For Five Weeks Straight And Became A #1 Hit In Many Countries. The Album Debuted At #1 In The UK Selling 5.6 Million Copies Worldwide Since Its Release And Counting. The Album Cover Of Life In Cartoon Motion Has Since Been Used In An IPod Touch Commercial. It Was The Fifth Best-Selling Album In The World In 2007. Review By Allmusic Mika's Vivid Aptly Named Debut Album Life In Cartoon Motion Borrows And Builds On The Glittery Glamorous And Not-So-Secretly Sentimental Musical Territory Carved Out By Elton John And Freddie Mercury Or More Recently Rufus Wainwright And The Scissor Sisters. Fortunately His Name-Dropping Shape-Shifting Pop Is Usually Good And Genuine Enough To Come Across As Eloquent Homage Rather Than Blatant Thievery Or A Tired Rehash. Mika's Singles Are His Most Charming Moments Especially The Instant Sunshine Of "Grace Kelly " Which Crams Tap-Dancing Rhythms Filmic Dialogue Elton's Pianos Freddie's Vocal Harmonies And Brian May's Guitars Into Just Over Three Minutes. "Relax Take It Easy " Is In The Same Vein Of Hypnotic Danceable Melancholy As The Scissor Sisters' Reworking Of "Comfortably Numb " Albeit Less Showy While "Billy Brown"'s Brass Arrangement Flowing Melody And Soft-Shoe Rhythms Give It The Feel Of An Unusually Witty Show Tune About Pre-Life Crises And Living In The Closet. As Life In Cartoon Motion Unfolds It Reveals More Of Mika's Musical Identity Both For Better And Worse. His Classical Piano Training Gives The Album An Appealing Fluidity Especially On "Any Other World " And Lilting Afro-Pop-Inspired Guitars And Harmonies Pop Up Here And There Most Effectively On "Big Girl You Are Beautiful ." However While Life In Cartoon Motion Has Lots Of Enthusiasm And Creativity It Doesn't Have A Lot Of Nuance. On Songs Like "Lollipop" And "Love Today " Mika Straddles The Line Between Adorable And Annoying. And As The Overly Long Overwrought "Erase" Shows He Also Doesn't Have Quite The Masterful Touch With Gentler Songs That His Influences Possess. As Admirable As Life In Cartoon Motion's Eclecticism Is It Could Use More Focus — Something That Songs Like The Jaunty Breakup Song "Stuck In The Middle" And Angry Rocker "Ring Ring" Suggest Mika Is Developing. While More Restraint Could've Taken The Album From Good To Great Its Technicolor Everything-At-Once Borderline Overdone Feel Makes It A Fitting Portrait Of Mika As A Young Artist.