Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., known professionally as Mika, is a singer-songwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Paris and London. After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday, Mika was predicted to be the number-one breakthrough act of 2007 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2007.
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What happened with Mika?
Mika continued his work as a judge on X Factor Italia in 2021, alongside co-judges singer Emma Marrone, Italian rapper and producer Hell Raton, and Manuel Agnelli, of the Italian band Afterhours. He also rejoined The Voice in France, for a special “All-Stars” 10th anniversary edition.
Why is Mika called Mika?
Famous singer-songwriter MIKA was nicknamed Mica by his mother before he changed the c to a k, creating his renowned stage name. If you’d like a name that can alternate between cute and graceful, Mika is a wonderful choice.
What genre is Mika?
Dance/Electronic
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Is Mika a French name?
The name Mika is both a boy’s name and a girl’s name of Hungarian, Japanese, Russian origin meaning “beautiful fragrance”. Mika is a Japanese girls’ name that translates easily to English. As a male name, it’s a short form of Mikael, the Scandinavian and Finnish form of Michael.
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