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Mika

Profession: Singer
Place/Date of Birth: Beirut , 18 August 2020

Jamie T was the biggest mover to make the top 10, climbing from 40 to No 9 with Calm Down Dearest, while Booty Luv’s Boogie 2Nite dropped three places to the tenth slot.

Notable by their absence from the top 40 were Koopa, who made music history last weekend when they became the first unsigned band to score a UK top 40 hit.

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Biography

Born on August 18 1983 in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and American father, Mica Penniman attended the Royal College of Music in London after a short stint living in Paris.
With early jobs including working with the Royal Opera House, writing in-flight music for British Airways and jingles for Orbit chewing gum his path to pop stardom wasn’t always clear. However, his MySpace page and a download only release of Relax, Take It Easy in late 2006 saw Mika championed by Radio One, The Observer Music Monthly and gossip website Popbitch, snaring him a large fanbase early on and ensuring his gigs were packed out.

His second single, Grace Kelly, released as a digital download on January 8 2007 knocked Pop Idol Leona off of the top spot. With comparisons to Elton John, Scissor Sisters, Marc Bolan and Rufus Wainwright under his belt Mika looks set to be 2007’s biggest star.

His debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, is set to be released on February 5.
updated January 2007
November 2007