Since there isn't much new music out there, I thought it would be cool to do something a little different and spotlight a brand new artist. This artist is known as Mika. He is a London-based, Lebanese pop star whose catchy first single "Grace Kelly" just hit #1 on the UK charts. His emergence in the US and Britain is getting a huge amount of advance hype. The ebullient curly-top singer has earned comparisons to Elton John, George Michael, Freddie Mercury, Rufus Wainwright, and Jake Shears. Mika is the perfect bubblegum pop singer. He has some dangerously addictive songs with catchy, fizzy, narrative lyrics that tell a story. After I heard "Grace Kelly," I was hooked.
It will be interesting to see whether he can catch on in the U.S. I think Mika's optimistic songs should find a bigger audience here. They're already playing his songs as MTV promos, and Mika just signed a huge deal to front designer Paul Smith's spring/summer 2007 campaign. Smith's colorful image suits the cartoon-obsessed singer to a T.
His album Life in Cartoon Motion drops February 5th. Below you will find the awesome video to "Grace Kelly." Enjoy!
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