MIKA: A New Fashion Icon?

He wants to be like Grace Kelly, and thinks big girls are beautiful.

Mika's album, Life In Cartoon Motion, is a colorful pop adventure that contains songs about lollipops, big girls, Grace Kelly, and love. The album cover reflects the mostly upbeat and vibrant mood of the album, and his vocals even remind me of a cartoon version of Freddie Mercury, in a good way!

His official web page is just as fun, and the opening lines of his bio are classic:

"Welcome to his world: where some louche dilettante is throwing the greatest party in the universe and everyone is invited under his very own cherry moon... Both astonishingly musical and profoundly thoughtful, his tunes combine a heady euphoric rush with darker unexpected elements: daytime melodramas and night-time tales of love, loss, abandonment, hope and happiness."

His style reflects his music beautifully. It's colorful, fun, unique, and still a little old-school classy. I would describe it as one part Frank Sinatra, one part 80s pop color palette, a dash of David Bowie eccentricity, all stirred with a multicultural stick that only a childhood spent in Lebanon, Paris, and London could create. Mmm, delicious.

Seriously, keep an eye out for this guy. He's already big in the UK, and is currently on a European tour (fine, deprive us Mika). His music is nothing but good times, and any guy could learn a thing or two from him on how to look positively dapper.

Anyway, check out one of my fave songs from him:

Where can you find it?
Buy his album online. I would say buy some of his merchandise, but I checked it out and it wasn't very impressive... see for yourself here.