Mika

Mika is, for my money, one of pop's most joyfully singular voices. Born in Beirut, raised across Paris and London, and trained at the Royal College of Music, he brought a genuine musicianship to the candy-colored exuberance of Relax, Take It Easy. The Brit Award, the NRJ honors, and his Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres all confirm he is no novelty act. What I value most is the quiet complexity underneath the brightness: the sensibility of someone who moved between cultures and languages. The happiest-sounding songs often hide the richest backstories, and Mika is my favorite proof of that.

Name (English)

Mika

Name (Japanese)

ミーカ

Reading

みーか

Born

August 18, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / pianist / actor / songwriter

University

Royal College of Music

Awards & achievements

• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• 2008 Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act
• 2008 NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year
• 2012 NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year

• Official sitehttps://yomika.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mikainstagram/
• Xhttps://x.com/mikasounds
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186329

Tags

• Beirut Governorate
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.