performances: mika

i love him. so adorable. i didn't realize how many of his songs i already knew. the power of commercials. his voice is epic [he's a trained opera singer] and reminiscent of some people. listen to the lyrics, he gives one of them away. also some elton, prince, george michael. but seriously, he sounds like himself.



think of a ringmaster. thats as dynamic internally as he is externally. a half american, half lebanese refugee paris/london raised french fluent dyslexic, singer, songwriter, artist, pianist, middle child of five who seems so willing to laugh at himself and put on a glitter doused show worthy of candyland. quite simply its fun but yet there are cogs turning underneath. i like it, a living breathing walking contradiction. a beautiful ambitious artistic mess.