![]() Growing up, full of doubts and confusion regarding my identity, my sexuality, submerged in an overwhelmingly religious environment, Mika’s music became my safe space for exploration, questioning, introspection and, eventually, acceptance. I’ve always found it extremely therapeutic.īut, it’s not only this combo that strikes emotional chords. Every album feels like a brief autobiography that gives the listener insight into some of his most intimate reflections and emotions, carefully hidden between joyful notes and happy melodies, tricking you and drowning you in feelings of the bittersweet sort. The thing about Mika’s lyrics is that they’re profoundly personal. What had started out as admiration for his creativity and a feeling of familiarity due to our backgrounds, gradually turned into something much deeper. ![]() I listened to those CDs over and over again, making sure to buy all of his other ones as they were released over the years, all throughout my teens and into my young adulthood. At the time, I was dealing with growing up as a foreigner in Italy, so when I discovered that this “Mika” guy was of Lebanese origins, and had spent plenty of time in both France and the USA, like my family, I felt in my heart I’d found someone I could relate to – it made me feel less alone, even somewhat prouder of where I came from.įast forward two or three years: it’s Christmas and my parents reveal they’d bought me Mika’s first two albums – I was beyond ecstatic. Quickly becoming obsessed with the song, it wasn’t long before I was asking my dad to look up more information about the singer. ![]() ![]() The bright blue t-shirt, the unapologetic curls and that fun high pitched voice – as an 11-year-old, I was taken aback by such a display of bold joy. I was completely mesmerised the first time I laid eyes on the Grace Kelly music video, back in 2007. ![]()
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