Tag Archives: Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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SLIDESHOW: MIKA and Kiesza play new songs, new arrangements at the Fillmore
MIKA performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Sept. 18, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO — MIKA brought his Tiny Love Tiny Tour to the Fillmore Wednesday, giving longtime fans a preview of his forthcoming fifth album, My Name Is Michael Holbrook. The show was also a great excuse to put…
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Mika feels the love on newest album, intimate U.S. club tour
Mika, courtesy. British singer-songwriter Mika was traumatized when his sister Paloma, one of four siblings in a close-knit family, fell 50 feet from a window and was critically injured. Paloma, who designed the covers to Mika’s first two albums, was expected to die. The accident took place in 2010,…
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Interview: Mika overcomes setbacks to find his niche
Mika, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. Despite taking Europe by storm the last two years with an infectious mix of glam-pop — he went from singing radio jingles to selling out arenas, winning awards and being compared to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury — Mika isn’t…