Mika is well known for fusing pop, rock, soul, and electronic music with his broad vocal range. He has released six studio albums and has achieved success on the charts in more than 30 countries. Some of Mika’s most well-known songs are “Grace Kelly,” “Happy Ending,” “We Are Golden,” and “Stuck in the Middle.”
Is Mika English or French?
Mika speaks several languages. The French-Lebanese singer, who served as a jury member on the French version of “The Voice,” is proficient in French, English, Spanish, and Italian.
Mika’s family was compelled to relocate to Paris, France, from the war-torn country of Lebanon when he was a year old.
For a while, the family enjoyed a happy life in Paris. The young Mika’s first piano lesson was “Les Champs-Élysées” by Joe Dassin. He wrote his first song, a piano piece called “Angry,” when he was just 7 years old. He calls it “terrible.”
Where does Mika come from?
Mika is the third of five children, with two elder sisters, Yasmine and Paloma, a younger sister, Zuleika, and a younger brother, Fortuné. Mika was born in Beirut.
His mother is a Lebanese-American (Mary Joan “Joannie,” née Mouakad, the daughter of John Mouakad and Odette Farah), and his father is an Israeli-American (Michael Holbrook Penniman, son of William Frederick Penniman III and Dorothy Dyar).
The Father of Mika was a banker who was born in Jerusalem. Diplomat William Frederick Penniman III was his father’s father and Mika’s paternal grandfather. Syrian John Mouakad was Mika’s maternal grandpa (from Damascus).