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Mika

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Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. (born 18 August 1983), known professionally as Mika ( MEE-kə, stylised in all caps), is a singer-songwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Paris and London. Mika rose to prominence after the release of his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday. Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Mika is the 1,135th most popular musician (down from 772nd in 2024), the 100th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lebanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mika ranks 1,135 out of 3,175. Before him are Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Woody Herman, Yvonne Loriod, Giorgio Gaber, Lou Donaldson, and Desmond Dekker. After him are Nathan East, Trevor Pinnock, Pharoah Sanders, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Dick Parry, and Lita Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Mika ranks 51. Before him are Felicity Jones, Jelena Dokic, Juan Guaidó, Amanda Righetti, Blanka Vlašić, and Jérémy Mathieu. After him are Goran Pandev, Pippa Middleton, Braun Strowman, Lupita Nyong'o, Kim Clijsters, and Golshifteh Farahani.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Mika ranks 100 out of 145. Before him are Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Riad Al Solh (1894), Elie Saab (1964), and Philip K. Hitti (1886). After him are John Dolmayan (1973), Ardem Patapoutian (1967), Giuseppe Simone Assemani (1686), Rula Ghani (1948), Nadine Labaki (1974), and Steve Kerr (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In Lebanon

Among musicians born in Lebanon, Mika ranks 2. Before him are Serj Tankian (1967). After him are John Dolmayan (1973), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Ara Malikian (1968), and Ibrahim Maalouf (1980).

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