New single and music video “Ice Cream” racked up 1.5 million cumulative streams and 500K YouTube views: music video. It was written by Mika and co-written/produced by Daniel Black, along with Mark Crew and Dan Priddy.
“Ice Cream” is the first example of his new full-length, "My Name Is Michael Holbrook" — arriving Oct. 4 via via Republic Records/Casablanca Records.
The track was "written on a day of extreme heat,” Mika says. “It was the last few weeks of writing for the album; a writing period that lasted two years. Through the writing I had confronted personal, serious and at times painful issues, now I felt lighter and freer.”
He continues, “It was August in Italy. I wanted to run away to the sea, or just about anywhere. I dreamt about summer flings with someone totally stunning and out of my reach, I dreamt about the other person I always wish I was during the summer. Instead, I was left with all the discomforts of summer heat. Sweat, work deadlines, bee stings, and all this with no AC.”
“The song is a daydream fantasy.” Mika adds, “It shimmers like a mirage, and makes me feel like anything is possible. Inspired by the irreverent attitude of the music of the 90s; George Michael among others. Dare to be the more proud version of yourself. Dare to be a sensual man, dare to express out loud the desires you always keep inside your head. That’s why and how I wrote it.”
Find the single HERE
Mika's musical success began with the release of his hit single, “Grace Kelly.” The single was featured on his debut album, Life In Cartoon Motion, which hit #1 in the UK and 11 other countries, going on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide.
Since the debut, he has released three other platinum selling full length albums, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, The Origin of Love, and No Place In Heaven. In addition, Mika has won a Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act, nominated for Grammys and MTV Europe Music Awards. His Rai 2 prime time variety show “Stasera Casa Mika” won the prestigious Rose D’or Award for Best Entertainment Series in 2017. He has been a judge on France’s The Voice for six years and hosts his own BBC2 Radio show “The Art of Song”.
No. American tour dates:
Sept 13 New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
Sept 15 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
Sept 16 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
Sept 18 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sept 21 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Sept 24 Mexico City, MX Plaza Condesa
European tour dates:
Nov 10 London, UK Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Nov 12 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz
Nov 13 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
Nov 15 Pau, France Zenith
Nov 16 Toulouse, France Zenith
Nov 18 Aix-en-Provence, France L’Arena du Pays d'Aix
Nov 19 Saint-Étienne, France Zenith
Nov 21 Geneva, Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
Nov 22 Zurich, Switzerland Komplex 457
Nov 24 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
Nov 26 Ancona, Italy Promenteo Palace
Nov 27 Roma, Italy Palalottomatica
Nov 29 Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
Nov 30 Montichiari, Italy Palageorge
Dec 02 Livorno, Italy Modigliani Forum
Dec 03 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
Dec 14 Brussels, Belgium Forest National
Dec 15 Lille, France Zenith
Dec 17 Dijon, France Le Zenith de Dijon
Dec 19 Floirac, Bordeaux, France Arkea Arena
Dec 20 Nantes, France Zenith
Dec 22 Paris, France Accor Hotel Arena
2020
Jan 24 Caen, France Zenith
Jan 25 Niort, France L’Acclameur
Jan 29 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
Jan 30 Montbéliard, France L’Axone
Feb 01 Padova, Italy Kioene
Feb 02 Bolzano, Italy Palaonda
Feb 05 Napoli, Italy Palapartenope
Feb 07 Bari, Italy Palaflorio
Feb 08 Reggio Calabria, Italy Palacalafiore
Feb 13 Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
Feb 14 Strasbourg, France Zenith
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