A sweet memory of two women who mattered in the life of the singer born in Lebanon… Friday December 1, 2023, Mika unveiled his sixth album, entitled May your head bloom, in which he pays tribute to his mother Joannie Penniman – who died of brain cancer in 2021 – and Jane Birkin – who died on July 16, 2023 at age 76. In full promotion, the 40-year-old artist went to the set of C to youon France 5Thursday December 7, 2023. Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine then recalled that he liked the accent of the ex-partner of Serge Gainsbourg, because it reminded him of his mother’s. “My mother spoke a little like her and that, completely by chance”he began, before slipping away, with a smile on his lips: “The upside was it helped us when she called to get a reservation somewhere because people thought it was Jane Birkin!” Amused, the interpreter of Love Today has slipped : “On the other hand, she arrived with four children, strollers, etc.” To which the host of the program responded: “And there was no Charlotte Gainsbourg !”
Mika is grateful to his mother, who always believed in him
The one who has an astonishing thing in common with Lady Diana then mentioned the title of her album, May your head bloominspired by his mother. “It was a drawing. She was sick, she had brain cancer and This is the last message she sent me. She couldn’t write anymore so she asked my sisters to give her her iPad. She drew a message and for her, it was a birthday present.”. According to Mika, his mother wanted to be sure that he had received her message. Moved by thinking of her, the one who is also a coach in The Voice admitted to having analyzed it, and considered that it was a provocation on his part. “We started together. She was the one who pushed me towards music […] She was sometimes harsh but she gave me enormous freedom. She absolutely didn’t want that even if she wasn’t going to ‘bother’ me every day to push me to go further, I was still going to take over and do it anyway.”did he declare.