Mika

By Rob Reluctantly, he decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife Mika (Ryoko Hirosue ) to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a “Nokanshi” or “enc...

By Rob AS WIDELY predicted Amy Winehouse won a prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award along with Radiohead, Mika and Dave Gilmour. The Ivor Novello awards reward artists for songwriting and composing rather than performing and recording.

By Rob The LA-based outfit is also the first rock band to be signed to Timbaland’s record label, while their debut album Dreaming Out Loud has been produced by lead singer Ryan Tedder with the help of Greg Wells (of Mika and Rufus Wainwright fame).

By Rob TAKE That, Mika and Leona Lewis lead the shortlist of nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards with four nods each. Mika, meanwhile, is nominated for best British male artist, best single for Grace Kelly, best breakthrough act and best debut album for Life In Cartoon Motion.