{"id":2249732,"date":"2026-01-25T15:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2249732"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:52:29","slug":"mika-returns-with-new-music-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mika-returns-with-new-music-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MIKA Returns With New Music In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MIKA is back with <em>Hyperlove<\/em>, his first English language studio album since 2019, and it feels like a straight forward return to what he does best, big pop songs with real emotion.<\/p>\n<p>If you only know MIKA from \u201cGrace Kelly,\u201d <em>Hyperlove<\/em> is a good reminder that he\u2019s never been a one hit wonder.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grace Kelly<\/em> made him a global name in 2007, launching from the album <em>Life in Cartoon Motion, <\/em>the debut album that sold over 8 million copies worldwide and helped launch him as one of the most distinctive pop voices of the late 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/subscribe-forms.beehiiv.com\/7cac0270-d15e-4689-a515-99e95d815919\" class=\"beehiiv-embed\" data-test-id=\"beehiiv-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 574px; height: 315px; margin: 0; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important; background-color: transparent; box-shadow: 0 0 #0000; max-width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now MIKA and his unmissable voice are back for more.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MIKA is back with Hyperlove<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since 2007, MIKA has had a career that has moved across eras and styles without ever losing that slightly theatrical, slightly heartfelt edge.<\/p>\n<p>He followed up with <em>The Boy Who Knew Too Much<\/em> in 2009, and later released <em>The Origin of Love<\/em> in 2012, which gave him some of his most beloved tracks, including <em>Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)<\/em>, <em>Billy Brown<\/em> and <em>Love Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015 he put out <em>No Place in Heaven<\/em>, an album that leaned into softer songwriting and personal themes, and in 2019 he released <em>My Name Is Michael Holbrook<\/em>,.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>Hyperlove<\/em> signals a new chapter, it fits into the same pattern of colourful pop, mixed with serious and emotive storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>The new single <em>Excuses For Love<\/em> is danceable and upbeat, with another clear message for his fans, don\u2019t hide what you feel, and don\u2019t make yourself smaller to keep other people comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>For the LGBTQIA+ community MIKA has long been part of the soundtrack of the queer identity. Born in Beirut and raised between Paris and London, he\u2019s spoken openly about growing up with dyslexia and being bullied, and how music became both escape and survival. He\u2019s also been openly gay for years, and his work has often carried that quiet sense of permission to be dramatic, to be tender, to be complicated, and to still take up space.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of music, he\u2019s also built a huge second life on television, including judging and mentoring roles across Europe including judging on the French and Spanish versions of The Voice and the Italian X-Factor. He even co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Hyperlove<\/em>, MIKA isn\u2019t back to reinvent himself he\u2019s simply leaning back into the kind of pop he\u2019s always done well, bright, honest, and made for people who actually feel things.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MIKA - Excuses For Love (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMCPpdSFZ0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n        <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.starobserver.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIKA is back with Hyperlove, his first English language studio album since 2019, and it feels like a straight forward return to what he does best, big pop songs with real emotion. If you only know MIKA from \u201cGrace Kelly,\u201d Hyperlove is a good reminder that he\u2019s never been a one hit wonder. 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