Mika - new album era
May 23, 2008 12:18:20 GMT -5
Post by roentgenizdat on May 23, 2008 12:18:20 GMT -5
Mika Gets To Work On Sophomore Album
May 23, 2008, 10:25 AM ET
Lars Brandle, London
Mika is making headway with the follow-up album to his mega-hit debut, "Life in Cartoon Motion." The artist caught up with Billboard.com yesterday (May 22) during the Ivor Novello awards ceremony, where he won songwriter of the year.
"I'm writing my second album," he said, adding that at least three tracks were already in the bag. "It's all about building those songs after the process of the first album, and they're coming along, which is comforting."
The album, explained the U.K.-based, Lebanese-born singer, doesn't yet have a title or a release date. "There's a lot of debate and discussion as to when it will come out though," he said. "Now I'm just focusing on writing the songs."
"Life in Cartoon Motion" (Casablanca/Island) has three IFPI Platinum Europe Certifications, for pan-European shipments in excess of three million units. In Britain, the set is certified four-times platinum (1.2 million copies) after 67 weeks on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, where it is currently at No. 54.
Mika has a host of European dates booked this summer, beginning July 3 at the Rock Werchter in Leuven.
May 23, 2008, 10:25 AM ET
Lars Brandle, London
Mika is making headway with the follow-up album to his mega-hit debut, "Life in Cartoon Motion." The artist caught up with Billboard.com yesterday (May 22) during the Ivor Novello awards ceremony, where he won songwriter of the year.
"I'm writing my second album," he said, adding that at least three tracks were already in the bag. "It's all about building those songs after the process of the first album, and they're coming along, which is comforting."
The album, explained the U.K.-based, Lebanese-born singer, doesn't yet have a title or a release date. "There's a lot of debate and discussion as to when it will come out though," he said. "Now I'm just focusing on writing the songs."
"Life in Cartoon Motion" (Casablanca/Island) has three IFPI Platinum Europe Certifications, for pan-European shipments in excess of three million units. In Britain, the set is certified four-times platinum (1.2 million copies) after 67 weeks on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, where it is currently at No. 54.
Mika has a host of European dates booked this summer, beginning July 3 at the Rock Werchter in Leuven.