Mika's real name is Michael Holbrook Penniman. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983 so, he's 30 years old.
As a child, he and his family lived in Paris but later they moved to London.
He was not a happy boy at school because he didn't have many friends and he received oral bullying from other school children. But he loved music and he went to the Royal College of Music where he was very happy.
He started writing funny little songs and now he is a very famous singer and musician.