As we announced last week, Mika is set to provide the title track for the high-octane, new superhero film ‘Kick-Ass’.

The song will be Mika’s next single with the soundtrack being released via Polydor Records on March 29th.

If you haven’t seen the trailer for ‘Kick-Ass’ yet then click here and watch the promo that centres on the character ‘Hit Girl’.

Please be aware that the trailer does contain some scenes of violence.

The pop lord – our biggest export across the channel – has been given the rare Knight in the Order of Arts for services to music.

Sir Mika, 26, revealed: “I’m a knight, but nobody knows about it. About a month ago I was one of the youngest people to ever be made a chevalier in France. It goes after my name, Mika chevalier des arts.”

The singer joins an elite band of artists honoured with the prestigious Gallic prize including Kylie Minogue, 41, and George Clooney, 48.

Only problem is he has lost the priceless gong on the streets of London somewhere. “It’s a metal medal with a tiny little green ribbon, but the first night I wore it I lost it.

“I lost it outside my flat. I spent 45 minutes by the Tube station looking for it, literally on my hands and knees.

“My sister bumped into me on the street and said: ‘What the f*** are you doing” and I had to say: ‘Looking for my knighthood’. She thought I was crazy.”

Anyone in the Gloucester Road area of London who stumbles upon a small medal knows who it belongs to.

Mika also admitted he’s been writing No 1 hits for Italian pop stars under a pseudonym.

He said: “I’ve written a lot of songs under pseudonyms, mostly girls names. Alice, for example, has written many hits in different countries.

“I did one song for Jovanotti. He’s Italy’s biggest pop star and plays stadiums over there. He had a very big hit with my song.” Does that make him Dame Alice, then?

The latest Boyzone song, written by our man, went straight to no. 1 in Ireland! Congratulations to Boyzone and Mika!

Mika is a man who has got more than a sprinkling of magic to him when it comes to great music

From the moment the spotlight hit the black fabric screen and it dramatically fell revealing a white screen of striking, huge pencil sketches until he danced around the stage to his finale song Grace Kelly, he demanded the full attention of the crowd.

Prancing around the stage in a grey jacket complete with tails, white shirt and skinny black trousers, he put his all in to an energetic performance.

He kicked off with a strong disco feel that was captured by a vast field of glowing mobiles and flashing cameras held aloft by fans.

Lustily singing Big Girl with cartoon lips and voluptuous images of women in basques floating on the screen behind him. he skipped alongside a 20ft long inflatable woman’s leg floating in the air complete with giant polka dot stilettos.

He greeted the crowd with a shout of “Welcome to my night of infinite randomness”. And with that comment he summed up his entire performance.

Quirky, brightly coloured bold cartoons flanked his performance as he lay on top of a piano kicking his legs in the air.

In a show packed with energy he attacked each of his songs with a huge sense of fun.

Any Other World and Happy Ending had a bit more of a reflective feel to them with a haunting mood. But overall it was a show that was about delight, light heartedness and putting a smile on the audience’s face. His sheer enthusiasm was infectious. And the visuals were excellent – from silver sparkles falling from a glittering umbrella to gold confetti being fired across the stage – it was a colourful, lively performance.

Mika has such vocal ability and creative talent it was no wonder the show was a sellout. Its vibrant feel had the crowd singing and dancing with him. His fans walked out of the door with a substantial spring in their step.

9/10

Was in Bath visiting the model maker Timothy Richards and the Boyzone song came on the radio.

I actually love it. Check it out; the Boyzone single Gave It All Away (which I wrote) is out now. Buy a copy!!!!

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Mika will perform at the V Festival 2010. V Festival 2010 takes place on 21-22 August in Chelmsford and Staffordshire. Tickets sale starts 5th of March.

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‘KICK-ASS’ is a brand new, high-octane superhero film, based on   the Marvel comic of the same name, directed by Matthew Vaughn,  and coming to your screens this spring.

And guess what? Mika’s singing the title song on the soundtrack!

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Behind the flamboyance of the ‘clown prince of pop’ lies a more sensitive soul

By MAUREEN PATON

At first I’m wondering whether music’s most extravagant showman can even fit into the taxi, since the beautiful, flamingo-legged Mika is 6ft 4in tall – or 6ft 8in if you count his wild halo of curly dark hair. He’s a proper pop star with all the trimmings, including an Isadora Duncan-style turquoise scarf that almost threatens to throttle him when we stop for photos in a biting night wind. No wonder our cabbie, Harry from Benfleet in Essex, can’t wait to phone his daughter, a huge fan of Mika and his music.

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“Has anybody seen Mic Macs yet? Looks good. Big fan of the dirrector.”

“4 more UK shows left. It’s gone so fast! Last 2 in London tomorrow and Monday. Last ones in London for a long time.”