Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr., better known under his stage name Mika, was born on 18 August 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon, to American parents Mary Joan and Michael Holbrook Penniman, of Lebanese and American descent respectively. He is now an English singer and songwriter, who rose to prominence after the release of his debut album “Life in Cartoon Motion”.
So just how rich is Mika now? According to sources, Mika has earned a net worth over $13 million, as of early 2017. His wealth has been established during his music career which began in 2004.
Mika Net Worth $13 million
Mika’s family moved to France when he was a baby, and he grew up in Paris, along with his four siblings. When he was nine, they moved to London, England, where he attended the Lycée Francais Charles de Gaulle and St. Philip’s School in Kensington. He went on to attend Westminster School, as well as the Royal College of Music, eventually leaving the latin 2007ter school to focus on his music career.
Speaking about music, Mika learned to play piano at an early age, and was later trained by Russian opera professional, Alla Ardakov. His debut single entitled “Relax, Take It Easy” came out in 2006, followed by several other singles, but it wasn’t until his 2007 “Grace Kelly” that he gained recognition in the UK, reaching #1 on the UK Singles Chart, promoting Mika’s name everywhere in the media. His debut album “Life in Cartoon Motion” was released in 2007, topping the UK charts and selling over five million copies around the world. His popularity was boosted, and extensive tours followed, first across Europe, and then across the UK and USA. The following year he earned the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist, and a Grammy Award nomination, among other accolades. His net worth significantly increased.
A year later, Mika released his second album entitled “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”, in collaboration with Greg Wells. The album spawned hit singles such as “We Are Golden”, which reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart, reinforcing Mika’s popularity and greatly improving his wealth. Following a worldwide tour, the singer went on to release a new single in 2010 entitled “Kick Ass (We Are Young)”, which became the title track to the 2010 film “Kick Ass”. After spending a lot of time on the road, he released his third album in 2012, entitled “The Origin of Love”, further expanding his wealth.
The following year saw Mika becoming a judge in the seventh season of the TV singing competition show “The X Factor Italy”, as the first international mentor in the show, and remained on the show through its eighth and ninth seasons as well. Meanwhile, in 2014 he participated in the Italian television show “Le Invasioni Barbariche”, in which he performed a duet with Dario Fo. The same year saw him as a judge in another singing competition, this time the French show “The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix”, also appearing in the show’s fourth and fifth seasons. Mika’s involvement in the TV industry cemented his status as a true star, and considerably elevated his net worth. Mika’s fourth studio album entitled “No Place in Heaven” came out in 2015, another collaboration with Greg Wells, and another commercial success that greatly improved the singer’s fortune.
He would later enter the film industry as well, making his debut with a small part as a hairdresser in the 2016 “Zoolander No.2”.
When it comes to his private life, in 2012 Mika revealed that he is a homosexual. He hasn’t been married yet, and the media do not have any details about his dating life.
