Mika began his career in 2007 with the single "Grace Kelly", which sold over 3 million copies worldwide and stayed at #1 in the UK charts for 5 weeks and at the top of the charts in 6 other countries around the world. The singles from her debut album, "Life In Cartoon Motion", totalled 6 million sales and the album itself went straight to #1 in the UK and 11 other countries, selling over 7 million copies worldwide. His second album "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" (2009) confirmed Mika's success, entering the top ten in over 10 countries, thanks to the hits "We Are Golden", "Blame It On The Girls" and "Rain". In 2011, Mika released "Elle Me Dit", a French-language single that stayed at the top of the charts in France for eight weeks. With over 300,000 copies, "Elle Me Dit" becomes the second best-selling single of the year and the video clip, starring actress Fanny Ardant, reaches 35 million views. Mika's third album "The Origin of Love", released in 2012, contains the worldwide hit "Celebrate", a collaboration with Pharrell Williams, and the hit "Popular Song", a duet with Ariana Grande. In 2013, Mika became a judge on XFactor Italia and a coach on the French edition of The Voice; both TV experiences turned Mika into an even more popular star and he was confirmed for the following editions. Also in 2013, Mika released an Italian-exclusive collection of hits and revised tracks entitled Songbook Vol. 1, which soon went double platinum. The album contains the Italian version of the hit Stardust, a duet with X Factor 2012 winner Chiara Galiazzo, which topped the Italian charts for several months and went quadruple platinum for digital sales. During his career Mika has received numerous awards and accolades such as the Brits Awards, Grammy, Ivor Novellos, Capital Radio, Q magazine, The NRJs, The World Music Awards, BT and Vodafone, Virgin Media and MTV's Europe, Asia, Australia and Japan and many more. In France, he also received the prestigious "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" award. Mika has sold over 10 million records worldwide and has been awarded gold and platinum records in over 32 countries.