Date
Sunday 17 June 2007 at 8:00pm
Location
Studio A
60 NE 11th St.,
Miami,
33132,
United States
Tel: (305)358-ROCK
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http://www.myspace.com/mikamyspace
Flamboyant pop singer-songwriter Mika has been named the best new talent in the BBC's Sound of 2007 music poll.
The Beirut-born, London-based 23-year-old has been compared to the Scissor Sisters and Freddie Mercury.
More than 130 UK-based music critics and broadcasters took part in the poll by naming their favourite new acts.
Birmingham rock band The Twang were second, with "new rave" group the Klaxons third. Corinne Bailey Rae came top of last year's Sound of 2006 list.
The BBC News website's new music survey is now in its fifth year. Rapper 50 Cent, Keane and The Bravery have been among previous winners.
Razorlight, the Scissor Sisters, The Feeling, the Kaiser Chiefs and KT Tunstall are among the others that have appeared on past Sound of... lists before making it big.
Mika's debut single Grace Kelly has already received heavy radio airplay and is currently the most frequently played song on BBC Radio 2.
He said he was "thrilled" at his position on the Sound of 2007 list.
"It means a lot, especially if you look at the people who have won in the past five years. It's great company to be in," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6230415.stm
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