I don't know anything about Mika except that he's responsible for that song in those commercials for The Hills that sounds like a happy computer waking up (listen to it here), and that he's part of this new "British Invasion" of pop music that newspapers won't shut up about. (Related: Did you know that Lily Allen is "sassy," and Amy Winehouse is a "bad girl"?)
But, thanks to People magazine's recent review of his album, I've learned something else about Mika. He may be gay. Or at least, he sounds gay. Of course, they didn't come right out and say that. Instead, they just compared him to every major gay male artist in recent memory:
With a rangy voice and flamboyant flair that recall Freddie Mercury, an unabashedly pop sensibility reminiscent of Wham!-era George Michael, and a zest for cheeky, kitchy fun a la the Scissor Sisters, Mika is the perfect antidote to all those brooding hipster dudes who are too cool to be catchy.
They stop short of comparing him to Elton John, or working in a rainbow reference, or saying that it's the perfect thing to listen to while "cruisin' the streets of Chelsea," but you get the idea.