I found out about this early this morning on the radio I thought it was a joke at first because they were telling a 'joke' of a very bad taste about Mika. (Yes it's starting already ) And then I wondered, why would they make up something like this? 10 min later they said it again and I understood it was serious information. I've been thinking about this at work all day, my first thoughts echoed Christine's :
I feel like a puppet (because yes I tried to convince myself he was right)
I'm not particularly against that show, I admit I watched it but I still think the interest I've got in Mika has nothing to do with this kind of shows.. I want albums, I want gigs..
I'm not as disappointed as I was with X Factor, the first shock has passed, The Voice is a better programme IMO and at the same time as Alireine pointed out, I can't say I'm not happy knowing we'll see Mika around for quite a while. It makes me sad though because I know that a large part of people will categorise Mika as something he isn't because he took part in this show. He may gain admirers but he can easily lose some too (who will not see how great he is because they boycott the show)
About the new album... quite a few articles mention that they bet Mika will release a new album next year following the success of the show. That's what other judges did. I'm afraid it could be speed at the cost of quality
So... mixed feelings for me really!