Cautionary Wife Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) JAM! SHOWBIZ, CANADA By JOHN WILLIAMS Senior Editor, JAM! Showbiz Mar 7, 2007 Mika lands at No. 2. Mika's debut "Life in Cartoon Motion" made a commotion on the Canadian album charts this week. The London-based singer-songwriter's new disc, buoyed by the hit single "Grace Kelly," debuted at No. 2 on sales of over 6,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan data. Mika (last name Pennimen), whose sound mixes the Scissor Sisters and Elton John with a little bit of Freddie Mercury in between, has been garnering a lot of attention through his MySpace page, where he has attracted a quarter of a million listeners this year. However, Mika's big debut it wasn't enough to unseat Norah Jones's "Not Too Late," which remained at No. 1 for a fifth straight week with over 8,000 in sales. The second-best debut went to Zachary Richard, whose disc "Lumiere dans le noir" landed at No. 3, racking up just under 6,000 in sales. The movement up top forced the compilation "2007 Grammy Nominees" to fall from No. 2 to No. 4, Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" was locked in at No. 5 for a second week in a row, and Fall Out Boy's "Infinity on High" dropped three spots to No. 6. Jann Arden's "Uncover Me" sank from No. 4 to No. 7, Nelly Furtado's "Loose" dropped two to No. 8, Akon's "Konvicted" held steady at No. 9, and Daughtry's self-titled album rounded out the top 10 at No. 10. Other notable debuts included the compilation "Juno Awards 2007" at No. 13, Craig Sharpe's "I Am" at No. 28, and "Euromix 2007" at No. 35. In the U.S., Daughtry's self-titled effort hit No. 1, followed by Norah Jones in second, Akon's "Konvicted" in third, Fall Out Boy in fourth, and Robin Thicke's "The Evolution of Robin Thicke" in fifth. --- CW. Edited October 19, 2011 by Blue Sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 thanks, next week he will be there, on top, he's done his seeding... so you too are still awake..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel_tinydancer Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 i thought his last name was Penniman? they spelled it Pennimen there. hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 it is def Penniman, Michael Hobbrook Penniman quite a mouthful really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana86 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 ok that sounds really bad for the record industry in general... top of the charts is 8 thousand units? 6 thousand units takes second place? do people not buy cds ever anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dridri Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I thought the same thing... guess everyone's downloading the singles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 most people I know download only, sign of tmes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raha! Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 i was gonna stick to downloading before i first heard his music, coz it's been a while since i liked ALL the songs on an artist's cd equally- i find it easier to just choose the ones i like. but mika changes everything! i love everything, and will deffo buy the cd coz, well, it wont be the same not having it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 It seems that Mika is taking all the continents by storm. I think we have all seen it coming, didn`t we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guapo! Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 At least is Norah who is at #1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raha! Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 At least is Norah who is at #1! agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Truly amazing. Nice work Mika....he is sweeping the world by his music!! I see you are a new member. Welcome to the fanclub. Just so you know, this is a thread from 2007. It's an easy mistake to make. I've seen many threads that I've thought, or hoped, were recent, and they've actually been bumped from years ago. Now I check the date on the thread before I read or post on it. But the important thing, for now, is that Mika is still kicking ass. His new album will do wonderfully well, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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