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Mika

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Mika is a Pop and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Anoraak, Mark Ronson, Boyzone, Benny Benassi and Ringo Sheena. Those roots explain a lot about how Mika arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Take That, Robbie Williams, Will Young, Olly Murs and Kate Nash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Subwoolfer, Calvin Harris, Sara Bareilles, Beth Ditto and Gossip, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Mika, reaching back through Anoraak and forward to Subwoolfer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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MikaAnoraakMark RonsonBoyzoneBenny BenassiRingo SheenaAqualungMirwaisLo-Fi-FnkSubwoolferCalvin HarrisSara BareillesBeth DittoGossipHikaru UtadaBoyzonePharrell WilliamsTake ThatRobbie WilliamsWill YoungOlly MursKate NashThe FeelingMelanie CPet Shop Boys

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Mika connections

Mika grew out of Anoraak, Mark Ronson, Boyzone and Benny Benassi, shares an orbit with Take That, Robbie Williams, Will Young and Olly Murs, went on to shape Subwoolfer, Calvin Harris, Sara Bareilles and Beth Ditto. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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