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Some people say I've got a five-octave range, which is ridiculous. That would mean I'd sing like Mariah Carey or that alien in 'The Fifth Element.' And I'm nothing like that blue alien. I've got a range of about 3 1/2 octaves.

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Mika
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 18
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Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.
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