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British artist Mika (pronounced Mee-kah) is this year's adorable export. Last year it was that loveably annoying James Blunt, and now, we have sugar-coated Mika, who made a name for himself in the states by selling out to commercials for cell phones and MTV's The Hills. Smart guy.

That's where I first heard his song "Love Today." I was munching toast and flipping through the stations one morning and upon my ears there lit a ringing "La-da-dee-da-dee," chorus that made me perk up a little. The commercial used the best parts of the song and after some research I figured out who this Mika character was. He has friends in high places (most notably blogger Perez Hilton who is his No. 1 fan -- they share make-up artists, apparently) and has used that to promote his second album, Life in Cartoon Motion.

I've already told you about his first hit, "Love Today." It's undeniably fun and a little self-centered. The boy also lays down a falsetto that would make the Bee Gees bow down, polyester jump suits and all, in respect. The next hit off the album was "Grace Kelly." I originally hated this song because I couldn't ever dream of reaching the high notes (recall The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"), but since then the song has grown on me. It is a totally adorable track about people's perceptions and just wanting to please the world, something that Mika won't have any trouble with.

With "Relax Take it Easy" Mika took a note out of Madonna's last album and boogied down with that disco fever. "The rest of the album is sugar-coated and sprinkled with a few coming-of-age songs here and there. Life in Cartoon Motion is a little on the immature side, but it is a wonderfully guilty pleasure.

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