{"id":13679,"date":"2026-06-03T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13679"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:11:02","slug":"bougez-mika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/bougez-mika\/","title":{"rendered":"Bougez &#8211; Mika"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Lebanese-British singer\u00a0<strong>Mika<\/strong> (&#8220;Grace Kelly&#8221;, &#8220;Relax&#8221;) has become a beloved household name in France? Having spent part of his childhood in Paris, Mika speaks and sings in fluent French, and has been one of the most iconic and longest-serving coaches on the TV show <em>&#8220;The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0since 2014. In his high-energy song\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Bougez&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, Mika calls everyone to get moving with his usual catchy rhythms and playful lyrics. 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