You know you're getting old when the kidz start saying things like 'Who the hell is that?' of a person that you assumed everybody knew.
And you know you're getting really old when the person they're talking about still seems relatively young to you.
That's precisely what happened on The X Factor last night when Louis Walsh enlisted British pop star Mika as his Bootcamp celebrity who was there to help him pick his acts for the Live Stages of the competition.
The problem was - while the other judges had people like Stormzy and Cheryl on their team - his acts didn't seem to know who Mika was. Cue: surprised faces and forced 'Ehhhhyaaaaayyy' clapping.
Celebrate! The Boys will be hoping #JudgesHouses has a Happy Ending because Louis' Guest Judge is the fabulous @mikasounds! 🙌ðŸÂ?½ #XFactor pic.twitter.com/ecxhhGB3F7
— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) October 22, 2017
The boys when Louie introduced Mika #Xfactor pic.twitter.com/ldeB7r487H
— Brendan Oshea (@_brendanoshea) October 22, 2017
They were like, “who’s Mika”? Cut to shot of boys clapping!😂#xfactor
— Toby Anstis (@tobyanstis) October 22, 2017
That big build up and then you find out its MIka....#XFactor pic.twitter.com/pj1zqDTiFH
— Madame Minge (@MadameMinge) October 22, 2017
"Who's Mika?"
My son speaks for everyone under 16. #XFactor— MönchenGlavbach âÂ?„ (@Glavlar) October 21, 2017
all these kids tweeting “who the fuck is Mika?” he is the king of bops 😂 #XFactor #JudgesHouses pic.twitter.com/zxjNOjCQAt
— Mark Ritchie (@markjaritchie) October 22, 2017
Just so you know Mika has made 4 albums and he's still VERY famous in all Europe #XFactor
— Chiary ðŸÂ?' (@chiarauffa) October 22, 2017
A reminder if you're still having trouble remembering who Mika is:
- He's a 34-year-old Lebanese-born Londoner who released his debut album 'Life in Cartoon Motion' in 2007
- That album went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide
- He's best known for pop bangers like this:
- .... and this:
- and this...
- His fourth and most recent album 'No Place in Heaven' was released in 2015 and he's still huge in countries like Belgium, Italy, France and Canada.
- In fact, he's been a judge on the French version of 'The Voice' for the past four years:
So, X Factor minions, the next time someone asks you 'Who is Mika?' - now you know.