dag said:

I wonder if any of that has to do with the trial. If you think about it, it was well publicized and I am sure their parents probably talked about it.

dag said:

How old are your students?

I think there are quite a few pop stars around. One of my favorites is MIKA and I can't wait for his next album to drop. He is very talented and a very good performer.

JackieBlue said:

I'm dying to know too.
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superspaceboy said:

You mean that ridiculous Freddie Mercury wannabe?

midnightmover said:

Mika's voice is like nails on a chalk board for me. And even MJ is better looking.

Ellie said:

Look-wise, Mika reminds me of this dude:



Mickey Avalon.
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Timmy84 said:

Well, I teach at an elementary school, so from 6 to 15.

Well, yeah, they might know him becaues of the trial also, but even without it, his name is just so known really.
But Prince has never been very popular in my country, even at his peak. I don´t know why, but I´ve never met a Prince fan over here. On the net, maybe, but not in real life.

permit me to add lenny kravitz and terence trent d'arby {oops i mean sananda maitreya or something like that} to the list of big 3!

dag said:

Wait... since when did 15-year-olds attend ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

Timmy84 said:

I remember the last year there was a 15 year old boy in my class. He might have been the oldest, but 14 definately. Well, each state has different school system.

dag said:

Yeah because from where I'm at if you were in elementary school and you're 14, 15 years old, then you were let back by the entire system!

Timmy84 said:

SO how does it work in your country?
Well, in mine, you start at the age of 6 in first class. There are nine classes so you end by the age of 14 (15 if you started school on year later for some reasons or if you had to repeat a class failing some subjects) and than you go to the secondary school, which usually is for 4 years, so you end at the age of 18. There are some schools where you may finish at the age of 16 or 17, but you won´t get your "A-levels" or whatever you call it at these type of schools.

dag said:

Elementary school is from kindergarten (age 5) to fifth grade (age 11).
Middle school is from sixth grade (age 11) to eighth grade (age 14).
High school is from ninth grade (age 14) to twelfth grade (age 18).

Timmy84 said:

OK, so we probably also just call things differently. Becaue our elementary school is divided into "two parts". the "lower level" 1 - 5 grade (age 6 - 10) and 6 - 9 grade is the "upper level". But usually you do both levels in one building.

Ellie said:

That's no lie. He sounds like a dying animal.

dag said:

I wouldn’t imagine many 6 or 10 year olds being into Prince. MJ is just up their alley.

Popular or not Prince doesn’t really appeal to kids. But he’s definitely alive and kicking.

purplecam said:

Mika - is that the guy who sings Grace Kelly? If so, I do not know many of his songs, BUT check this out. I´ve already posted it here on the org once, but it´s phenomenal. It´s an "Idol" Czech finalist singing Grace Kelly live in a wonderful way - even better than Mika and that´s a tough song to sing. I totally loved that guy and I can´t wait for HIS album, if he ever releases one, but I bet he will.

JackieBlue said:

Of course, I know, but I don´t think that many adults who aren´t into music might remember him. At least I am sure about people my age in their late 20s.

midnightmover said:

He's actually quite good. If you had ever seen him perform, you'd understand. And while his music didn't take off in the states, he's HUGE around the world.

Ellie said:

or



If you say so.

superspaceboy said:

Oh yeah, that's the HOTNESS right there!

at the MJ photo, lol... I remember that day the picture first made it online!

purplecam said:

You all just don't understand!

You may think I am crazy, but I think he could be the next big pop star out there. I say this because of the way he performs, how prolific he is, the fact that he released 6 songs of the debut album each with a really great video (and all on 45 too), is super positive and has really great energy about him. Time will tell, but I have een looking forward for album number 2 since album number one.

you cant leave out janet and whitney, love em or hate em they are still pop icons and true popstars, if you wanna be real about it they both have been more successful popstars then prince, whatever you think about britney she is indeed a popstar.

Britney is the last of the true popstars.

Janet. Janet. Janet. Damn it. She is the 4th. It's not a trio; it's a quartet.

And the last of the pop stars is J.Lo. She came out after Britney.