Mika

Mika's sugary mix of campy pop, spot-on falsetto, charming poise and gender-bending flair has earned him comparisons to Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and the Scissor Sisters. But the young, Lebanon-born, U.K.-raised singer hasn't had an easy journey to pop stardom. In this exclusive chat, we caught up with the self-proclaimed cartoon character before he hit the stage for The Tonight Show. He wasn't shy in talking about everything from his traumatic school days -- made harder because of his acute dyslexia -- to the real meaning behind "Grace Kelly."