Mika makes emotional return to UK with showstopping performance

The love in London was certainly not tiny for Mika, as he made an emotional return to the UK after seven years.

Following the release of his album, My Name Is Michael Holbrook, the star made an epic comeback as he launched into his single Ice Cream.

And as the lights dimmed down after the first track of the evening, his dedicated fanbase surprised the Lollipop singer by raising homemade signs, all of which read: ‘We missed you.’

Evidently, the kind gesture caught Mika off guard, who took a moment to admire the view as he placed his hand over his heart before blasting out his new track Dear Jealousy.

The 36-year-old introduced a colour theme early on in the evening as he stated: ‘Yellow is love.’

After his second track, he joked that green means envy, ‘or for the purpose of this concert, jealousy,’ as he explained how pink is both sin and desire.

His last colour was blue, which he laughed about having a bad reputation and is often misunderstood.

The theme didn’t go unnoticed by fans, who brought along multicoloured paper hearts and lit up Shepherd’s Bush Empire, in London, with their phone lights during the track Tiny Love.

But while he sang a collection of new songs, he also treated his audience to a number of hits from his back catalogue.

Giving a shout out to his mum, who was proudly sat on the balcony, the musician took to the piano for a stripped-back version of Lollipop where he’d added in a new verse about how love didn’t get him down.

Throwing in another classic he continued into Wicked inspired hit, Popular Song – which he collaborated on with Ariana Grande back in 2013.

Getting up close and personal with fans, Mika climbed over the barriers and walked among them while singing Big Girl – stealing the hat off one punter’s head as he went.

But don’t worry, after dancing around with his new accessory, the star then threw the hat into the crowd, making sure it found its way back to its owner.