"Stardust" is a solo song by

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in English that first appeared in his 2012 album ''

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''. It was produced by

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and

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. The ''Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc'' of the album contained a bonus mix version titled "Stardust (Benny Benassi Mix)". It was produced by Benny Benassi, Alessandro "Alle" Benassi and Nick Littlemore. The ''Italian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc'' for the album included yet a third track "Stardust (Italian version)".

Italian version featuring Chiara

A second bilingual version of the song in

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featuring Italian singer

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(full name Chiara Galiazzo) was a huge success in

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. Chiara was the eventual winner in the sixth season of the Italian talent show ''

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''. Mika and Chiara performed it live during the Final 4 stage emission of the Italian ''The X Factor'' on 7 December 2012. The song became a number one single in the country for him for five non-consecutive weeks in November and December 2013. It was certified 4 times platinum in Italy. The song credited to Mika e Chiara was included in '' Songbook Vol. 1'' (full title ''Songbook Vol. 1 - I più grandi successi'') Mika's first greatest hits compilation released in Italy. The version of "Stardust" and " Live Your Life" are exclusive to this release. The album was released on 18 November 2013 in

, following Mika's appointment as a judge for

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of the Italian version of ''

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