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Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura and Gojira dazzled at the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games
Three famous artists set the pace at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, which took place this Friday, July 26.
Lady Gaga during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)
The American queen of pop Lady Gaga interpreted “My feather thing” by Zizi Jeanmaire, the emblematic song of French music hall, this Friday at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Lady Gaga had already sung in French “La vie en rose“, a classic by Edith Piaf, in the film “A Star is Born” in 2018.
“Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with the French and singing in French“, Lady Gaga continued.
But he was not the only musical figure to appear, Aya Nakamurathe most listened to Francophone singer in the world, sang at the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after months in which rumors of His actions scandalized far-right groups in France.
A medley of their hits “Pookie” y “Djadja“along with reminiscences of the French singer Charles Aznavour were part of his act.
Nakamura, de 29 years, He cultivates a style somewhere between soul and hip hop, with borrowings from contemporary African music, and rumors of his performance at the Olympic festival sparked an earthquake on social media. The singer is on the best-selling charts in 46 countries and has been the most-streamed female artist in the world for five years.
The French band Gojira made history by becoming the first metal band to perform at the Olympic Games.
The staging included pyrotechnic effects and streamers, cculminating in the final seconds with a dramatic simulation of the art gallery “burning in flames”. The death metal and progressive metal band was joined by the opera singer Marina Viotticreating a unique fusion of genres that symbolized the inclusive and diverse spirit of the ceremony.
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