Aya Nakamura caused a sensation at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with her cover of For me formidableperformed by Charles Aznavour. On Wednesday, August 14, the singer spoke for the first time since her much-discussed performance.
A historic evening. On July 26, the Paris Olympic Games opened with a grand ceremony held along the Seine. After months of speculation, Lady Gaga was the first international artist to perform at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The American singer paid a beautiful tribute to France by covering My feather thing by Zizi Jeanmaire, an iconic title of the French music hall. After four years of absence, Celine Dion sang from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower to close the ceremony. In front of a galvanized audience, the singer reprised The Hymn to Love by Edith Piaf.
Another highlight of the ceremony: Aya Nakamura’s much-discussed performance. Her memorable cover of Charles Aznavour in the company of the Republican Guard has indeed gone viral on social media. Many people even rushed to the Pont des Arts to reproduce the singer’s painting.
Aya Nakamura Reacts After Her Memorable Performance
On Wednesday, August 14, Aya Nakamura spoke out for the first time since her much-discussed performance. On her Instagram account, the singer notably republished a post that recalls that she has reached “the biggest TV audience peak in history in France”. She also shared a tweet from one of her fan accounts. “Aya Nakamura has the highest audience in the history of television in France with a peak audience on France 2 during her performance at the Olympics of 31.439 million viewers”we can read in this tweet.
“Yet in Bora Malila”Aya Nakamura also wrote in the caption, which translates to “Yet she comes from Mali”. As a reminder, the Franco-Malian singer was the victim of racist attacks when information about her participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was leaked to the press. A nice revenge.
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