Find the list of songs sung or broadcast during the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games, this Wednesday, August 28.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games took place to the sound of music from all walks of life. The director Thomas Jolly and composer Victor Le Masne used all musical genres. Find the list of songs used during this 3h45 show, which saw Christine and the Queens, Myd, Lucky Love and Sébastien Tellier perform.
· “Countdown” by Victor Le Masne
Musician Chilly Gonzales performs this song composed by the musical director of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ceremonies Victor Le Masne.
· “Flat Beat” de Mr Oizo
· “No, nothing, nothing” by Christine and the Queens
French singer Christine and the Queens sang a rearranged version of Edith Piaf’s masterpiece No, I don’t regret anything..
· A series of French songs mixed by Myd
Musician and DJ Myd played a series of French tracks as the Paralympic athletes arrived: Let me dance by Dalida, You Are My High of Demon, Give Me Love from Cerrone, At the peak of 113, Disco Science by Mirwais, Spacer by Sheila, Memories by David Guetta, Where are the women? de Patrick Juvet, The Champs-Élysées by Joe Dassin, That I love you de Johnny Hallyday, Midnight City the M83, Mirza by Nino Ferrer, Take me away by Charles Aznavour. As well as his own hit The Sun.
· “Masculinity (My Own Ability)” de Lucky Love
After all the nations had arrived, French singer Lucky Love, dressed as Saint-Laurent, took to the stage to deliver a very subtle version of his song. Masculinity (My Own Ability).
· “The Paralympic Anthem” by Luan Pommier
Luan Pommier, a visually impaired artist from birth, performed the Paralympic anthem.
· “The Ritournelle” by Sébastien Tellier
Electronic music artist Sébastien Tellier played his famous piece on the piano The Ritournelle before the final relay of the flame.
· “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel
· “Born to Be Alive” repris par Christine and the Queens
A few minutes before the end of the opening ceremony, Christine and the Queens returned to reprise, in a version, again personal, Born to Be Alive by Patrick Hernandez.
· “I love you… me neither” by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
The orchestra closed the Paralympic Games opening ceremony with a singer-less version of the duet I love you… me neither by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.
Clément Boutin Journalist BFMTV
