Matt Pokora could well have his revenge, he who regrets not being invited to sing during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The artist lets it be known that despite everything, a special role has been reserved for him.
In a little over a month, the France and especially Paris will kick off the Olympic Games 2024. The organizers have already announced where and when the various events will take place, in the capital and in Ile-de-France, and even in certain other large cities including Nice, Nantes and Lille, to name a few. We also know how traffic will be regulated by the authorities to ensure the safety of all citizens and tourists, expected in large numbers from the four corners of the world. The festivities already began last month with the arrival of the Olympic flame in the port of Marseille, aboard the famous Belem.
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Nolwenn Leroy was around with his son Marin, but it’s the rapper Jul who performed live on the stage set up facing the Mediterranean Sea for the occasion. Kendji Girac should also have been there, but due to the dramatic accident which had occurred a few days before, he was not able to honor his presence. Other personalities have indicated that they will in turn carry the Olympic flame which is currently touring France. This is the case of the ex-Miss France Sylvie Tellieron July 14, on the occasion of National Day.
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Matt Pokora in Strasbourg on June 26
Previously, it is in Alsace that the Olympic flame will pass through. THE June 26 More precisely. A famous singer confirms his enthusiasm at the idea of wearing it in turn: Matt Pokora. The singer has just confirmed the information given by the editorial staff of the newspaper Latest news from Alsace on Sunday June 23, the day after the broadcast on France 2 of the concert event organized in Reims for the Fête de la Musique, and in which he had participated. We can actually read in his storyvery soberly: “At home”, White background. Also, he cites the title of the article from the media concerned: “M Pokora and Arsène Wenger will relay the Olympic flame”therefore not forgetting to point out that a former footballer had been approached just like him.
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It is indeed in the Bas-Rhin prefecture that the interpreter of Just A Picture Of You uttered his first cries in 1985. Very attached to his native lands, he had very recently decided to invest in a sporting project very far from the world of recorded music through which he had made a name for himself . It then seemed natural that he would be chosen to play this leading role.
Matt Pokora disappointed not to be able to sing at the Olympics
Especially since Matt Pokora had recently expressed his disappointment at not having been asked to sing at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on July 26, while rumors echoed that possible participation of Celine Dion and D’Aya Nakamura, who met the President of the Republic at the Elysée Palace earlier this year. Not long ago, he made it known that he “thought it was legitimate for this kind of big event, big ceremony…” at the microphone of BFM TVwhile recalling that he was “renowned for being perhaps the singer closest to the world of sport, and certainly the one who has given the biggest stage performances for 15, 20 years now”.
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For the moment, only one artist is confirmed for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the DJ and producer Cerroneworthy representative of the french touch. We can already hear the anthem resounding from here Supernature.
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