Monday June 24, 2024, Arielle Dombasle was invited to the Buzz TV du Figaro set. On the occasion of the release of her new song, entitled Olympics, the 71-year-old singer assured that she was ready to swim in the Seine.
On July 14, 2024, Arielle Dombasle will welcome the Olympic flame in Paris and unveil her new song “Olympics” in tribute to the Olympic Games.
Arielle Dombasle wishes to pay tribute to women in the Olympic Games and to the joy that the Olympics bring to Paris, while defending Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
Expressing her admiration for the event and her preparation to participate fully, Arielle Dombasle highlights the importance of celebrating humanity and physical performance during the Games.
The singer is not afraid… On July 14, 2024, Arielle Dombasle will welcome the Olympic flame upon its arrival for the Olympic Games and will perform his new song, called Olympics. Monday June 24, 2024, the singer confided on the set of Buzz TV du Figaro that she wanted Paris to be a party.
“I am surprised at the bashing that is systematically being done on the Olympic Games. It’s still a global event.historic, so moving”she declared, before specifying: “All these beings who come from all countries, all races, under all regimes, and who come to challenge themselves to surpass themselves”.
Arielle Dombasle: “We hear so much criticism about Anne Hidalgo!”
Asked about her new song, Arielle Dombasle said she wanted to pay tribute to women she admires. “I looked into the question of women in the Olympic Games. Women who want to be at the peak of performance. I told myself that I was going to create an anthem to women, to Olympic champions. Afterwards, the anthem broadened since the Olympics took place in Paris, it is also an anthem for the joy that the Olympics in Paris bring.”she said.
If she recognizes that it is more and more difficult to get around in Paris, the singer defended her mayor. “I think we hear so much criticism about Anne Hidalgo! We have to get past this!“she declared before confiding: “It’s still extraordinary. The whole world comes to this capital of beauty, this capital of lights that is France. People come with so much emotion, so much desire”.
Arielle Dombasle: “I’m obviously ready to dive into it”
Finally, the singer clarified: “It’s an astonishing celebration of all countries, there aren’t many. And this humanity that is there, with physical forces that clash, it’s such beauty. I think it’s necessary to glory in being happy, It’s an extraordinary moment that we’re going to experience.“.
WhileAnne Hidalgo promised that she would swim in the Seine, would Arielle Dombasle be able to do it? “I’m ready to swim, why not. I’m a great swimmer. It seems that there really was a whole extraordinary purification system. (…) I’m sure there are a lot of engineers or physicists who have looked into the question. I’m sure we’re not going to poison all our athletes. Yes, I’m obviously ready to dive into it.”she said.
