The last time we saw her on television was July 26. From the Pont des Arts, Aya Nakamura amazed the whole world at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, with her explosive medley mixing her hit “Pookie” with Charles Aznavour's “For Me Formidable”. A unanimously praised performance which allowed him to beat an absolute audience record on French television (31 million viewers!). This Thursday evening, the singer and now face of Lancôme looked back on this sensational and very eventful summer. “ Basically, I had to sing Edith Piaf [au défilé Vogue World]it wasn't at the Olympics that I had to sing that. When there were controversies, I said: “Well if I do this thing, I'm not singing Édith Piaf, I'm singing a piece of my own like that for the Olympics, we're happy”. They said to themselves that it would spoil the controversy if I sang Edith Piaf » she recalled to Anne Elisabeth-Lemoine.
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“As soon as I saw my family being affected…”
Indeed, the announcement of Aya Nakamura's participation generated a wave of racist attacks on social networks. At the same time, several artists like M. Pokora or David Guetta expressed their incomprehension at not having been chosen for the global sporting event. And the star was inevitably “ touched » by these numerous criticisms: “ It’s still my passion. We touched on something that naturally resonates with me. When there were the criticisms the first time, as I am used to being criticized, I saw it as another criticism. But as soon as I saw my family being affected, I said to myself “oula!” “. But seeing “ the support of many artists “, the artist realized that the problem was ” much more serious » and that he was taking a turn “ international » : « Something is happening that is out of the norm. ».
“I found it a little disappointing”
However, the interpreter of “42”, who was in the running for the Purecharts Awards, decided not to let it happen and to proudly represent France: “ I am still the first from my background to do what I do. I'm getting the ball rolling. You can't arrive like that, be a renoi who comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, and directly you sing at the Olympics. The Olympic Games in France are every 100 years! “. Faced with this affair which agitated the highest political spheres, Aya Nakamura said she had “ the feeling of being in a movie » : « Especially since I saw a lot of artists who want to have me as a feat saying “Well, I can sing too, I’m still legitimate…”. It wasn't fair play for them to say that, especially at those times. I found it a bit disappointing “. A spade M. Pokora et David Guetta ? And the singer concludes with mischief: “ But I did it anyway, I was the one who sang! ».
Moreover, will his much-talked-about medley finally be available one day on streaming platforms, like “The Hymn to Love” by Celine Dion or “Nightcall” by Kavinsky, Angèle and Phoenix? “ It's already very hard to sing this song. I struggled to sing the verse, so the whole song I had a migraine. But I saw that it was appreciated, so why not! » she declared. To be continued!
