20h45. After a magnificent Marseillaise played on the trumpet while the French flag is raised, the delegations parade to the music of Vangelis’ “Chariots of Fire” performed by the Republican Guard.
20h30. In the pouring rain, Santa sings “Vivre pour le meilleur” by Johnny Hallyday
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Santa performed “Living for the Best” by Johnny Hallyday. © REUTERS / REUTERS
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With a final “party” with electro sounds at the Stade de France, Paris definitively closes its first Paralympic Games on Sunday, hoping that they leave a legacy in terms of the way disability is viewed and taken into consideration.
No fewer than 24 DJs from all generations, from Jean-Michel Jarre to Kavinsky, embodying the “French Touch” – the banner of French electro recognized internationally and exported en masse – will come to offer a final evening at the Stade de France, where around 60,000 spectators are expected from 8:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. GMT) and where some 4,400 para-athletes will parade one last time.
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The flame cauldron at the Tuileries, in the heart of Paris, will be extinguished and then “it will be a party”, promised artistic director Thomas Jolly.
The stadium grounds will be transformed into a giant dancefloor for an hour of musical entertainment, based on the theme of “Paris is a party”.
The torch will be passed…
- ParisMatch
