Photo credits: Capture France 2Paris is a party. But the party is over! Indeed, from the Stade de France, the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games closes this unique epic that thrilled the audience all summer. After Lady Gaga, Céline Dion, Gojira, Christine and the Queens, Phoenix, Angèle and Yseult, the creative team has planned a big electro evening to celebrate these unprecedented games in the history of France. On the program: performances by Kavinsky, Kungs, Martin Solveig, Ofenbach, The Avener, Polo & Pan and Kiddy Smile! Especially since there are many things to celebrate, such as France’s eighth place in the medal rankings for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with no fewer than 75 medals, including 19 gold. It was therefore at the Stade de France lit up in blue, white and red, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron (who was booed) and Anne Hidalgo, and in pouring rain, that this closing ceremony began, broadcast on France 2.
Santa gives his all in the rain
To start the closing ceremony in the most beautiful way, it was the revelation Santa who set the tone! “Paris, the Stade de France!” launched the singer of the group Hyphen Hyphen while the dark and epic melody of one of Johnny Hallyday’s greatest hits resonated. Arriving dressed in a boxing bathrobe with a gigantic train, Santa entered the arena to perform “Vivre pour le meilleur”. A title from the album “Sang pour sang”, released in 1999, which Johnny had also already performed in the rain from the Stade de France. Like a wink! “Vivre pour le meilleur / Se vouloir pour se tout donner / Plus riche de ne garde rien / Que l’amour” chanted Santa powerfully in a packed stadium…
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