PARIS JO – He was still blue, but dressed this time. After his highly acclaimed performance at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Philippe Katerine returned to the stage for the final evening of the Paris Olympic Games on Saturday, September 14, the champions’ parade.
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On the Place de l’Étoile, during the concert organized on the sidelines of the event, the singer performed his flagship songs again. Not et Luxorwhich he had already sung at the first ceremony. Except that this time, he was not in Adam’s outfit, but dressed entirely in a blue leotard and crowned with flowers.
Above all, he was able to demonstrate his acrobatic talents with the French weightlifting team who accompanied him in his choreography.
« “If there were no controversies, it wouldn’t be funny.”
Philippe Katerine’s performance sparked controversy at the opening ceremony. Surrounded by drag queens, he appeared as a surprise under a huge bell jar and in his simplest attire, like a Dionysus.
A scene that had raised criticism, notably from the extreme right, from the European deputy Marion Maréchal Le Pen to the American boss of Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk. Up to the Conference of Bishops of France which deplored ” scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity.”
The moment in question having been taken for a rereading of The Last Supperthe painting by Leonardo da Vinci, although Thomas Jolly, the ceremony’s director, later explained that his inspiration came more from pagan festivals.
The singer had nevertheless ended up apologizing on CNN to the American population, some of whom were “shocked”. Which did not prevent him from taking the situation lightly: ” The controversies, to tell the truth, if there were none, it would not be funny. If everyone agreed and had the same opinion, what a bore on this earth! It would be another fascism.”he said on July 27.
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