Lucky Love is the stage name of Luc Bruyère, born in 1993 in Lille. Actor, dancer, former performer in the famous cabaret Madame Arthur, in Paris, he is now a singer. This evening of August 28, he reinterpreted his piece Masculinitya melancholic, pop ballad about gender and body norms that became My abilityPlace de la Concorde, during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, staged by Thomas Jolly.
You have agenesis, a congenital absence of the left arm. Is this the reason for your presence at a ceremony dedicated to athletes with disabilities?
No. In fact, when I was offered to sing at this ceremony, my first reaction was to say no. I didn’t want to be a standard-bearer. Simply because I don’t feel like I’m disabled. I was born without my arm. Since I haven’t known anything else, I don’t feel like I’m missing anything. I just feel like I’m living in a different body.
Finally, after having once again exchanged a lot with Thomas Jolly, I realized the will they had to make this ceremony a ceremony equal to that of the opening of the Olympic Games, on July 26. No less important and, above all, just as inclusive. They did not wait for the Paralympics for inclusion. So that made me want to be there. All the more so to sing my own song, Masculinity.
Why this title?
This song, released in spring 2023, had incredible resonances around the world. The idea of masculinity is not the same in North America, Asia, Europe… But it brought something together, especially on social media. There, I modified the lyrics so that everyone was represented, especially the sportswomen. The most important thing for me was that no one felt excluded during the ceremony.
For me, that’s the power of pop: to bring people together. I love the idea that music is shot through with ideas and that it can become both a personal object and a political object. A safe space.
One scene from the July 26 opening ceremony particularly shocked viewers, who saw it as a mockery of the Last Supper, triggering waves of hate online. How do you assess these reactions?
I wasn’t surprised, although I must admit that it still saddened me. It’s because it doesn’t surprise me that it annoys me. What really makes me angry is the fact that it doesn’t even surprise us.
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