Author of a highly noticed and commented upon performance during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, singer Philippe Katerine realized the media impact of his performance during his family vacation in France.
He was one of the most unexpected stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Before the athletes set the country on fire for fifteen timeless days, Philippe Katerine was one of the most noted actors in a historic opening ceremony on the Seine. Unless you hibernated this summer, it’s impossible not to have seen at least once the images of his interpretation of “Nu”, his song performed almost naked, tinted blue, in front of characters each more eccentric than the other . A performance that was variously perceived and controversial but which had the merit of making the artist talk about the four corners of the world. “Singing for two billion people in the world is the craziest thing of my career,” admits Philippe Katerine, interviewed by La Tribune Dimanche.
He invented a very “Katerinian” sport
What he didn’t know this evening of July 26, 2024, was that he could never again go unnoticed in his country. But the interpreter of “Louxor j’adore” realized it very quickly. “After my performance of one minute and twenty seconds, we set off as a family like thieves across France. (…) But during our journey, I still felt a fervor, either on one side or on the other. other I enter the bistro, the conversations stop I speak to a lady, she starts to blush It seems that I have become a very popular pastry in Asia. eaten with relish and a big smile.”
Passionate about sport, the 55-year-old singer even says he invented a discipline that he would love to have approved for the Olympics, freeball. “It is played on a volleyball court but without a net. The rules are simple: no aggressive gestures, no smashes, but everyone can use all parts of the body to send the ball ever higher towards the sky.” Sports like Philippe Katerine.
