Many of them have carried the Olympic flame. If its arrival in Marseille had been very notable, with a ceremony inaugurated by Florent Manaudou before the flame was carried by the rapper Jul, the symbol of the Olympic Games should arrive in Paris on July 14, for the French national holiday. There are those who are lucky enough to carry this torch and those who will be able to sing in front of it. Indeed, Arielle Dombasle will perform live her piece “Olympics”, inspired by Beethoven’s “Seventh Symphony”.
An anthem written by the star in honor of women and in “glory to the first female athletes”she explained to our colleagues at Parisian, citing gymnast Nadia Comaneci, gold medalist in 1976, and swimmer Esther Williams as inspirations. At 7:30 p.m. on France 2, Bernard-Henri Lévy’s partner will ignite Paris so that “Paris be a party” and “raining the gold medals” on the capital: “A hymn to joy, the spirit of celebration, of surpassing oneself, that’s the order of the day!”, confided the one who believed for a long time that she was going to die at 32 years old. The song, which does not appear in his new album, Iconicsunveiled on May 24, will be available from Friday June 21 on listening platforms.
Paris 2024 Olympics: This other star with a surprising role
Before the Games kick off on July 26 in Paris, the flame continues its journey in France. And on Tuesday June 18, the torch arrived in Cannes. For the occasion, an international star had specially made the trip, commissioned to carry the Olympic torch a few meters. Cannes spectators were thus able to discover Halle Berry recovering the flame a few meters from the legendary Palais des Festivals, dressed in white, her hair styled in a fuzzy bun and sunglasses screwed onto her nose, before passing it to American footballer Megan Rapinoe, double Olympic medalist at 38 years old.
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