Ninho, Tiakola, Fally Ipupa… discover the playlist of the France team in Germany

Since the start of Euro 2024, music has played a very important role in the daily life of the France team in Germany. From the weight room at the Bad Lippspringe base camp to the Paderborn locker room, including bus journeys, the sounds resonate for a good part of the day. Between rap and African music. RMC Sport exclusively reveals the Blues’ favorite songs this summer.

6:15 p.m., last Thursday in Leipzig. The French team settles into its locker room at the Red Bull Arena before its training session, on the eve of facing the Netherlands for its second match of Euro 2024. The layout is very unusual, since the locker room and the pitch are separated by a simple blue tarpaulin. The situation will also be the subject of discussions between UEFA and the management of the Blues, a bit annoyed. Like the day before at the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn, the training ground for Didier Deschamps’ players in Germany, a huge mobile speaker is very quickly turned on…

Music has punctuated the daily life of the vice-world champions since their arrival across the Rhine. Behind the scenes, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni, the Real Madrid midfielders, are often the first to choose the songs that resonate loudly in the locker room and mask tactical exchanges with the staff. Players are used to listening to their favorite sounds in their moments of concentration. When arriving at the stadium before the matches in particular.

No “Freed From Desire” anthem for now

This is also the case during bus journeys, like when the Blues took almost three hours to reach Düsseldorf before their first Euro match against Austria (on June 17). While they like to listen to music together, the players also each have their own accessory to enjoy their favorite songs solo. Wireless headphones for Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud and Théo Hernandez, imposing headsets for Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola. In the ears of the Blues, the playlist is quite varied, between rap, urban pop and African sounds. With artists from different generations.

The French rappers Tiakola, Ninho, SCH, Leto or Niska often accompany the French team’s outings, as do the singers Dadju, Tayc or Franglish. The Congolese artist Fally Ipupa or the Ivorian Meiway are also familiar voices. Without forgetting the group Magic System, the South African producer Master KG, the Nigerian singer Tems or the American rapper Moneybagg Yo. 2Pac’s classic “Do For Love” is also popular. On the other hand, unlike the 2022 World Cup where Gala’s hit “Freed From Desire” became their anthem, the Blues have not yet adopted a particular song during the first round of Euro 2024. To see if this will be the case between now and their round of 16 against Belgium, scheduled for Monday in Düsseldorf (6 p.m.).