The singer with 7 billion streams has produced at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. For her performance, Aya Nakamura was accompanied by the Republican Guard. During this event, she sang a medley of his pieces, Pookie et Djadjaand music by Charles Aznavour, For me Formidable. Before the opening ceremony which took place at the end of last July, the announcement of his presence had caused controversy. The reason? According to rumors, the singer was supposed to cover the singer Edith Piaf. It was finally Celine Dion who closed the ceremony by covering Hymn to Love. But what happened?
Was Aya Nakamura supposed to sing Edith Piaf?
On the set of It’s the weekly, Victor Le Masne, musical director of the 2024 Olympic ceremonies, was questioned about this controversy. “At what point did you choose to have him sing: ‘I’d better go and choose my vocabulary, to please you in the language of Molière’? Was this before or after the controversy?“ asks Aurélie Casse. And the answer is surprising. “In fact, this controversy started when we were already working with Aya Nakamura, Thomas Jolly and me. And there was never any question of her singing Edith Piaf.. This thing took off like wildfire.” In fact, the only certainty was that the Republican Guard would accompany him.
His reaction to the Aya Nakamura controversy
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