The Olympic flame has indeed begun its journey. Last Tuesday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. and under the control of the International Olympic Committee, the torch of the Olympic flame was lit at the historic site of Olympia, in Greece, site of the first Games. After 11 days of travel and nearly 5,000 kilometers traveled, the flame arrives in Athens this Friday, April 26. To celebrate this major milestone, a ceremony is planned at the Panathenaic Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Several French personalities will participate, notably Nikos Aliagas who will host the event, and Nana Mouskouri who will perform singing.
According to information from BFMTV and RMC Sport, published this Friday April 26, the 89-year-old Greek artist and ex-politician will perform the French and Greek anthems under the direction of composer Dimitris Papadimitriou. As a reminder, the singer maintains a very close link with French culture and song since she spent a large part of her career in France. She has also performed many successful songs, such as Love as a legacy, By dint of praying, which she defended during her participation in Eurovision for Luxembourg, in 1963, or even I sing with you freedom.
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Nana Mouskouri: why she never takes off her dark glasses
During the evening, participants and spectators should be able to find Nana Mouskouri and her famous dark glasses. Because, yes, since the start of her career, the singer has almost never left this accessory. In the columns of Parisianin January 2018, the artist explained why she never agreed to remove them. “I was rejected a lot […] for my glasses, first. I was one of the first to wear them and was often asked to take them off. I’ve never done it, because I’m myopic, it’s not to give me a style”, she revealed. The singer also assured that her glasses also allowed her to “to protect yourself”. “I am shy”, she clarified, before concluding: “Glasses, over time, became part of my face and now I really like glasses.”
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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