Aya Nakamura at the Olympics? Éric Naulleau far from being a fan: “It’s the shittiest music”

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, on July 26, is no longer a controversy. Since the name of Aya Nakamura has been circulating to sing during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, reactions from all sides have multiplied. Some are in favor of this idea, others do not hesitate to express their dissatisfaction.

Éric Naulleau is among those who oppose a possible performance by the interpreter of Girlfriends during the opening ceremony. Guest on the set of Buzz TV this Monday April 8, the one who has just published his latest book The Republic was him (ed. Léo Scheer) dedicated to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, revolted: “It’s a very, very bad idea because Aya Nakamura is the shittiest of muzak, that is to say globalized music. It’s the mistreatment of French. It’s the autotune, and I am for the ban on autotune or at least a moratorium (…) it is also vulgarity incarnate” he confided. Before continuing: “It is for these four reasons that it was chosen. In fact, the current policy is the policy of the worst, that is to say of lowering the level.”

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The stars of French song who defend Aya Nakamura

If some are opposed to the possible performance of Aya Nakamura during the Olympic Games, others have decided to publicly defend the young woman. On March 16, Hugues Aufray spoke on the show C l’Hebdo : “I see racism behind that. So I defend Aya Nakamura. Because she is a woman who, in my opinion, is rejected by a category of people who see in her what I do not see” said the 88-year-old singer. Same observation for Patrick Bruel who wanted to support the Franco-Malian interpreter of Djadja on BFMTV: “How would she not represent France?”. As for Benjamin Biolay, he did not mince his words at the RTL microphone: “The old boomers, reactive and racist, they piss us off”, he said. Before continuing: “I think Aya Nakamura singing Piaf can be beautiful! (…) But hey, they’ll always say she sings badly anyway. It’s not their problem, the truth. The idea is to pit people against each other.”. Michèle Torr also agrees with her comrades.

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