Emmanuel Macron would have made a special request to the singer Aya Nakamura on the occasion of the next Olympic Games organized in Paris this summer. The President of the Republic is counting on her to set the mood in the capital…
The pressure must begin to be felt for those involved in organizing the 2024 Olympic Gamesplanned in the capital from July 26 to August 11. While the Ile-de-France region and the prefecture have already made it known how they intend to welcome the flow of tourists from around the world and the prices of rental accommodation have soared in recent weeks, Emmanuel Macron cut a symbolic ribbon on Thursday February 29. Five months before the start of the Paris Olympics, the President of the Republic attended the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic village in Saint-Denisafter seven years of hard work.
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The immense complex should make it possible to bring together the 14,500 competing athletes with all their teams, in 82 buildings spread over 52 hectares, including no less than 3,000 apartments and 7,200 rooms. At the same time, Brigitte Macron’s husband is thinking about how the opening ceremony scheduled for July 26. According to The Expressthe show imagined by director Thomas Jolly should include 12 different paintings and transcribe “the universalism of French values”, stipulate our colleagues. They also affirm that the President of the Republic wants to hear people sing Aya Nakamura that night.
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Aya Nakamura to perform the repertoire of Edith Piaf
Emmanuel Macron would have in fact set his sights on the Franco-Malian singer whose hits have resonated around the world, notably Djadja and Copines which total several hundred million streams on music platforms. Scores comparable to the biggest popstars including Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé or Taylor Swift to name the main ones making the news in 2024. The President of the Republic would have received the 28-year-old artist at the Élysée Palace on February 19. She would even have been seen in the courtyard “in a discreet black suit” and “on the sly” of course…
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However, Emmanuel Macron would have set several conditions for Aya Nakamura’s participation in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. “So, which singers or songs from the French repertoire are important to you?”he would have asked the interpreter to Pretty Girl. Aya Nakamura “I am asked not to disappoint, to find common ground with the artistic director of the ceremony who is passionate about French variety and intends for a tribute to be paid to this part of our heritage”, we say on this subject. His response would have “delighted” Emmanuel Macron: “I really like Edith Piaf“. “Well, on the big day you have to sing what you like”he would have informed her immediately.
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A choice that divides the French
The prospect of this performance does not only make people happy… On social networks, many are offended by this choice. “We have no sense of the ridiculous”, “To choose artistically and culturally speaking, I would prefer to see a Red Army concert than an Aya Nakamura concert” or “We are walking more and more on our heads”we can read among others on X (formerly Twitter) since yesterday.
The news comes as the artist, passionate about pop and zouk, was the victim of a burglary at her home located in the town of Rosny-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis). The events took place on February 6 and are part of a wave of thefts or attempted thefts targeting several personalities in recent months, including Sylvie Tellier, Samy Naceri, Cyril Lignac, Vitaa and Jean-Luc Reichmann, the latest to date. .
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