“Who is it?”, this famous singer responds to the Aya Nakamura controversy

This time, it’s the right one! Michel Sardou has just confirmed that he will retire at the end of his tour I remember a goodbye launched with great fanfare last year. The singer, now 77 years old, confirmed on Thursday March 14 that he planned to sell his Parisian apartment and his house in Normandy to rest in the South where his wife is already waiting for him. “This summer, I’m going to take my boat, swim in the open sea, naked, and I’ll talk to the dolphins”he explained to the Parisianrecalling a grueling series of concerts.

If he is preparing to leave the capital, it is perhaps also to escape the agitation of Olympic Games which are organized there this year, from July 26 to August 11, and for which preparations are progressing rapidly. Transport, housing, traffic: all stakeholders are in the starting blocks to ensure that the event followed around the world takes place in the best conditions. Including on an artistic level! Indeed, Emmanuel Macron reportedly recently met the singer Aya Nakamura with a view to offering him cover the repertoire of Edith Piaf for the opening ceremony scheduled for July 26 near the Trocadéro. However, this supposed participation which has still not been confirmed is divisive.

The controversy is growing

A real controversy is agitating the political class and taking place on social networks, which has even set the pace within the media sphere for several days. If the government party and the various oppositions shared strong points of view, notably the Far Right which made the singer its new target, it is Michel Sardou’s turn to give his. During his interview with The Parisianthe interpreter of Connemara Lakes shared his concerns with “a hard time” coming to the capital. “Hidalgo will cut Concorde in two”he added, before asking: “Who is Aya Nakamura?”.

Asked about the choice made on the performer of the hits Djadja And Girlfriends to open the 2024 Olympics, which is also the most listened to French singer in the worldMichel Sardou kicked into touch. “Put something in your face, I’m not listening to anything, I’m not interested anymore. Have you seen a radio here?”, he quipped. For him, Aya Nakamura nevertheless remains “a good singer” who has “looks nice”. The artist is more interested in sport and “watch the news”, “but no entertainment shows”. “The talent shows, the masked guys who sing dressed as lobsters [Mask Singer, ndlr], The VoiceI do not care”he concluded vigorously.

Benjamin Biolay comes to the rescue of Aya Nakamura

He is not the only artist who wanted to speak out on the subject. This is also the case of Benjamin Biolaywho defended Aya Nakamura on the radio RTL Wednesday March 13. According to him, the controversy sparked by this possible performance is an opportunity to hear again “the old boomers and reactors”. “I find it crazy. This young woman who has incredible talent is our best-selling artist abroad, in French. That’s no small thing. The fascists are tearing her apart in every direction. I don’t feel protected, this young woman.”he admitted, thus going against Nicoletta who had previously been more virulent towards the singer.

Indeed, already last year she was offended by Aya Nakamura’s attitude. “She doesn’t sing well, she shakes her butt all the time. She doesn’t dance, she walks”she said for Leisure TV. “It’s awful, she’s constantly brushing against his penis. It’s not good, because it’s kids who come to listen to her”she added, before letting go : “It’s not music, it’s vulgarity“.

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