If glamour were an Olympic sport, Lady Gaga would have won a gold medal for her opening ceremony performance.
at the inauguration ceremony of 2024 Olympic Games In Paris, it was literally ‘la vie en rose’ – Lady Gaga‘Pink feathers and everything.
The world-famous singer rocked her outfit as she performed amid pink feathers along the River Seine at Square Barry in Paris during the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics on Friday. She has recently finished her latest show. Jazz and Piano At the show in Las Vegas, the Oscar winner also brought her showgirl style abroad to the City of Light. She sang “Mon Truc en Plumes” and danced in a Dior Haute Couture outfit that included a black feathered jacket, satin bustier, black and pink skirt embroidered with feathers and sequins, gloves and matching headpiece. Joker: Folie a Do star They were joined by a group of dancers dressed in black and carrying pink feather pom-poms and fans.
Singing in French is nothing new for the 38-year-old 13-time Grammy Award-winning singer. She has often performed another French classic, Édith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose”, including a 2018 remake a star was born,
“I am so grateful to have been invited to open the 2024 Paris Olympics this year. I am also very proud to have been invited by the Olympic Organising Committee to sing a special French song – a song to honour the French people and their wonderful history of art, music and theatre,” he wrote. Instagram of the performance. “The song was sung by Zizi Jeanmaire, a Paris-born French ballerina, she sang ‘Mon truc en plumes’ in 1961. The title means ‘My thing with feathers’. And it’s not the first time we’ve met each other.”
Lady Gaga said that Jeanmaire anything goeswhich she and Tony Bennett covered in 2014. “Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music – I wanted nothing more than to create a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music, and remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth – Paris – on such an important occasion,” she added. “We rented pom poms from the Le Lido archive – a true French cabaret theatre. We collaborated with Dior to create custom costumes using naturally molted feathers. I studied French choreography that put a modern twist on a French classic. I practiced tirelessly to study a joyful French dance, refining some old skills – I bet you didn’t know that when I was first starting out I used to dance at a 60s French party on the Lower East Side!”
At the end of her post, Gaga shared a message for everyone celebrating the Summer Olympics in France. “I hope you love this performance as much as I do. And to everyone in France, thank you so much for welcoming me to your country to sing in your honor — it’s a gift I’ll never forget! Congratulations to all the athletes participating in this year’s Olympic Games! It’s my highest honor to sing for you and cheer you on!!” she added. “Watching the Olympic Games always makes me cry! Your talent is unimaginable. Let the games begin!”
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