Aya Nakamura and Dua Lipa have been mentioned, but for the moment only three names seem to be confirmed, including that of a star that the French have been waiting for a long time.
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, there are many questions surrounding the opening ceremony that will be held in the capital on Friday, July 26 starting at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the good weather and the quality of the Seine, the identity of the artists who will perform alongside athletes from around the world is at the heart of discussions. On social networks, Internet users are fueling the many rumors about the names of the potential singers.
First, it was Aya Nakamura’s that came out. Emmanuel Macron even expressed the wish to see her perform at the Olympic Games: “I hope she will be part of it, because she is one of the great French artists. She is acclaimed around the world,” he declared. The most streamed French-speaking artist in the world in 2023 has however been the subject of a racist controversy since this promotion, and neither she nor the organizers have confirmed her participation. Another French woman to be the subject of speculation is the singer Yseult, revealed in New star in 2014. This is the magazine Interview who relayed the information that the President of the Republic had supported his name with the organizers.
Several foreign stars are also being considered by Internet users eager to discover the show of the opening ceremony. The latest is Lady Gaga, the American singer was spotted this week in Paris, which did not fail to make her fans react who think they recognized her in the teaser published by Thomas Joly, the director of the opening ceremony of the Games. On X, several of them also republished an image of the star with a piano, on a floating platform placed on the Seine. A hypothesis confirmed by RTL this Tuesday, July 23, which indicates that: “Lady Gaga has already rehearsed on stage on Monday.”
Two French-speaking stars already revealed
If all this is still just speculation, a more surprising name has come out in recent days. That of Marc Cerrone, the French musician with 30 million albums sold, recently hinted that he would indeed participate in the opening show of the Games. BFMTV is categorical, the artist is indeed scheduled for the opening ceremony, no doubt about it. He could reinterpret his hit Supernaturereleased in 1977. On RTL, on July 12, the 72-year-old artist was asked about his schedule on July 26 and replied: “It’s not my evening, what are you talking about? As long as it’s not done… it’s my philosophy of life: I have goals, ambitions, but as long as it’s not done, we don’t talk about it.”
“There’s a lot going on, I still have very important things coming up in two weeks,” he also said, before adding: “We can’t talk about it, do you want me to go to jail, or do I not do it?” Marc Cerrone is therefore due to perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. If this is confirmed, he will be accompanied by around twenty other artists, such as Dua Lipa, whose name has been coming up in recent days, and especially the Quebecer Celine DionThe singer arrived in Paris on Tuesday, July 23, for fittings ahead of her performance at the opening ceremony.
Earlier this year, her name had already appeared in the mouth of the Minister of Sports and the Olympic Games, but since then nothing had been confirmed. As a reminder, Celine Dion has been canceling concerts for health reasons for 4 years. In France, her fans have been waiting for her since 2020, the initial date of her “Courage World Tour”. This time it seems to be the right one, her participation in the ceremony is no longer in doubt, indicates The Parisianwho added that she should perform “Hymn to Love” by Edith Piaf.