If the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games was so successful, it owes it in part to a remarkable and noted soundtrack. Moreover, since Saturday, July 27, the hits covered during the ceremony have been enjoying a second life on streaming platforms.
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“Supernature” was played for almost ten minutes during the ceremony. Olympic Gameswhile the Eiffel Tower was enveloped in multi-colored lasers. The Frenchman Cerrone, its composer, could not have dreamed of a more beautiful tribute. This electro-disco title composed in 1977 has been one of the most sought-after on streaming platforms in the world since the ceremony and could experience a second life because it ranked No. 1 in France and No. 3 worldwide on Shazam on Saturday, an application for identifying a song. This is a recognition from France “, Cerrone, 72, told AFP.
Edith Piaf and Gojira Streams Explode
“The Hymn to Love” by Edith Piaf, sublimated by the adamantine voice of Celine Dionalso since Saturday figured at the top of the most searched songs. Recorded in 1950 while Edith Piaf was having a perfect love affair with the boxer Marcel Cerdan, “L’hymne à l’amour” has a side so french which makes it timeless, analyzes a British music critic on the web. On streaming platforms, the increase in consultations has been phenomenal. According to Spotify, the number of listens has increased by 426% in France and by 497% worldwide.
In addition, the number of listens to the French metal band Gojira also increased on the Spotify platform, the latter told AFP. The quartet created a surprise during the opening ceremony by teaming up with the French-Swiss opera singer Marina Viotti to perform “Ah! Ca ira”, a French revolutionary song, from the Conciergerie. Listens to Gojira increased by +106% in France and +80% worldwide on Spotify, the world’s leading music platform.
More generally, Internet users and streamers have voted for the Olympic playlists offered online, which notably include tracks presented by French DJ Barbara Butch, from Claude François to Serge Gainsbourg, including Aya Nakamura and Dalida. In France, everything always ends with a song “, says a saying that has never been more relevant.
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