Lady Gaga kicked off her Olympic Opening Ceremony performance by singing Gigi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc En Plumes” on the steps of the Seine.
Surrounded by pink feathers, Gaga’s brief stage performance was reminiscent of her jazz and piano residency in Las Vegas and also seemed to pay homage to Jeanmaire’s performance of the song. The Ed Sullivan Show. After descending the stairs, Gaga performed A Chorus Line and played piano.
The opening ceremony The most ambitious to dateThe event, which will be led by artistic director Thomas Joly, will take place along the Seine River, and Olympic officials kept most of the performers secret ahead of the ceremony.
In an Instagram postGaga expressed her gratitude for the opportunity, praised Jeanmaire, and spoke of her love for France and its culture.
“Though I am not a French artist, I have always felt a special connection to French people and singing French music. I was keen to create a performance that would warm the French heart, celebrate French art and music and remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth – Paris – on such a monumental occasion,” she wrote in the caption.
One of the most popular contemporary French artists, the Malian-French pop star Aya Nakamura, also performed on Friday.
Celine Dion is also rumored to be appearing.
She and Gaga were spotted together, causing a social media frenzy. This week in ParisFrench newspaper Le Parisien report Dion was scheduled to perform French singer Edith Piaf’s “Hymne a l’amour.”
The Olympics will be Dion’s first live performance since publicly announcing her diagnosis. Stiff-person syndrome The onset is expected in 2022. The neurological disorder causes stiffness of the trunk and limbs and can lead to severe muscle spasms.
Dion Now open She spoke about how the disorder affected her vocal control and ability to sing in a documentary released in June called “I Am: Céline Dion.” experience Debilitating muscle spasms.
Dion It has been executed At the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Games, she sang “The Power of the Dream” with composer David Foster and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
