Aya Nakamura could sing Edith Piaf at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games according to a wish from Emmanuel Macron

In five months, all eyes will be on Paris and on the singer Aya Nakamura, crowned female artist of the year at the Victoires de la Musique, who could draw on the repertoire of Édith Piaf for her show during the ceremony. opening of the Olympics. This is what L’Express reveals in an article published Thursday February 29.

According to the magazine, the head of state would play the role of “artistic director” of the ceremony. Aya Nakamura would have dined discreetly with Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée on February 19. During this interview, the president allegedly asked the artist: “Which singers or songs from the French repertoire matter to you?” To which she replied: that she loved Edith Piaf “very much”. “Delighted” with her response, the president then advised her to sing what she liked “on the big day”. To date, there is no information to say which title(s) the singer chose.

The Franco-Malian singer has conquered the world RnB scene with her songs Pookie, Copine and Djadja. The latter has more than 950 million views on YouTube. His latest album DNK, released in January 2023, is certified platinum.

Scheduled for July 26, 2024, the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games in Paris should have 300,000 spectators. The party, imagined by Thomas Jolly, must transcribe “the universalism of French values”.

In January, the director declared: “The whole world is watching Paris. On television, it's between 1 and 2 billion viewers. It’s time to say, “What are we? Where are we going ?". The story that we wrote tells a story of what France is (...) I want each spectator to feel represented. France is both Edith Piaf but also the rapper Jul and the singer Natalie Dessay. It’s a whole bunch of musical genres.” The first rehearsals should begin at the end of March.