Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing “Mon Truc en Plumes” in a tribute to French ballet dancer, actor and singer Zizi Jeanmaire. She was accompanied by a troupe of eight dancers carrying pink feather fans, all in custom Dior costumes, before she moved on to the piano.
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- Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling, prerecorded performance during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony.
- The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance along the Seine River, singing “Mon Truc en Plumes” in tribute to French artist Zizi Jeanmaire.
- Gaga was accompanied by eight dancers with pink feather fans, all in custom Dior costumes, before moving to the piano.
- Gaga expressed her connection with French people and desire to celebrate French art and music in a post on X after her performance.
- The singer’s representatives did not comment on why the performance was prerecorded.
- An Associated Press reporter saw Gaga warming up about three hours before the ceremony, performing for an hour before leaving.
- Gaga’s appearance was a surprise and not listed in the advance program, but rumors had circulated after she was spotted in Paris.
The Associated Press has the story:
Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
Newslooks- PARIS (AP) —
Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing “Mon Truc en Plumes” in a tribute to French ballet dancer, actor and singer Zizi Jeanmaire. She was accompanied by a troupe of eight dancers carrying pink feather fans, all in custom Dior costumes, before she moved on to the piano.
“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 on such a momentous occasion remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth—Paris,” the singer wrote on X after her performance.
The singer’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment about why her performance was prerecorded. An Associated Press reporter saw Gaga begin to warm up around three hours before the opening ceremony started, performing for about an hour before waving to fans as she walked off.
Gaga’s appearance was a surprise — she was not listed on a program provided to the media in advance — but was heavily rumored after the singer and actor was spotted in Paris.
