Descending a gold staircase behind a plumage of pink feathers, Woman Gaga kicked off the 2024 Summer season Olympics in Paris on Friday with a tune belted out solely in French.
The worldwide famous person’s inclusion within the spectacle that opens the video games was saved mum, however followers speculated the “Shallow” singer was set to take the stage on the River Seine in Paris, together with different rumored artists, together with Celine Dion, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and French singer Aya Nakamura. However the ceremony’s lineup was solely below wraps.
Gaga’s efficiency got here a part of the best way by way of the Opening Ceremony, which passed off exterior of a stadium for the primary time in historical past. With dancers in black, Gaga’s face was hid and solely her legs had been seen till the accompanying dancers pulled again the pom-poms to disclose her visage.
The pop star then sang the French-language “Mon Truc en Plume” (“My Factor With Feathers”) whereas finishing a choreographed routine. At a degree in the course of the present, Gaga received behind a piano to play briefly for spectators.
Gaga’s efficiency marked her first time in a televised dwell efficiency because the ninety fifth Academy Awards in 2023 when she sang “Maintain My Hand” from High Gun: Maverick, which was nominated for greatest authentic tune.
