Lady Gaga got into the French spirit Friday at the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with a dazzling performance of 1960s cabaret tune "Mon truc en plumes" ("My Thing With Feathers").
“Mon truc en plumes” was made famous by the legendary cabaret singer Zizi Jeanmaire and has a special place in the heart of the French.
The ceremony took place outside of a stadium for the first time in history -- on the River Seine -- had to battle driving rain that cast a pallid gloom over the City of Light.
The event brought together 3,500 actors, dancers, and musical performers.
The fast-moving and multi-location ceremony masterminded by acclaimed French theater director Thomas Jolly was aimed at impressing the global TV audience as much as those who braved the weather and intense security to watch live.
The global superstar was the first live singing act of the four-hour Olympic inauguration running along a six-kilometer (4.5 mile) stretch of the River Seine.
Gaga’s inclusion in the spectacle that opens the games was kept mum, but fans speculated the “Shallow” singer was set to take the stage on the River Seine in Paris, along with other rumored artists, including Celine Dion, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and French singer Aya Nakamura. But the ceremony’s lineup was entirely under wraps.
While much of the performance was reminiscent of Jeanmaire's own performances, Gaga's custom Dior body suit and opera gloves were also giving vibes of Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953).
In a X post shortly after her performance, Gaga said she felt “humbled” to have been invited to sing the song as way of honoring the “French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and theatre.”
“The title means ‘My Thing with Feathers’. And this is not the first time we’ve crossed paths. Zizi starred in Cole Porter’s musical ‘Anything Goes’ which was my first jazz release,” explained Gaga in her post.
“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.”
Gaga’s performance marked her first time in a televised live performance since the 95th Academy Awards in 2023 when she sang “Hold My Hand” from "Top Gun: Maverick," which was nominated for best original song.
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