Lady Gaga shone at the 2024 Summer Olympics when she returned to the music scene with a French cabaret-style performance on Friday. Gaga, 38, opened the sporting event in Paris with an energetic rendition of the French song Mon truc en plume (My Thing Made of Feathers). Gaga performed along the River Seine as the competing athletes arrived in a parade of boats.
Lady Gaga opens Summer Olympics with French cabaret
The Bad Romance singer made her grand entrance at the opening ceremony, with a group of dancers surrounding her holding light pink feathers. For the event, Gaga was dressed in Dior from head to toe. Her outfit included a corset-style black bodysuit and matching opera gloves. In the middle of Zizi Jeanmaire’s cabaret-style set, Gaga left her backup dancers to sit down at a grand piano and perform solo.
For the performance, the Born This Way singer was joined by 10 dancers and 17 musicians. As part of the energetic dance number, she was lifted into the air by dancers who impressively handled giant feathered props and matching umbrellas. Gaga expressed her gratitude for her return to music in a lengthy social media post. “I feel so grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics2024 this year.”
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“I am also very pleased to have been asked by the Olympic Organising Committee to sing a special French song – a song to honour the French people and their wonderful history of art, music and theatre,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter), along with posting several photos showing off her full glamorous look.
“This song was sung by Zizi Jeanmaire, a Paris-born French ballerina, she sang “Mon Truc en Plumes” in 1961. The title means “My Thing with Feathers.” And this is not the first time we have met each other. Zizi starred in Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes” which was my first jazz release,” he added.
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“Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a special connection with the French people and French music – I wanted nothing more than to deliver a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music and remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth – Paris – on such an important occasion,” the Poker Face hitmaker said, before recalling the detailed rehearsals for her performance at the opening ceremony.
“And to everyone in France, thank you so much for welcoming me to your country and singing in your honour – it’s a gift I’ll never forget! Congratulations to all the athletes taking part in this year’s Olympic Games! It’s been my highest honour to sing for you and cheer you on!! Watching the Olympic Games always makes me cry! Your talent is unimaginable. Let the games begin!” she concluded.
