Aya Nakamura never stops talking about her. The Franco-Guinean singer, cited by Emmanuel Macron last week as a possibility to sing on the stage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has since been at the heart of a lively controversy. The political class and the French are torn apart over her name, between those who believe that she does not sufficiently represent French music, and those who think that she is the victim of racism. After Marion Maréchal felt that Aya Nakamura
“did not sing French”it is a figure of the macronie who in turn has just dissociated himself from this choice since Gérard Larcher is opposed to it in turn.
Indeed, guest of Telematin and questioned by Thomas Sotto, the President of the Senate admitted that he would not have made this choice if he had been in Emmanuel Macron’s place: “It would not have been my choice, I tell you straight away. Even to sing Édith Piaf. It’s a somewhat disruptive choice by the President of the Republic. When I look at the text of his songs, I find that we are quite far from the representation of our country” said the number 2 in the state. Before continuing, attacking more specifically the lyrics of one of his songs: “Listen, Catchaca, the ode to the doggy style, I’m not sure for the veterinarian that it’s the ode to the carnivorous animal!”
“When I look at his texts, we are far from the representation of France. For example with “Catchaca”, this ode to doggy style… »Gérard Larcher criticizes the choice of Aya Nakamura for the opening ceremony of #JO2024. #Les4V@gerard_larcherpic.twitter.com/Wpifi6WuAq
— Telematin (@telematin) March 14, 2024
“The choice should have been collective”
Gérard Larcher confided that he became more interested in Aya Nakamura’s songs following the controversy triggered by Emmanuel Macron’s speech: “I was looked at pretty closely because my own kids were asking the question.”. Regarding the identity of the celebrity he would like to hear on the stage of the 2024 Olympics, sixty years after Edith Piafthe President of the Senate did not wish to give a personal choice, believing that the decision must be “collective” : “You know, the Olympic Games, I participated in them, it was in Montreal. It’s a moment of joy, it’s a moment of coming together, I believe that the choice should have been collective.”
According to Odoxa, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Florent Pagny and Vianney are the three singers most popular with the Frenchwhile Louane, Mylène Farmer and Clara Luciani hold the bar on the women’s side.