Aya Nakamura at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics: here are the songs that the artist could perform

Aya Nakamura devrait interpréter L’hymne à l’amour en cérémonie d’ouverture des JO. EPA – CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Si depuis deux semaines, le choix d’Aya Nakamura pour chanter à la cérémonie d’ouverture des JO de Paris fait polémique, le choix de l’artiste est bel et bien arrêté et le choix du morceau qu’elle va interpréter se précise.

"I don’matter, if you love me". The hymn to love, beyond symbolizing the France of Edith Piaf, seems to be a ready response to the outpouring of hatred received by the artist Aya Nakamura, Franco-Malian singer, selected to sing at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.

And it is this song that the interpreter of Djadja should cover on July 26. This Wednesday, March 27, Le Parisien reveals that an official request for "L’Hymn to Love" was formulated with the heirs of Edith Piaf.

"I obviously accepted, it’s so magnificent to open the Paris Olympics with Édith. This moves me a lot. From what I'm told, it's Aya Nakamura who will sing and it's the president who chose her&quot ;, indicates one of the heiresses, who admits, however, that she does not know the performer but trusts the choice made.

Edith’the most famous song"

Another request would have been made to Beuscher editions for the use of "La vie en rose". "It’is quite logical, because it’is the most famous Edith song in the world", comments Catherie Glavas, one of the heiresses.

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games will take place on July 26, 2024. Called to embody "the’ universalism of French values", it will be directed by Thomas Jolly who had already mentioned Edith Piaf last January.