Lady Gaga’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony has drawn significant online criticism. The singer performed on the banks of the River Seine, but many viewers were disappointed by the audio quality, claiming they could not hear her properly. Social media users speculated that there might have been issues with the sound equipment, with some describing the performance as cringe-worthy due to the poor sound and other production elements.
In response to the criticism, Lady Gaga expressed her gratitude for being invited to open the Paris Olympics. She explained that she felt honored to perform a special French song, “Mon Truc en Plumes,” originally sung by French ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire in 1961. Gaga emphasized her connection to French art and music, despite not being a French artist, and detailed the extensive preparations that went into her performance, including collaborating with Dior and renting pom-poms from Le Lido archive.
I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year. I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and… pic.twitter.com/FMNyiosHUR
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 26, 2024
Gaga’s post highlighted her deep appreciation for French culture and her desire to create a performance that would resonate with the French people. She shared her enthusiasm for celebrating French art and music on such a momentous occasion and her joy at being part of the Olympics. She concluded her message by congratulating the athletes and expressing her hope that viewers would enjoy her performance as much as she did.
Despite the technical issues, Gaga’s dedication to honoring French culture and her heartfelt message to the athletes and audience demonstrated her commitment to making the event special. Her response aimed to address the concerns raised by viewers while sharing her own positive experience of the performance.
