Lady Gaga Pays Tribute To French Culture At Olympics Opening Ceremony With Cabaret Tune ‘Mon Truc En Plumes’

Lady Gaga got into the French spirit Friday at the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with a rousing performance of 1960s cabaret tune ‘Mon truc en plumes’.

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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 artist 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.

Initially shrouded by a sea of bright pink feathers, Gaga teased the audience before appearing in a black bustier and hot pants, in a costume designed by Dior.

“Mon truc en plumes” was made famous by cabaret singer Zizi Jeanmaire in the 1960s and has a special place in the heart of the French.

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“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.”

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