A beheaded Marie Antoinette was seen rocking out during the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony .
After an iconic Louis Vuitton medal trunk debut dance number, the screen read the words "Libereté" meaning liberty in English. Zooming into beheaded Marie singing , it broke out to a castle of other Marie's throughout the windows and metal music playing. Marie then started singing over the music, making this a memorable and unexpected performance.
Viewers at home were stunned to see the beheaded Marie singing over metal music as she was the well known Queen of France from 1774 to 1793.
Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sport and entertainment stories.
READ MORE: Fans question if Lady Gaga speaks French as she divides with Olympics show
READ MORE: Olympics Opening Ceremony fans fume over 'shared boats' in 'cheapened' display
![https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3XQyMV_0uebuU9Q00](https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&url=3XQyMV_0uebuU9Q00)
One person on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: "A beheaded Marie Antoinette is one of the wildest and craziest things ever at the Olympics #Olympics #OpeningCeremony." A second person wrote: "Give the singing beheaded Marie Antoinette all the medals #Olympics #OpeningCeremony." A third wrote: "Yup! Just casually throw a guillotined Marie Antoinette into the #Olympics #OpeningCeremony Gotta hand it to The French." A fourth wrote: "Marie Antoinette followed by @GojiraMusic was probably the most metal thing I’ve seen on an #Olympics broadcast. Awesome. #OpeningCeremony #Paris2024."
Gojira, a popular French band, became the first hard rock act to perform in an Olympic Games opening ceremony and they performed the metal version of Ah! Ça Ira. This song was popular during the French Revolution.
![https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=44yQMB_0uebuU9Q00](https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&url=44yQMB_0uebuU9Q00)
All eyes are on Simone Biles at this year's games as she makes a massive comeback after stepping back to focus on her mental health. She caused concern when she left the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after competing below her standard level of performance.
Another athlete to keep tabs on these games is Ledecky who notably can match Michael Phelps' speed in the waters. This star made a name for herself as she began to pave the road to solidify her mark in sporting history.
Comments / 0