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Was Lady Gaga’s Paris performance prerecorded?
By The Associated Press,
20 hours ago
PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes.” She was accompanied by a troupe of eight dancers carrying pink feather fans before she moved on to the piano.
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Lady Gaga rehearses prior the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
26 July 2024, France, Paris: Olympia, Paris 2024, opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, singer Lady Gaga performs before the opening ceremony. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa (Photo by Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – US’ singer Lady Gaga sings a song at the Sully bridge area before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
26 July 2024, France, Paris: Olympia, Paris 2024, opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, singer Lady Gaga performs before the opening ceremony. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa (Photo by Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The singer’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment about why her performance was prerecorded.
An Associated Press reporter saw Gaga begin to warm up around three hours before the opening ceremony started, performing for about an hour before waving to fans as she walked off.
Gaga’s appearance was a surprise — she was not listed on a program provided to the media in advance — but was heavily rumored after the singer and actor was spotted in Paris.
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