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Lady Gaga speaks out on Olympics opening ceremony appearance amid online criticism from viewers on performance

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Published 10:45 27 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Lady Gaga speaks out on Olympics opening ceremony appearance amid online criticism from viewers on performance

Lady Gaga's Olympics opening ceremony performance came under fire online

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Featured Image Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/Lars Baron/Getty Images

Topics: Lady Gaga, Music, Olympics, Social Media, Sport, Twitter

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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The Olympics opening ceremony opened up with none other than Lady Gaga, but unfortunately it didn't receive as much Applause online.

The Joker: Folie à Deux star took to the stage on the banks of the River Seine in Paris, France for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics last night (26 July).

Sadly, despite no one doubting the legendary performer and musician that Lady Gaga - real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - is, viewers of the opening ceremony flocked to social media in disappointment when the singer's voice couldn't be heard properly, questioning whether something had gone wrong with the audio equipment.

One Twitter user wrote: "Great performance from Lady Gaga. Shame the French forgot to do a sound check beforehand."

"#OpeningCeremony So far I'm looking at the TV and wondering if any of the choreographers/designers even considered that there would be a worldwide TV audience cos this is pretty brutal. Poor sound, dancers out of time, and an underwhelming barge procession. Lady Gaga was cringe," another said.

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And a third wrote: "Lady Gaga performing to no large audience in a stadium but on a platform next to the river. The sound is awful, sound just getting lost in the vast open space rather than being reverberated around a stadium. The river is proving a poor choice of venue so far."

And Gaga has since spoken out about her performance.

Lady Gaga performed at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga performed at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)

In a post to Twitter yesterday, Gaga began by noting she feels 'so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris Olympics 2024 this year' and also felt '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 theatre'.

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She continued: "This song was sung by Zizi Jeanmaire, born in Paris a French ballerina, she famously sang “Mon Truc en Plumes” in 1961.

"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."

The musician explained that despite not being 'a French artist' she has 'always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music'.

Some complained about the sound quality of the performance. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Some complained about the sound quality of the performance. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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She said: "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.

"We rented pom poms from Le Lido archive—a real French cabaret theater.

"We collaborated with Dior to create custom costumes, using naturally molted feathers. I studied French choreography that put a modern twist on a French classic.

"I rehearsed tirelessly to study a joyful French dance, brushing up on some old skills—I bet you didn’t know I used to dance at a 60’s French party on the lower east side when I was first starting out!"

Gaga resolved: "I hope you love this performance as much as I do. And to everyone in France, thank you so much for welcoming me to your country to sing in honor of you—it’s a gift I’ll never forget!

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"Congratulations to all the athletes who are competing in this year’s Olympic Games! It is my supreme honor to sing for you and cheer you on!! Watching the Olympic Games always makes me cry!

"Your talent is unimaginable. Let the games begin!"

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