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This summer, for the Paris Olympic Games, many French-speaking and international stars put on a show during the opening and closing ceremonies. However, Mylène Farmer chose not to ignite the scene alongside them, as reported by Thomas Jolly in the documentary “La Grande Seine”.
Opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics: Mylène Farmer said “no”, the reasons for her surprising refusal finally revealed!
This summer, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games had the merit of captivating the entire world. In particular, the , which took place on July 26, 2024. Thus, the director called on countless renowned artists to orchestrate his memorable show. Like those who highlighted the world of cabaret with their dancers, the metal group Gojira who literally set the Conciergerie on fire or who made a strong impression from the Pont des Arts.
Impossible to ignore or the much more poetic one! The highlight of the show was the surprise appearance of , who performed the hymn to love by Edith Piaf l. Although a large number of stars would have liked to be approached to shine alongside them, a leading figure on the French musical scene has clearly declined the invitation, according to the recent confessions of Thomas Jolly, taken from the documentary The Great Seine, broadcast on December 19, 2024.
Gims also shuns the opening ceremony
“I had a great French singer (…). Mylène Farmer. But she was not available. So… So she told me ‘no’“, revealed the artistic director of the ceremonies. Only a remix of Disenchanted, one of his most famous hits was broadcast in one of the artistic paintings that caused so much talk. Equally disappointed by his absence, composer Victor Le Masne spoke further on the issue: “We’re not going to lie, of course, it’s the Olympics. The Olympic Games open doors, but there have also been refusals (…) It wasn’t either (…) an open bar.”
Like Mylène Farmer, the singer would also have refused this great opportunity. “I could have done it, but it was not my will. I have already had the chance to perform one of the anthems of the 2022 Football World Cup, during the closing ceremony. I don’t think we can get any bigger. I don’t want to be everywhere“had humbly slipped it to our colleagues at Ciné Télé Revue.
As for, he did not hide his bitterness at the microphone of BFMTV : “I thought I was legitimate for this type of eventbig ceremonies. But that’s life“. A disappointment also shared by DJ David Guetta who ended up being rebuffed by Thomas Jolly. “J“according to his comments reported by AFP. “I’m not here to give my tastes. (…) And David Guetta, quite simply, what he developed as art was not related to what we wanted to tell.” It’s said!
