Aya Nakamura Controversy at Olympics: Edith Piaf’s Heirs Support Singer for 2024 Games

2024-03-28 21:04:00

And among the singer’s detractors, the National Rally did not miss a single opportunity to show its disagreement with this choice. The former president and founder of the party, Marine Lepen, for example, said that the singer “humiliates France”.

Aya Nakamura at the Olympics: despite the controversy surrounding the singer, her performance will take place

Invited on the set of C à vous on France 2, it is here the current president of the party, Jordan Bardella, who commented on the participation of Aya Nakamura. “Aya Nakamura has undeniable worldwide success. I think we could have chosen a much more consensual artist. And secondly, this is my personal conviction, I think that when we have been convicted of domestic violence, we cannot represent France […] in a sporting event which represents unity, appeasement, coming together,” explains Jordan Bardella.

A turnaround in the argument of the far-right party, which had until now never put forward this argument. Indeed, Marine Le Pen had rather pointed the finger at her “outfit” and the “vulgarity” which the singer would demonstrate according to her. The MP also declared that Aya Nakamura “does not sing French”. Statements which echo the wave of racism and hatred of which the young singer has been the target.

“I think it’s an interesting idea”: Aya Nakamura validated by Edith Piaf’s heirs for the 2024 Olympics

The facts mentioned by Jordan Bardella date from August 2022. Aya Nakamura and her former companion and producer Vladimir Boudnikoff were both fined in February 2023 for “reciprocal violence against a spouse”.

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