Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games returns to the controversy surrounding the possible participation of the singer. “I can assure you that the whole ceremony promises surprises much stronger, more radical than the presence or not of Aya Nakamura, which I nevertheless ardently hope for,” he tells Télérama.

The singer of Malian origin can nevertheless count on the support of her peers, including Benjamin Biolay, Patrick Bruel and Hughes Aufray.