She would have spoken with the president at the Élysée on Monday February 19.
Since then,
L'Express
has revealed that Aya Nakamura could cover a song by Edith Piaf during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, on the advice of Emmanuel Macron himself.
“So, which singers or which songs from the French repertoire matter to you?”, he would have asked her, during their interview at the Élysée.
To which the artist would have replied: “I really like Edith Piaf”.
And the Head of State said: “Well, on D-Day you have to sing what you like.”
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The opportunity to return to a completely different French-speaking cover by the singer, who paid tribute to Amel Bent on the set of the show “La Chansonsecrete”, on December 29, 2018 on TF1.
That day, Aya Nakamura sang
My Philosophy
in front of her original performer.
A surprise performance during which Amel Bent sways, apparently seduced by her colleague's version.
At the end of this performance, the video of which is almost impossible to find on the web, Priscilla, Amel Bent's best friend, appears among the dancers, arousing strong emotion in the artist.
To the point that the two women hug, without Amel Bent making a gesture towards Aya Nakamura.
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“Silence is better than bullshit”
The interpreter of
Do not hold back your tears
also delivers a somewhat succinct thank you speech to the most listened to French singer in the world.
“It was great,” we hear him declare.
Thank you so much.
It was your version, with your rhythm, with your modernity, and everything that I love about this new way of singing and that I am trying to understand.”
An attitude that Internet users perceive as a lack of respect.
And the interpreter of
Djadja
retweeted one of the criticisms made against Amel Bent in the process.
Before deleting this retweet and sharing an eloquent message on his Instagram account.
“Silence is better than bullshit,” the post reads.
For her part, Amel Bent reacted by publishing a sequence cut - since deleted - by the producers of TF1, in which she exchanges at length with Aya Nakamura and thanks her.
Some Internet users also accuse the interpreter of
Copines
of having “butchered” Amel Bent's title, to which she added the sound
They Don't Care About Us
by Michael Jackson.
Others, who attended the filming of the show, reveal that Aya Nakamura had to try three times to sing
My Philosophy,
because she did not know the words.
An episode that the two singers will certainly have preferred to forget.