While Catherine Ringer revisited
La Marseillaise
at Place Vendôme during the ceremony to constitutionalize abortion, Olivia Grégoire also performed a song in her own way to celebrate International Women's Rights Day at Matignon.
The Minister Delegate in charge of Business, Tourism and Consumption sang Clara Luciani's famous song
La Grenade
, in front of 101 female entrepreneurs gathered for March 8.
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At the end of her speech, Olivia Grégoire started music on her phone before encouraging the entrepreneurs to sing in chorus.
The Minister Delegate even sang along, making Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the Minister Delegate in charge of Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, Aurore Bergé, smile.
The musical moment was filmed by many of the entrepreneurs present, visibly amused.
After a short minute of singing, Olivia Grégoire stopped, declaring with humor:
"Well, I'm not going to do four minutes of song, the weather is much too nice and it's not my vocation"
, ironically about her approximate vocal performance, to the cries and applause of the assembled entrepreneurs.
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This piece, one of Clara Luciani's most famous, was born from the frustration of a young woman trying to progress in the world of music.
Through her words, the French composer and performer asserts her status as a free and independent woman.
This song has been widely covered in demonstrations and by feminist collectives since the advent of the #MeToo movement in France.