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Aya Nakamura's Olympic song proposal sparks French far-right backlash

French singer Aya Nakamura at the Paris Fashion Week on 28 February, 2024. © AFP - Miguel Medina

The possibility that France's top-selling music artist Aya Nakamura might sing an Edith Piaf song during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony has upset far-right groups.

French weekly magazine L'Express reported last month that the French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura discussed the possibility of performing a song by 20th century icon Edith Piaf when she met President Emmanuel Macron.

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