Lady Gaga: Performance at Olympics opening ceremony was ‘supreme honour’

American singer Lady Gaga has said it was her “supreme honour” to perform at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

The 38-year-old surprised viewers by singing in French during her performance on Friday evening, which saw her deliver a burlesque take on the French classic Mon Truc En Plume.

On X, formerly Twitter, she said: “I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year.

“I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organising committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honour the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and theatre.

I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year. I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and… pic.twitter.com/FMNyiosHUR

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 26, 2024

“This song was sung by Zizi Jeanmaire, born in Paris a French ballerina, she famously sang Mon Truc en Plumes in 1961.

“The title means ‘My Thing with Feathers’. And this is not the first time we’ve crossed paths.

“Zizi starred in Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes which was my first jazz release.

“Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music.

“I wanted nothing more than to create a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music, and on such a momentous occasion remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth – Paris.

“We rented pom poms from Le Lido archive – a real French cabaret theatre.

“We collaborated with Dior to create custom costumes, using naturally