Lady Gaga fans were not impressed with her performance at the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, after she suffered sound problems during her rendition of Mon Truc en Plumes.
The 38-year-old Bad Romance star sparkled in a black leotard and white feathers as she stepped onto the international stage.
But despite looking fantastic for her international appearance, viewers may have criticisms of the American star’s performance.
Fans of X, formerly known as Twitter, took to Twitter to say that her song must have been ‘her worst song ever’ and claimed that she sang in ‘French adjacent’, while criticizing the audio of the broadcast.
One of them wrote: ‘Great performance by Lady Gaga. Too bad the French forgot to do a soundcheck beforehand.’
Lady Gaga fans were unimpressed with her performance at the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, claiming she sang in a “French-adjacent”
The 38-year-old Bad Romance star sparkled in a black leotard and white feathers as she graced the international stage with her rendition of Mon Truc en Plumes
‘Lady Gaga is performing for a not so big crowd in a stadium, but on a platform next to the river. The sound is terrible, the sound is just lost in the huge open space instead of being reflected by a stadium.’
‘Very famous FRENCH artist… uh… #LadyGaga. With a… Uhm… I don’t know what that performance was, but it must have been her worst ever. #OlympicGames #Paris2024’
‘Lady Gaga isn’t even f*****g French. This is like singing Bad Bunny while the Olympics were in Colombia’
‘The opening ceremony of the UK in 2012 was much praised but I liked what they did in the closing ceremony, the UK has so many hugely influential pop stars, just line them up. France should use Lady Gaga and pretend she speaks French.’
“Okay, but does Lady Gaga sing in French or French-adjacent?”
Lady Gaga opened the festival with a performance for 320,000 enthusiastic spectators along the banks of the Seine.
The choreographed parade kicked off at 6.30pm UK time, with the American superstar wowing the crowd with a stunning Folies Bergère-style cabaret performance.
Her spectacular performance began on a golden staircase with a series of dancers dressed in feathers, holding pom-poms that hid the face of the lead performer.
But despite looking incredible for her international appearance, viewers can’t fault the American star’s performance enough
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, en masse, saying her piece “must have been her worst ever” and criticizing her for her French vocals
Lady Gaga opened the party with a performance for 320,000 enthusiastic spectators on the banks of the Seine
After teasing her presence by doing a spirited dance with only her endless legs visible, the feathers cleared and it was clear that the blonde beauty had arrived.
The Grammy winner sang the French song Mon Truc en Plume (My Thing with Feathers) for one minute.
At one point, she showed off her endless skills when she played the piano in honor of this year’s Games host country.
The star opted for an old-fashioned performance in the style of a Parisian cabaret show, emphasizing her movements at every opportunity and singing entirely in French, surrounded by a plume of pink feathers.
The opening ceremony began with a short film featuring French football legend Zinedine Zidan carrying the Olympic torch, before passing it on to local children who appeared in real life on the banks of the river.
Tonight, crowds poured from the windows of houses along the Seine as athletes prepared from the bridge for a huge flotilla of 85 boats carrying 6,800 athletes.
Spectators from the banks of the famous river – and from their armchairs around the world – were then able to enjoy a typically Parisian performance of the Cancan dance, with dancers dressed in pink lighting up the grey sky.
As the dance medley continues below on the riverbank, the Olympic torch is carried over the beautiful rooftops of the city by a freerunning athlete.
Meanwhile, more than 600,000 people attend the opening ceremony at the stadium, including a host of celebrities, including pop star Arianna Grande, tennis star Serena Williams and Hollywood king Stephen Spielberg.
Olympic organisers are hoping the rest of tonight’s ceremony will go smoothly after a “massive arson attack” earlier today caused chaos on the French rail network, leaving spectators and athletes stranded.
The choreographed parade kicked off at 6.30pm UK time, with the American superstar wowing the crowd with a stunning Folie Bergiere-style performance.
She sang entirely in French, amidst a plume of pink feathers
Lady Gaga is surrounded by pink feathers in the shape of a heart
The singer looked sensational as she graced the stage in sheer tights and stilettos
The star exuded old Hollywood glamour as she was hoisted into the air and blew a kiss to the cameras
Her spectacular performance began on a golden staircase with a series of dancers dressed in feathers, holding pom-poms that hid the face of the main act
After teasing her presence by performing a racy dance with only her endless legs visible, the feathers brightened to show that the blonde beauty had arrived
The Grammy winner continued singing the French-language Mon Truc en Plume (My Thing With Feathers) in a minute-long routine
At one point she showed off her endless skills when she played the piano in honor of this year’s Games host country
The star opted for an old-fashioned, Parisian cabaret-style performance, performing her moves at every turn and singing entirely in French amid a plume of pink feathers
Her elaborate stage, painted in shades of yellow, was built directly on the dark, murky waters of the River Seine
The ‘coordinated acts of malice’ on high-speed rail links across the Channel have caused chaos for sports fans, with serpentine queues forming outside St Pancras today as Eurostar trains were delayed or cancelled.
Eurostar has urged passengers to cancel their journeys today if they can. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer issued the same advice. He was sitting in one of the best seats in the stadium after flying to France instead of the planned route from St Pancras.
The Eurostar delays will last until Monday. One in four trains will be cancelled today and over the weekend. The city is expected to be flooded tonight.
But French authorities hope all will be forgotten when Lady Gaga returns to the stage to perform with Celine Dion during the four-hour ceremony, which is expected to be watched by more than a billion people.
Lady Gaga is expected to perform with Celine Dion, who she previously said was one of the few women who supported her
