One of Lady Gaga’s backup dancers fell off the stage on Friday during her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 38-year-old Bad Romance hitmaker performed Mon Truc En Plumes on a staircase along the Seine, surrounded by a group of performers holding plumes of pink feathers.
However, she faced a number of problems, including sound problems and the wet weather, which caused a dancer to slip.
Footage from BBC Sport shows him kicking his leg into the air and then falling backwards.
One of Lady Gaga’s backup dancers fell off the stage during her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday
Despite all the setbacks, Lady Gaga said she felt “so incredibly grateful” to perform at the opening of the Olympics, and took to social media to pay tribute to her country afterward.
She wrote on X: ‘I am extremely grateful to be able to open the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 this year.
‘I also feel honoured that the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has asked me to sing such a special French song: a song in honour of the French people and their great history in art, music and theatre.
The crowd included several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer, the recently elected British Prime Minister.
Despite the setbacks, Lady Gaga said she felt “so incredibly grateful” to have performed at the opening of the Paris Olympics on Friday
The 38-year-old Bad Romance hitmaker performed Mon Truc En Plumes on a staircase along the River Seine before taking to social media to pay tribute to the country
The House of Gucci star also used her social media post to reveal that she had studied French choreography for the performance, drawing a lot of inspiration from the country’s theatre scene.
She added: ‘We hired pom poms from the archives of Le Lido, a real French cabaret theatre. We worked with Dior to create bespoke costumes, using naturally shed feathers.
‘I studied French choreography that put a modern twist on a French classic. I rehearsed tirelessly to study a joyful French dance and brush up on some old skills’
‘I bet you didn’t know I danced at a 60’s French party on the Lower East Side when I was just starting out! I hope you love this performance as much as I do.
She concluded her message by congratulating the athletes who would participate in the Games and declared the Games “open.”
Rumors circulated that the Telephone singer had booked a spot for the opening of the international sporting event, but fans were not impressed with her 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.
The House of Gucci star also used her social media post to reveal that she studied French choreography for the performance and how much of it was inspired by the country’s theatre scene.
But despite looking incredible for her international appearance, viewers can’t fault the American star’s performance enough
Lady Gaga’s fans were not impressed with her performance at the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, but she explained on social media that she had studied French choreography
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
One of them wrote: ‘Great performance by Lady Gaga. Too bad the French forgot to do a soundcheck beforehand.’
‘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’
While some fans were disappointed, others loved her performance, saying she gave a “great” performance.
An X user wrote: ‘@ladygaga is sensational during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Wow!!!!!’
‘NICE’
“It’s amazing how it’s a known fact that Lady Gaga is very talented, but she still manages to take it to new heights and show the world that she can do even more. Her entire performance was breathtaking.”
“It was amazing! Thank you so much @ladygaga. You guys really honored us! We loved the passion and all the hard work that went into making it so great!”
“I love you, my queen!”