Critics say Nakamura’s music does not represent France and the anticipation of his performance has led to a barrage of racist abuse directed at him online.
France will host the Olympics in four months, but a scandal has erupted over headliner Aya Nakamura. The New York Times reported it.
The Mali-born singer is considered one of the most popular French-speaking artists, but her countrymen are skeptical. In particular, critics argue that Nakamura’s music does not represent France.
The buzz about choosing a singer to open the Olympics was first raised by far-right political forces, especially the leader of the French Senate and a member of the right-wing Republican Party, Gerard Larcher. He criticized the singer’s French.
Later, the criticism turned into outright hate speech, and Aya Nakamura began to receive an enormous amount of racist insults.
The France-based International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism filed a complaint against the protesters, and Paris prosecutors launched an investigation.
It was previously reported that singer Laura Pergolizzi, better known as LP, was involved in a scandal.
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Source: korrespondent
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