Olympics: Lady Gaga Performance Recorded – Booed by Spectators

“Canned” was Lady Gaga’s appearance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

The steps in Place de Paris in the French capital’s 4th arrondissement, which served as the backdrop for the American star’s appearance, appeared empty as images were broadcast on television screens and on screens along the Seine of her singing and dancing in imitation of Zizi Zanmarie.

Lady Gaga actually opened the show with a performance of “Mon truce enlumes,” and only her performance was recorded, according to France 3 reporter Yannick Legault, who was covering the event on the banks of the Seine.

Spectators sitting on the lower banks of the famous river did not witness the same spectacle as those in front of their small screens. “At first, people couldn’t believe it,” recalls Yannick Legault. “We were watching Lady Gaga’s set. When the music started, the staircase was empty.” But the TV screens and those on the Seine were broadcasting Lady Gaga’s performance. Then some of the spectators began to boo, regretting having paid 180 euros to see the empty staircase.

The only ones who could see the American star’s appearance “live” were those who arrived early and watched the rehearsal during which it did not rain.

Didn’t break rating records.

The Olympic opening ceremony failed to break the French record for television viewership, or even reach the podium, recording the fourth best performance.

The four-hour show attracted an average of 22.07 million viewers, with an 81.5% share. The peak came at 9.56 p.m. when 25.02 million viewers tuned in.

The highest-rated performance in TV viewership, with an average of 24.08 million viewers, remains the recent World Cup final between France and Argentina, which developed into a duel between Mbappe and Messi and was decided on penalties.

Second on the podium with the most viewers is the 2006 World Cup semi-final between France and Portugal (22.2 million), and third is the final of the same event between Italy and France, which was watched on average by 22.14 million viewers.

The opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville was watched by 12.6 million viewers in France.

It was no surprise that the Russians were among those who did not like the opening ceremony of the Paris Games.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in her text on Telegram, directed harsh criticism, which was particularly prominent in eleven points.

He says, among other things, that the ridiculous outdoor opening ceremony forced spectators to sit for hours in the pouring rain.

Those who reached their seats despite the rain left because the seating arrangement did not allow them to see anything.
– The Western media did not like the stray dogs at the Sochi Games, while in Paris they smiled at the rats that flooded the city streets.
The Olympic torch was carried by drug addict rapper Snoop Dogg.
– One of the main performances was a gay parody of the Last Supper, a sacred subject for Christians.