None other than Lady Gaga showed up on the banks of the Seine river during the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony with a rousing rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes.”
This isn’t the first time the singer has performed in French — in fact, a number of her songs, including “Love Game,” “Bad Romance” and “Fashion,” include the language of this year’s host country. In addition to Lady Gaga, French band Gojira, French pianist Sofiane Pamart, and French singer-songwriter Juliette Armanet are among others performed at the outdoor festivities.
With so much French in her music and her Olympic performance, does the singer have any connection with France at all? Here’s everything you need to know about where Lady Gaga is from and more.
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Where is Lady Gaga from?
Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986, in New York City, New York.
Lady Gaga nationality
Lady Gaga is American, having grown up in an Italian-American family in New York City.
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What languages does Lady Gaga speak?
While English is her first language, Lady Gaga does use a bit of French in her songs. When asked if she spoke the language in 2009 by French-speaking radio hosts she responded, in French, with a quip: “No, my French is sh*t.”
She did, however, post on social media after her performance of “Mon Truc en Plumes” expressing her appreciation for the French people and French music.
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
…Gaga oh la la!
Excuse us as we pick our jaws off of the floor 🤯 @ladygaga just blew us away with a dazzling French cabaret performance at the #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony! pic.twitter.com/oXBtU8wit3
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024
