The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games started yesterday (August 28) within the French capital, and the opening ceremony featured a efficiency from Christine and the Queens. Surrounded by dancers, a few of whom have been in wheelchairs, the Nantes-born artist did a singular, upbeat rendition of Édith Piaf’s “Non, je ne regrette rien.” Later, he sang Patrick Hernandez’s Nineteen Seventies disco hit “Born to Be Alive.” Watch the Piaf efficiency under, and head to X to see footage of the Hernandez cowl.
The opening ceremony, which occurred on the Place de la Concorde, additionally featured performances from Montreal-born pianist and Daft Punk collaborator Chilly Gonzales, Ed Banger artist Myd, and French musician Sébastien Tellier.
Learn Pitchfork’s evaluate of Christine and the Queens’ most up-to-date studio album, June 2023’s Paranoïa, Angels, True Love.
