French music star Aya Nakamura faced racist attacks from the far -right French group over reports that she would perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July/2024.
Rumours have it that the singer had discussed the possibility of performing a song by 20th-century icon Édith Piaf when she met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, last month(February).
Though the reports were not yet confirmed, it didn’t stop the star from being attacked and this was manifested On Sunday/10th /03/2024 when the far-right group Les Natifs protested in Paris with a banner saying: "There's no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market", referring to the capital of Mali, where Nakamura was born.
The organising committee of the Paris Olympics said they were shocked by the “racist" attacks made by the group. “We have been very shocked by the racist attacks against Aya Nakamura in recent days. (We offer our) total support to the most listened-to French artist in the world,” they stated.
In a tweet Aya also responded to the gesture saying that she will always be a star.
