French Singer-Songwriter Yseult performs “My Way” during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games ... [+]
The closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was an incredibly festive moment, with performances from French band Phoenix, or yet again Kavinsky, joined on stage by Belgian singer and songwriter Angèle.
Online, one of the most talked about sequences from this whole ceremony is the incredible stunt performed by non other than Tom Cruise, who jumped from the top of the stadium during the show, and went on to carry the Olympic flag to Los Angeles in a pre-recorded sequence. Once arrived in LA, where the next Olympic Games will take place in 2028, the Hollywood megastar hanged the flag to the Hollywood sign. After that, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dog and Billie Eilish gave a concert on Long Beach, to kick off the next summer Olympics.
However, this wasn't the end of the ceremony. Once the pre-recorded concert was over, the audience was brought back to the Stade de France for the final act of this ceremony. There, French singer and songwriter Yseult gave a powerful rendition of “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. As she was finishing the song, spectacular fireworks exploded in the sky, above the stadium.
French Singer-Songwriter Yseult performs “My Way” as a Pyrotechnics Display takes place during the ... [+]
The 29 years old singer was discovered in Nouvelle Star, the French equivalent of American Idol. Since then, the singer went gold and platinum with two of her songs, “Corps” and “Indélébile”. In 2021, she also won Music Female Revelation of the Year during the Victories of Music, the French equivalent of the Grammy Awards.
“My Way” is originally a French song called “Comme d’habitude”, and it was interpreted by Claude François before being adapted in English by Paul Anka for Sinatra. As a last hurrah, a song like “My Way” was the perfect, most symbolic way to pass the baton to LA for 2028, as it has always been a bridge between the two countries. While the lyrics have a different meaning in French, the fact that Yseult interpreted it in English was a great way to end two weeks of competition, records broken and international fervor.
Her powerful rendition of “My Way” has been praised internationally, by The Guardian or yet again by Harper’s Bazaar, calling it “Enchanting”. In an interview with AP, Yseult said, “The lyrics match perfectly with my career,” She added: “I like the fact that this is me, this is who I am. I’m not perfect. But I’m doing things my way. The version of Frank Sinatra is more fierce and empowering. The French version is more like a love sad song.”