The information is not even confirmed that Aya Nakamura is already the target of attacks from the far right.
The Franco-Malian singer who, according to L'Express, was surveyed by Emmanuel Macron in February for a possible participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games (July 26-August 11), with the possibility of regaining a title of Édith Piaf suffered a wave of denigration.
For the moment, neither the President of the Republic nor the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world have confirmed this rumor.
Which did not prevent the attacks.
On Sunday March 10, boos arose at the mention of the singer during a first major campaign meeting for the European elections of Reconquête, Éric Zemmour's far-right party, at the Dôme in Paris.
You can be racist but not deaf 🧏.. That's what hurts you!
I'm becoming a number 1 state subject in debates etc. but what do I really owe you?
Kedal https://t.co/rgnGeAAOfD
— Aya Nakamura (@AyaNakamuraa) March 10, 2024
Furthermore, a small ultra-right group, Les Natifs, posted on its networks a photo of a banner hung by around ten of its members on the banks of the Seine.
“There’s no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market!”, we can read, the expression “There’s no way” being taken from her hit “Djadja”, which has more than 950 million views on YouTube.
“You can be racist but not deaf”
Aya Nakamura reacted to this banner on her social networks, spelling mistakes included: "You can be racist but not deaf... That's what hurts you! I'm becoming a number 1 state subject in debates, etc. but what do I really owe you? Kedal".
Nej, a singer widely listened to by the younger generation, denounced “shameful” comments.
“No one deserves this kind of action and even less so a French artist judged for her origins or skin color,” she added.
Shameful, is this how we treat the most listened to French artist in the world?!
🤮🤕
No one deserves this kind of action and even less a French artist judged for her origins or skin color.
My poupiya, be worthy and fight this wickedness with… pic.twitter.com/d5beMPnXfz
— NEJ' 🕊 (@NejOfficiel) March 10, 2024
The singer Dadju, one of the heavyweights of RnB in France, defended the singer on his networks.
"That's why we're late here. You're lynching the biggest artist in the country with CM1 arguments..." "It wasn't even a fight but mtn (now, Editor's note) has to sing, we will support. It's not Bamako, it's not Bamako. Bunch of dogs", writes the singer again.
“No matter how much we love you, dear @AyaNakamuraa, don’t care about the whole world. With you,” Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra also posted on her networks, in a reference to Édith Piaf.
No matter how much we love you, dear @AyaNakamuraa, don't care about the whole world 🎵😉
With you 💜💪 https://t.co/cYev9S3u3b
— Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (@AOC1978) March 10, 2024
LFI MP Antoine Léaument also sided with Aya Nakamura on the networks, attacking the Natives: “They claim to love their country but they want to exclude the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world. since Édith Piaf. You cannot be racist and patriotic in France.”
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