Woodkid lights the fire of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with free concert at Trocadéro
An air start sublimated by the rubbed strings, the woods then the sopranos and the altos;Then a rise in power towards the epic, supported by the percussion, the dressings and the cries of the choirs of the National Orchestra of France and the mastery of Radio France.Prologue, the piece composed by Woodkid for the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games goes perfectly with the feelings of elevation and power that the sport provides.The French musician will be the centerpiece of the free concert given place du Trocadéro, Sunday from 3:15 p.m., after the handover between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.The artist must play the titles of his latest album S16 released in autumn 2020 and those of his timeless first disc The Golden Age.For the event the health pass and the mask will be compulsory, the show will also be broadcast on France 2.
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The hybrid artist will deliver "a real visual explosion" in perfect adequacy with his universe, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.The show will be preceded by the live broadcast of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which includes the artistic sequence of Paris 2024 and the deployment of a giant flag on the Eiffel Tower.Since he was chosen to compose the theme of the Paris application video for the 2024 Olympic Games, Woodkid is part of these Olympic Games.After its revisited version of La Marseillaise, the artist composed an original piece - a little more than six minutes - for the flag passage.He said he was inspired by sports movements to compose prologue: “We find breathing, heartbeat and sports movements in the score.»»
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The symbiosis between the music of the interpreter of Run Boy Run and the values of the Olympic Committee seems perfect. Celui qui refuse qu'on le nomme «l'électro mélancolique»», est auteur, réalisateur, compositeur et interprète et refuse qu'on l'enferme dans une case.His music is eclectic like his time: electronics, orchestral but intrinsically popular.«Le challenge d'une cérémonie est de s'aligner à son époque»», a déclaré Woodkid au micro d'Europe 1.Successful challenge?Response Sunday.
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