Aya Nakamura gave a grand performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony when she performed two of her hit songs, “Pookie” and“Djadja” as well as Charles Aznavour's “For Me Formidable." On ...

French officials who combat online hate are investigating racist attacks targeting the Mali-born French pop superstar Aya Nakamura, who was rumored to have been booked to perform at the opening ...

Rumors of Nakamura performing at Summer Olympics sparked racist attacks by far-right French extremists. French authorities have launched an investigation into the online hate attacks against Black ...

Aya Nakamura was born in the former French colony of Mali, raised in France and is widely considered the most streamed female Francophone artist in the world. The 28-year-old, as well as being Malian, ...

The singer Aya Nakamura during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on the Passerelle des Arts, July 26, 2024. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP On March 8, 2024, as rumors swirled that Aya Nakamura ...