One of Lady Gaga’s backup dancers fell off the stage during her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday.
The 38-year-old “Bad Romance” hitmaker performed a version of “Mon Truc En Plumes” on steps along the River Seine, surrounded by a group of performers holding plumes of pink feathers.
But she was forced to battle a series of problems, including sound issues and wet weather, which caused one dancer to slip.
In BBC Sport footage, he is seen kicking one leg into the air before falling backwards.
The dancer then disappears from view behind a speaker as he lands on his back before recovering and continuing with the routine.
One of Lady Gaga’s backup dancers fell off the stage during her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday.
The singer was forced to battle a number of issues, including sound problems and wet weather, which caused a dancer to slip.
Despite the setbacks, Lady Gaga said she felt “completely grateful” to have performed at the opening of the Olympics and later took to social media to pay tribute to the country.
She wrote on X: ‘I feel completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this year.
‘I am also honoured that the Olympic Organising Committee has asked me to sing such a special French song: a song to honour the French people and their tremendous history of art, music and theatre.
Among the crowd were numerous world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer, the newly elected British Prime Minister.
The House of Gucci star also took to her social media post to reveal how she had studied French choreography for the performance and how much of it was inspired by the country’s theatre scene.
She added: “We rented pompoms from the archive of Le Lido, an authentic French cabaret theatre. We collaborated with Dior to create custom costumes, using naturally shed feathers.
‘I studied French choreography that gave a modern twist to a French classic. I rehearsed tirelessly to study a joyful French dance, reviewing some old techniques.’
‘I bet you didn’t know I used to dance at a 60s French party on the Lower East Side when I was first starting out! I hope you love this performance as much as I do.’
In BBC Sport footage, he is seen kicking one leg into the air before falling backwards and out of sight behind a speaker as he lands on his back.
Despite the setbacks, Lady Gaga said she felt “completely grateful” to have performed at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday.
The Bad Romance hitmaker performed a version of Mon Truc En Plumes on a staircase along the River Seine and then took to social media to pay tribute to the country.
He concluded his message by congratulating the athletes who will participate in the games and declaring them “open.”
The Telephone singer was widely rumoured to have landed a spot at the opening of the global sporting event, but fans didn’t seem impressed with her efforts.
Fans, who flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, said her piece “must have been the worst of her life” and claimed she sang in “French adjacent” while criticising the audio of the stream.
One wrote: “Great performance by Lady Gaga. Shame the French forgot to do a sound check beforehand.”
‘Lady Gaga performed on a stage by the river, not in front of a large audience, but in a stadium. The sound is horrible, it gets lost in the large open space instead of reverberating in the stadium.’
‘A very famous French artist… uh… #LadyGaga. With a… Uh… I don’t know how that performance was, but it must have been the worst of her life. #OlympicGames #Paris2024’
“Lady Gaga isn’t even French, fuck. It’s like Bad Bunny singing while the Olympics are taking place in Colombia”
Although some fans were disappointed, others loved her appearance and said she “rocked” her “amazing” performance.
The House of Gucci star also took to her social media post to reveal how she had studied French choreography for the performance and how much of it was inspired by the country’s theatre scene.
But despite looking incredible for an international performance, viewers couldn’t help but criticise the American star’s performance.
Lady Gaga fans were not impressed with her performance at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, but she explained on social media that she had studied French choreography.
Fans flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, saying her piece “must have been the worst of her life” and criticising her for singing in French.
One X user wrote: ‘@ladygaga looks sensational at the Olympics opening ceremony. Wow!!!!!’
‘BEAUTIFUL’
“It’s amazing that everyone knows Lady Gaga is so talented, but she still manages to take it to new heights and show the world that she’s capable of so much more. Her entire performance was amazing.”
“That was amazing! Thank you so much @ladygaga. You definitely honored us! I loved the passion and all the hard work that went into making it so amazing!”
‘I love you my queen!’