Paris Olympics 2024: Lady Gaga to ignite the stage Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Paris Olympics 2024:  Singer-songwriter and actor Lady Gaga is confirmed to perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games 2024, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Earlier, fans speculated that the ‘Shallow’ singer would share the stage on the River Seine in Paris with Celine Dion, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and French singer Aya Nakamura. However, the ceremony’s lineup has largely been kept secret.

Speculations arose when Lady Gaga and Dion were seen arriving in Paris ahead of the Olympics 2024, a global multisport event. Social media footage showed the ‘A Star Is Born’ actor waving to fans from her car in the French capital.

Lady Gaga, a Grammy and Oscar-winning performer, has been busy filming her upcoming movie ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’, where she plays Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck/Joker, and headlining her Las Vegas residency show, Enigma Jazz & Piano.

‘Joker: Folie A Deux’, a sequel to the 2019 film ‘Joker’, is set to release in theatres on October 4, 2024, following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The original ‘Joker’ won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2019 and was a massive success both critically and commercially. It received 11 Oscar nominations, with Joaquin Phoenix winning Best Actor and Hildur Gudnadottir winning for Original Score. The sequel, featuring Phoenix as Joker and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, will primarily take place in Arkham Asylum and will be distinct from other DC films like ‘Superman’ and ‘The Batman: Part II.’

Lady Gaga’s portrayal of Harley Quinn will exist separately from Margot Robbie’s character seen in ‘Birds of Prey’ and ‘The Suicide Squad,’ and Kaley Cuoco’s animated character in the Max series. Todd Phillips returns as the director of ‘Joker: Folie A Deux,’ co-writing the script with Scott Silver and producing the film alongside Bradley Cooper.

The ‘Bad Romance’ artist’s performance at the Paris Olympic 2024 opening ceremony marks her first televised stage appearance since her stripped-down rendition of “Hold My Hand” at the 95th Academy Awards last year. The song from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ was nominated for Best Original Song.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock, according to The Hollywood Reporter.