French 'king of disco' performs at Olympics

(29 Jul 2024)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris - 28 July 2024
1. Various of crowd cheering and singing along as Cerrone performs "Sunshine" the song that was played in the Olympics opening ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Waël Mechri-Yver aka WAÏ , recording artist and founder of Discolympics event: ++B-ROLL OVERLAID
"Cerrone is the father of disco music, the father - king of disco music, but also the father of French touch. French Touch is like the best of electronic music coming from Paris, coming from France, with Daft Punk, Bob Sinclar, Mojo, Cassius, Air, telepop music. All this music came from Paris in the late '90s, but this music would never be anything without the inspiration of incredible talent like Cerrone or Giorgio Moroder. So I wanted to give a beautiful tribute and celebrate the legacy of 50 years of outstanding music."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cerrone, recording artist: ++B-ROLL OVERLAID++
"Forget the word Disco, it is music for discotheques, music for the people to explore their body and not care what the someone else can look at you or if you are crazy. You don't care. And now, also with the younger, the young public on the festival. It's. It's funny. 10 days ago I performed in a big festival Les Vieilles Charrue, and I see 60,000 people in front of me. I stopped the music and 'super nature' (they sang along), so it never changes."
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cerrone, recording artist: ++B-ROLL OVERLAID++
"It is the only thing (aging) nobody has the power to change, age is coming, but it is so good, tonight I will see 2500 people 'raah!' (cheering) and that is the best pills you can have to live long time.I hope to."
5. Medium performance


AP video shot by Lujain Jo
Produced by Jonathan Landrum Jr.
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