Lady Gaga fluently sang in French when she opened the Paris Olympic Games on Friday, July 26. But this wasn’t the primary time that the multi-talented singer and actress has spoken the language. So, how did the pop star learn to converse French?

Is Lady Gaga French?

Gaga — actual identify: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — is American and was born into an Italian-American household in New York City.

Did Lady Gaga Study French?

In highschool, Gaga was accepted into New York University’s music faculty Collaborative Arts Project 21, the place she studied music. She additionally targeted on subjects resembling politics, social points and faith whereas honing her songwriting abilities. After one semester, Gaga withdrew to concentrate on her pop profession.

Although she didn’t research French in faculty, Gaga has sung a number of songs within the language. In A Star Is Born, The New York City native sang “La Vie en Rose” at first of the movie, the place Bradley Cooper‘s character first meets her.

While she attended highschool on the all-girls Convent of the Scared Heart in New York City, Gaga discovered French, she beforehand informed Stephen Colbert.

The “Love Game” artist additionally took to X following her Olympic efficiency, writing, “Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music—I wanted nothing more than to create a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music, and on such a momentous occasion remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth—Paris. We rented pom poms from Le Lido archive — a real French cabaret theater.”

I really feel so utterly grateful to have been requested to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this 12 months. I’m additionally humbled to be requested by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a particular French music—a music to honor the French individuals and their large historical past of artwork, music, and… pic.twitter.com/FMNyiosHUR

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 26, 2024

“I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year,” Gaga continued. “I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and theatre.”

What Was Lady Gaga Singing on the Olympics?

Performing alongside a number of backup dancers, Gaga sang “Mon Truc en Plumes” in entrance of the world whereas opening the 2024 summer time Olympic Games on the Seine.