AlthoughLady Gagakicked off Fridaysopening ceremonyfor the2024 Paris Olympicsin dazzling fashion, her performance was actually pre-recorded.
She waved to fans as she exited the stage.
[Gaga] wanted to do it absolutely so we preferred to pre-record it rather than cancel it.
Lady Gaga sings performs before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024 in Paris France.Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
Pladec added, The soil would have been slippery.
I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to launch the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year.
Lady Gaga rehearsing along the Seine ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)
