The “Santiano” singer defended Aya Nakamura, a target of the far right since she was tipped to sing at the opening of the Paris Olympics this summer.
“My role here and in life is to defend injustice.” Hugues Aufray brought his support to Aya Nakamura on the set of C l’Hebdo on Saturday March 16, who has become a target for the far right since she was tipped to sing at the opening of the Paris Olympics this summer.
“Obviously, I see racism behind that,” he denounces. “My role here and in life is to defend injustice. I am for, not for equality, but for justice. Equality is not justice and justice, It’s not equality.”
“And it’s unfair to attack someone for their color, for the shape of their body, etc.,” continues the 94-year-old singer. “So I defend Aya Nakamura because she is a woman who, in my opinion, is rejected by a category of people who see in her what I do not see.”
Patrick Bruel also gave him his support. “How would she not represent France?” he declared last week on BFMTV. “The problem with this kind of debate is that it takes the debate into bad territory that we would not like to hear. I would not like to imagine the reasons why there is this controversy.”
“In any case, I would be delighted to hear her sing Édith Piaf,” he added. “Plus, she will get out of her comfort zone, it will be a little different from what she does. And I’m sure she will have a lot of fun and so will we.”
Open investigation
Most listened to French-speaking singer in the world since Djadja in 2018, star with an international aura, Aya Nakamura was crowned last month at the Victoires de la Musique where she received the prize for female artist.
According to indiscretions from L’Express, Aya Nakamura could play Edith Piaf during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26. His possible participation in the event triggered attacks from Eric Zemmour and a small ultra-right group, Les Natifs.
An investigation was opened by the National Center for the Fight against Online Hate after a report from Licra denouncing racist publications targeting the singer.