Puplished 9th June Ziggy Brand. Tickets for these concerts sold out in just 15 minutes in early February, earning her a "Gold Ticket", a distinction awarded to artists whose tickets sell out the fastest. In fact, she is the only French artist to have been awarded this title! A week later, she gave a remarkable performance of her best-known songs in the final of The Voice, broadcast on TF1, France's first and oldest national general interest television channel.
Despite her outstanding performance, Aya Nakamura has once again been the target of criticism. The most striking example of this lack of respect came from Nicoletta, a former French singer best known for her rendition of the song "Mamy Blue", who harshly criticised Aya, declaring:.
This insulting remark reveals the latent racism that surrounds Aya Nakamura's meteoric rise. Since the start of her career, this international star has been constantly attacked by a multitude of racist, sexist, and classist comments from detractors seeking to play down her talent or undermine her success. On social networks and in the traditional French media, these purveyors of hatred endeavour to ridicule, caricature and belittle her, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and prejudices.
French comedian Anne Roumanoff then took a stand in support of the singer. Her analysis sheds light on the underlying reasons for the contempt in which Aya is held in France:.
Yet these artists enjoy the freedom to dress, dance and perform their songs without their status as artists being called into question or described as "vulgar".
