The French singer who made headlines by performing half-naked in a blue mesh outfit at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics recently appeared fully nude on a visible radio show.
On Thursday, Philippe Katerine, a regular guest on Radio France Inter, entered the studio with only a white towel covering his private parts. Once seated, where the table hid his lower half, he even placed the towel on the adjacent chair.
The male and female hosts could not contain their laughter. The female host even covered her eyes and turned her head away.
Katerine, who will appear on this radio program every Thursday morning, explained, “When they offered me this spot, they asked me to sing my song Nude. It wouldn’t make sense to wear clothes while singing that song.”
He added, “If this is shocking, just imagine that my entire body is painted to match my skin tone. Don’t we see what we choose to see?” He then sang his song naked.
The song’s lyrics reflect the idea that if people lived naked as they were born, there would be no wars, no disparity between rich and poor, and it would not matter whether one is thin or fat. The song critiques human greed and the wars and comparisons that arise from it. In the music video for this song, both Katerine and the musicians appear naked.
Following the Olympic opening ceremony performance, when some criticized his excessive act, Katerine defended his lyrics in media interviews, stating they were inspired by the Gaza Strip conflict and the war in Ukraine and aimed to convey a message of peace.
