Story no.52OngoingSociety +1LowSeine-Saint-Denis23 Oct → 27 Oct3 facts · 14 art.
Modified La Marseillaise during NFL match at Stade de France in Saint-Denis
On October 23, 2026, the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture recalls reinforced access rules at Stade de France for the NFL match scheduled for Sunday. On October 25, before this match, singer and violist Nina Tonji performs a modified version of La Marseillaise, replacing "impure blood" with "united blood". On October 26, a controversy emerges after this performance during the first regular-season NFL game held at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, the anthem having been truncated.
11 articles of rated outlets · 3 unrated outside the bar · 11 sources (14 art.) · the three sides talk about it · outlets: left 1, centre 2, right 7
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All three sides report the modification of La Marseillaise before the NFL match at Stade de France, but the left emphasizes the singer and the criticisms, the center focuses on the fact and the controversy, and the right on the modification of the anthem and political reactions.
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Highlights Nina Tonji's performance, presented as Canadian, and the criticisms she faces, with quotation of the modified lyrics. The context of the first NFL game at Stade de France is mentioned.
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Presents the modification of one word as a fact triggering a controversy. RMC/BFMTV adds the context of the match and the audience.
Right
Emphasizes the modification of La Marseillaise, the heated controversy and the reactions, including the political condemnation cited by CNews. Several headlines take up "Don't touch La Marseillaise" or evoke a "truncated Marseillaise".
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 27 Oct, 08h15
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