Aya Nakamura thanks fans for support over Olympics racism as she wins awards
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French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all black women’ after backlash over rumoured Paris showThe French pop star Aya Nakamura, who found herself at the centre of a racist row after rumours she was going to sing at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, has thanked fans for their support after winning three big prizes at France’s Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop.“I’m very honoured because being a black artist and coming from the banlieue is very difficult,” Nakamura told the...

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