Aya Nakamura enters the Grévin Museum

"I think I'm one of the first 'darkskin' people in France to be at the Grévin Museum," said the 30-year-old Franco-Malian star upon discovering the statue in his image.

"I never thought I'd be inspiring by being myself," she added to a packed house, which included star dancer Guillaume Diop and rapper Doums.

Her wax double, which the singer describes as "one of the most successful" in the museum, is wearing a brown corset dress by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Six months of work were needed to create the statue of the singer of "Pookie" and "Copines," explained the Grévin, adding that the public could discover it as early as Friday.

With more than 800,000 visitors per year, the Parisian museum is welcoming music personalities such as Clara Luciani, DJ Snake and Vianney this year.

With her catchy melodies, which oscillate between R'n'B and pop sprinkled with Afro or Caribbean rhythms, Aya Nakamura has found the recipe for making hits.

His career took off in 2018 with "Djadja," the music video for which now has over a billion views on YouTube.

The multi-award-winning artist hasn't released an album since "DNK" in 2023, but she made a name for herself by performing at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July, performing in a medley with the Republican Guard.

However, rumors surrounding her planned participation in the Olympics had triggered a wave of cyberbullying. On June 4, the Paris Criminal Court requested up to four months in prison in the trial of 13 people close to the far-right Identitarian movement, who were being tried for racist insults against the singer during this period.