Kim Kardashian Addresses Claims North Copied Viral Star ZaZa At Yeezy Show
By Peyton Blakemore
March 3, 2020
North West's performance at her dad Kanye West's latest Yeezy fashion show has the Internet talking.
On Monday (March 2), the 6-year-old took the stage at the Yeezy Season 8 presentation during Paris Fashion Week, surprising the fashion elite as she sang along to a track while models walked down the runway. North's mom, Kim Kardashian, made sure to capture the performance on her Instagram Story, sharing multiple videos of her baby girl's big moment.
However, shortly after Kim posted the videos, some on social media pointed out that North’s song sounded similar to “What I Do?” by young viral star ZaZa.
ZaZa's parents also noticed the similarities, which they noted in an Instagram post of their daughter's song and North's track, asking Kim and Kanye to "SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THE ORIGINAL FIRST!!!" They added, "We admire Kanye west, and adore his journey. However, we don’t wanna feel like our daughter’s journey in the world of entertainment is being STIFLED."
Kim later commented on their post, explaining that she "didn't mean to not give credit where credit was due."
“We love you, North is a huge fan and records in the studio all the time with her dad and is inspired by ZaZa and loves Lay Lay too!” she wrote. “Todays performance of North’s remix of ZaZa’s song was something she asked to do at the last minute and a complete surprise [...] Would love for the girls to meet soon. 💕”
The Keeping Up With Kardashian star additionally posted a photo from North's performance to her Instagram, crediting ZaZa for the song. "Shout out to [ZaZa]," Kim wrote. "North hopes you like the remix!!!"
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