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Listen, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a hard song to sing, and doing so in front of 100 million people requires an admirable amount of courage. But not everybody did it as well as others.
Jackie Evancho already has her work cut out for her when she performs the National Anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration. But the 16-year-old singer has to hit all the notes too (watch her ...
Lucy Monroe sang the national anthem for every Opening Day and World Series held at Yankee Stadium from 1945 through 1960. [7] Robert Merrill sang the national anthem at seven World Series games: at Game 3 of the 1976, 1978 and 1999 World Series, at the 1977, 1981 and 1996 World Series openers and at Game 2 of the 1998 World Series. [citation ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
Others compared her performance to Fergie’s 2018 performance of the national anthem at an NBA game, which has been denounced as one of the worst versions for years. Now, critics are saying they ...
The Best National Anthem in 40 Years of Super Bowl History. [50] #2 Ranked second on the list, writing "Whitney Houston had a memorable rendition before Super Bowl XXV while the country was at war with Iraq during Desert Storm," following The US Air Force Academy Chorale's performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl VI. August 11, 2009 Blender
“One of the worst national anthem renditions ever.” A four-time Grammy nominee, Andress has racked up several hits and collaborated with Sam Hunt on her 2021 song “Wishful Drinking."
The Olympic Charter of 1920 introduced the ritual of playing the national anthems of the gold medal winners. From this time, the playing of national anthems became increasingly popular at international sporting events, creating an incentive for such nations that did not yet have an officially defined national anthem to introduce one. [a]