The national anthem has gained more attention leading up to Super Bowl XLVII thanks to Beyonce lip-synching it at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration.
Alicia Keys will take centerfield today at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to perform the national anthem for Super Bowl XLVII. Coming off of Beyonce's lip-synching debacle at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, Keys will have quite a bit of pressure when it comes to her performance. Will she lip-synch? Will she pull a Christina Aguilera and forget the words?
The media is blowing the whole ordeal out of proportion and I believe Alicia Keys will deliver an amazing rendition of the national anthem – I do believe she will NOT lip-synch and will instead belt out her performance live.
While we are on the topic of Alicia Keys performing the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVII today, let's take a quick look at the history of performers starting at the very first Super Bowl in 1967:
Super Bowl National Anthem Performances:
- I - Universities of Arizona & Michigan Bands
- II - Grambling University Band
- III - Anita Bryant
- IV - Al Hirt
- V - Tommy Loy (trumpeter)
- VI - U.S. Air Force Academey Chorale
- VII - Little Angels of Holy Angels Church (Chicago)
- VIII - Charlie Pride
- IX - Grambling University Band
- X - Tom Sullivan
- XI - Vicki Carr (America the Beautiful)
- XII - Phyllis Kelly of NE Louisiana State University
- XIII - The Colgate Thirteen
- XIV - Cheryl Ladd
- XV - Helen O'Connell
- XVI - Diana Ross
- XVII - Leslie Esterbrook
- XVIII - Barry Manilow
- XIX - Children's Choir of San Francisco
- XX - Wynton Marsalis
- XXI - Neil Diamond
- XXII - Herb Alpert
- XXIII - Billy Joel
- XXIV - Aaron Neville
- XXV - Whitney Houston
- XXVI - Harry Connick, Jr.
- XXVII - Garth Brooks
- XXVIII - Natalie Cole
- XXIX - Kathie Lee Gifford
- XXX - Vanessa Williams
- XXXI - Luther Vandross
- XXXII - Jewel
- XXXIII - Cher
- XXXIV - Faith Hill
- XXXV - Backstreet Boys
- XXXVI - Mariah Carey
- XXXVII - Dixie Chicks
- XXXVIII - Beyonce Knowles
- XXXIX - Combined choirs of the U.S. Naval Academey, U.S. Air Force Academey, U.S. Military Academey at West Point, U.S. Coast Guard Academey and U.S. Army Herald Trumpets.
- XL - Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin and Dr. John
- XLI - Billy Joel
- XLII - Jordin Sparks
- XLIII - Jennifer Hudson
- XLIV - Carrie Underwood
- XLV - Christina Aguilera
- XLVI - Kelly Clarkson
- XLVII - Alicia Keys
Make sure you tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m. EST on CBS to watch the Baltimore Ravens take on the San Francisco 49'ers in Super Bowl XLVII – the game will be broadcast live from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
CBS will also be providing a Super Bowl 2013 live stream for those of you who are unable to get to a television.
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