Super Bowl National Anthem

Superbowl National Anthem

Singing the Super Bowl National Anthem is an honor, a lot of artists (and non-artists) dream about. For Super Bowl 2013, Alicia Keys will be the singer, who will perform in front of Millions.

On this page we compiled a list of performers (and other super bowl facts), who performed the U.S. national anthem at the Super Bowl over the years.

The national anthem, also know under its title "The Star-Spangled Banner", has been performed at every Super Bowl except for Superbowl XI, when Vikki Carr sang "America the Beautiful" instead. On occasion (more recently), the Superbowl National Anthem has been preceded by "America the Beautiful,". In the very early years of the Superbowl, the Pledge of Allegiance preceded the Superbowl Anthem.

Whitney Houston 's performance at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, during the Gulf War, was globally recognized as one of the best renditions of the U.S. national anthem in history. The performance of this Super Bowl National Anthem was so successful, that in February 1991, it was released as a single that appeared on the album Whitney: The Greatest Hits. Shortly after 9/11, the performance and was re-released as a single.

Faith Hill's Super Bowl XXXIV Super Bowl National Anthem rendition proved popular in country radio. Following 9/11, her version entered the Country singles chart at number 35, despite not being released as an official single. It would re-enter the same chart at number 49 in July 2002, and enjoys recurrent airplay today.

Super Bowl	Year	Venue	Performer(s)
I	1967	L.A. Coliseum	University of Arizona & University of Michigan Marching Bands
II	1968	Orange Bowl, Miami, FL	Grambling State University Marching Band
III	1969	Orange Bowl, Miami, FL	Anita Bryant
IV	1970	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA	Al Hirt
V	1971	Orange Bowl, Miami, FL	Tommy Loy (Trumpeter)
VI	1972	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA	U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale
VII	1973	L.A. Coliseum	Little Angels (Children's Choir) of Chicago's Holy Angels Church
VIII	1974	Rice Stadium, Houston, TX	Charley Pride
IX	1975	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA	Grambling State University Marching Band
X	1976	Orange Bowl, Miami, FL	Tom Sullivan
XI	1977	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Vikki Carr sang "America the Beautiful"
XII	1978	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Phyllis Kelly of Northeast Louisiana State University
XIII	1979	Orange Bowl, Miami, FL	The Colgate Thirteen
XIV	1980	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Cheryl Ladd
XV	1981	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Wyatt Metty
XVI	1982	Silverdome, Pontiac, MI	Diana Ross
XVII	1983	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Leslie Easterbrook
XVIII	1984	Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL	Barry Manilow
XIX	1985	Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA	San Francisco Boys Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus
XX	1986	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Wynton Marsalis
XXI	1987	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Neil Diamond
XXII	1988	Jack Murphy (Qualcomm) Stadium, San Diego, CA	Herb Alpert (trumpet, to date last instrumental performance at the Super Bowl)
XXIII	1989	Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL	Billy Joel
XXIV	1990	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Aaron Neville
XXV	1991	Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL	Whitney Houston and The Florida Orchestra, directed by Jahja Ling
XXVI	1992	Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN	Harry Connick, Jr. American Sign Language (ASL) performed by Lori Hilary
XXVII	1993	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Garth Brooks ASL performed by Marlee Matlin
XXVIII	1994	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA	Natalie Cole ASL performed by Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Courtney Keel Foley
XXIX	1995	Joe Robbie Stadium/Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL	Kathie Lee Gifford ASL performed by Miss America Heather Whitestone
XXX	1996	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ	Vanessa L. Williams ASL performed by Mary Kim Titla
XXXI	1997	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Luther Vandross ASL performed by Erika Rachael Schwarz (Miss Louisiana 1996)
XXXII	1998	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA	Jewel ASL performed by Phyllis Frelich
XXXIII	1999	Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL	Cher ASL performed by Speaking Hands
XXXIV	2000	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA	Faith Hill ASL performed by Briarlake Elementary School Singing Choir
XXXV	2001	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL	Backstreet Boys ASL performed by Tom Cooney
XXXVI	2002	Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Mariah Carey ASL performed by New Orleans Police Officer Joe Narcisse
XXXVII	2003	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA	Dixie Chicks ASL performed by Janet Maxwell
XXXVIII	2004	Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX	Beyoncé ASL performed by Suzanna Christy
XXXIX	2005	ALLTEL Stadium, Jacksonville, FL	Combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. ASL performed by Wesley Tallent
XL	2006	Ford Field, Detroit, MI	Aaron Neville and Aretha Franklin , Piano accompaniment by Dr. John, ASL performed by Angela LaGuardia
XLI	2007	Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL	Billy Joel ASL performed by Marlee Matlin
XLII	2008	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ	Jordin Sparks ASL performed by A Dreamer (of Phoenix College)
XLIII	2009	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL	Jennifer Hudson ASL performed by Kristen Santos
XLIV	2010	Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL	Carrie Underwood ASL performed by Kinesha Battles
XLV	2011	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX	Christina Aguilera ASL performed by Candice Villesca
XLVI	2012	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN	Kelly Clarkson ASL performed by
XLVII	2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA	Alicia Keys ASL performed by

As you can see, there were many artists out there that sang the Super Bowl National Anthem each year. It's exciting to see and hear the patriotic Super Bowl National Anthem and often we wait for some 'fault pas' like the one by Christina Aguilera during Super Bowl XLV in 2011. She put her own spin on the words to the Star-Spangled Banner. Instead of singing the song's fourth line with the correct words - "O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?" - Aguilera sang, "What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last gleaming?"

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