Monday, January 8, 2018

P!NK To Sing The National Anthem At 

Super Bowl LII On NBC

 

International superstar P!NK will sing the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl LII pregame festivities at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, February 4, the NFL and NBC announced today. The performance will be televised live on NBC prior to kickoff.

The Super Bowl is annually the most-watched television program. P!NK's performance of the National Anthem in Minneapolis will be her first time appearing on the Super Bowl stage.
The American singer, songwriter and actress has released seven studio albums, one greatest hits album, sold over 50 million albums equivalents, over 75 million singles, over 2.4 million DVDs worldwide and has had 15 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (four at #1). In addition, she is the recipient of three Grammy Awards (18 nominations), one Daytime Emmy Award, three Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, two MTV Europe Awards, two People's Choice Awards and was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2013. Her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma, debuted at #1 on Billboard's 200 chart and marked a career high for first week sales. The first single, "What About US" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance and reached #1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart earning her ninth leader on the chart, the most number-ones at the format for a female (second overall).  Her 2018 Beautiful Trauma World tour is set to kick off on March 1 in Phoenix.
P!NK joins the ranks of many great performers who have sang the Super Bowl National Anthem including: Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga, Idina Menzel, Renée Fleming, Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Whitney Houston, Harry Connick, Jr., Garth Brooks, Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Luther Vandross, Cher, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé Knowles, Christina Aguilera and many more.  (A complete list of National Anthem performers from past Super Bowls is listed below.) 
In addition, on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), actor and director ALEXANDRIA WAILES will perform in American Sign Language both the National Anthem and "America The Beautiful".
The NFL previously announced that JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE will headline the Pepsi Sugar Super Bowl LII Halftime Show. The pregame and halftime shows are an NFL NETWORK PRODUCTION and will be executive produced by RICKY KIRSHNER.
SUPER BOWL NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMERS
Super Bowl
Performer
Super Bowl     
Performer
Super Bowl I
Universities of Arizona & Michigan
Bands
Super Bowl
XXVII
Garth Brooks (Signed by Marlee Matlin)
Super Bowl II
Grambling University Band
Super Bowl
XXVIII
Natalie Cole with Atlanta University Center
Chorus (Signed by Courtney Keel Foley)
Super Bowl III
Anita Bryant (Pledge of Allegiance by
Apollo Astronauts)
Super Bowl XXIX
Kathie Lee Gifford (Signed by Heather
Whitestone)
Super Bowl IV
Al Hirt (Pledge of Allegiance by Astronauts)
Super Bowl XXX
Vanessa Williams (Signed by Mary Kim Titla)
Super Bowl V
Tommy Loy (trumpeter)
Super Bowl XXXI
Luther Vandross (Signed by Erika Schwarz)
Super Bowl VI
U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale
Super Bowl
XXXII
Jewel (Signed by Phyllis Frelich)
Super Bowl VII
Andy Williams & Little Angels of Holy
Angels Church (Chicago) Pledge of
Allegiance by Apollo 17 crew
Super Bowl
XXXIII
Cher (Signed by Speaking Hands)
Super Bowl VIII
Charlie Pride
Super Bowl
XXXIV
Faith Hill (Signed by Briarlake Elementary
School Signing Choir)
Super Bowl IX
Grambling University Band with Mardi
Gras Chorus
Super Bowl
XXXV
Backstreet Boys (Signed by Tom Cooney);
"America The Beautiful" performed by Ray
Charles
Super Bowl X
Tom Sullivan
Super Bowl
XXXVI
Mariah Carey (Signed by Joe Narcisse);
"America The Beautiful" performed by Mary J.
Blige & Marc Anthony
Super Bowl XI
Vicki Carr (America the Beautiful)
Super Bowl
XXXVII
Dixie Chicks (Signed by Janet Maxwell);
"God Bless America" performed by Celine Dion
Super Bowl XII
Phyllis Kelly of NE Louisiana State
University
Super Bowl
XXXVIII
Beyoncé Knowles (Signed by Suzanna Christy)
Super Bowl XIII
Colgate University Thirteen
Super Bowl XXXIX
More than 100 representatives from the four
branches of the military (Signed by Wesley
Tallent )
Super Bowl XIV
Cheryl Ladd
Super Bowl XL
Aaron Neville and Dr. John with Aretha Franklin
& Detroit based 150-member choir (Signed by
Angela LaGuardia of Michigan School for Deaf).
Super Bowl XV
Helen O'Connell
Super Bowl XLI
Billy Joel (Signed by Marlee Matlin and Jason
Hay-Southwell)
Super Bowl XVI
Diana Ross
Super Bowl XLII
Jordin Sparks (Signed by A Dreamer)
Super Bowl XVII
Leslie Easterbrook
Super Bowl XLIII
Jennifer Hudson (Signed by Kristen Santos)
Super Bowl XVIII
Barry Manilow
Super Bowl XLIV
Carrie Underwood (Signed by Kinesha Battles)
Super Bowl XIX
Children's Choir of San Francisco
Super Bowl XLV
Christina Aguilera (Signed by Candice Villesca)
Super Bowl XX
Wynton Marsalis
Super Bowl XLVI
Kelly Clarkson (Signed by Rachel Mazique)
Super Bowl XXI
Neil Diamond
Super Bowl
XLVII
Alicia Keys (Signed by John Maucere)
Super Bowl XXII
Herb Alpert
Super Bowl
XLVIII
Renée Fleming (Signed by Amber Zion)
Super Bowl XXIII
Billy Joel
Super Bowl XLIX
Idina Menzel (Signed by Treshelle Edmond)
Super Bowl XXIV
Aaron Neville
Super Bowl 50
Lady Gaga (Signed by Marlee Matlin)
Super Bowl XXV
Whitney Houston
Super Bowl LI
Luke Bryan (Signed by Kriston Pumphrey)
Super Bowl XXVI
Harry Connick, Jr. (Signed by Lori
Hilary)
Super Bowl LII
P!NK (Signed by Alexandria Wailes)
ABOUT P!NKSince her debut in 2000, P!NK has released 7 studio albums, 1 greatest hits album, sold over 50 million albums equivalents, over 75 million singles, over 2.4 million DVDs worldwide and has had 15 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (four at #1). In addition, she is the recipient of three Grammy Awards (18 nominations), one Daytime Emmy Award, three Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, two MTV Europe Awards, two People's Choice Awards, was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2013 and has sold out arenas all over the world.  Her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma, debuted at #1 on Billboard's 200 chart and marked a career high for first week sales.  Additionally, the album debuted at #1 in 10 other countries, on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart and Digital Albums Chart. The first single, "What About US" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance and reached #1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart earning her ninth leader on the chart, the most number-ones at the format for a female (second overall).  Her 2018 Beautiful Trauma World tour is set to kick off on March 1 in Phoenix.
P!NK is a huge supporter of various charities, including: Make-A-Wish Foundation, Autism Speaks, Human Rights Campaign and No Kid Hungry.  She remains on the UNICEF team as an Ambassador.
ABOUT ALEXANDRIA WAILESAlexandria Wailes is an accomplished actor, director, choreographer and American Sign Language (ASL) consultant. She recently performed as Stage Manager & Mrs. Gibbs in the Pasadena Playhouse/Deaf West Theatre production of Our Town. Her other Broadway credits include: Deaf West's Spring Awakening and Big River (Tony Honoree for Ensemble). Additional theater, television and film highlights of Wailes' career include the NY/Regional productions of: Mother Courage, A Kind Of Alaska, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Love Person, Sleeping Beauty Wakes (LA Ovation nominated) and Big River; television: 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', 'Nurse Jackie', 'Conviction'; film: 'The Hyperglot' and 'Always Chasing Love'; and webseries: 'High Maintenance' and 'Don't Shoot The Messenger'. Wailes has ASL directed and consulted interpreting teams in New York City for School of Rock, Kinky Boots, Sister Act, A Long Day's Journey In Night & Therese Raquin. She has also ASL interpreted Broadway's On Your Feet, ALADDIN, as well as Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella for Theatre Development Fund and the Public's King Lear & Taming of the Shrew for Hands On.
SOURCE NFL

 

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