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KELLY CLARKSON TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM;
BLAKE SHELTON & MIRANDA LAMBERT TO SING
“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”
AT SUPER BOWL XLVI ON NBC
SUPER BOWL XLVI PREGAME SHOW TO FEATURE
LENNY KRAVITZ & THE FRAY
KELLY
CLARKSON
will sing the National Anthem and BLAKE SHELTON
and MIRANDA LAMBERT will sing “America The
Beautiful”
as part of
Super Bowl XLVI pregame festivities at Lucas Oil Stadium
in Indianapolis on Sunday,
February 5, the NFL and NBC announced today. The
performance will be televised live on NBC prior to
kickoff.
In addition,
LENNY
KRAVITZ
and THE
FRAY will help kick off Super Bowl XLVI
as part of the pregame festivities at Lucas Oil
Stadium.
More than 162 million viewers in the U.S. watched last
year’s Super Bowl,
the
most-watched television program in history.
The pregame show, including the National Anthem and
“America The Beautiful,” and Super Bowl XLVI will be
broadcast worldwide.
Clarkson
will make her Super Bowl debut. She is among many great
performers who have been honored with singing the Super
Bowl National Anthem including: Billy Joel, Diana Ross,
Neil Diamond, Whitney Houston, Harry Connick, Jr., Garth
Brooks, Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Luther Vandross,
Jewel, Cher, Faith Hill, the Backstreet Boys, Mariah
Carey, Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé Knowles,
Christina Aguilera and
many more. (See below for a complete list of
National Anthem performers from past Super Bowls.)
Shelton & Lambert join VICKI CARR (Super Bowl
XI), RAY CHARLES (Super Bowl XXXV), MARY J.
BLIGE &
MARC
ANTHONY
(Super Bowl XXXVI), ALICIA KEYS (Super Bowl
XXXIX), FAITH HILL (Super Bowl XLIII), QUEEN
LATIFAH (Super Bowl XLIV) and LEA MICHELE
(Super Bowl XLVI) as the only artists to perform the
song at the Super Bowl.
The NFL previously announced that MADONNA will
perform in the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime
Show.
The pregame and halftime shows are
an NFL
NETWORK PRODUCTION and will be executive produced by
RICKY KIRSHNER.
SUPER BOWL NATIONAL ANTHEM HONOR ROLL
|
Super
Bowl |
Performer |
Super
Bowl |
Performer |
|
Super Bowl I |
Universities of Arizona & Michigan Bands |
Super Bowl XXIV |
Aaron Neville |
|
Super Bowl II |
Grambling University Band |
Super Bowl XXV |
Whitney Houston |
|
Super Bowl III |
Anita Bryant (Pledge of Allegiance by Apollo
Astronauts) |
Super Bowl XXVI |
Harry Connick, Jr. (Signed by Lori Hilary) |
|
Super Bowl IV |
Al Hirt (Pledge of Allegiance by Astronauts) |
Super Bowl XXVII |
Garth Brooks (Signed by Marlee Matlin) |
|
Super Bowl V |
Tommy Loy (trumpeter) |
Super Bowl XXVIII |
Natalie Cole with Atlanta University Center
Chorus (Signed by Courtney Keel Foley) |
|
Super Bowl VI |
U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale |
Super Bowl XXIX |
Kathie Lee Gifford (Signed by Heather
Whitestone) |
|
Super Bowl VII |
Andy Williams & Little Angels of Holy Angels
Church (Chicago) Pledge of Allegiance by
Apollo 17 crew |
Super Bowl XXX |
Vanessa Williams (Signed by Mary Kim Titla) |
|
Super Bowl VIII |
Charlie Pride |
Super Bowl XXXI |
Luther Vandross (Signed by Erika Schwarz) |
|
Super Bowl IX |
Grambling University Band with Mardi Gras
Chorus |
Super Bowl XXXII |
Jewel (Signed by Phyllis Frelich) |
|
Super Bowl X |
Tom Sullivan |
Super Bowl XXXIII |
Cher (Signed by Speaking Hands) |
|
Super Bowl XI |
Vicki Carr (America the Beautiful) |
Super Bowl XXXIV |
Faith Hill (Signed by Briarlake Elementary
School Signing Choir) |
|
Super Bowl XII |
Phyllis Kelly of NE Louisiana State
University |
Super
Bowl XXXV |
Backstreet Boys (Signed by Tom Cooney);
"America The Beautiful" performed by Ray
Charles |
|
Super Bowl XIII |
Colgate University Thirteen |
Super Bowl XXXVI |
Mariah Carey (Signed by Joe Narcisse);
“America The Beautiful” performed by Mary J.
Blige & Marc Anthony |
|
Super Bowl XIV |
Cheryl Ladd |
Super Bowl XXXVII |
Dixie Chicks (Signed by Janet Maxwell);
“God Bless America” performed by Celine Dion |
|
Super Bowl XV |
Helen O’Connell |
Super Bowl XXXVIII |
Beyoncé Knowles (Signed by Suzanna Christy) |
|
Super Bowl XVI |
Diana Ross |
Super Bowl XXXIX |
More than 100 representatives from the four
branches of the military (Signed by Wesley
Tallent ) |
|
Super Bowl XVII |
Leslie Easterbrook |
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 XVIII
|
Barry Manilow
|
Super Bowl XLI |
Billy Joel (Signed by
Marlee Matlin and Jason Hay-Southwell)
|
|
Super Bowl XIX |
Children’s Choir of San
Francisco
|
Super Bowl XLII |
Jordin Sparks (Signed by
A Dreamer)
|
|
Super Bowl XX |
Wynton Marsalis
|
Super Bowl XLIII |
Jennifer Hudson
|
|
Super Bowl XXI |
Neil Diamond
|
Super Bowl XLIV |
Carrie Underwood
|
|
Super Bowl XXII
|
Herb Alpert |
Super Bowl XLV |
Christina Aguilera
|
|
Super Bowl XXIII
|
Billy Joel |
Super Bowl XLVI |
Kelly Clarkson
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