Sunday, January 22, 2017

Luke Bryan Super Bowl

LUKE BRYAN TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

AT SUPER BOWL LI ON FOX 
Country music superstar LUKE BRYAN will sing the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl LI pregame festivities at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, February 5, the NFL and FOX announced today. The performance will be televised live on FOX prior to kickoff. 

The Super Bowl is annually the most-watched television program. Bryan’s performance of the National Anthem in Houston will be his first time appearing on the Super Bowl stage.  
Bryan is a two-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and has hosted the ACM Awards for four consecutive years. Since the debut of his first album in 2007, he has placed 17 singles at No.1 and sold nearly eight million albums. His fifth studio album, Kill The Lights, is certified Platinum and has sold 3.5 million tracks with over 400 million streams. 

Bryan joins the ranks of many great performers who have sang the Super Bowl National Anthem including:  Lady Gaga, Idina Menzel, Renee 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, Beyonce Knowles, Christina Aguilera and many more.

People Exclusive: Luke Bryan to Sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
 
(NEW YORK) -- For Luke Bryan there’s only one answer to the question, “Will you sing at theSuper Bowl?”

“I said, ‘Hell yes, I’ll do it!’ ” the country singer tells PEOPLE.

Bryan’s been tapped to sing the national anthem at the Feb. 5 event in Houston and despite the demanding nature of the tune, he has zero second thoughts about accepting the job.

“Is the anthem challenging? Yes. Is it nerve-wracking? Yes. But I moved to Nashville to follow my dreams and singing the national anthem on that stage doesn’t get any bigger.”

The performance is also one way to show his patriotism. “I never served in the military — that’s something I wish I had had the opportunity to do,” he says, “but I feel like this is my way of honoring my country. It’s a little chance to serve.”

The singer admits he is playing favorites among the final four teams vying for the Super Bowl spots. “I’ve to lean toward my Georgia roots,” the Leesburg native says. “I’m a huge Atlanta Falcons fan and it would be amazing if my Falcons make it.” But either way, “I’ll be focused on the anthem. And once I walk off that field and shake off that pressure, I’ll be ready to enjoy some football.”
Bryan isn’t the only musical act slated to entertain the crowd (and millions watching from home). Lady Gaga, who sang the national anthem last year, will perform during the half-time show.
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      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)