20 People You Didn’t Know Sang ‘The National Anthem’ at the Super Bowl

Renee Fleming has been selected to sing ‘The National Anthem’ at this year’s Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. I bet you’ve never heard of her….. Fleming is an operatic soprano who is set to begin performances of Dvorak’s ‘Rusalka’ at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She’s a world renown singer that has already had her shot at singing ‘The National Anthem’ before a big game.  Fleming was picked to sing during the World Series in New York in 2003. Unfortunately, she flubbed the lyrics and had to ad-lib her way through the performance. This is her shot of redemption.

While Fleming will take care of this year’s Super Bowl, there have been a host of singers in previous Super Bowl’s you’ve probably heard of, but didn’t realize they had ‘The National Anthem’ duties.

Hit the next to check them out….

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Super Bowl XLVII – Alicia Keys

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Super Bowl XLVI – Kelly Clarkson

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Super Bowl XLV – Christina Aguilera

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Super Bowl XLIV – Carrie Underwood

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Super Bowl XLIII – Jennifer Hudson

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Super Bowl XLII – Jordin Sparks

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Super Bowl XLI – Billy Joel

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Super Bowl XL – Aretha Franklin & Aaron Neville

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Super Bowl XXXVIII – Beyonce

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Super Bowl XXXVII – Dixie Chicks

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Super Bowl XXXVI – Mariah Carey

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Super Bowl XXXV – Backstreet Boys

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Super Bowl XXXIII – Cher

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Super Bowl XXIX – Kathie Lee Gifford

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Super Bowl XXVII – Garth Brooks

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Super Bowl XXVI – Harry Connick, Jr.

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Super Bowl XXV – Whitney Houston

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Super Bowl XXI – Neil Diamond

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Super Bowl XVIII – Barry Manilow

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Super Bowl XVI – Diana Ross

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