List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl

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The U.S. national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" has been performed at all but one Super Bowl since its first year in 1967; Vikki Carr sang "America the Beautiful" in place of the anthem at Super Bowl XI in 1977. Since Super Bowl XVI in 1982 (except 2005), famous singers or music groups have performed the anthem at the vast majority of Super Bowl games and was accompanied by an American Sign Language (ASL) performer since Super Bowl XXVI in 1992.

Beginning with Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, "America the Beautiful" is sung before the national anthem every year and is followed by the presentation of the colors and a military flyover preceded the anthem. Beginning in 2021, "Lift Every Voice And Sing" was sung prior to "America the Beautiful" and the national anthem in honor of Black History Month. Some early Super Bowls featured marching bands performing the anthem and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Performances

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No.	Yearly	Venue	Performer(s)^[1]
I	1967	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, California	The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band, and UCLA choir
II	1968	Orange Bowl, Miami	GSU Tiger Marching Band
III	1969	Orange Bowl, Miami	Lloyd Geisler of the Washington National Symphony Orchestra (trumpet)^[2] An NFL.com reference (^[1]) states that Anita Bryant performed the anthem, but NBC's broadcast of game, available from the Paley Center for Media's collection, shows that Geisler performed it.
IV	1970	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans	Doc Severinsen,^[3] Pat O'Brien (actor who played Knute Rockne, performed in spoken word),^[3] Southern University Band^[4]
V	1971	Orange Bowl, Miami	Tommy Loy (trumpet)
VI	1972	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans	U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale
VII	1973	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Little Angels (children's choir) of Chicago's Holy Angels Church
VIII	1974	Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas	Charley Pride
IX	1975	Tulane Stadium, New Orleans	New Orleans Chapter of the Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America--Chorus (2)
X	1976	Orange Bowl, Miami	Tom Sullivan
XI	1977	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	None (Vikki Carr sang "America the Beautiful")
XII	1978	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans	Phyllis Kelly of Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe)
XIII	1979	Orange Bowl, Miami	The Colgate Thirteen
XIV	1980	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Cheryl Ladd
XV	1981	Superdome, New Orleans	Helen O'Connell
XVI	1982	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan	Diana Ross
XVII	1983	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Leslie Easterbrook
XVIII	1984	Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida	Barry Manilow
XIX	1985	Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California	San Francisco Boys Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Piedmont Children's Chorus, and San Francisco Children's Chorus
XX	1986	Superdome, New Orleans	Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
XXI	1987	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Neil Diamond
XXII	1988	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego	Herb Alpert (trumpet)
XXIII	1989	Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami	Billy Joel
XXIV	1990	Superdome, New Orleans	Aaron Neville
XXV	1991	Tampa Stadium, Tampa	Whitney Houston with Florida Orchestra directed by Jahja Ling
XXVI	1992	Metrodome, Minneapolis	Harry Connick Jr. ASL (American Sign Language): Lori Hilary
XXVII	1993	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Garth Brooks ASL: Marlee Matlin
XXVIII	1994	Georgia Dome, Atlanta	Natalie Cole ASL: Courtney Keel Foley
XXIX	1995	Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami	Kathie Lee Gifford ASL: Heather Whitestone
XXX	1996	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona	Vanessa Williams ASL: Mary Kim Titla
XXXI	1997	Superdome, New Orleans	Luther Vandross ASL: Erika Rachael Schwarz
XXXII	1998	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego	Jewel ASL: Phyllis Frelich
XXXIII	1999	Pro Player Stadium, Miami	Cher ASL: Speaking Hands
XXXIV	2000	Georgia Dome, Atlanta	Faith Hill ASL: Briarlake Elementary School Signing Choir
XXXV	2001	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	Backstreet Boys ASL: Tom Cooney
XXXVI	2002	Superdome, New Orleans	Mariah Carey ASL: Joe Narcisse
XXXVII	2003	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego	Dixie Chicks ASL: Janet Maxwell
XXXVIII	2004	Reliant Stadium, Houston	Beyoncé ASL: Suzanna Christy
XXXIX	2005	Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida	Combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy (2), and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets ASL: Wesley Tallent
XL	2006	Ford Field, Detroit	Aaron Neville (2) and Aretha Franklin Dr. John (piano accompaniment) ASL: Angela LaGuardia
XLI	2007	Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida	Billy Joel (2) ASL: Marlee Matlin (2)
XLII	2008	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona	Jordin Sparks ASL: A Dreamer^[5]
XLIII	2009	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	Jennifer Hudson ASL: Kristen Santos
XLIV	2010	Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens	Carrie Underwood ASL: Kinesha Battles
XLV	2011	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas	Christina Aguilera ASL: Candice Villesca^[6]
XLVI	2012	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis	Kelly Clarkson ASL: Rachel Mazique^[7]
XLVII	2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans	Alicia Keys^[8] ASL: John Maucere^[9]
XLVIII	2014	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey	Renée Fleming ASL: Amber Zion
XLIX	2015	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona^[10]	Idina Menzel ASL: Treshelle Edmond^[11]
50	2016	Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California	Lady Gaga ASL: Marlee Matlin (3)^[12]
LI	2017	NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas	Luke Bryan ASL: Kriston Lee Pumphrey^[13]
LII	2018	U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota	Pink ASL: Alexandria Wailes^[14]
LIII	2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia	Gladys Knight ASL: Aarron Loggins
LIV	2020	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens	Demi Lovato ASL: Christine Sun Kim
LV	2021	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan ASL: Warren Snipe
LVI	2022	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California	Mickey Guyton ASL: Sandra Mae Frank
LVII	2023	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona	Chris Stapleton ASL: Troy Kotsur
LVIII	2024	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada	Reba McEntire ASL: Daniel Durant
LIX	2025	Caesars Superdome, New Orleans	Jon Batiste ASL: Stephanie Nogueras

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Multiple and hometown performances

Acts that have performed three times:

Marlee Matlin (ASL), (XXVII, XLI, and 50)

Acts that have performed two times:

GSU Tiger Marching Band (II and IX)
Billy Joel (XXIII and XLI)
Aaron Neville (XXIV and XL)
U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale^[15] (VI and XXXIX)

Singers that performed in or near their hometown metropolitan area:

Beyoncé (XXXVIII, Houston)
Aretha Franklin (XL, Detroit)
Al Hirt (IV, New Orleans)
Aaron Neville (XXIV, New Orleans)
Diana Ross (XVI, Detroit)
Backstreet Boys (XXXV, Tampa)
Jordin Sparks (XLII, Phoenix)
Gladys Knight (LIII, Atlanta)
Jon Batiste (LIX, New Orleans)

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Notable performances

The performance by Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, during the Gulf War, has been for many years regarded as one of the best renditions ever.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21] It was released as a single a few weeks later, appeared on the album Whitney: The Greatest Hits, and was re-released as a single in 2001 shortly after the September 11 attacks.

The 1992 performance marked the first time American Sign Language was used alongside the lead singer.

Faith Hill performed the anthem at Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000.^[22] Following the September 11 attacks, her version entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 35.^[23]

Controversies

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Since 1993 (except 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2017 when the national anthem was sung acapella), the NFL has required performers to supply a backup track during the national anthem.^[16] This came after Garth Brooks walked out of the stadium prior to his XXVII performance. Only 45 minutes before kickoff, he refused to take the stage, due to a dispute with NBC. Brooks requested that the network premiere the music video for his new single "We Shall Be Free" during the pregame. The network chose not to air the video, due to content some felt was disturbing imagery. Brooks had also refused to pre-record the anthem, which meant the league had nothing to play if he left. Television producers spotted Jon Bon Jovi in the grandstands, and were prepared to use him as a replacement. After last-minute negotiations, NBC agreed to air a clip of the video during the broadcast of the game,^[24] and Brooks was coaxed back into the stadium and sang.^[21]

Following the "wardrobe malfunction" controversy during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, all scheduled performers for Super Bowl XXXIX were chosen under heavy scrutiny.^[25] Game organizers decided not to use a popular music vocalist.^[26] The combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets were invited to perform. This was the first time since the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon in 1973 that all four service academies sang together.^[15]^[27]

Two days after Super Bowl XLIII, it was revealed that Jennifer Hudson also had lip synced.^[16]

At the beginning of Super Bowl XLV, Christina Aguilera sang the lyrics incorrectly. Instead of singing "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming", the pop star sang "What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last gleaming".^[28]^[29] According to the New York Times, she also changed "gleaming" to "reaming".^[30]

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Other patriotic performances

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The following Super Bowls featured other patriotic performances besides the national anthem. Since 2009, "America the Beautiful" is sung before the national anthem.^[31]