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Diana Ross The 49ers Here's a glimpse at the history of national anthem at the Super Bowl, including the best and worst performances all time, Diana Ross: XVII: 1983: Leslie Easterbrook: XVIII: 1984: Celebrities who sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl from Diana Ross in 1982 to Reba McEntire in 2024. Diana Ross 1982: Super Bowl XVI. The Queen of Motown Records was, well, a supremely fitting choice for the start of the celebrity-singing-the-National Anthem trend. Back in the early 1980s, she was burning up the charts with hits like “Upside Down,” “I’m Coming Out,” and her duet with Lionel Richie, “Endless Love.” The first pop singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl was Diana Ross in 1982. 4. Barry Manilow became the first male pop singer to perform the Super Bowl national anthem in 1984. Diana Ross. XVII. 1983. Leslie Easterbrook. XVIII. In 1993, Garth Brooks was nearing the height of his popularity and was booked to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl XXVII. Here are our picks for the most memorable Super Bowl national anthem performances of all time. 01 of 33. Cheryl Ladd, Super Bowl XIV (1980) Diana Ross, Super Bowl XVI (1982) From Whitney Houston and Diana Ross to Lady Gaga and Mickey Guyton, see some of the most memorable pop star performances of the national anthem at the Super Bowl through the years. However, in 1982, the legendary Diana Ross performed for Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac, Michigan, kicking off a list of music icons who've given us their rendition of the patriotic song. 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 The league’s first foray into having pop artists sing the National Anthem came in 1982 when Diana Ross performed.” Indeed, a look at the history of National Anthem performances during the Super Bowl’s more than 40-year history shows Diana Ross as the first hugely popular music star to kick-off the football game with this important song. This year’s national anthem singer will be New Orleans native Jon Batiste, where the over/under is rumored at 120.5 second or 2:00.50 minutes. Here’s how he’ll compare to the singers who preceded him. Past Super Bowl national anthem singers by year. Each singer is listed with the national anthem over/under per Sportsbook Review since 1990. In 2024, Reba McEntire performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LVIII. McEntire sang the anthem at 1:35, which was the shortest amount of time since Kelly Clarkson in 2012. Clarkson’s performance lasted 1:34, the shortest in the previous 17 years. The national anthem has gone two or more minutes eight times in the previous 12 Super Bowls. Along with some gentle guitarwork grounding his powerhouse voice, Chris Stapleton's Super Bowl pre-game performance in 2023 was truly a special moment. Simple yet still laden with emotion, Stapleton's performance is pretty much the ideal country take on the National Anthem. Watch Now The first pop singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl was Diana Ross in 1982. 4. Barry Manilow became the first male pop singer to perform the Super Bowl national anthem in 1984. Jon Batiste, on the other hand, will be making his Super Bowl debut as the National Anthem singer on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Super Bowl LIX. Diana Ross celebrating 30 years of the Super Bowl with Ross had previously performed the national anthem at Super Bowl XVI in 1982. The singer had developed a show which would last for a duration of thirteen-and-a-half minutes. Broadcaster NBC demanded that she shorten the performance to twelve minutes. Diana Ross - Super Bowl Halftime Show, 1996#DianaRoss #SuperBowl #Halftimeshow #SuperBowlHalftimeShow Watch Super Bowl Halftime Show Perfomance In 2004, NFL organizers offered Beyoncé this choice for a Super Bowl performance in her native Houston: halftime show or national anthem. She elected to fulfill a childhood dream, and chose the It mark ed the first time that a Super Bowl was held at a cold-weather city. Super Bowl XVI also became one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history, with more than 85 million viewers. The 49ers defeated the Bengals by the score of 26–21 to win their first Super Bowl. Both teams were making their first Super Bowl appearance.
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