Nicole Henry Croons The “Star Spangled Banner” At Orange Bowl

Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jazz singer Nicole Henry performed at an unusual platform for the display of her talents. After all, not many jazz songs go down particularly well with a football game. On the other hand, she was there to sing the American national anthem. Equally surprisingly, however, this was not the first time that Nicole Henry was performing prior to a match. However, according to her own admission, this was the first in some ways, though. She had never before performed before a congregation this big.

The highly gifted singer, who was born in Pennsylvania but is currently based in Miami, was invited to perform the “Star Spangled Banner” prior to the beginning of the Orange Bowl in Miami. The game was scheduled to be held between the University of Iowa and the Georgia Tech University. The singer admitted that performing at such an occasion gives her a whole lot of hitherto unreceived exposure. She performed before a congregation of approximately 75,000 people, who had assembled to watch the game at the Land Sharks Stadium.

Moreover, a million more watched her on their television screens throughout the country. Despite having performed before at various other games, like the Miami Heat, Nicole Henry admits that it makes her nervous. In fact, so much so that she asks someone to stand beside her on the wings just to talk to her before she goes up on the stage, to keep the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling at bay. She admits that singing the national anthem is a good experience, as she feels that it has a note of intimacy to it, more like the jazz songs she is accustomed to sing.

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