Who is Ingrid Andress? Artist sang national anthem at the Home Run Derby
Ingrid Andress talks about the creation of Lady Like
Ingrid Andress, the country star who sang the national anthem before the MLB Home Run Derby, talks about the creation of Lady Like.
On Monday evening, country singer Ingrid Andress opened the 2024 Home Run Derby with a sensational rendition of the national anthem that sparked widespread reactions on social media.
At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Andress kicked off the Major League Baseball event after an introduction by Marcello Hernández. The “Saturday Night Live” comedian warmed up the crowd before Andress’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy nominee from Nashville then took the field to perform the anthem.
After the performance of the anthem, social media users were in uproar.
Reactions to the performance of the anthem at the Home Run Derby
Major points of criticism were Andress’s high notes and the “cursive singing”, although the performance was overall “interesting”.
Many social media users pounced on Andress, saying that her performance finally surpassed Fergie’s performance at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in terms of being more tragic.
One X-user wrote: “Fergie watches Ingrid Andress take the title for worst national anthem ever.”
Another user said: “Good news: We all now know who Ingrid Andress is. Bad news: That was possibly the worst rendition of the national anthem in sports history.”
So – who is the woman behind this interpretation of the anthem?
Who is Ingrid Andress, the singer behind the national anthem performance?
Andress is a 32-year-old Colorado native and country singer.
Andress attended Berklee College of Music, dropped out due to frustration with the curriculum, performed in an a cappella group on NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” and then graduated.
She then moved to Nashville in 2013.
Andress focused on writing songs for other artists, such as Charli XCX’s 2017 song “Boys” and Bebe Rexha’s 2019 song “Girl in the Mirror.”
Andress released her breakthrough single “More Hearts Than Mine” in 2019, which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
She has now received four Grammy nominations, including Best Country Song, Best Country Album, Best New Artist 2021 and Best Country Duo/Group Performance 2023 for the song “Wishful Drinking” with Sam Hunt.
Listeners may know Andress from the songs “Bed on Fire,” where she sings together with Teddy Swims, “Feel Like This,” and “Lady Like.”
Andress’ latest release is the April song “Good As Gone” featuring Marc Scibilia, a singer-songwriter from New York.
More: Ingrid Andress reflects on the pains of growth and self-discovery on her new album “Good Person”
Watch Ingrid Andress sing the National Anthem at the Home Run Derby
To learn more about Ingrid Andress, visit ingridandress.com.
Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter for The Tennessean. Reach her at [email protected].
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