Anthem singer shocks fans at MLB Home Run Derby

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One social media user nicknamed the song “Star Strangled Banner,” and we agree that’s as apt a description as any for the latest botched national anthem at a sporting event.

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This work comes from a supposed four-time Grammy nominee, which just makes us wonder if we mere mortals could get Grammy recognition if we wanted to.

Rising American country star Ingrid Andress took the microphone and sang her rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner before the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night in Arlington, Texas, which is part of the All-Star Game festivities.

Let’s just say she wasn’t exactly a hit.

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“4-time Grammy nominee. 0-time winner and we all know why,” said one predictably ruthless social media commenter on X.

“Probably the worst thing we’ve ever heard,” added another.

“Fergie sounded like Whitney Houston,” said another user, referring to the Black Eyed Peas singer’s most brutal rendition of the national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.

It should be noted that Andress is not the first to score a losing result while singing the national anthem in front of a televised audience, and she will not be the last.

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Christian Kramer’s interpretation of O Canada comes to mind immediately. He forgot the lyrics in the middle of the song and tried to improvise, which he failed miserably at a Buffalo Sabres game last November.

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Greg Bartholomew will always be one of the favorites among the terrible performances, because when it came to his throw before a CFL game in Las Vegas in the 1990s, everything was up for grabs.

Before a San Diego Padres game in 1990, Roseanne Barr attempted to hit the high notes at the end of the US national anthem, and it is no wonder that the singing of this anthem was not immediately banned forever.

Country music star and Texan Cody Johnson is scheduled to sing the national anthem before Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Globe Life Field, and he won’t have big shoes to fill.

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