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Fans Baffled By Ingrid Andress' National Anthem Performance Before Home Run Derby

Four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress didn't exactly hit every note of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Monday night, confusing fans who tuned in to watch the Home Run Derby.
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Apr 5, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the crowd and the fans and the stands during the playing of the Canadian and USA national anthems before the game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field.
Apr 5, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the crowd and the fans and the stands during the playing of the Canadian and USA national anthems before the game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field. | Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

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The broadcast had started, the participants had been introduced and the 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby was about to begin.

The only thing left to take care of was the national anthem.

Four-time Grammy-nominated country artist Ingrid Andress had the honor of performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Monday night. After she was announced over the PA system, it was time for her to let it rip.

The consensus was that Andress didn't exactly kill it.

Andress' voice wavered right off the bat, and it didn't take her long to miss a few notes. Things didn't get prettier as the song continued, either, with Andress especially struggling on the final few lines.

The home crowd still gave Andress a round of applause, but fans online weren't as kind.

The performance drew comparisons to Fergie's infamous national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, which is routinely held up as one of the worst ever. Ironically, Andress may have matched her at another All-Star event, and she was singing in front of 40,000 people instead of 18,000.

Andress, 32, was born in Southfield, Michigan, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She attended the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, on a scholarship before eventually dropping out.

Following an appearance on the NBC a cappella show "The Sing-Off," Andress moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and became a popular songwriter.

Andress' single "More Hearts Than Mine" hit it big in April 2019, setting the tone for her album "Lady Like," which earned her three Grammy Nominations and the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart in 2020.

Her last album, "Good Person" came out in 2022.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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