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SOURCE SPORTS: [WATCH] Country Singer Ingrid Andress Slammed For Her National Anthem At MLB HR Derby, Says She Was Drunk

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MLB All Star week will forever hold a lot of memorable moments, but none were quite like the botching of the Star Spangled Banner by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Ingrid Andress, but she has the perfect excuse.

With so many star-studded celebs and recording artists who were present at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas last night(July 15), no one expected Andress’ rendition of the National Anthem to sound the way it did, but the entire innanet was on her neck before she banner could yet wave. Even in the video below, the look on ALec Bohm’s face pretty much summed up what everyone else who was present or even witnessed it remotely was thinking.

The performance has since been widely met with criticism online, viewers commenting on footage of the night’s flop with things like “When your Mom lied to you and said you were a great singer…”, “Legend has it, she’s still searching for the right key” and saying she sang the “Star Strangled Banner” instead.

Andress was quick to suspend comments on all of her socials following the display, but that hasn’t stopped the continuous jabs at Andress’ talent, going as far as calling her performance the “worst ever’ of any National Anthem performance in the history of Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby. Less than 24 hours after the embarrassing bomb, Andress claims that she was drunk during her performance and vowed to enter into rehab.

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An Off-Key Look Back At The Worst National Anthem Performances Of All Time

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Ingrid Andress isn’t the first singer to mangle the national anthem, and she won’t be the last.

During the Home Run Derby on Monday as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities, the four-time Grammy nominee gave a “trainwreck” performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” To be fair, it’s a tough song to sing! But that’s probably small consolation for Andress, who has yet to publically comment on what the heck happened. But at least she’s in… well, maybe not “good” company, but company nonetheless. Below, you’ll find some of the worst anthem renditions (U-S-A? U-S-A? U-S-A?) of all time.

Jesse McCartney (October 11, 2009)

If there’s one crowd you don’t want to forget the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of, it’s a NASCAR crowd.

Roseanne (July 26, 1990)

Back before Roseanne Barr lost her mind, she was the queen of sitcoms, thanks to her brilliant self-titled ABC comedy. One of Roseanne‘s executive producers was Tom Werner, who also owned the San Diego Padres at the time. His synergistic plan to have Roseanne perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” backfired when during a break between games of a Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds doubleheader, she intentionally sang off-key and grabbed her crotch, eliciting a think-of-the-children rebuke from then-president George H. W. Bush. As the game’s first-base umpire Steve Rippley told the Sporting News, “We [immediately] knew it was a disaster.”

Alexis Normand (May 18, 2013)

This is why you don’t have a Canadian sing the American national anthem (except Celine Dion… and Neil Young… and Joni Mitchell… and Japandroids, just to see what that’s like — they’re all allowed to).

Victoria Zarlenga (May 26, 2012)

The most common explanation for a pitchy live performance: in-ear monitor issues. “This was not a good performance and I take full responsibility for it! I did not realize I would need ear buds as monitors and to block out the stadium sound delay, lack of knowledge on my part,” Victoria Zarlenga explained following her flat, uh, interpretation of the national anthem at a USA vs. Scotland soccer match. “Therefore, I had to borrow a pair from the sound crew that were too large for my ears and were popping out.”

Carl Lewis (January 21, 1993)

Two words: “Uh oh.”

Fergie (February 18, 2018)

How did Fergie respond to the audible laughter for her performance at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game? By apologizing, basically. “I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA,” she said the next day. “I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best.” Fun fact: before Fergie performed the United States national anthem, Barenaked Ladies did the same for Canada.

Kat DeLuna (September 15, 2008)

Kat DeLuna tried to the make the National Anthem her own, like when Aretha Franklin sang it for over five minutes. But with all due respect, there’s only one Aretha Franklin.

Ingrid Andress (July 15, 2024)

Just in case you somehow missed it.

Ingrid Andress Delivers Horrific Rendition Of National Anthem

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Ingrid Andress kicked off the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby with a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that had everyone talking. The country music star and four-time Grammy-nominated singer’s performance of the National Anthem live at Globe Life Field on Monday quickly sparked a reaction on social media moments after it was over. It was not a positive reaction, to say the least. Baseball fans and social media users who don’t even watch baseball are still not done joking about it.

Andress, a somewhat new act in the country music scene, broke through with her single “More Hearts Than Mine” in 2019, which peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. She released her debut album Lady Like in September 2020 and followed up with Good Person in August 2022. She was an opening act on country music legend Keith Urban’s The Speed of Now World Tour in 2022. Her father, Brad Andress, was a strength and conditioning coach for several professional baseball teams, including the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets.

Fans React To Ingrid Andress’ National Anthem Performance

Of course, fans quickly compared Ingrid Andress’s performance to Fergie’s infamous showing at the 2018 NBA All-Star game. That rendition was so poorly received that players tried to hide their laughter. It sparked a variety of remixes and memes. When Fergie finally reflected on her performance, she explained that she “wanted to try something special for the NBA, but clearly [this] rendition didn’t strike the intended tone.” Maybe Andress was trying something special for Major League Baseball with her performance on Monday evening.

As for Andress herself, she has not yet addressed the performance, or the internet’s reaction to her performance. Earlier in the day, she announced a new single and two concerts for later in July. One in Nashville, Tennessee, and another in Denver, Colorado, her home state. Following her performance, she disabled comments on her Instagram page, likely to avoid seeing additional criticism. Musicians don’t get nominated for four Grammy Awards for no reason, so it was likely an off day for Andress. Hopefully, she gets the chance to redeem herself in the future.

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The Home Run Derby National Anthem Was Such A Trainwreck It Had People Wondering If It Was A Prank

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The start of Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities arrived on Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, where eight of the league’s best hitters were set to compete in the Home Run Derby.

However, before the Derby could begin, they had Ingrid Andress sing the national anthem and, well, it did not go well.

There are bad anthems and then there are anthems that get remembered forever for how bad they are. This, unfortunately for Andress, likely falls into the latter category alongside infamous renditions by Fergie, Carl Lewis, Roseanne Barr, and others who have either butchered or taken significant artistic liberties with the anthem. It’s not abundantly clear what happened here to cause things to go this badly, but people in attendance and watching on TV were completely dumbfounded, with many wondering if this was all some elaborate prank.

Folks also immediately compared it to some of those disastrous sports anthems of the past, with the Fergie anthem the most recent example, as Draymond Green cracking during her All-Star rendition being an all-timer. For the Andress anthem, Alex Bohm starred in the Draymond role as he couldn’t hold back a confused smirk while things spiraled downhill.

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