{"id":173185,"date":"2021-02-08T02:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jazmine-sullivan-eric-church-sing-super-bowl-national-anthem\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T02:35:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:35:59","slug":"jazmine-sullivan-eric-church-sing-super-bowl-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jazmine-sullivan-eric-church-sing-super-bowl-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church sing Super Bowl national anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church sing Super Bowl national anthem<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Forget Felix and Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl 2021 threw us an odd couple for the ages when they paired country star Eric Church, 43, with R&amp;B diva Jazmine Sullivan, 33, to sing the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, it was an attempt to unite the country \u2014 and fans of two very different musical genres \u2014 in some much-needed harmony after the political divisiveness that has been plaguing us as much as the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>But really, did Sullivan even need Church? The 12-time Grammy nominee practically blew away the \u201cSpringsteen\u201d singer \u2014 from a proper <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distance \u2014 once she opened her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The finest moment for Church, who also played the guitar, was opening \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d alone with his cool country twang \u2014 although he gets extra points for rocking that purple suede!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jazmine Sullivan &amp; Eric Church Sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LV\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vswaT_KOZCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It was almost like pitting a lightweight against a heavyweight once Sullivan let her powerhouse pipes loose. She practically drowned him out when the two sang together \u2014 these were not two voices made to blend for a duet.<\/p>\n<p>Makes you wonder why Sullivan, in her classic white suit and crystal headpiece, just didn\u2019t get the chance to sing the national anthem all on her own. No doubt, she was the winner of this matchup. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Eric Church, a country singer, rocked a purple jacket and his guitar for the 2021 national anthem. \" class=\"wp-image-17262017 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eric Church, a country singer, rocked a purple jacket and his guitar for the 2021 national anthem. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the national anthem duet failed to compete with H.E.R.\u2019s version of \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d that preceded it. Beginning with a beautiful, s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped-down restraint that got to the soul of the song, the Grammy-winning R&amp;B star then channeled Prince and launched into some guitar fireworks that lit up Raymond James Stadium before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"R&amp;B singer Jazmine Sullivan donned a classic white suit -- similar to the one worn by Beyonce at the 2004 Super Bowl -- as she belted out the National Anthem.\" class=\"wp-image-17261933 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-jazmine-sullivan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-jazmine-sullivan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-jazmine-sullivan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-jazmine-sullivan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-jazmine-sullivan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>R&amp;B singer Jazmine Sullivan donned a classic white suit \u2014 similar to the one worn by Beyonc\u00e9 at the 2004 Super Bowl \u2014 as she belted out the national anthem.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When all was said and done, H.E.R. was the star bursting in air on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Bowl 2021 anthem time of Sullivan and Church\u2019s performance \u2014 a popular topic for online betters \u2014 came in at 2:24 by many counts. <\/p>\n<p>Church and Sullivan\u2019s duet joins the ranks of some of the best national anthem performances of all time \u2014 but of course couldn\u2019t come close to patriotic pipes of Ms. Whitney Houston. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cStar-Spangled Banner\u201d wasn\u2019t the only entertainment to rally up the crowds. Before the festivities officially began, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, 40, sang a reflective tribute to black lives in a prerecorded segment. The song, \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing,\u201d is often referred to as the \u201cBlack National Anthem\u201d and was written by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Sullivan and Church were an unlikely \u2014 but very emotional \u2014 pairing at Super Bowl 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-17262068 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church-Jazmine-sullivan-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church-Jazmine-sullivan-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church-Jazmine-sullivan-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church-Jazmine-sullivan-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/super-bowl-eric-church-Jazmine-sullivan-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sullivan and Church were an unlikely \u2014 but very emotional \u2014 pairing at Super Bowl 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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