Grammy-winning singer HER astonished Super Bowl LV viewers with her performance of “America the Beautiful” on Sunday.
Watch a video of her performance below.
She was followed by Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan, who were the first duet to sing “The Star Spangled Banner”. at the Super Bowl in more than a decade. As for the legendary halftime performance, the Weeknd will take the midfield.
HER told Entertainment tonight in a recent interview that while she was “a little nervous” about performing on the world’s biggest stage, she felt “blessed” for the opportunity.
“Honestly, I’m so excited to just be performing in the Super Bowl. It’s a huge stage and it’s not getting any bigger, you know?” said the 23-year-old. “But I think the goal for me is to create [the song] my own. I’m a big fan of the different versions of ‘America the Beautiful’, but I really want to bring in some different elements … make it HER “
HER was born in Vallejo, California and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She played this iconic song at an unprecedented time for the country and shared how much it meant to her to be a part of this moment.
“I think the number one thing that comes to mind a lot is the fact that I’m a young black girl from the Bay Area who never thought I’d be on a stage like that,” she said. “I think it’s a message to other young black women that you can do it too.”