who sung the national anthem at super bowl 2015
Idina Menzel
title: Idina Menzel text: of the release date. "Holiday Wishes" also become the second ever Christmas to chart before Halloween during the SoundScan Era after Garth Brooks's 1992 album "Beyond the Season". On November 26, 2014, Menzel announced through her Facebook page that she would be touring during the summer of 2015. This was her first global tour and first time playing shows in Europe and Asia. Menzel was honoured with the Breakthrough Artist award at the 2014 "Billboard" Women in Music awards ceremony. Menzel sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium. On August title: Super Bowl 50 text: for the game. This ceremony continued a ten-year tradition (starting with Super Bowl XX and then repeated in Super Bowl XXX and Super Bowl XL) in which past Super Bowl MVPs were honored before the game. Lady Gaga (accompanied by Alex Smith on piano) sang the national anthem, while Marlee Matlin simultaneously performed an American Sign Language (ASL) version of it. Matlin also signed an a cappella version of "America the Beautiful", which was sung by a U.S. Armed Forces chorus. In late November 2015, reports surfaced stating that "multiple acts" would perform during the halftime show. On December 3, title: Super Bowl LI text: a Super Bowl since Billy Joel at Super Bowl XLI. Immediately before Bryan sang the national anthem, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who originated the roles of the Schuyler sisters in the Broadway musical "Hamilton", performed "America the Beautiful". After the national anthem, former President George H. W. Bush performed the coin toss alongside his wife, Barbara. The Patriots called heads, but the Falcons won the coin toss with tails. The Falcons chose to defer to the second half. On September 29, 2016, Lady Gaga, who had performed the national anthem the previous year at Super title: Super Bowl XXXVI text: used different active and former players (and a player's widow) reading the Declaration for each version. Former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton appeared in another videotaped segment and recited some of the speeches by Abraham Lincoln. Because Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's disease, his wife Nancy appeared on the segment in place of him. Singers Mary J. Blige and Marc Anthony, along with the Boston Pops Orchestra, performed "America the Beautiful". Paul McCartney then sang his post-9/11 song "Freedom". Afterwards, singer Mariah Carey, accompanied by the Boston Pops Orchestra, performed the national anthem. title: Luke Bryan text: of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You" which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards. On February 5, 2017, Bryan performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX. In September 2017, Bryan was announced as a judge for the revival of "American Idol" on ABC. Bryan released "Light It Up" in mid-2017. It served as the lead-off single to his sixth album, "What Makes You Country", which was released on December 8, 2017. "Most