Babyface Brings Audience to Tears With ‘America the Beautiful’ Performance at Super Bowl 2023
usmagazine.comA touching rendition! R&B legend Babyface wowed the crowd with his rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl LVII.The “Every Time I Close My Eyes” crooner, 64, took the stage at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 12, right before the big game.
For his performance, he used a custom guitar designed by Sue Tsai.The producer’s take on the classic tune began as an acoustic-only rendition that brought several audience members to tears, including Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni.
About halfway through the song, Babyface was accompanied by a backing track with backup singers and additional instrumentation.Ahead of his performance, Babyface admitted that he was “surprised” that the NFL asked him to participate in the pre-show alongside Sheryl Lee Ralph and Chris Stapleton.“This was not on my bucket list and it was not anything I ever imagined I would do,” he said on Friday, February 10, in a video interview with the NFL alongside his fellow pregame performers. “So to get that call [I ask,] ‘Are you sure?
Me?’ but I am so honored.”In the interview, the “Two Occasions” singer went on to gush about working with the Abbott Elementary star, 66, and the country singer, 44.
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