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These are divisive instances within the USA, however few issues convey Individuals collectively like the Super Bowl.
And singer Lauren Daigle is making ready for the largest second of her profession after being chosen to serenade over 100 million viewers along with her pregame rendition of “America the Stunning.”
The 33-year-old Louisiana native — who’s finest recognized for her Christian modern hits like “Belief In You” and “O’Lord” — has confronted many setbacks all through her profession.
Lauren Daigle Remembers ‘Public Ridicule’
Again in 2020, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell referred to as for Daigle to be faraway from the lineup of ABC’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve.
The explanation? Daigle had publicly objected to Covid restrictions positioned on locations of worship on the top of the pandemic.
“She can’t be allowed to symbolize New Orleans,” Cantrell wrote in an open letter after Daigle carried out at a rally protesting the restrictions.
Daigle remembers being devastated by such a public condemnation. She says that after studying of the mayor’s objections, she went house to Lafayette, Louisiana, the place she climbed into her mother and father mattress and “pulled the covers over [her] head.”
“There’s no quantity of public ridicule that’s enjoyable,” Lauren recalled throughout a latest interview on the “Arroyo Grande” podcast.
“To get this second years later, I’d say for anyone watching that has had their reputations smeared in any kind of means and they’re simply ready for the second of vindication, typically it solely takes 5 years,” she added.
Now, Lauren has come full circle by representing her house state on the largest stage in sports activities.
And her followers couldn’t be extra excited.
A Large Night time For Music Followers
Should you’re the kind of Tremendous Bowl viewer who’s extra inquisitive about music than soccer, then you definitely’ve bought lots to sit up for tonight.
Along with Lauren’s patriotic efficiency, Kendrick Lamar will be taking the stage at halftime.
And naturally, Taylor Swift will be on hand as Travis Kelce and the Chiefs try and make historical past by turning into the primary staff in NFL historical past to win three straight Tremendous Bowls.
It guarantees to be an evening to recollect.
