Demi Lovatois proving that dreams do come true.On Sunday night, the “Anyone” singer will perform the National Anthem to kick offSuper Bowl LIVin Miami, Florida.And almost exactly 10 years prior, Lovato, 27, predicted that she would one day get that opportunity.“One day, I’m gonna sing the national anthem at a super bowl. Onnnee dayyy….” Lovato wrote in a tweet dated February 7, 2010, which began circulating on Twitter Sunday.Ahead of her big performance, Lovatoarrived in Miamidays before on Thursday. “I’m here in Miami! Ready for theSuper Bowl!!” she wrote on Instagram. “Let’s do this!! ???.”Last week, the singer hit the stage for the first time in a year-and-a-half at the2020 Grammy Awardsto perform her heartbreaking new song “Anyone,” which was written and recorded before heroverdose in July 2018.“Well that song, I knew that it represented that period in my life when everything hit the fan,” Lovato toldAndy CohenonRadio AndySiriusXM Radio ShowThursday.“I also was really proud of the vocal and I thought, ‘I’ve never had a moment like this, you know, where I’ve sat down at a piano or that I’ve stood next to a piano and sang my heart out,” she explained. “I’ve never had one of those moments on an awards show, and I thought, ‘you know, if I ever come back from this’ — because I was still in the hospital and I didn’t know — and I thought, ‘if I ever come back from this, I end up going back to music and I’m on stage and I get a first performance, I want it to be at the Grammys and I want it to be this song.’”Kevin Winter/GettyWhen Lovato hits the stage, she will befollowing in the footsteps of Gladys Knight, who performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2019 Super Bowl. The year prior,Pinktook the field tosing the national anthemwhilebattling the flu,before the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to take home the trophy. Country starLuke Bryansang the anthemin 2017.Lovato also joins a stacked lineupwith Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headliningthe halftime show.Super Bowl LIV will be broadcast live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 2.
Demi Lovatois proving that dreams do come true.
On Sunday night, the “Anyone” singer will perform the National Anthem to kick offSuper Bowl LIVin Miami, Florida.
And almost exactly 10 years prior, Lovato, 27, predicted that she would one day get that opportunity.
“One day, I’m gonna sing the national anthem at a super bowl. Onnnee dayyy….” Lovato wrote in a tweet dated February 7, 2010, which began circulating on Twitter Sunday.
Ahead of her big performance, Lovatoarrived in Miamidays before on Thursday. “I’m here in Miami! Ready for theSuper Bowl!!” she wrote on Instagram. “Let’s do this!! ???.”
Last week, the singer hit the stage for the first time in a year-and-a-half at the2020 Grammy Awardsto perform her heartbreaking new song “Anyone,” which was written and recorded before heroverdose in July 2018.
“Well that song, I knew that it represented that period in my life when everything hit the fan,” Lovato toldAndy CohenonRadio AndySiriusXM Radio ShowThursday.
“I also was really proud of the vocal and I thought, ‘I’ve never had a moment like this, you know, where I’ve sat down at a piano or that I’ve stood next to a piano and sang my heart out,” she explained. “I’ve never had one of those moments on an awards show, and I thought, ‘you know, if I ever come back from this’ — because I was still in the hospital and I didn’t know — and I thought, ‘if I ever come back from this, I end up going back to music and I’m on stage and I get a first performance, I want it to be at the Grammys and I want it to be this song.’”
Kevin Winter/Getty
When Lovato hits the stage, she will befollowing in the footsteps of Gladys Knight, who performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2019 Super Bowl. The year prior,Pinktook the field tosing the national anthemwhilebattling the flu,before the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to take home the trophy. Country starLuke Bryansang the anthemin 2017.
Lovato also joins a stacked lineupwith Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headliningthe halftime show.
Super Bowl LIV will be broadcast live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 2.
source: people.com
