Kris Allen Set to Perform the National Anthem Sunday at NBA Finals
Idol winner, Kris Allen, is set to sing the National Anthem Sunday at Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Los Angeles.
From the Associated Press:
NEW YORK (AP) — “American Idol” winner Kris Allen is taking part in a fiercely contested competition watched by millions, but this time, he’ll have nothing to do with the outcome.
Allen is scheduled to sing the national anthem Sunday before Game 2 of the National Basketball Association finals on ABC. The Los Angeles Lakers have a 1-0 lead over the Orlando Magic.
Having “American Idol” winners sing during the basketball championship series has become something of a tradition. Every winner has done it, with the exception of Fantasia.
Minor correction to the AP story:
Fantasia isn’t the only exception–Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks did not perform the Anthem at the NBA finals his year…it was 3rd place finisher, Elliott Yamin who had the honor…
ETA: OK, Turns out Taylor Hicks sang it a year later in 2007 at Game 7, rather than right after his win like David Cook and Jordin Sparks. Kelly Clarkson sang it during the 2005 playoffs (not the finals) at the Fleet Center in Boston. I can’t find evidence of Ruben Studdard’s performance, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
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Every american can sing the song if they wanted to.You dont need range.You just need a pretty vocal.I seen alot of celebs who screw up the song.Kris will
do fine.
I’m holding you to that!
No real money though. My poker face isn’t much better than Kris’. lol
I think Kris will do a great job on the National Anthem. His voice is very pure and very steady and I think he knows exactly where his strengths lie so he won’t attempt any notes he can’t reach. His AI songs certainly emphasize this. With the exception of No Boundaries on the show (which as both guys attested to was very hard to sing) Kris’s voice can do the song justice. I just hope he doesn’t change it too much, but from comments he’s said, I don’t think he will. I’m happy for him to get to do it, big television audience.
LOL! Go Cavs!!! Oh wait…I’m stuck in land before time…
I almost feel as if I’m on rewind. Wal-Mart, NBA – NA. Last year this time I was watching all of this for DC!!! I’m not sure why my level of angst isn’t as high though.
Go Kris!!! I think he’ll do fine.
This! I was just discussing w/ hubby how he virtually hit almost every note during idol. I also agree with the pretty, pure voice.
Actually, an octave has 8 notes, but 6 steps (12 half-steps). It’s kind of confusing, lol.
As for the NA, I think Kris will do just fine.
If he can make a crappy song like ‘No Boundaries’ sound half-way decent despite the fact that it’s almost outside of his range, then I doubt he’ll have too much trouble with the anthem.
here’s the Kris-Smokey duet — not the greatest sound and weird video but a taste until something better comes along — I put it on the Wal-Mart thread too:
Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a kind of jerky, un-synch-ed but cool anyway vid of the Smokey-Kris duet on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Get Readyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ hoping for better sound & pic soon:
http://www.rickey.org/?p=17320
Kelly did sing the national anthem during the 2005 NBA finals via satellite from her USO tour of the Persian Gulf.
Video’s here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTGDwDb5i4
Adam would sing it better….sorry
Well that will be at least a few minutes of the NBA finals that I’ll watch. Can’t wait. Kris is an athlete, so he is going to be as star struck as David Cook was last year to sing in front of that group, but he is going to be great. It will be great to hear him sing live again. So glad that it will be Kris singing the National Anthem in his pure, genuine way and not Adam making a production out of it in his showboat way. I much prefer Kris’s style. Looking forward to it.
Didn’Â ¨t he do an amazing job during his homecoming? Beautiful
Kris will be fine. He is self-aware and know he has a limited range and that his falsetto is shaky at best. He will do a nice quiet version. Just hpe he doesn ¨’t accomapny himself on guitar…that would be uh- well, a little tacky.
Marvin Gaye’s version remains one of the best…evah.
Well, I’m so bad at poker, it would actually be in your best interest to use real money
I love that one too.
For me, it is a rare moment when Kris Allen hits a bad note. So, I’m pretty certain he’s going to do just fine.
Kris has a clear,pure and sweet vocal.He’ll do fine.Adam would over-do it and
the song is not one to be screamed or to be touched with glitter.Its a a song to respect.Besides that Kris is the WINNER and the WINNER always sings at the NBA from what i know. Cry a bridge and get over it .
Have you heard Adam’s version from his homecoming. It was beautiful…and no, he didn’t wear glitter and a feather boa and do his incredible rock wail.
Yes, Kris is the winner.
Except that Adam has already sung the SSB and DIDN’T overdo it at all. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWIGkbuz2g8
And as mj has posted above, 3rd place finisher Elliott Yamin sang at the NBA finals in 2006 (the year of season 5 won by Taylor Hicks).
Kris will do fine. He’ll be well-rested, he’ll have had plenty of time to practise and musically speaking, I think he’s one of the smartest singers (yes, “singer” and not just “musician”) that we’ve ever had on American Idol.
Hmmm….
elw, does it make you feel better spamming all the Kris threads? Every. Single. One. With how much Kris is boring and Adam is better? It’s a tv show. That’s over. No more competition. No more baiting.
Seriously, get a life.
I know this will get deleted, but I still feel better for having said it. Sorry, mj.
In all fairness I think David did an ok job. I have heard some horrible renditions. For some reason the name Roseanne comes to mind.
I think Kris has the same range as David so I’m sure he will do a good job as well. I had no plans on watching the basketball game but I guess I can tune into the beginning but as soon as Kris is done I’m changing the channel. He’s gonna look so cute and little next to those guys! LOL
…and this will probably get deleted. In all fairness you should have scolded BubbleGum as well, as she spams even the Kris threads by always slagging off Adam, after glowing remarks about Kris. It really isn’t one-sided.
I apologize in advance, MJ.
Mj, could you delete my post? I woke up cranky but have now have my coffee. Thanks.
Better is subjective. Adam would do it Adam’s way which is a way that I do not enjoy.
One day I’ll work on my better judgement…
According to my understanding of mj’s rules, you can slag off on any contestant you want. I could care less if elw doesn’t like Kris or BubbleGum doesn’t like Adam.
Staying in a Kris thread and saying you don’t like Adam, or going to an Adam thread to discuss your opinion of that performer is miles different than going to Kris threads specifically to say how much you don’t like him in these drive-by posts that comes off as an effort to bait other posters and act like a 12 year old who didn’t get their way.
It’s the childish baiting that I object to, not the opinion.
Kris did a great job on the National Anthem, I really liked it.
WHAT?? When it happens in an Adam thread it’s called “discuss[ing] an opinion” and when it happens in a Kris thread it’s called “baiting?” Uh, NO! With a couple of folks it’s baiting pure and simple and they know who they are. Hell, we all know who they are and it’s happening in BOTH threads. And what’s more, they are putting MJ to way too much work constantly putting out fires.
As punishment, I think those posters should be restricted to posting ONLY in the SPEIDI thread … for a term to be decided by MJ. Just a suggestion.
Kris did such a great job on the National Anthem. I was looking forward to seeing him sing live on television again and was not at all disappointed. A capella, pure, hitting every note right on pitch. I just love the kid, plus he looked confident and in complete control. I think he is going to surprise all of us with his poise as a performer.