List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl The following is a list of performers who have performed the U . S . national anthem at the Super Bowl . " The Star - Spangled Banner " has been performed at every Super Bowl except for XI , when Vikki Carr sang " America the Beautiful " instead . In some recent years , the national anthem has been preceded by " America the Beautiful , " and in very early years , the Pledge of Allegiance . Whitney Houston ' s performance at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 , during the Gulf War , is largely regarded as one of the best renditions of the U . S . national anthem in history . The performance was released as a single on February 12 , 1991 , appeared on the album " " , and was re - released as a single shortly after 9 / 11 . Faith Hill ' s XXXIV rendition proved popular in country radio . Following 9 / 11 , her version entered the Country singles chart at number 35 , despite not being released as an official single . It re - entered the same chart at number 49 in July 2002 , and enjoys recurrent since then . Noteworthy . Five performers have rendered the national anthem at two Super Bowls : Performers who had previously performed the national anthem in their hometown area : Controversies . Just days after Super Bowl XXV , a report surfaced that Whitney Houston lip sync ed her performance . It was confirmed that she was actually singing into a dead mic , but the performance heard in the stadium and on television was prerecorded . The disclosure , however , did not tarnish the performance ' s critical praise . Since 1993 , the NFL has required performers to supply a backup track . This came after Garth Brooks walked out of the stadium prior to his XXVII performance . Only 45 minutes before kickoff , he refused to take the stage , due to a dispute with NBC . Brooks requested that the network premiere his new music video " We Shall Be Free " during the pregame . The network chose not to air the video , due to content some felt was disturbing imagery . Brooks had also refused to pre - record the anthem , which meant the league had nothing to play if he left . Television producers spotted Jon Bon Jovi in the grandstands , and were prepared to use him as a replacement . After last - minute negotiations , NBC agreed to air a clip of the video during the broadcast of the game , and Brooks was coaxed back into the stadium and sang . Following the " Wardrobe Malfunction " controversy during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 , all scheduled performers for Super Bowl XXXIX were chosen under heavy scrutiny . Game organizers decided not to use a popular music vocalist . The combined choirs of the U . S . Military Academy , the Naval Academy , Air Force Academy , Coast Guard Academy , and the U . S . Army Herald Trumpets were invited to perform . This was the first time since the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon in 1973 that all four service academies sang together . Two days after Super Bowl XLIII , it was revealed that Jennifer Hudson also had lip synced . The revelation garnered little criticism . At the beginning of Super Bowl XLV , Christina Aguilera sang the lyrics incorrectly . Instead of singing " O ' er the ramparts we watched , were so gallantly streaming " , the pop star sang " What so proudly we watched at the twilight ' s last gleaming " . According to the " New York Times " , she also changed " gleaming " to " reaming " . Other patriotic performances . The following Super Bowls have also featured other patriotic performances besides the National Anthem :