{"id":111986,"date":"2024-07-16T14:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:16:23","slug":"who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Ingrid Andress? Meet the Viral National Anthem Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.9%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Sara Kauss\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ingrid Andress<\/strong> sang the national anthem at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ingrid-andress-goes-viral-for-national-anthem-at-home-run-derby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 MLB Home Run Derby<\/a> \u2014 and it was a performance that few will forget.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, July 15, brought out all of Major League Baseball\u2019s power hitters, but Home Run Derby winner <strong>Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> was hardly the name on everybody\u2019s lips. Andress, 32, is a budding country star who quickly went viral as the spectators at Arlington\u2019s Globe Life Field in Texas were visibly confused by her take on \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One X user quipped that \u201cshe united America\u201d with her shaky performance of the tune. \u201cDefinitely one of the anthems of all time,\u201d another social media user stated.<\/p>\n<p>Even some of the baseball players couldn\u2019t hold back their reactions, with Philadelphia Phillies third baseman <strong>Alec Bohm<\/strong> appearing to hold back laughter in a clip that\u2019s also gone viral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-wives-girlfriends-of-mlb-players-kate-upton-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Feature-JoAnn-Garcia-Swisher-and-Nick-Swisher-Celebrity-Wives-and-Girlfriends-of-MLB-Players.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature JoAnn Garcia Swisher and Nick Swisher Celebrity Wives and Girlfriends of MLB Players\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Feature-JoAnn-Garcia-Swisher-and-Nick-Swisher-Celebrity-Wives-and-Girlfriends-of-MLB-Players.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-wives-girlfriends-of-mlb-players-kate-upton-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrity Wives and Girlfriends of MLB Players<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHannah Jeter and JoAnna Garcia Swisher are just a few A-listers who\u2019ve been wooed by Major League Baseball athletes over the years. Garcia Swisher was acting for more than a decade before her now-husband, Nick Swisher, was drafted in 2002 by the Oakland Athletics. Two years later, Swisher made his MLB debut with the Oakland [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Andress has yet to respond to the backlash from her performance, but she seemed unbothered as she promoted her upcoming new song via social media on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for everything to know about Andress:<\/p>\n<h3>1. She\u2019s a Michigan Native<\/h3>\n<p>Andress is originally from Southfield, Michigan, but grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The singer was homeschooled with her four siblings \u2014 three sisters and a brother \u2014 for most of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a really large family, it was people everywhere,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaunt.com\/blog\/ingrid-andress-a-female-force-beyond-country-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Flaunt<\/em><\/a> magazine in September 2023. \u201cI snowboarded a lot and played piano, it was a really chill childhood actually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She later attended Rock Canyon High School before briefly going to Berklee College of Music. She\u2019s since moved to Nashville.<\/p>\n<h3>2. She Has a Baseball Background<\/h3>\n<p>Andress singing at an MLB event isn\u2019t really a major surprise considering who her father is. The singer\u2019s dad, <strong>Brad Andress<\/strong>, was a professional baseball coach for the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/stars-gone-country-20102112\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stars-Gone-Country-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Stars Gone Country\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stars-Gone-Country-2.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/stars-gone-country-20102112\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Stars Gone Country!<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tYeehaw! Stars like Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Clarkson, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew McConaughey have all stepped out of their comfort zones to get into the Nashville groove. Click through to see some famous faces that have gone country!\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. She\u2019s a Grammy-Nominated Artist<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:71.4%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3661656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Who Is Ingrid Andress? Meet the Country Singer Going Viral for Her National Anthem Performance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer-01.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Timothy Norris\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ingrid refers to herself as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-time Grammy losing<\/a> singer songwriter\u201d in her Instagram bio. In 2021, she was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Country Song for \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine\u201d and Best Country Album for Lady Like. Two years later, she nabbed her fourth nomination in the Best Country Duo\/Group Performance for \u201cWishful Drinking,\u201d a collaboration with Sam Hunt.<\/p>\n<h3>4. She\u2019s a Country Singer \u2014 Kind Of<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI guess some would call me country, I just write about my real thoughts and feelings,\u201d Ingrid explained to <em>Flaunt<\/em>. Andress has found most of her success in the country music scene.<\/p>\n<h3>5. She\u2019s Written a Major Song<\/h3>\n<p>The musician cowrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/charli-xcxs-boys-star-studded-video-features-joe-jonas-charlie-puth-more-w494376\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2017 song \u201cBoys,\u201d<\/a> which was performed by <strong>Charli XCX<\/strong>. Ingrid also covered the tune for the deluxe version of her <em>Lady Like<\/em> album.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/who-is-ingrid-andress-meet-the-viral-national-anthem-singer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Kauss\/FilmMagic Ingrid Andress sang the national anthem at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby \u2014 and it was a performance that few will forget. Monday, July 15, brought out all of Major League Baseball\u2019s power hitters, but Home Run Derby winner Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez was hardly the name on everybody\u2019s lips. 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