Boston native James Taylor had another “America the Beautiful”-related flub when he started singing the song before the Red Sox took on the St. Singer-songwriter Nicole Raviv, who regularly delivers the national anthem before Islanders games at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, led the performance. What she wasn’t prepared for, however, was a technical glitch that cut her microphone, resulting in an arena-wide singalong that quickly went viral. Normand forgot the words and had to be saved by the crowd.Įven big stars singing their own country’s anthems are not immune to the occasional hiccup. Hockey fans during Wednesday night’s NHL playoff game between the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins delivered an unforgettable rendition of The S. As the New York Islanders’ national anthem singer, Nicole Raviv was used to the spotlight when she took the stage on June 9 ahead of a playoff game against the Boston Bruins. Canadian singer Alexis Normand made headlines for her rendition of the American national anthem before a game between Halifax and Portland at the 2013 Memorial Cup. In a recent example singer Jeff Fuller managed to mangle both the Canadian and American anthems before a Toronto Blue Jays exhibition game this spring.īut Canadians are far from blameless in the area of anthem butchery. Sometimes the national anthem before a sporting event is intense enough to give you goosebumps. Saturday, technical difficulties within the Nassau Coliseum forced Raviv to rely on the crowd for support in. It’s far from the first time that the Canadian anthem has been messed up by an American singer before a sporting event. Nicole Raviv is the New York Islanders house singer for the national anthem. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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