“Who’s Ingrid Andress” is a extremely popular Google search after the 32-year-old nation singer’s efficiency of the Nationwide Anthem on the MLB Dwelling Run Derby on Monday (July 16).

The brief reply: Andress is a three-time Grammy nominated singer with a pair of Prime 5 nation hits. The lengthy reply helps clarify what might have occurred when she sang the Anthem in Arlington, Texas.

• Andress is signed to Warner Nashville through a cooperation with Atlantic Information.
• She grew up close to Denver, Colo.
• Her two studio albums are the critically-acclaimed Woman Like (2020) and Good Particular person (2022).

Who Is Ingrid Andress?

Ingrid Andress broke via with a feminine empowerment anthem known as “Woman Like” in early 2019. The music obtained super acclaim from critics, for each its lyrical integrity and musical attraction. Robust reside performances and a number of music movies earned thousands and thousands of streams.

A music known as “Extra Hearts Than Mine” was her first massive hit. It made Style of Nation’s listing of the Greatest Nation Songs of 2019 (No. 2) and obtained near-universal reward for the her efficiency and message. Two years later, her Sam Hunt duet “Wishful Ingesting” grew to become one other Prime 5 and as soon as once more made ToC’s year-end listing.

For 5 years Andress was a preferred opening act on excursions (Dan + Shay, Keith City, Walker Hayes), partly due to her small, however devoted fanbase, but in addition as a result of she was an excellent reside performer.

Andress isn’t a stage neophyte, which makes what occurred on the Dwelling Run Derby so perplexing.

Ingrid Andress on the MLB Dwelling Run Derby

A part of Andress’ attraction is her pure expertise as a vocalist. She graduated from Berklee Faculty of Music and as soon as competed on NBC’s The Sing-Off as a part of an a cappella group known as Pitch Slapped. Pop-singer/songwriter (and former American Idol choose) Kara KioGuardi mentored her.

“Woman Like” showcases her vary and skill to pour emotion right into a music. Album cuts like “Good Particular person” depend on her potential to maintain low notes and delicate tones. Andress made nearly each New Artist to Watch listing from 2018 to 2020 due to her uncommon potential to mix top-level songwriting with highly effective, significant vocals.

So, what occurred?

Andress hasn’t but commented on her criticized Nationwide Anthem efficiency, however she does have a present scheduled for Wednesday evening (July 17) in Nashville.

A screen-grab of a message despatched to her fan membership previous to the anthem finds her speaking about parting with members of her crew and coping with despair in latest months.

“I used to be on the lowest level I’ve ever been,” she shares.

Different artists have struggled with the Nationwide Anthem on giant MLB phases, too: Luke Bryan famously wrote the lyrics on his hand previous to his 2012 efficiency and obtained super criticism.

Traditionally, many artists have chosen to pre-record the Nationwide Anthem because of the stress of the second and difficulties in singing in that sort of venue and not using a sensible rehearsal.