"Made Fergie sound like Whitney Houston"- Internet blasts Ingrid Andress over her rendition of the national anthem as meme fest ensues

Ingrid Andress performed the national anthem at the 2024 Home Run Derby on Monday, July 15, 2024. It appears as if many were dissatisfied with her rendition, as they took to the internet to put the singer on blast. It was noted that the Grammy-nominated singer missed several notes during the performance, leading to her being compared to fellow musician Fergie, who also gave a questionable performance of the national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.

Reacting to Andress’ rendition at Arlington’s Globe Life Field, one netizen said:

Ingrid Andress opened the event prior to the basketball game. As videos of her performance made the rounds online, many noted that even the athletes looked wary of her rendition.

Several netizens have since taken to the internet to express their disappointment over the performance with hilarious memes. Some read:

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Many internet users created memes of Donald Trump’s recent assassination attempt. Several netizens claimed that their ears were bleeding after listening to Ingrid Andress perform, similar to the injury the former president had sustained.

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

Netizen creates a hilarious meme in regards to the singer’s performance (Image via X)

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The singer had not responded to the online criticism at the time of writing this article.

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Who is Ingrid Andress? All about the singer as national anthem performance prompts criticism online

Ingrid Andress is a Colorado native. She gained immense traction in March 2020 following the release of her debut album, Lady Like. Since then, she has topped the Billboard Hot 100 music chart with songs like More Hearts Than Mine and Wishful Thinking, among others. Speaking about her song lyrics, she said in a Rolling Stone interview last year:

“I feel like I am a lot more comfortable being authentic and vulnerable with people. I think I’ve found there’s power in being honest and vulnerable. I feel like being in love is making me realize that there’s a lot of power in feminine energy.”

The 32-year-old has also been nominated for four Grammys, including best country album, best country song, best new artist, and best country duo/group performance.

Ingrid Andress' performance at the Home Run Derby comes just hours after Andress announced the release of her latest single, titled Colorado 9. The song will be made available on July 24, almost a year after she dropped her second album, Good Person.

The singer, who garnered a following after writing Charli XCX’s hit track Boys, is now scheduled to perform in Nashville and Denver on July 17 and 24, respectively.