For each Super Bowl various singers, performers, and artists are invited to provide entertainment for the millions of football fans watching. First of all a solo singer or band sings the National Anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner) at the start of the superbowl. During half time either one act, or many acts, perform during the famous super bowl halftime show.
Below is a list of all the past superbowls and for each year the performers who sung the national anthem and the acts involved with the half time show are listed for each Super Bowl.
On a related theme: Past Super Bowl Winners
Super Bowl |
Year | Super Bowl National Anthem Performer |
Super Bowl Halftime Show Performers |
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XLI | 2007 | Billy Joel | Prince |
XL | 2006 | Aretha Franklin, & Aaron Neville | The Rolling Stones |
XXXIX | 2005 | A joint choir of military cadets (Alicia Keys singing "America the Beautiful") | Paul McCartney |
XXXVIII | 2004 | Beyonce Knowles | Janet "wardrobe malfunction" Jackson, Justin Timberlake |
XXXVII | 2003 | Dixie Chicks | Shania Twain, No Doubt |
XXXVI | 2002 | Mariah Carey | U2 |
XXXV | 2001 | Backstreet Boys (America The Beautiful performed by Ray Charles) | Aerosmith & NSYNC |
XXXIV | 2000 | Faith Hill | Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton |
XXXIII | 1999 | Cher | Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
XXXII | 1998 | Jewel | Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, Temptations, Queen Latifah |
XXXI | 1997 | Luther Vandross | Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, ZZ Top, James Brown |
XXX | 1996 | Vanessa Williams | Diana Ross |
XXIX | 1995 | Kathie Lee Gifford | Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine |
XXVIII | 1994 | Natalie Cole | Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna & Naomi Judd |
XXVII | 1993 | Garth Brooks | Michael Jackson |
XXVI | 1992 | Harry Connick, Jr. | Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill |
XXV | 1991 | Whitney Houston | New Kids on the Block |
XXIV | 1990 | Aaron Neville | Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas |
XXIII | 1989 | Billy Joel | South Florida-area dancers and performers |
XXII | 1988 | Herb Alpert | Chubby Checker, Rockettes & 88 grand pianos |
XXI | 1987 | Neil Diamond | Southern California-area high school drill teams and dancers |
XX | 1986 | Wynton Marsalis | Up With People |
XIX | 1985 | Children's Choir of San Francisco | U.S. Air Force Band: "Tops in Blue" |
XVIII | 1984 | Barry Manilow | University of Florida and Florida State University Bands |
XVII | 1983 | Leslie Esterbrook | Los Angeles Super Drill Team |
XVI | 1982 | Diana Ross | Up With People |
XV | 1981 | Helen O'Connell | Southern University Band, Helen O'Connell |
XIV | 1980 | Cheryl Ladd | Up With People |
XIII | 1979 | The Colgate Thirteen | Ken Hamilton, various Caribbean Bands |
XII | 1978 | Phyllis Kelly of NE Louisiana State University | Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain & Al Hirt |
XI | 1977 | Vikki Carr (America the Beautiful) | Los Angeles Unified All-City Band & Crowd Participation |
X | 1976 | Tom Sullivan | Up With People |
IX | 1975 | Grambling University Band | Mercer Ellington & Grambling University Bands |
VIII | 1974 | Charlie Pride | University of Texas Band |
VII | 1973 | Little Angels of Holy Angels Church (Chicago) | University of Michigan Band & Woody Herman |
VI | 1972 | U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale | Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt & U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team |
V | 1971 | Tommy Loy (Trumpeter) | Anita Bryant & The Golden Eagles Marching Band from Southeast Missouri State College |
IV | 1970 | Al Hirt | Carol Channing |
III | 1969 | Anita Bryant | Florida A&M University |
II | 1968 | Grambling University Band | Grambling University Band |
I | 1967 | University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band and Grambling Band | University of Arizona Marching Band |
Thanks to a couple of Pub Quiz Help users for pointing out some errors