Billy Joel To Perform National Anthem At Super Bowl

MIAMI, Florida (January 22, 2007) — Grammy-Award winning performer Billy Joel will sing the National Anthem during the Super Bowl XLI Pregame Show on CBS at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 4, the NFL announced today.

Joel, a six-time Grammy winner, becomes the first performer to sing the National Anthem twice in the Super Bowl ? he also performed at Super Bowl XXIII in 1989.

Last year, Super Bowl XL was watched by more than 141 million viewers in the U.S. alone. It is annually the nation’s highest-rated TV program and the most-watched single-day sporting event.

This year, the game will be broadcast to a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion in more than 230 countries and territories.

Joel is part of a star-studded list of artists who have performed the National Anthem on Super Bowl Sunday, including Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Whitney Houston, Harry Connick, Jr., Garth Brooks, Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Luther Vandross, Jewel, Cher, Faith Hill, the Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé Knowles and many more.