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Whereas belting out a flawless model of the nationwide anthem, Brandy additionally managed to stylishly pay tribute to her idol Whitney Houston through the NFC Championship sport at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The Grammy-winning singer, 42, delivered a surprising rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” earlier than Sunday’s sport between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.
“AMEN BRANDY!!!” Kelly Rowland tweeted together with a video of the efficiency. Snoop Dogg additionally applauded her powerhouse vocals on Instagram with a collection of emojis: “✨👊🏾👊🏾🔥👏🏿👏🏿🌹🌹🎶🎶.”
Nevertheless, her voice wasn’t the one factor turning heads. The Queens star additionally caught the eye of eagle-eyed followers together with her outfit, which introduced a sentimental dose of nostalgia.
Rocking a crimson, white and black Prada tracksuit, Brandy appeared to channel the late Houston’s sporty apparel from her iconic 1991 Super Bowl performance — and other people have been fast to level out the hanging similarities between the 2.
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“One factor about Brandy, she’s gonna all the time discover a strategy to pay homage to Whitney Houston #NFCChampionship,” one Twitter consumer wrote.
“Brandy and her ode to Whitney Houston with this jumpsuit is actually giving me the chills,” one other tweet learn.
“If my woman Brandy do not do anything, she’s going to pay tribute to her idol a technique or one other,” one other fan commented.
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All through the years, Brandy has been forthcoming about her admiration for Houston, who tragically died in 2012 on the age of 48.
The “Boy Is Mine” singer beforehand collaborated together with her idol on the 1997 film musical Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, by which Brandy was solid within the title position, whereas Houston co-produced and performed the a part of the Fairy Godmother.
“My childhood dreams were to be a singer, contact as many individuals as I may and to fulfill Whitney Houston, simply meet her,” Brandy informed PEOPLE in August 2020.
“So to fulfill her, hang around together with her and sing together with her,” she added, “it was unbelievable. For her to solid me in such a task, the primary Black princess, I do not know the phrases to essentially describe what that seems like.”
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Talking to PEOPLE in 2021, Brandy fondly recalled the expertise “was a collaborative factor, and what I liked about working together with her is that I used to be allowed to contribute, I used to be allowed to be myself.” She added, “After which I used to be allowed to get all of the pointers from her that I may soak in.”
Brandy continued, “We had some lovely, humorous moments that I can bear in mind endlessly. She’s actually my angel, and I am simply so appreciative to her for this chance.”
