'Glee' star helps kick off football face-off with patriotic staple.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Lea Michele sings "America The Beautiful" at Super Bowl XLV
Photo: FOX/NFL
The cast of "Glee" is set to shake things up after the Super Bowl with their highly anticipated post-championship episode Sunday night (February 6), but viewers got a taste of "Glee" star Lea Michele's pipes early in the evening.
The singer and actress, who is nominated for a Grammy alongside her "Glee" castmembers, belted a straightforward version of "America the Beautiful" to help kick off the game (she was followed by Christina Aguilera's vampy rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner"). Sporting a cream-colored coat and camel-hued wide-leg trousers with her brown locks in soft waves, Michele coolly crooned the patriotic standard surrounded by service members in navy suits under the shadow of red, white and blue flags. The star gently cooed throughout most the performance, but showcased her robust pipes by holding the last note for few seconds.
Although Michele opened the Super Bowl with a conservative, family-friendly set, the "Glee" opening number on Sunday night's show is all skin-baring looks and heart-racing stunts. A preview of the Cheerios' rendition of Katy Perry's saucy hit "California Gurls" landed online last week, and features flame-wielding cheerleaders in skimpy outfits and BMX riders slicing through the air. "Glee" producers have admitted that they turned up the heat to attract a new set of fans.
"I think our opening number is going to retain a lot of male viewers," co-creator/ executive producer Ian Brennan recently told Entertainment Weekly.
Co-creator/ executive producer Brad Falchuk added, "We put stuff in there understanding that there are a lot of dudes who watch the Super Bowl." Falchuk said producers deliberately kicked up the vamp factor hoping to lure testosterone-powered viewers who would typically miss the weekly musical hit. "It was making sure that the dudes who refuse to watch 'Glee' are like, 'Wait a second!' "
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