Former 'American Idol' contestant Matt Giraud to sing national anthem at Michigan spring football game
Matt Giraud
Fox
Matt Giraud — a former contestant on "American Idol" and a 2003 graduate of Lincoln High School — will sing the national anthem Saturday at the University of Michigan spring football game, U-M announced.
Giraud came in fifth place in the 2009 edition of Fox's televised singing competition, the most popular series on TV. Born in Dearborn, was raised in the Ypsilanti area but now considers Kalamazoo his hometown.
A longstanding tradition, the spring game is the final football practice of the season, in which the team plays a full game against itself that is open to the public. The game starts at noon at Michigan Stadium, and admission is free.
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Comments
David Briegel
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 : 12:58 p.m.
I liked the way Jose Feliciano sang for the Tigers!
Macabre Sunset
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 6:52 p.m.
Strangely enough, he is also the only Idol contestant ever to be voted off three different times by the viewers.
DonAZ
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 3:59 p.m.
Yet another bad coaching decision by RRod! Oh ... wait. Sorry, reflex on my part. :-)
evenyoubrutus
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 3:30 p.m.
Ok this is a little weird. -He did not go to Michigan (Western) -He was too embarrassed to admit he was from this area when he was on the show (said he was from Kalamazoo) -Oh, also he's not a very good singer so, why exactly?
Tex Treeder
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 3:25 p.m.
Moscow On The Huron is right about the national anthem. I've said something similar earlier: <a href="http://www.annarbor.com/community/news/opinion/is_the_star-spangled_banner_just_another_song/">http://www.annarbor.com/community/news/opinion/is_the_star-spangled_banner_just_another_song/</a> I hope Mr. Giraud does a good job. He seems like a decent singer, so let's see how he does.
blue
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 2:59 p.m.
A sure sign of the apocalypse
Meangoblue
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 2:34 p.m.
How about Edgar Winter? Whatta you say Portage? Ed? Theo?
loran
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 2:08 p.m.
The national anthem for a spring training? seriously? Can't we keep it for really special occasions?
pvitaly
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 1:57 p.m.
Some people can get pretty upset about something so trivial...
81wolverine
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 12:54 p.m.
I could care less. How about a hard-working U-M music student instead.
Soothslayer
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 1:54 p.m.
you couldnt care less because you replied. ibid also maybe he was a hard working Lincoln High student? seems like it to get that far..
Moscow On The Huron
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 12:45 p.m.
What drives me nuts is how some performers think singing the National Anthem is about them and their performance. It's about something bigger than them. It's should be seen as a privilege for them to perform it, but instead they see it as privilege for us to listen to them perform it. I hope they're not paying for this. There are plenty of people who are capable and willing to do it for free, would consider it an honor, and would do it right (as opposed to, say, the supposed professional Christina Aguilera).
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 2:51 p.m.
"What drives me nuts is how some performers think singing the National Anthem is about them and their performance." Agreed. Which is why the best performance of the National Anthem I have ever heard I hear every Saturday there is a home game in the Big House. The MMB's performance of the National Anthem at the memorial to Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids moved me to tears. Good Night and Good Luck
Matt Whale
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 2:17 p.m.
I think the Cactus Cuties should sing it. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpMoMkNyYg&feature=related" rel='nofollow'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpMoMkNyYg&feature=related</a> There is a petition for them to sing at the next Super Bowl.
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 12:31 p.m.
Not Josh Groban? Good Night and Good Luck
missionbrazil
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 : 5:35 p.m.
I thought it was going to be a duet by Theo and Josh.