"The X Factor" U.S. judge Demi Lovato is set to perform the U.S. National Anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner") at Game 4 of Major League Baseball's World Series on October 28, 2012.
Fox (the U.S. network for "The X Factor" U.S.) also announced other performers who will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during this year's World Series, which Fox is televising in the United States. Fox is clearly making the most of showcasing the network's talent to sing during the World Series.
In addition to Lovato, other stars from Fox who are scheduled to perform are:
Phillip Phillips (2012 winner of Fox's "American Idol) during Game 1 on October 24, 2012
Matthew Morrison (co-star of Fox's "Glee") during Game 2 on October 25, 2012
Zooey Deschanel (star of Fox's "New Girl") during Game 3 on October 27, 2012
The San Francisco Giants are competing against the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series Games 1 and 2 took place in San Francisco, while Games 3, 4 and 5 are scheduled to take place in Detroit.
If there is a Game 5 on October 29, 2012, then Grammy-winning legend Aretha Franklin (who is not a Fox network star but is a Detroit native) is scheduled to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Not surprisingly, "The X Factor" U.S. judge Britney Spears is not on the list of performers, since "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a difficult song to sing. Spears almost never sings live in her performances, and she might not even get the lip syncing right since she's so ditsy that she might flub her lines when she lip syncs -- and that's too much a risk to take for a championship baseball game that's on live TV. There's plenty of Britney Spears concert footage that exists as proof of her bad lip syncing.
By contrast, all of the chosen performers listed above (including Lovato) who were selected for the honor of singing the National Anthem are known for singing live in their performances.
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