{"id":33239,"date":"2024-03-06T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T20:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=33239"},"modified":"2024-03-06T15:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T20:01:56","slug":"8-year-old-girl-sings-passionate-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-at-pacers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/03\/8-year-old-girl-sings-passionate-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-at-pacers-game.html","title":{"rendered":"8-Year-Old Girl Sings Passionate Rendition of the National Anthem at Pacers Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33260\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/03\/anthem-Kinsley-Murray_credit-@pacers-TikTok.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33260\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/03\/anthem-Kinsley-Murray_credit-@pacers-TikTok.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@pacers \/ TikTok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eight-year-old Kinsley Murray has gained attention for her passionate rendition of the national anthem at a recent Pacers game against the Toronto Raptors. Murray, who was decked out in a red white and blue sparkly dress, first sang &#8220;O Canada&#8221; before singing her confident version of &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner.&#8221; The 8-year-old sang her version of the song with lots of flare where the crowd cheered for her with each high note.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JvyiWgrNw0w?si=1RIY9haBM2PpYfEd&amp;controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the game, the Pacers took to their TikTok to share the video where they captioned the post, &#8220;The passion. The outfit. This anthem performance was unmatched.&#8221; In an interview with Fox News, Murray said that she wants to &#8220;Inspire&#8221; others with her rendition of the song. She also shared her knowledge on the importance of the anthem. &#8220;What I think is really cool is that Francis Scott Key, in the War of 1812, he wrote the national anthem, and after the bombs bursting, he saw that our flag was still there, and he looked down his telescope, and saw that our flag was still there. And so that means we won.&#8221; Her father, Shafer, discussed how she got into singing. &#8220;I had a little choir at school, and she would join with that at one-year-old, and start singing stuff like that. And, at two, she really wanted to go out there and start singing. So, it&#8217;s kind of always been her passion. And I just wanted to let her do what she loves to do.&#8221; Kinsley says that if singing doesn&#8217;t wok out for her, she will become a teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight-year-old Kinsley Murray has gained attention for her passionate rendition of the national anthem at a recent Pacers game against the Toronto Raptors. 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