Ayla Brown to sing national anthem at Republican National Convention
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown might not be taking the stage at the Republican National Convention, but his daughter will.
Ayla Brown will perform the National Anthem in Cleveland at 7:45 p.m. Thursday. Ahead of her performance, she penned a column for the Boston Herald Wednesday.
“From my Grand Ole Opry debut, my many tours overseas singing for our troops, numerous national anthem performances before sporting and political events, and, of course, singing with the Boston Pops Orchestra, I feel as though all of those moments have led me to this: singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the Republican National Convention on Thursday,” Brown wrote.
Brown appeared on American Idol 10 years ago. Since then, she’s moved to Nashville to pursue her country music career and has also performed the national anthem across the country and around the world, including with the Boston Pops on Fourth of July three summers ago.
“And as I hold my hand on my heart, I will think about the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to enable me to sing our country’s national anthem,” she wrote. “I salute and dedicate this ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ to you.”
Read her Herald column here.
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