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Nezza’s Spanish Anthem Performance Sparks Controversy at Dodger Stadium
The singer’s decision to perform the anthem in Spanish ignited a debate about depiction and inclusivity.
What began as a quiet presentation has exploded into a national discussion. Three days after singer and social media figure nezza (Vanessa Hernández) sang a Spanish rendition of the national anthem at Dodger Stadium, she addressed the situation in an interview with CNN on Tuesday. This performance occurred despite a request from a team employee to sing it in English.
“With everything that’s been happening, I just felt like I needed to stand with my people and show them that I’m with them,” Nezza said on CNN’s “The Lead.” “I wanted to represent them that day.”
Nezza’s performance of the Spanish anthem – a version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” commissioned by the U.S. State Department in 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt – gained widespread attention after she shared a TikTok video. The video showed an unidentified Dodgers employee telling her,”we are going to do the song in English today,so I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.”
Nezza proceeded with the Spanish version. This took place on the same day thousands convened downtown to protest President Trump and
