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Country Singer Ingrid Andress Apologizes for Bad Performance at Baseball Game
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FILE - Ingrid Andress performs on day four of the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2023. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Country Singer Ingrid Andress Apologizes for Bad Performance at Baseball Game

July 16th, 2024

Ingrid Andress is a country singer who sang the national anthem at a big baseball event. She did not sing it well. Many people talked about it on the internet. She said sorry the next day. She said she was drunk and that she will get help. Ingrid Andress wrote songs for other singers before she became famous. Her first big song was "More Hearts Than Mine." She has a new album called "Good Person." People remember other times when singers sang the national anthem in a strange way. Some singers said sorry after they sang. Ingrid Andress had some music shows planned, but now some are canceled. People who bought tickets will get their money back.
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💭 Discussion Questions


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. What did Ingrid Andress do at the baseball event?
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. Why did Ingrid Andress say sorry the next day?
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. What will happen to the music shows Ingrid Andress had planned?

📖 Vocabulary


🌐 Cultural context


In the United States, the national anthem is an important song played at many public events, including sports. Baseball is a popular American sport. Singing the anthem badly can upset people as it's a sign of respect. Public figures often use the internet to apologize for mistakes.

🧠 Further reading


10 Minutes (Lee Hyori song)
Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer. She made her first song called "10 Minutes." The song is part of her first album, which came out on August 13, 2003. The song is R&B and hip hop style. It became very popular in South Korea. The video for "10 Minutes" was made by Seo Hyun-seung. Some people thought the video's dance was too much, so SBS television did not show it at first. Lee Hyori sang "10 Minutes" on TV shows in South Korea. Lee Hyori used to sing with a group called Fin.K.L. They started in 1998. The group took a break in 2003, and that's when Lee Hyori started singing alone. The song "10 Minutes" talks about a girl who can make a boy like her in just ten minutes. Lee Hyori won some big awards for "10 Minutes." People really liked the song and the video.

Teddy Geiger
Teddy Geiger is a very talented person from the United States. She can sing, write songs, and also produce music. When she was younger, many people knew her for the song "For You I Will (Confidence)" which she sang in 2006. Teddy also worked on TV and in movies. She was in the TV show "Love Monkey" and a movie called "The Rocker." Teddy is also very good at writing songs for other singers. One of her famous songs is "Stitches," which she wrote for Shawn Mendes in 2015. She also wrote "Treat You Better" for him in 2016. Her own music is still coming out, and she writes songs for others too. She was born on September 16, 1988. Her parents are John and Lorilyn, and she has a brother and a sister. Teddy went to McQuaid Jesuit High School and learned to play the piano and the guitar. She loved to make up songs when she was a child, even at the age of eight. When Teddy was 15, she went to a singing show in Los Angeles. She didn't get the main part, but she met famous people and started to work with a man named Billy Mann, who helped her. In 2004, she made a band called Faction, and they played music in New York. They won a music contest and gave the prize to help people who were hurt by a big wave in the ocean. After that, Teddy made a deal to record six music albums.

Fan Expo Canada
Every year, there is a big event called Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario. It began in 1995 and was first about comic books. Now it is about many things like games, science fiction, movies, and different kinds of art. People come together for four days to share what they love about popular culture. At Fan Expo Canada, people can play games, learn about new movies, and meet people who make comic books. There is a fun costume contest and special shows that only happen in the evening for people who work in this industry. People who like Japanese cartoons, games, and comics can watch and talk about them. There are many booths where companies show their movies, TV shows, or comic books. This event is very big and a lot of people come to it. Informa, a big company, now runs Fan Expo Canada. This company also does similar events in other places in Canada and the United States.