9-time Grammy candidate Natalie Grant to sing national anthem at Indianapolis 500

Associated Press

Indianapolis (AP) Natalie Grant, a nine-time Grammy candidate and five GMA Dove Awards singer of the year, will play the national anthem on Sunday before the Indianapolis 500.

“Natalie's emotional and touching reproduction of the national anthem in front of the grandstand sale will be an unforgettable moment during the ceremonies before the race for the Indy 500,” said Doug Boles, President of Indycar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on Wednesday. “The national anthem pays the country that we love and brings us a step closer to the final, dramatic and electrical moments that lead before the start of the Indianapolis 500.”

Grant's most recent project “Seasons” made up first place in the Christian Billboard charts and showed himself with cross-genre collaborations, including Mary Mary, Cece Winans, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds and others. Her single “Step by step” – a cover by Whitney Houston with Dolly Parton – went to the top 10 in the mainstream AC Radio.

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