Charlie Puth Honors Whitney Houston With His National Anthem Performance
Charlie Puth wowed everyone with his arrangement and performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Super Bowl.
Charlie Puth sings the National Anthem for Super Bowl LX
( NBC) pic.twitter.com/LOdxRcn1kw
— ESPN (@espn) February 8, 2026
He shared in a tweet that he wanted to honor Whitney Houston’s iconic performance with his arrangement, that also included Kenny G on stage with him.
Thank you everyone for your kind words. It was an honor to sing The National Anthem. I wrote the arrangement in a very specific way to honor Whitney Houston- I hope that was heard. Thank you to the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the Sainted Choir, the Color of Noize Orchestra,…
— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) February 9, 2026
He talked about how nervous he was because it’s such a difficult song to sing!
@charlieputh♬ original sound – Charlie Puth
And the Internet gave props to the masterful camera work perfectly capturing the military planes flying over at just the right moment! Majestic!
NBC’s cameraperson nailed this shot of the Super Bowl flyover during Charlie Puth’s rendition of the anthem.pic.twitter.com/1VuUDKslHl
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) February 9, 2026
What did you think of the performance?