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Who is Ingrid Andress? What to know about the country singer after 'disastrous' MLB Home Run Derby national anthem performance
Ingrid Andress has been a professional singer for well over a decade, making her performance at Monday night's Home Run Derby all the more shocking.
Andress was off-key and stumbled lyrically through the national anthem, striking out worse than any of the eight competitors swinging for the fences as part of baseball's All-Star festivities.
Andress was so bad one of the participants in the derby, Phillies star Alec Bohm, could not contain his laughter with a smirk before being the first to step inside the batter's box.
The Grammy-nominated singer delivered her performance from Globe Life Field wearing a National League jersey and cowboy boots, oddly supporting the rivals to her hometown Detroit Tigers and the hosting Texas Rangers.
Here's what you need to know about Andress after her disastrous Monday.
Ingrid Andress is a Grammy-nominated country singer who performed Monday's anthem
Monday was not Andress' first encounter with baseball or televised singing
Andress was mostly homeschooled until she was in high school due to her father, Brad Andress, being a professional baseball coach, most notably with the Colorado Rockies.
She attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she was part of the acapella group Pitch Slapped that appeared on Season 2 of NBC's singing competition 'The Sing-Off'.
They were eliminated in the first episode of the season.
Andress returned to 'The Sing-Off' in Season 3 as part of the all-female ensemble Delilah, which was made up mostly of contestants from previous groups who did not win the show.
Season 3 was won by future Grammy Award-winners Pentatonix, with Deliliah lasting several weeks before being eliminated in sixth place of 16 groups.
Andress kept a low profile in music after her stint on NBC until breaking through in country music in 2020.
While Andress has been criticized for her performance, she's a veteran professional singer
Andress has made strides in the country industry in the last several years
The now-32-year-old Andress signed her first record deals with Atlantic Records and Warner Nashville in 2018, leading to her first official single 'Lady Like', and her debut studio album under the same name in March 2020.
Andress' best-charting single to date is 2019's 'More Hearts Than Mine', which peaked at No 30 on the US Billboard charts and went double-platinum.
She was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2021, including 'Best New Artist', which made her the only country singer in one of the shows 'Big Four' categories.
Andress has also been the opening act for several bigger stars as part of their nationwide tours including Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, and Stevie Nicks.
Andress has also been nominated for three Country Music Association awards, winning none.