INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The national anthem before TCU takes on Georgia in the national championship will have a North Texas flair.
Pentatonix, the Arlington-founded quintet, is performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the College Football Playoff final.
The anthem ceremony will begin with the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington presenting the nation's colors.
The color guard will include members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.
On the SoFi Stadium video board, there will be a feed of U.S. troops deployed overseas who are watching the national championship game.
Pentatonix will be on the big stage Monday night - and for good reason.
Since emerging in 2011, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and Daytime EMMY® Award-nominated vocal quintet— Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee — have reached unprecedented heights, toppling charts, selling 10 million albums worldwide, generating billions of streams, and performing everywhere from The White House and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to The Hollywood Bowl.
Their catalog boasts back-to-back #1 albums on the Billboard 200. Internationally, these albums performed equally as well with five albums being certified gold, platinum, or double platinum in Canada and ranking in the top 40 albums six times in New Zealand.
They notably made history as “the first a cappella act to win ‘Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella’ at the Grammy Awards” in 2015 and 2016. A year later, they earned another Grammy Award in the category “Best Country Duo/Group Performance” for their duet with Dolly Parton on her song “Jolene.”
Plus, they have collaborated with Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, and Lindsey Stirling, to name a few.