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Police Officer Working Event Steps In To Sing National Anthem When Booked Singer Stuck In Traffic
A police officer who is also a former American Idol contestant gave an incredible impromptu performance of the national anthem when the scheduled singer got stuck in traffic.
Officer Carlton Smith dazzled the crowd as he sang a storming version of the Star-Spangled Banner on Tuesday night, kicking off the college basketball game between West Virginia University and the University of Kansas.
In video capturing the knockout performance, the crowd is seen erupting into cheers and applauding Smith as he walks from the middle court after singing.
‘Any chance I get to do the national anthem is always a big deal to me,’ Smith told Inside Edition as he recalled his performance.
‘I was just basically hoping I didn’t mess it up too much.’
The cop who stepped in when a stadium singer was late now joins her for an incredible duet. https://t.co/dq0tIC4nQT pic.twitter.com/ealC2ZhS5D
— Inside Edition (@InsideEdition) February 16, 2016
Officer Smith had been working security during the game in West Virginia, but stepped in to sing with only a five-minute notice after singer Leslie Dorchester could not make it due to a snowstorm, Inside Edition reported.
Dorchester said she was devastated she was unable to make it for her scheduled performance that night.
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