【Super Bowl LX】 "Whitney Houston's Resurrection"... Coco Jones Delivers a Thrilling Performance of the 'Black National Anthem'

The next-generation R&B diva Coco Jones, chosen by the Grammys, summoned legends on the Super Bowl stage watched by 100 million people worldwide. With a style reminiscent of Whitney Houston in 1991 and explosive vocal power, she delivered an emotional rendition of the 'Black National Anthem'.

According to foreign media on the 9th (Korean time), Coco Jones took the stage at the Super Bowl LX pre-game event held on the 8th at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Ahead of the fierce clash between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, she sang 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' accompanied by a magnificent eight-piece orchestra.

◆ A Homage That Transcends 35 Years

What caught the most attention was her outfit. Jones paired a white cropped zip-up jacket with a high-low skirt featuring a peplum, modernly reinterpreting the iconic white tracksuit look worn by the late Whitney Houston during the 1991 Super Bowl. This outfit, created in collaboration with famous designer Karl Kani, was adorned with sequins in red, black, and green, reflecting the colors of the Pan-African flag and adding visual intensity. In an interview, Jones expressed, "I hope people recognize that similarity and remember the legend."

◆ A 126-Year Prayer for Freedom

The song 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' that Jones sang was created in 1900 by the Johnson brothers, and it is a historic hymn officially adopted by the NAACP in 1919. The NFL has included this song in pre-game events since 2020 as a gesture of solidarity against racial discrimination following the George Floyd incident.

Coco Jones, a former Disney child star, is experiencing a peak in her career after winning the Grammy for Best R&B Performance in 2024. She perfectly demonstrated on stage her aspiration to "represent my culture, which I have dreamed of since childhood" and to "leave my mark in history."