American singer and artist Amanda Hawkins sang the national anthem at the Stanley Cup Finals 2022.
Amanda was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She started playing guitar and singing at the age of 11. She went to a music school in 2007. She has been performing on stages and writing and releasing songs for her audience since she was a teen.
After the beautiful singer took the stage to sing the national anthem before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, viewers were in awe of her voice. There have been tweets about how impressive the national anthem singer was on the stage.
Let’s dig deeper into the life of the talented singer Amanda Hawkins.
Who is Singer and Artist Amanda Hawkins?
Hawkins is a Denver-native singer, songwriter, and artist. In her professional career, she has sung songs like ‘Heaven or Hell’, ‘Call You’, ‘Save My Soul’, ‘I Love You Already’, ‘The Way You Feel’, ‘Get back In Line’, and so on.
She reported to the Westworld, “Music has been my life since I was eleven. It’s in my blood. It keeps me sane. It’s how I express myself.”
Amanda has grown up idolizing singers from across the globe and it is reflected in her singing style. She took inspiration from artists like Lauryn Hill, Janis Joplin, Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, and Crosby. She has sang R&B-style songs when she was 15 years old. She slowly drifted towards hip-hop singing.
In December 2015, she decided to take a short break from music as she was pregnant. In 2017, she became the talk of the town when she sang Christmas songs on loudspeakers at Denver International Airport.
In 2019 she was blessed with her second daughter and she was not seen on the stage. After taking a break of nearly eight years to raise her two daughters, she returned back to the music industry with her song ‘Trust You’re There’.
Stanley Cup National Anthem
The talented singer astonished the audience by singing the national anthem for Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Crush, Colorado Mammoth, and Susan G. Foundation.
For the Stanley Cup Finals 2022 where Avalanche will be seen against Tampa Bay Lightning, Hawkins inaugurated the game by singing this year’s national anthem in support of the Avalanche.
Was Amanda Hawkins in American Idol?
In order to pursue her musical career, Amanda went to Los Angeles in 2006. While attending a music institute there in Los Angeles, she went to audition for the American Idol.
The singer participated as a contestant in season 7 of the American Idol. She made it to the top fifties before getting eliminated. Although her audition was not broadcasted on television, she gave her audition in San Diego and was cut off before making it to the top 24.
The Colorado singer always knew that it was her dream to be a singer and songwriter and she was not ready to give up easily. She moved back to Denver and started to perform on stage and released her solo songs.