INDIANAPOLIS — "American Idol" winner and Grammy nominee Jordin Sparks will perform the national anthem ahead of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
IMS announced the multi-platinum singer-songwriter and actress will sing before the start of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 26.
"We know that Jordin’s voice and performance will deliver an emotional and stirring rendition of the national anthem as part of pre-race ceremonies for the Indy 500," IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. "The national anthem moment pays honor to the country we love, sets the stage for the hair-raising US Air Force Thunderbirds flyover, and gets us one step closer to those final, dramatic and electric moments leading up to the start of the Indianapolis 500."
In 2007, Sparks gained worldwide attention as the winner of the sixth season of "American Idol" at only 17 years old.
And this isn't Sparks' first trip to IMS — she previously sang the national anthem ahead of the 2015 Indy 500.
Throughout her career, Sparks has won two BET Awards, one American Music Award and one People's Choice Award, and has been nominated for two Grammys, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Billboard Award and a Dove Award.
She has had five songs reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100: "No Air" (with Chris Brown), "Tattoo," "Battlefield," "This Is My Now" and "One Step at a Time."
Sparks' latest single, "Call My Name," debuted at No. 29 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.
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She made her Broadway debut in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical, "In the Heights" and later starred in "Waitress," with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles.
Sparks made her feature film debut in 2012 in "Sparkle," starring alongside the late Whitney Houston.
The 108th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 26 and will air on WTHR Channel 13. Click here to visit the IMS Ticket Marketplace.