Singer’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” is thrashed

Oct 29, 2012 09:57 GMT  ·  By

Earlier this year, Demi Lovato, a judge and mentor of X Factor US, was thrashed by one of the contestants for using Autotune in her music. Suffice it to say there’s no Autotune in the video above.

Demi was invited to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of Game 4 of the World Series, with reaction to her number varying from extremely positive to extremely negative.

MSN cites several reactions on Twitter to Demi’s take on the National Anthem, with many saying she added many notes to it, and tried too hard to prove herself but only offered cause for embarrassment.

Her fans strongly disagree, filling Twitter and other comments sections online with praise for the former Disney star and her impressive range and mastery, both of which are obvious in her recent performance.

Check out the video above and let me know which side you’re on. It does seem like she’s pushing it (doesn’t it?), but somehow she’s pulling it off.