Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows | Digital Trends Spanish

The highlight of Bruno Mars’s career at the time was probably his performance in the 2014 Super Bowl. There were people who questioned whether he had enough catalog for such an honor, but the truth is that Mars blew everyone away.

The show began with little children holding hands with the American flag behind them and ended with soldiers dedicating “Just the Way You Are” to their families. The performance even featured a drum solo from Mars himself and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to sing the iconic ’90s “Give It Away.”

With footballer Colin Kaepernick unfairly excluded from the NFL — after taking a knee to the American anthem in protest of racial abuse in the United States — it was hard to find an artist for the 2020 show. However, Shakira and JLo They came to the rescue.

These performers weren’t the first Latinas to take to the halftime stage (Gloria Stefan did it three times), but in 2020 they made their mark on Super Bowl history with a show that highlighted their Latina roots and girl power.

The show included songs by both Latinas, Shakira played guitar and drums for a moment, there was a cameo for López’s daughter, Emme, who sang “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen, and a small participation of J Balvin and BadBunny.

Lady Gaga is known for putting on the most energetic and extravagant shows, which is why everyone was waiting for her halftime performance in 2017. However, this time Gaga was “safe” by singing a series of hits that are not “controversial” .

Even so, the artist began with the Pledge of Allegiance, saying: “One nation under God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all” and immediately performed her LGBTQI + anthem, “Born This Way”. That was probably the first time the word “transgender” was mentioned in the Super Bowl.

There were no guest artists or anything to write home about, but it didn’t really matter at the time. Gaga’s talent and her dancers were enough to have a good time at halftime.

Madonna has had many landmark television moments over the years, but her 2012 Super Bowl performance still did not fail to amaze: The queen of pop appeared onstage as a Greek goddess after being carried by Spartan soldiers through the playing field.

Madonna performed her popular “Vogue” with a large group of dancers and then other artists joined the presentation: LMFAO, with whom she mixed “Music” and “Party Rock Anthem”; MIA and Nicki Minaj, with whom she sang “Give Me All Your Luvin”, and finally Cee Lo Green and a huge gospel choir, to close with “Like a Prayer”.

The first halftime show produced by MTV seemed like an unlikely mix of artists, but it turned out to be something groundbreaking.

In that way, rock, pop and hip hop came together in 2001 with Aerosmith, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly. Together, these artists created a show that encompassed different generations to close with the classic “Walk This Way”.

For some this was an aberration, for others a brilliant move. Either way it was remarkable.

Katy Perry shocked everyone when she kicked off the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show by arriving on the back of a giant lion puppet while singing “Roar.”

Then, the artist sang three of her hits, a rock version of “I Kissed a Girl” in the company of Lenny Kravitz. Later, she performed “Firework” while she was suspended in the air; all this on a colorful scenery that changed from time to time.

But that was not all, in the middle of the presentation Missy Elliot joined with three of her recognized songs. The rapper hadn’t had a major stage appearance in years, so that instance sparked a comeback that a lot of people were hoping for.

Beyoncé put on one of the best halftime performances in history, but she didn’t do it alone. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams teamed up to make way for a long-awaited Destiny’s Child reunion during the 2013 Super Bowl.

Beyoncé performed several of her solo hits, including “Crazy in Love,” “Baby Boy,” and “Halo,” but halfway through the set she sang “Bootylicious,” “Independent Women,” and “Single Ladies” alongside Rowland and Williams.

That year’s production was so extravagant that half the lights in the superdome went out shortly afterward for 33 minutes and 55 seconds.

That a 1993 halftime performance is rated so highly today shows how ahead of its time Michael Jackson was.

The king of pop began by standing still for 90 seconds of silence and then released his hits “Jam”, “Billie Jean” and “Black or White”. Afterward, he performed “We Are the World” with a children’s choir and sang “Heal the World” as a huge balloon inflated in the middle of the stage.

The fact that he ended the Super Bowl era of marching bands as we knew it by creating a halftime mini-concert is memorable.

In 2002, U2 created one of the greatest rock moments on live television. Just a few months after 9/11, he transformed Super Bowl halftime into a moving tribute to the victims.

After kicking off with “Beautiful Day,” the Irish band played “MLK” while displaying the names of those who died on 9/11 on a large screen at the back of the stage. They closed the performance with “Where the Streets Have No Name” and at the end, Bono opened his jacket to reveal the American flag sewn inside.

One of the most influential artists in music history starred in the 2007 Super Bowl: Prince. He was expected to put on an amazing show, but he exceeded all expectations. And it all happened in the middle of a storm in Miami.

Prince started with a bit of “We Will Rock You” and quickly moved on to his classics “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Baby, I’m a Star,” accompanied by a marching band. He then performed a medley of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary,” Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” and the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You,” closing, of course, with “Purple Rain” and an incredible solo. of guitar Without a doubt, it is a part time that music fans will never forget.

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