Who is singing the national anthem at the Texans - Ravens game today?
Former The Voice contestant Parijita Bastola will sing the national anthem at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday , ahead of the Baltimore Ravens’ NFL playoff clash against the Houston Texans. Nepali-American teenager a history maker Bastola, who is from Severna Park, Maryland, became the first Nepali-American to compete on The Voice when she appeared in season 22 of NBC’s reality-TV singing show in late 2022. Then just 17, Bastola finished up as a Top 8 finalist during a com Pet ition run in which she took the chance to promote Nepalese culture, most notably performing in traditional clothing from the Asian nation . “Nepal’s not a country that most people know about, and there’s not much Nepalese representation on TV or in media,” Bastola told an interview with People magazine in November 2022. “So I think it’s super cool that I’m able to talk about my family and the clothes that I wear on the show. It’s allowing me to be myself, and in doing so, I’m able to teach a lot of Americans a...