“God Save The King” is played before the start of nearly every sporting event including an England national team.
But there’s no bigger stage than before the opening kickoff of a Six Nations match at Twickenham.
With millions of people watching on and 80,000 fans in the stadium, the performer each year has a lot of responsibility on their shoulders to get it right.
Who is singing the England national anthem at Twickenham?
This year, that responsibility falls to 27-year-old soprano Faryl Smith.
She told the Northants Telegraph: “The atmosphere is always great and I can’t wait to lead the crowds at Twickenham again.”
Classical singer Faryl rose to fame during the 2008 series of Britain’s Got Talent, where she reached the final, having previously won 13 awards at the Eisteddfod in Kettering aged just 10.
Before taking the stage on the ITV talent show, she graced several music festivals with her performances. It was on this show that music magnate Simon Cowell dubbed her “literally one in a million”.
Her talent was further recognized in 2010 when she was nominated for two Classical BRIT Awards, setting a record as the youngest artist to ever receive a double nomination.
Having honed her skills, she later graduated with distinction from the undergraduate course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, earning a first-class honours degree.
Meet Each Countries Six Nations WAGs
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will each be supported by their own army of accomplished – and glamorous – women, many of whom will make the journey to cheer on from the stands.
SCOTLAND SIX NATIONS WAGS
Gillian Hogg, wife of Stuart Hogg
Both hailing from Hawick, their parents are friends. However, the Glasgow Warriors fullback disclosed that he spent months trying to ask her out, but she disregarded his attempts.
“We eventually got together,” he says.
“After a few months of chasing her, she eventually caved in, thankfully, and we’ve been together ever since.”
They now have three young children – Archie, Olivia and George.
Anneka Madgett, girlfriend of Ali Pice
The Youtuber’s content encompasses self-love, mental health, fashion, makeup, food, and fitness. With 226,000 followers across social, her videos have been viewed over 18 million times.
Ali and Anneka, both 27, recently started living together in August of last year and Ali has expressed his enjoyment of their shared living arrangement.
Annabel Jones, wife of Huw Jones
The couple have thought to have met in Glasgow, and he describes the blonde bombshell as “his everything”.
They are known to jet across the globe together and racked up visits to Monaco, Barcelona and the Bahamas in 2019 alone before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The pair got married last week in Ibiza.