Singer Loomis has issued a groveling apology after delivering a botched performance of the National Anthem during a live C-SPAN broadcast last week.
The Indie performer took to the stage at the Free & Equal Presidential Debate between three third-party presidential nominees on Wednesday to sing the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
However, her voice cracked mid-anthem — prompting her to stop and request to start over, only to be told that the broadcast was live and that she had to continue.
“I f–ked it up, I f–ked it up, can I go back please?” the singer pleaded.
The singer — the daughter of a veteran — on Saturday addressed “all the craziness” that’s taken place since her botched rendition went viral.
“First off, I would like to apologize to the Free and Equal political team for this mishap, and from the bottom of my heart I wanted to apologize,” she said in an Instagram video.
“And I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to mess up the National Anthem, and I wanted to thank you guys for giving me a chance and believing in me.”
Loomis added that she had concerns about singing the National Anthem live.
“I was always scared I was going to fail, and then I did, and the world’s seen it,” she said. “So I just wanted anybody out there who’s seen, that you can change anything negative into something positive.”
“I was a little late there and didn’t have a clear cue, which left me flustered when we went live,” she captioned the post.
“I know it wasn’t my best, and I’m truly sorry if it didn’t hit the mark. I take full responsibility on my part and ask that you don’t use this incident to reflect on the artist I am and trying to be.”
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity and all the love and support I’ve received. I’m taking this as a lesson learned, and I can’t wait to come back even stronger,” she added.
Her explanation comes just days after the singer, who has less than 3,000 streams on Spotify, insisted she is “really a good singer.”
“I really do sing and I am really a good singer. So what had happened was I didn’t know it was live,” Loomis told TMZ.
“When we got to the spot and then I got nervous and then I was scared, but it was crazy,” she added.
The singer has already gotten an offer from “Good Morning America” to redeem herself.
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