Nezza Details Singing “Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish Against Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wishes

Nezza Details Singing “Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish Against Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wishes

E! News·2025-06-17 10:03

One singer is feeling at home (of the brave). 

After Dominican American singer Nezza performed the national anthem in Spanish at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ June 14 game, the 30-year-old recounted the emotional experience—including sharing that she sang the song in Spanish against the organization’s wishes.

In one TikTok video shared after the June 14 game, Nezza visibly shifted from smiling to straight-faced as an off-camera Dodgers rep told her, “We are going to do the song in English today, I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed,” before the clip cuts to her tearfully finishing the song.

“Watch the Dodgers tell me I can’t sing the Spanish star spangled banner that Roosevelt literally commissioned in 1945,” the singer wrote atop the first clip, before adding during the second, “So I did it anyway.”

E! News has reached out to the Los Angeles Dodgers for comment and has not heard back.

In a separate TikTok, Nezza (real name Vanessa Hernández) detailed her thoughts on the experience and expressed surprise that the organization discouraged her to sing in Spanish in light of the recent Los Angeles protests, which have been in response to raids by ICE agents. 

“I didn't think I would be met with any sort of like no,” she said in the video, “especially because we're in L.A. and with everything happening. I just could not believe when [the Dodgers rep] walked in and told me, ‘No.’”

“I just felt like I needed to do it para mi gente,” Nezza continued through tears. “I'm proud of myself for doing that today, because my parents are immigrants, and they've been citizens like my whole life at this point.”

In addition to the “La La La” singer explaining the history of “El Pendón Estrellado,” she shared her gratitude for her supporters. 

“Thank you for all the sweet messages,” Nezza said. “I love you guys so much. Safe to say, I'm never allowed in that stadium ever again. But I love you guys so much.”

Though the social media star claimed she would not be welcomed back, a team official for the Los Angeles Dodgers told The Los Angeles Times that there wouldn’t be any consequences from the organization in response to the performance and that Nezza is welcome back at the stadium in the future. 

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