Latin singer Nezza defends Spanish national anthem performance at Dodgers game

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Latin R&B singer Nezza made waves on Saturday at a Los Angeles Dodgers game after singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in Spanish despite being told by the team to sing the national anthem in English. 

Nezza, whose full name is Vanessa Hernández, went on TikTok after the game, clipping together videos of a Dodgers representative telling her the song would be sung in English and her performing the anthem in Spanish. 

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