Nearly eight months after going viral following a less-than-desirable, drunk performance of the National Anthem at Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby in 2024, Ingrid Andress has found redemption.
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The 33-year-old took the spotlight once again at a recent Colorado Avalanche hockey game and this time, she walked away successful. “We’re back, baby,” Andress wrote with an accompanying video of her performance on social media. “Thank you Avalanche.”
The post was the first for Andress since she issued a public apology in July following her MLB performance boldly admitting she had been under the influence and was checking herself in to rehab.
“I’m not gonna bulls**t y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote at the time. “I’m checking into a facility today to get the help I need.”
She continued on to apologize for letting her fans, MLB and her country down by writing, “That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition.” She then signed off with some self deprecating humor. “I’ll let y’all know how rehab is, I hear it’s super fun. Xo, Ingrid.”
While Ingrid’s first rendition of the anthem spread like wildfire overnight for all the wrong reasons, her most recent performance is spreading for all the right ones and she plans on building momentum with the release of a new song, “Footprints,” available now.
A song originally penned for her siblings that she never thought the world would hear, Andress felt the nudge to release it to inspire more than just her family.
“This song means so much to me that I didn’t think I’d ever put it out, and now it resonates with me even more than when I wrote it,” she shared. “I was the first sibling to venture out on my own and pursue my dreams, and I think it’s my role as an older sister to encourage them to do the same. I want them to learn from my mistakes, and to know that you can mess up and still keep moving forward. It doesn’t feel great to fail, but it can end up making you stronger.”
“Footprints” is just the beginning of even more music to come for Andress who hopes to enter a new chapter as she rises from her greatest challenges and reflects on the things that mean most to her. “I hope my new music helps people slow down a bit and provides some time and space to remember where you started, who you are, and who you want to be moving forward.