H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at Paris 2024.
The five-time Grammy winner is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France as part of the handover for the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028.
H.E.R. has won an Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awards during her decorated career. The 27-year-old from California won the Grammy for song of the year in 2021 for her protest anthem I Can't Breathe.
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In the same year, she took home best original song for the soulful Fight for You from the Judas and the Black Messiah soundtrack at the Academy Awards. She co-wrote both songs.
The singer also wrote the Netflix animated series We the People, which won her an award at the Children's and Family Emmys.
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H.E.R. starred in the adaptation of The Color Purple that was produced by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg in 2023.
She made an appearance as a guest performer alongside Usher at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
Los Angeles will host the Olympics for the third time, with previous Games being held there in 1984 and 1932. It will be the first time the city will host the Paralympics.
There are also rumours that another Hollywood star might appear at the closing ceremony in a big way.
Tom Cruise has reportedly been seen filming stunts around Los Angeles for a pre-taped segment for the Sunday, August 11 ceremony.
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One of the stunts Cruise has filmed is skydiving down to the Hollywood sign which, according to paparazzi photos showing Cruise standing on one of the letters, was filmed in March.
It's believed the segment will involve Cruise repelling from Stade de France onto the field carrying the Olympic flag.
Then viewers watching on TV will see the pre-recorded stunt play out as Cruise flies in a plane from Paris to LA.
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