Country artist Ingrid Andress has reemerged less than one year after her drunken performance at the 2024 Home Run Derby.
The 33-year-old was given another opportunity to sing the national anthem, this time at a Colorado Avalanche hockey game on Friday, February 28. “We’re back baby. Thank you @coloradoavalanche 
,” Andress captioned a video from the event via Instagram.
In the clip, Andress stood on the ice wearing skinny jeans and a custom jersey with her last name and No. 91 on the back. The crowd cheered as Andress hit the notoriously challenging notes at the end of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
The Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at their home stadium in Denver. Friday’s game marked Andress’ first public appearance since her viral national anthem attempt — and subsequent rehab stint — last summer.
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When Andress hit the field in Arlington, Texas, for the annual MLB Home Run Derby, viewers and players alike were left stunned by her interpretation of the anthem. As mixed reviews poured in via social media, Andress gave an explanation for her performance in an Instagram statement.
“I’m not gonna bulls— y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote in June 2024. “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition. I’ll let y’all know how rehab is I hear it’s super fun.”
A rep for the singer later told the Associated Press that several of her tour dates were canceled as she sought treatment. According to Billboard, however, Andress’ streaming numbers saw a 229 percent surge on the day of the Home Run Derby and the day after.
Before her appearance in Denver on Friday, Andress had stayed silent on social media (trust Us, we’ve been checking). While she’s shared little insight into her rehab stay, Andress is turning over a new leaf with the release of her latest single, “Footprints.”
“When I was growing up, I had the honor of having very hard working parents. They instilled in me a steadfast work ethic that, to this day, I am so grateful for. But with it came the message that ‘failure’ was not an option, and if it did happen, it meant failing as a person. A sort of red mark against the rest of your life. As a kid, it was a scary thing to hear,” she wrote via Instagram on Monday, March 3, while announcing her new song. “This inability to fail brought me great success, but also brought extreme burnout and more fear than joy.”
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Andress noted that her perspective has since changed, adding, “As I’ve gotten older and experienced more life, I think the most human thing on earth is failing. It’s getting kicked off, feeling the sting of it, but getting back on the same damn horse anyway. The sister, daughter, and human I want to be is resilient. Without the mistakes in my life, I would not be the person I am today, and I sure as hell wouldn’t have the stories to pass on about my journey. We have to talk about our mistakes in order for our success to make sense.”
Andress described her single as “a reminder to all the people I love the most, and also to myself, that I’m out here trying my best at this ‘life’ thing, and if there’s any helpful guidance anyone can take from it, it’s all worth it,” concluding, “Here’s to making it worse, making it right, and making it.”
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