Toronto’s Jully Black To Sing ‘O Canada’ At NBA All-Star Game

By Staff, The Canadian Press. Published: 15 Feb 2023 10:36 PM

Toronto’s Jully Black will sing “O Canada” at the NBA All-Star Game.

The Juno Award winning and platinum-selling R&B singer was named to the star-studded show on Wednesday.

Black joins Burna Boy, Jewel, Post Malone and others in the festivities.

Malone will perform a medley of his hits following the first-ever in-arena All-Star draft on Sunday.

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Actor Vin Diesel, star of the upcoming “Fast X” movie, will welcome fans to the evening.

Grammy Award-nominated artist Jewel will sing the American national anthem after Black sings the Canadian anthem.

Grammy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated singer Burna Boy will headline the halftime show.

The All-Star Game will be contested Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Hamilton native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will also be participating as All-Star reserves.

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