Jennifer Hudson to sing with Sandy Hook chorus

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Singer Jennifer Hudson performs tribute to Whitney Houston onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
Photographer: Getty Images

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Posted: 01/31/2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -  

The NFL says Jennifer Hudson will join the chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing "America the Beautiful" before Sunday's Super Bowl game.
 
The chorus features 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., where 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in a Dec. 14 shooting rampage. 
 
The performance will be part of CBS's pre-game show before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, and will be broadcast live. Alicia Keys will sing the national anthem.
 
Children who survived last month's shooting rampage also recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to raise money for charity. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Youth Academy. 
 

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