QV LIFE
Olivia Sings! Already well-known to Philly sports fans for her performance of the national anthem, this Queen Village teen is now taking the spotlight at stadiums across the country. By Martha Morowitz
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On the big screen as the Phillies take on the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park (photo courtesy of Lori Currier).
QUEEN VILLAGE QUARTERLY CRIER \\ WINTER 2022
ifelong Queen Village neighbor Olivia Currier may not be known to those of us who are not avid Philly sports fans. But if you have even a casual interest in the Eagles, 76ers, Flyers, or Phillies (to name a few), you have no doubt seen the 16-year-old singing the national anthem at many major league games. Olivia has loved performing from a very young age and began performing the national anthem at the age of nine for the women’s basketball team at Villanova, where her father was assistant athletic director. She astutely sent videos of her appearances to other teams and, seven years later, was singing the anthem at professional sporting events all across the nation. Her first nationally televised anthem was this past February for the Frozen Four 2021 hockey event, which was broadcast live on ESPN. Considering the pressure of performing in front of huge crowds in some of
