Stars Look On At Katy Perry's Super Bowl Performance [Photos]
The Super Bowl is possibly the most anticipated and well-known sporting event of every year; a game of American Football, set to decide the National Football League champion team for that season. On 1st February 2014, the New England Patriots fought the Seattle Seahawks for the title, in a game that saw Quarterback Tom Brady win his fourth Super Bowl and third Super Bowl MVP award. In the end, the New England Patriots won the game with 28, against the Seattle Seahawks 24.
Idina Menzel received the honour of singing the American National Anthem during the opening ceremony, while Katy Perry received critical praise for her half-time show performance, featuring Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. With the Super Bowl being such a loved sporting event, it should be no surprise that a whole host of celebrities made an appearance at the show to watch their favourite teams. Amongst those in attendance were Snoop Dog, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Chris Pratt, Anna Faris and many more.
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Over 110 million people are expected to have watched this year's Super Bowl match. This is, in part, due to the fact that it was broadcast in over 25 different languages around the world. This, in part, helped justify the 4.5 million USD price tag for a 30 second commercial break. Upcoming films like 'Jurassic World', 'Ted 2' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' debuted special Super Bowl television spots, while Nationwide Insurance saw a strong backlash on social media over an advert that drew attention to accidental child deaths.
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This year marked the 49th Super Bowl show, and was held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the second time. The first was the 42nd show, which was held in February 2008 in order to decide the winners of the 2007 season. Next year's, the 50th, will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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