When Nezza went against the rules the Los Angeles Dodgers had set out for her and proudly sang "The Star Spangled Banner," there were some who considered it a downright ungodly moment. But the 30-year-old singer tells Variety that,

After sparking a nationwide debate with her performance of the U.S. National Anthem in Spanish at a Dodgers home game over the weekend, Nezza, a rising singer, dancer and social media personality,

Los Angeles is home to a reported 1.8 million Spanish-speaking residents, but rarely do they hear the national anthem sung in that language. On Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, with 51,548 fans on their feet and television cameras trained on the field,