Michael Jackson ( 1993 ) ‘ The King of Pop ’ needs no introduction , as his iconic stage presence and dance moves can enthral the audience in a jiffy . He performed ‘ Billie Jean ’ and ‘ Black and White ’ and did his moonwalk ; that was enough to make his performance one of the best . The finale was a montage of his humanitarian work as he concluded by singing ‘ We Are the World ’ with a children ’ s choir .
Coldplay , Beyoncé , and Bruno Mars ( 2016 ) When the Holy Trinity of pop music unites on the stage , you will surely see some spectacular fireworks , and the same is true when Coldplay , Beyoncé , and Bruno Mars performed together . The opening act was Chris Martin singing ‘ Yellow ’ and ‘ Viva La Vida ’ in a technicolour paradise . He was then joined by Bruno Mars singing ‘ Uptown Funk ’ with Beyonce ultimately stealing the show dressed like Michael Jackson singing her then new single ‘ Formation ’.
Prince ( 2007 ) Heralded as the best Super Bowl halftime performance of all time , Prince put on the most extravagant show filled with exciting moves . Beginning with strains of Queen ’ s ‘ We Will Rock You ’ with the Florida A & M University marching band clad in lights making a solid entrance along with the arrangement of ‘ Baby I ’ m a Star ’. Then he performed ‘ Proud Mary ’ and ‘ All Along the Watchtower ’ with the best ending act of shredding the guitar in tune to the solo from ‘ Purple Rain ’ in actual rain .
Lady Gaga ( 2017 ) Lady Gaga was responsible for a viewership increase for the Super Bowl that had been stagnant for a while , with her performance included drones taking over the sky like stars and dancers throwing glittery spears . Dressed like a popstar , she performed ‘ Telephone ’, ‘ Poker Face ’, ‘ Born This Way ,’ and ‘ Bad Romance ’, giving her thunderous applause from the audience along with the critic ’ s nod .
Rihanna ( 2023 ) Wearing a bright red jumpsuit , RiRi took to the stage to set it on fire with a floating entrance and was surrounded by background dancers in white coats . Since she hasn ’ t had a new album since 2016 , she performed her old numbers like ‘ Rude Boy ,’ ‘ Only Girl ( In the World ),’ and ‘ Umbrella ’ including the lesser-known ones . Two memorable moments were when she touched up her makeup halfway to promote her brand Fenti , and the other was when she revealed her pregnancy . Her performance got the most views , at 121 million concurrent viewers , the most in the Super Bowl halftime history .
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