Global InformationSami Grisafe information
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| Women's football | ||
Representing  United States
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| IFAF World Women's Championships | ||
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2010 Sweden | Team Competition |
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2013 Finland | Team Competition |
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2017 British Columbia | Team Competition |
Samantha Linda "Sami" Grisafe (born March 26, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, women's football player, activist, and actor. In 2012 Grisafe released Atlantis, a full-length studio album featuring eleven upbeat pop tracks that do well to showcase her powerhouse voice. The album received six Grammy pre-nominations and has a few Grammy Award-winning collaborators associated with it, such as blues artist Sugar Blue (Rolling Stones) and producer Ricciano Lumpkins (TLC, P.O.D., Mya). Sami also won the Chicago Music Award for Best Rock Entertainer 2012.[1]
Grisafe helped the United States capture the gold medal at the 2010 IFAF Women's World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, along with the 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship in Vantaa, Finland. She was named the Tournament MVP at the 2013 IFAF Women's World Games in Vantaa, Finland. Grisafe also sang the National Anthem prior to the gold medal game in Finland. A video of the performance went viral. Buzzfeed called her performance, "The most inspiring combination of sports and music you will ever see."[2]
Grisafe received the Dare2BDifferent award by the Action Icon Awards in Los Angeles, CA in Fall 2015. She was given the award for her achievements in football and music.[3]
- ^ "Out Team USA Quarterback Plays National Anthem On Her Ukulele". 22 July 2013.
- ^ Karlan, Sarah (24 July 2013). "Female Quarterback Shreds The National Anthem On A Ukulele Before Winning Gold". BuzzFeed.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ La Faye Baker (20 October 2015). "SAMI GRISAFE WINS ACTION ICON DARE2B DIFFERENT AWARD". YouTube.