Meet the violinist from Yukon who played in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
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Violinist Rose Crelli is still reeling from what she calls "the biggest production I've ever been part of."
That production — Bad Bunny's celebrated Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday — was, in fact, one of the biggest productions anyone has ever been part of, with an estimated audience of more than 135 million.
For Crelli, it also marked an incredible life journey so far, from being born in China and adopted into an Alaska family, to a childhood in Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon, practising violin at her family's remote tent in the bush, to carving out a career as a musician in San Francisco "from scratch," and then playing with a global superstar before an audience more than three times the size of the Canadian population.
"It was one of my favourite performances that I've ever been a part of, ever," she recalled, of the halftime show.
"Just the energy when you're walking on the field, and there's all the lights shining from the stadium, and you see all the fans in the seats."
Crelli said she first received an email in December, asking if she was available on Feb. 8 for "a potential halftime show performance opportunity."
"I had to send in headshots, measurements for the outfits, and I believe there are three separate production teams who had to approve individually each musician," she said.
She found out in late December that she got the gig — but she had to keep it mostly to herself, even signing a non-disclosure agreement.
"I wasn't allowed to announce it on social media or anything," she said. "It was a complete surprise and shock for the majority of the people I know," she said.
That includes her proud parents in Whitehorse, who admit to being rarely online. More than 135 million people may have now seen the show, but as of Tuesday, Crelli's dad was not yet one of them.
"We're not very connected. So we often hear things about Rosie from other people that we are unaware of," said Mike Crelli. "So it's not actually surprising to either of us, that we're the last people to see it."
Rose's mom, Marcia Toland, happened to be at the Canada Game Centre in Whitehorse on Sunday when the show was on. She saw a young girl watching it on her computer so Toland asked if she could look on.
"So I got to watch Rosie. It was great," said Toland.
"I knew for sure it was her ... her hair was done so different, but I know her smile when she plays violin."
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