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Baseball team's special tribute to hiccuping anthem singer

Remember Ethan Hall, the young singer who hiccuped his way through the national anthem at a recent Australian Baseball League game?

If you don't, here's the hilarious footage:

Ethan became an internet sensation after refusing to let the hiccups ruin his rendition of Advance Australia Fair.

And in a special ceremony before their most recent home game on the weekend, the Adelaide Bite presented him with his own personalised jersey.

They didn't put 'Ethan' or 'Hall' on the back though:

Ethan 'hiccups' Hall. Image: Sunrise
Ethan 'hiccups' Hall. Image: Sunrise

He was even given the honour of throwing the ceremonial first pitch before the game.

In honour of Ethan's rousing rendition, we put together the most memorable national anthem mishaps in recent memory:

Mendoza massacre

This bloke clearly hadn't practiced Advance Australia Fair before he sung the anthem before a Wallabies-Pumas match in Argentina.

He made up words left, right and centre, but boy what a finish!

History's page or history's state?

Kate Ceberano left many people wondering what lyric she was singing at this year's AFL grand final:

We're Aussies, not Kiwis!

The Kookaburras saw the funny side of things when the New Zealand national anthem was played before their match against Belgium:

On-ice mishap

If you're going to forget the words, you better not slip over straight afterwards:

Carl Lewis can't really sing

Carl Lewis was an incredible athlete. He sucked at singing however:

Michael Bolton butchers it

Michael Bolton couldn't use Carl Lewis' excuse that he wasn't a professional singer: