By day, Justin Tucker is the Baltimore Ravens place kicker. By night, he’s opera’s next big thing. The 26-year-old Tucker recently showed off his pipes at a charity Christmas concert at a Baltimore church by singing “Ave Maria” in front of about 700 people.
With his powerful resonant baritone voice, Tucker delivered a strong performance of “Ave Maria,” receiving a standing ovation from the packed crowd at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. One organizer said the event had to add seating because Tucker’s guest appearance had generated so much interest.
Luckily for them, he crushed it.
.@jtuck9 swapped his uniform for a tux for his performance with the Concert Artists of Baltimore.
Nice pipes, Tuck.https://t.co/W5HdOO8sGx
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 11, 2015
And if that wasn’t impressive enough for you, the kicker can sing in seven different languages. He also majored in recording technology while at Texas and studied under renowned opera singer Nikita Storojev while there, which leads us to believe that if the whole football thing didn’t work out, he’d probably be working in music right now. Fortunately, the football thing has been working out quite a bit, but, with a voice like that, it seems inevitable that he’ll be working in music long after his football career is over.
Also, kickers are the weirdest.
