Quote: "I'd been trying to sing the national anthem for the Lakers for three years. In 2016 I got the call. Kobe Bryant had just announced he was retired from the Lakers. My whole body was elevated," - Ranella Ferrer.   Ranella Ferrer was born and raised in the Philippines. She is a known National Anthem Singer at Los Angeles top venues, but the Lakers were her first. Ranella was a Kobe Bryant fan and had studied his words of inspiration. Despite being self-conscious about her weight, this singer seized the opportunity to open a 2016 game with the National Anthem. It was Kobe's retirement year. Ranella would go on to appear on Khloe Kardashian's "Revenge Body" reality show, and lives the Mamba Mentality.   Ranella Ferrer, first Professional National Anthem-2016: https://youtu.be/gcK7TbvQMZs (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_gcK7TbvQMZs&d=DwMFaQ&c=Y6lK3sQOQe5gkvL3EqgybQ&r=_PvEdQpbwlJ0TSHsMW9ic23UYEgSNR4uDnw8uX_jJIc&m=8sJDfya9xZCby3-cDPdGcmA53wKg0ZoyM2MKslNU4Hw&s=OQEk9d109M1Grc0G4kDB6M-WHWhpO3wgZcYJkxghLGc&e=)