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Whoever that woman is should just take over and sing the rest of the night. #HalftimeShow

— Kendall Ciesemier (@kciesemier) February 4, 2019

ZzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzZzZZZZZZZIDxjwjsbsneowiwbmKkkkkshhZONK. Sorry. I just woke up from the half time show when that fabulous woman in the choir started singing. #SuperBowlhalftime #SuperBowl2019

— Tracy E. Gilchrist (@TracyEGilchrist) February 4, 2019

The California-based Carter revealed that she landed the Super Bowl halftime gig when a friend invited her to put a demo together for Maroon 5.

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Though the band has faced criticisms for its halftime performance, including the use of a gospel choir, Carter thanked Levine for the opportunity, calling him an \"awesome man.\"

(MORE: Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi rock out the Super Bowl LIII halftime show)

\"I wouldn’t be here if it were not for him being gracious enough to share the stage with me,\" said Carter, who is no stranger to Hollywood, having sung on \"Dancing With the Stars\" for the past 10 years.

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Adam Levine and the crew put it down last night! Great session! Thank you Eric Dawkins, Brandon Winbush, Chris Londo, Oren Waters, Lori Perry, Raffia Thomas, Sierra Watson. You guys were FANTASTIC!????????

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