Ellynora ridiculed on social media over botched national anthem

“I’m just so angry with what happened because I wanted it to be perfect but what happened wasn’t my fault,” the 28-year-old Ellynora said.

“I want to say sorry to all the England fans who were at the stadium and watching on TV. I’m mortified for what happened and I want people to know that I wasn’t being disrespectful.”

Ellynora was subjected to further backlash after posting a photo of herself holding up a peace sign with the caption, “England I hope you enjoyed my gift.”

The post has since been deleted.

“It was such an honor to be asked to sing the national anthem and I was so excited about it. I’ve never sung anything like that before,” Ellynora told the outlet.

The singer then elaborated on the technical difficulties, explaining she had a problem with her earpiece.

“I’m more of a pop artist but at the ground there was a sound issue,” Ellynora said.

“I had rehearsed the anthem twice the day before the match and then on the night three times but when it came to the actual performance, I had a problem with my earpiece.

“I had the music in my ear and then it stopped and started again, and I was hearing it twice, so it meant I was out of sync, and it was hard for me to catch up.

“I really tried my best to solve the problem but there was nothing I could do and I’m so angry about it. I was trying to adjust my singing to catch up with the anthem in the stadium, but it was too late.”

England moved to the top of Group C with the victory over Italy at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples.