When a friend finally talked him into recording the song, it seemed to fit perfectly. 'I tucked it away in my sock drawer for a few months,'' he said. When Duke won in 19 and when UNC won in 1993, David Barrett, the man who wrote the song in the first place, was the singer.īarrett, an Emmy-winning composer, is quoted on his website as saying that he wrote the song in 15 minutes on a restaurant napkin. Vandross sang 'One Shining Moment'' after UNC's wins in 20 and after Duke's 2015 title. Besides, his version might bode well for North Carolina.įayetteville Observer metro editor Alan Wooten did a little research and discovered that, while Duke won the title when Jennifer Hudson sang 'One Shining Moment'' in 2010, there were no Atlantic Coast Conference winners from 1994 to 1999, when Teddy Pendergrass did the honors. Ne-Yo's version might turn out to be fine, but we've grown accustomed to smooth Luther. The network said Vandross can be heard tonight at the end of the broadcast on TBS.Īfter a week of mystery as to who was reportedly replacing Vandross, it turns out that R&B singer Ne-Yo has recorded a version of the song that will air on TruTV and TNT. Rumor had it that Vandross, who has sung the iconic song for 12 of the last 13 years, would be replaced.

Turner Sports announced that Luther Vandross would again be the singer for the memorable March Madness song that accompanies the NCAA basketball tournament-ending montage for a 30th time tonight. And for those of us who never fail to risk a bleary-eyed Tuesday morning to stay up late for 'One Shining Moment,'' that's good news. A bit of a controversy was put to rest last week.

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