On January 27, 1991, 27-year-old Whitney Houston took the stage before Super Bowl XXV and performed one of the most well-known renditions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in history. That powerful performance - which came on the heels of the United States' involvement in the first Gulf War - forever changed how singers and football fans alike view the singing of the national anthem before the biggest game of the NFL season. Ahead of Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, pop singer Charlie Puth will take on the challenge of performing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Puth, 34, has been preparing for the upcoming performance, and admitted on social media that he has felt the pressure of following up Houston's legendary rendition. What to Know About Super Bowl LX National Anthem Performer Charlie Puth "I am singing the national anthem on Sunday, fully knowing that this version exists..." Puth, 34, wrote in an Instagram video on Saturday, February 7, which has the audio of Houston's national anthem as an overlay. The video showed Puth walking around Levi's Stadium with wide eyes, looking overwhelmed by the moment. Puth received supportive comments on his post, including from legendary director Kenny Ortega, who assured Puth that the anthem performance is "not a competition." "Just make the words ring out," Ortega wrote. "' ... the land of the free and the home of the brave' We need to be reminded how fragile and our freedom is and how brave we must all be in our willing to fight to hold on to it! . 🇺🇸" Charlie Puth speaks onstage during the Super Bowl LX Press Conference Mike Coppola/Getty Images But Puth has a deeper connection to Houston. When Puth takes the field on Sunday, he'll become just the second New Jersey native in history to sing the national anthem before the Super Bowl. The first, of course, being Houston. Puth was born in Rumson, New Jersey, just about 40 miles from Houston's hometown of Newark. "I can't ever touch what Whitney did," Puth told Rolling Stone in a January interview. "That's the best one ever done. I just want to show people that I can do it. I feel like people don't really think of me as a standalone vocalist at times, like, this is going to be really good." Beyonce! Gaga! Whitney! The Best Super Bowl National Anthem Performances Puth has previously shared how he's been preparing for the big performance, saying he's been doing a lot of "singing in the shower." "A lot of singing alone in the car," he said during a recent press conference. "Just a lot of playing the record and how I feel it's going to sound in my head, and we'll see how it happens on the big day." While recognizing the difficulty in singing the national anthem because of its wide range of notes, Puth said he hopes Super Bowl 60 viewers will "feel inspired" by his performance. "I want everybody to know that music is such an amazing thing and can change so many people's lives," Puth explained. "Everyone loves music. I haven't met some who didn't love music. I just think it can color every aspect of your day so vividly, and it's such an honor [to sing the national anthem]."