Super Bowl VII halftime show

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Super Bowl halftime show live musical performance

The Super Bowl VII halftime show was a 1973 mid-game performance at the NFL championship featuring a themed spectacle titled "Happiness Is," typical of the elaborate, family-friendly productions of early Super Bowl halftimes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Super Bowl VI halftime show	1
Super Bowl VII halftime entertainment	1
Super Bowl VII halftime show canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10776293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Super Bowl VII halftime show
Context triple: [Happiness Is, usedInEvent, Super Bowl VII halftime show]

A. Super Bowl XVII halftime show
The Super Bowl XVII halftime show was a live entertainment performance during the NFL championship game's mid-game break, featuring large-scale choreography and musical numbers for a national television audience.
B. Super Bowl XXI halftime show
The Super Bowl XXI halftime show was a mid-1980s NFL championship game entertainment spectacle featuring a themed musical performance during the break of Super Bowl XXI.
C. Super Bowl XX halftime show
The Super Bowl XX halftime show was a mid-1980s NFL championship game performance featuring the themed production "Beat of the Future," blending music, dance, and spectacle for a massive television audience.
D. Super Bowl I halftime show
The Super Bowl I halftime show was the inaugural championship game's mid-show entertainment, featuring college marching bands and a traditional pageantry-style performance rather than the pop-star spectacles that later became standard.
E. Super Bowl halftime shows
Super Bowl halftime shows are high-profile live entertainment performances held during the mid-game break of the annual NFL championship, often featuring major music artists, elaborate staging, and widespread media attention.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Super Bowl VII halftime show
Target entity description: The Super Bowl VII halftime show was a 1973 mid-game performance at the NFL championship featuring a themed spectacle titled "Happiness Is," typical of the elaborate, family-friendly productions of early Super Bowl halftimes.

A. Super Bowl XVII halftime show
The Super Bowl XVII halftime show was a live entertainment performance during the NFL championship game's mid-game break, featuring large-scale choreography and musical numbers for a national television audience.
B. Super Bowl XXI halftime show
The Super Bowl XXI halftime show was a mid-1980s NFL championship game entertainment spectacle featuring a themed musical performance during the break of Super Bowl XXI.
C. Super Bowl XX halftime show
The Super Bowl XX halftime show was a mid-1980s NFL championship game performance featuring the themed production "Beat of the Future," blending music, dance, and spectacle for a massive television audience.
D. Super Bowl I halftime show
The Super Bowl I halftime show was the inaugural championship game's mid-show entertainment, featuring college marching bands and a traditional pageantry-style performance rather than the pop-star spectacles that later became standard.
E. Super Bowl halftime shows
Super Bowl halftime shows are high-profile live entertainment performances held during the mid-game break of the annual NFL championship, often featuring major music artists, elaborate staging, and widespread media attention.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Super Bowl halftime show ⓘ live musical performance ⓘ
associatedEvent	NFL championship game ⓘ
associatedWithTeam	Miami Dolphins ⓘ Washington Redskins ⓘ linked to: Washington Commanders
broadcastOn	NBC ⓘ
city	Los Angeles ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfBroadcast	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	January 14, 1973 ⓘ
director	Tom Hansen ⓘ
era	pre-pop-star Super Bowl halftime era ⓘ
featuredPerformer	Andy Williams ⓘ O.J. Simpson ⓘ linked to: O. J. Simpson The Citrus College Singers ⓘ The Young Americans ⓘ University of Michigan Marching Band ⓘ linked to: Michigan Marching Band Woody Herman ⓘ
followedBy	Super Bowl VIII halftime show ⓘ
follows	Super Bowl VI halftime show ⓘ linked to: Super Bowl VII halftime show
genre	marching band show ⓘ variety show ⓘ
hasPart	choreographed field formations ⓘ dance sequences ⓘ marching band routines ⓘ musical numbers ⓘ vocal performances ⓘ
intendedAudience	family ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
league	National Football League ⓘ
location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
notableFeature	Disney-produced pageantry ⓘ large-scale marching band formations ⓘ
notableFor	representing early Super Bowl halftime production style ⓘ
partOf	Super Bowl VII ⓘ
performedDuring	halftime ⓘ
producer	NFL Properties ⓘ The Walt Disney Company ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
stadiumCapacityApprox	90000 ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
style	elaborate family-friendly spectacle ⓘ
televisionFormat	color television ⓘ
theme	Happiness Is ⓘ
year	1973 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Happiness Is → usedInEvent → Super Bowl VII halftime show ⓘ

Happiness Is → partOf → Super Bowl VII halftime entertainment ⓘ

linked to: Super Bowl VII halftime show

Super Bowl VII halftime show → follows → Super Bowl VI halftime show ⓘ