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Is Marc Martel related to Freddie Mercury?

Is Marc Martel related to Freddie Mercury?

Marc Martel is a Canadian Christian rock musician born in Montreal, Canada. In 1999, he formed the band downhere before going solo in 2013. Aside from his own work, Martel is known for his Queen covers and his vocal likeness to frontman Freddie Mercury….External links.

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Who is Marc Martel’s wife?

Crystal Koster Martel
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How old is Marc Martel?

45 years (November 16, 1976)
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Is Marc Martel touring with Queen?

It’s simple: Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May handpicked singer Marc Martel to take on the lead vocals for their Queen tribute tour. It’s dozens of songs that Queen made famous including Radio Gaga, Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, Killer Queen, Somebody to Love, Bohemian Rhapsody and more.

Why did Queen choose Adam Lambert over Marc Martel?

Because Adam Lambert is the full package. He has an absolutely amazing voice, stage presence, charisma, fun personality…and he has so much confidence it just shines through.

Why is Marc Martel not in Queen?

Two, Marc Martel doesn’t have the right stage presence that would suit Queen. Three, both Brian and Roger have said that they need and work best with a Queer lead singer with a lot of campness. That’s why they stopped working with Paul Rodgers (they said it just didn’t fit or work out).

Did Marc Martel win American Idol?

At first, the front man almost passed on the opportunity, but with some prodding from his wife and additional friends, he casually cut a version of “Somebody To Love” in 2011, and now 30 million cumulative YouTube and Facebook views later, bolstered by the aforementioned “Ellen” appearance, Martel was declared the …

Was Marc Martel a contestant on American Idol?

Long before his YouTube videos went viral, spawning an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a performance with the surviving members of Queen on “American Idol,” Marc Martel spent 13 years recording and touring the globe with Canadian rockers Downhere.

Who did the singing in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody?

Rami Malek’s vocals are in the film, but they’re part of an assortment of different voices. The voice we hear as Freddie Mercury’s in “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a mix of Malek and Mercury’s vocals alongside those of Marc Martel, a singer famed for his impressive covers of Queen songs (via Metro).