[10], In September 2016, he collaborated on "Last Christmas", featured in the video game, Just Dance 2017. “That’s cool — I sound unoriginal,” he recalled thinking. All he knew of Queen was the scene in the 1992 comedy “Wayne’s World” where the characters rock out to “Bohemian Rhapsody” in an AMC Pacer. Doch aus seiner Tribute-Show „One vision of Queen” (hier lesen Sie mehr) wurde nichts. Martel grew up in Montreal listening to pop (George Michael was a favorite) and Christian music (his parents worked at a church as pastor and choir director). Marc Martel: „Wir hatten eine großartige Zeit hier und das liegt vor allem an den wundervollen Fans! November 1976 in Montreal) ist ein kanadischer Sänger, Gitarrist und Pianist. [12], In 2017, Martel left Queen Extravaganza and joined the Ultimate Queen Celebration.[13]. So we were in Abbey Road recording studio for maybe two and a half months with Marc and with Rami, recording bits and pieces that we knew we needed. Red.) He sent a video to Brian May and Roger Taylor and he sounds exactly like Freddie Mercury. He won’t wear Mercury’s trademark yellow jacket. Although Queen has been a part of his life for nearly a decade, Martel is still figuring out “what being a tribute artist means,” he said. Marc Martel (* 16. There are three things Marc Martel says he won’t do to impersonate Freddie Mercury. Dort gründete er 1999 mit einigen Freunden die Band Downhere, mit der er mehr als zehn Jahre tourte und in den 2000er Jahren mehrere Alben aufnahm. Live Shots. Marc Martel (born November 16, 1976) is a Canadian Christian rock musician. They released 10 albums, including On the Altar of Love, before going on hiatus effective January 1, 2013.[1]. Marc Martel, der kanadische Rocksänger, bringt Ausnahmekünstler Freddie Mercury gesanglich zurück auf die Bühne. In 2019, Martel recorded a new version of "Silver Bells" with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith that reached No. Düren, Düren, 09.02.2020. d. Marc Martel (* 16. “But at the same time, I’m going to work on my golf game.”, 2. Aside from his own work, Martel is known for his Queen covers, and his vocal likeness to Freddie Mercury. So the Martels bought out a movie theater showing, invited 80 of their closest friends and treated it like a party. [1], Im Jahr 2011 nahm er eine Coverversion des Queen-Klassikers Somebody To Love auf, das online in kurzer Zeit über 30 Millionen Aufrufe erzielte, und absolvierte in den folgenden sechs Jahren über 160 Shows mit der Covershow The Queen Extravaganza. Thursday, December 10 Thu, Dec 10. Marc Martel Fan-Report: Bewertungen und Rezensionen. "Literally, you could close your eyes and it's Freddie," says King. “I keep realizing how weird a situation I’m in,” Martel said in a phone interview. Marc Martel: Roger Taylor (Schlagzeuger von Queen, Anm. Here’s the one thing Martel needs to do: open his mouth. And he won’t grow a full mustache. This was Martel's first career No. And he won’t grow a full mustache. Martel went on to be one of the winners of the competition[5][6][7] which led to a six-week tour with The Queen Extravaganza in 2012. Downhere developed their sound while touring on behalf of Briercrest College. Through genetics and musical aptitude, the 42-year-old singer is a vocal doppelgänger for the Queen frontman. [20], Thunder After Lightning (The Uncut Demos), "Canadian singer Marc Martel goes viral with Freddie Mercury imitation | National Post", "Marc Martel: Freddie Mercury Impression Makes For A Very Viral Video", "Marc Martel a Winner of The Queen Extravaganza Contest (VIDEO)", "Christianity Today Entertainment Blog: Downhere's Marc Martel wins Queen Contest", "iTunes - Music - The Prelude EP by Marc Martel", "Hear It First! Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Théâtre Capitole, 972, rue Saint-Jean, Québec (Québec) G1R 1R5 Canada. He said the Queen catalog has made him a better singer and inspired him to take better care of his voice — while he felt comfortable backing off a high note in one of his own songs when necessary, he doesn’t like to disappoint Queen fans who expect to hear a song the way they know it from the radio. He believes that the first person to tell him he sounded like Freddie Mercury was the Downhere bassist Glenn Lavender. Martel sounds close enough to Mercury that he can itemize the subtle differences: “I’m not British, so I don’t usually sing with an accent. That leaves him with a ghostly status much like that of Marni Nixon, who provided the singing voices both of Maria in the movie of “West Side Story” (for Natalie Wood) and Eliza in the movie of “My Fair Lady” (for Audrey Hepburn), without credit. Mai 2020 um 16:08 Uhr bearbeitet. Geplant war ein Abend mit legendären Hits der britischen Rockband Queen, gesungen von Marc Martel. 188 Bewertungen (Ø 4,86) Fan-Report schreiben . [2], Weltweit bekannt wurde er durch den Film Bohemian Rhapsody, der 2019 mit einem Golden Globe ausgezeichnet wurde,[3] in dem er für einige Songs Rami Malek seine Stimme lieh. He was born in Montreal, Canada, to father Michel Martel and mother Barbara Beresford Martel. We knew that we had someone we could use for parts that maybe Rami couldn't do and obviously Freddie didn't do. He won’t go onstage wielding Mercury’s favored half microphone stand. [11] On November 18, 2016 The Silent Night EP, a collection of Christmas songs, was released. O Come All Ye Faithful (Featuring Jason Gray), 5. He won’t wear Mercury’s trademark yellow jacket. Théâtre Capitole, 972, rue … It generated more than one million views on YouTube after being up for only a few days[2][3] and as of June 2020[update] it has over 21 million views. THE ULTIMATE QUEEN CELEBRATION STARRING MARC MARTEL . Martel released an EP, Prelude, on February 1, 2013[9] The EP was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producer John Fields. “The next five years, there’s going to be a lot of Queen,” he said, and chuckled. He started a Christian rock band called Downhere with some friends in college; in 2001, they signed a record deal and moved to Nashville. But he checked out Queen’s greatest hits, hoping to learn something from Mercury (who died in 1991 of AIDS-related pneumonia): “I never thought it would amount to anything more than a fun karaoke trick.”. [5], https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Martel&oldid=200144515, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, kanadischer Sänger, Gitarrist und Komponist. And That’s Good for Business. Martel wuchs in der Provinz Quebec auf und besuchte später das Briercrest College in Saskatchewan. “I’m trying to keep a good head about it.”. 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Rami Malek embodies Mercury onscreen, but as he told The New York Times last year, “No one wants to hear me sing.” During the performance sequences in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the movie sometimes employs Mercury’s actual vocals from the Queen archives, but that wasn’t always practical — some scenes demanded a stunt vocal-cord performer. But Martel didn’t initially take it as praise. In 2011, however, with Downhere having run its course after seven studio albums, Martel heard that the Queen drummer Roger Taylor was putting together an authorized tribute band called the Queen Extravaganza and won a spot on vocals with an audition video of “Somebody to Love” that went viral. It was a compliment, given how Mercury was one of the great singers in rock history, possessing a pellucid tone, a three-octave range and an operatic quality that could make even paeans to bicycle riding sound emotional. 1 on the Billboard Christian AC Monitor charts,[14] and the Mediabase Christian AC. He recalled a recent conversation with his manager, who told him, “I’d like you to consider your songwriting the way I view my golf game — I love playing golf, but it’s not what’s paying the bills right now.” That was hard for Martel to hear, but he ultimately accepted its wisdom. He attended Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan, where he formed the band Downhere with his roommate Jason Germain and a few friends in 1999. hatte Videos von mir auf Youtube gesehen. Im Jahr 2010 heiratete er Crystal Koster Martel. “But even if I don’t try to sing like Freddie Mercury, people still hear him in my voice, no matter what I do. [18], Martel resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Crystal. [8] The Queen Extravaganza had continued to tour with Martel until the end of 2016.
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