Welcome to the world of Marc Martel. Like he says at his concerts, "we're just a room full of Queen fans enjoying the music." He's the first to tell you he's not Freddie. Love him.
Yes and no. He did but he wasn’t one of the voice. I mean he did everything but contracts keep him from saying he was alone and his voice was mixed with freddie’s actual voice.
7:45 - Actually, at one point, Roger Taylor DID ask Marc if he ever did any acting, to which Marc said no. I think he's more than content to be a singer. Acting is a bit out of his wheelhouse, as the saying goes. "Quite scary... You close your eyes and you think it's Freddie onstage, and he actually even looks a little bit like him. And, it's not just the one song. It's every song he sings. When we were rehearsing, in Toronto, they were playing Bohemian Rhapsody and I was sitting down writing, trying to work out the set. And I closed my eyes and suddenly got completely spooked out, 'cause I could've sworn it was Freddie. And you know, you have a very fine ear when you do it all your life and it just is absolutely staggering at times. ... He even does the megaphone effect on 'Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon.' It's great. It's quite a joyous thing to see." - Roger Taylor
He is the best Freddie tribute artist imo but nothing can replace the original..............now please listen to "Mother Love" with your box of tissues.
OMG I have been waiting and waiting for your reaction to Marc Martel!! Your face when he started singing was priceless 😍 Marc does naturally sound like Freddie but he does put on more to make it sound even more like him when he is singing Queen songs. For example he adds the verbrado at the end just like Freddie did and the way he sings the vouls in words, like the letter 'o', just like Freddie. He has the same jaw and facial structure as Freddie. He was here in Sydney Australia last year and i saw him live, he is AMAZING! Please please please react to him doing another 1 of these 1 take UA-cam videos of him singing Love of My Life while playing the piano, it's absolutely beautiful!!! And Killer Queen too!! Marc has a beautiful natural voice of his own and when singing more like Freddie. BUT...of course there will NEVER be another Freddie! But Marc is the only one that comes even close! I love your channel and i just adore you, you have such a gentleness about you and such a kind heart & I love watching your reactions because i love your unconditional love for all types of music 😍💜😘💜
@renaeb450, Marc has said, in interviews, the ONLY thing he does to sound more like Freddie is to add a BIT of a British accent, to match Freddie's. Other than that, it's ALL naturally Marc's voice.
Your reaction to Marc is the same one we’ve all had. This is as good as Freddie - and it’s done live, in one take (!!!), singing all vocal parts, while he’s playing the piano. Mind blowing.
The guy is superb, he is not trying to be Freddie. He is merely paying tribute to Freddie. People who cannot understand this are idiots. Marc done much of the vocals on the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. Nice review man. Maybe now JB you might also be ready to take a proper look at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. There are some mega performances at that gig. Elton John & Axel Rose done a superb duet of Bohemian Rhapsody that day, and G&R also done a set of their own songs earlier in the day. People need to see these performances for what they are, merely tributes, nothing else. Nobody is trying to replace Freddie. My personal Fave from the tribute concert is a song which was done by Italian singer Zucherro. 🙂
Here is a great story for you JB. My mom, who was a huge opera buff. I mean HUGE. She LOVED Freddie and Queen. She had the skills to really appreciate his voice and his skill. When Freddie died my mom was super upset. I discovered Marc and i played one of his covers and she was blown away and said he was the closest to Freddie that she had ever heard. And I trusted my momma! Now, go listen to his cover of "Don't stop me now". OH and he did help on the Freddie movie. His voice was used.
I was lucky enough to see him live, in the official Queen tribute band, and this is him doing himself. When he’s performing sort of ‘as’ Freddie, he sounds even more like Freddie than he does here.
Did you know that this dude DID do the movie! He played the voice of Freddy singing when it was intimate or live!!....This guy is like Freddy's reincarnation. You can see he has almost the same bone/jaw structure as Freddy, which is one of the main reasons they sound so similar. He can literally move his mouth the same as Freddy's and make the same sound come out:)
Hey guys! This guy is amazing!! Two weeks ago i went to a concert of Mark and his band. I've never heard him before and as a huge queen fan i never listen to a queen Cover so far.... when the Show Starts with "tie your mother down" i was blown away but when he perform borab... i was crying... he never pretends to be freddy and he just sing natural and not as an imitator. In two weeks i go again in the Show.... love it!! Thank you for your genuine reaction!! Watch his Version of "love of my life".... insane!!
It amazes me when people are still discovering this guy, his audition of somebody to love was huge a few years ago. He is a beautiful singer, he just happens to sound like Freddie he’s not karaoke at all
Oh and if you want to understand move about his voice look up "Rebecca vocal athlete" and she is a vocal coach and she analyzes his performance. And she is a HUGE Freddie fan .
Marc Martel is amazing I saw him in 2013 in Queen Extravaganza. A hand picked (by Roger Taylor and Brian May) Tribute band if you will, that was amazing. Thanks for reacting to this. watch Marc in his audition tape singing Somebody to Love. you will be amazed. now you know why he was hand picked by Roger and Brian. Also watch him on his first appearance on the Ellen show.
I saw Marc last August he was Amazing. He's got some great videos you can check out. He just recently put up "Who wants to live Forever".. He also has "Love of my life" You take my breath away" just to name a few.
He’s good. He won the vocal role for the tribute band that Roger and Bryan put together a couple of years ago. Queen has so many great songs you haven’t reacted to, wish you would get back to them and dig deeper.
He didn't play Freddie but he did provide some vocals for the film, I've seen a couple people use the word imitator in regards to Marc and while imitating Freddie Mercury for a full Queen set and not destroying your voice would be impressive that's not Marc. He just sounds a lot like Freddie and he does so with every song he's sung, be it Queen covers, Pop covers, or original songs that he's written.
That is a question visiting his channel ua-cam.com/users/cramletram will help you out with. Every time you listen to another song you will have the same reaction whether its Love of My Life or Unchained Melody or I will Always Love you... or Nessun Dorma. ua-cam.com/video/fhwymDhyepY/v-deo.html That's just Marc. : )
You should definitely react to more of Marc's stuff (especially Love of My Life and Who Wants to Live Forever), but I'd really, REALLY love to see you react to more Queen. You're one of the few who truly *gets it*, you know? I'd love to see your Queen journey continue on your channel 🙂 You still have tons of content to explore.
Another thing, I saw somewhere that Marc Martel mentions that he and Freddie appear to have similar noses, and nasal cavity that may produce a similar sound although not exact . If you miss reacting to Queen, there’s still time and there’s still more. Try “Heaven for Everyone “ Written and sang when he was dying. Great melody
Marc Martel did provide some singing vocals for Rami Malek in the "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie, especially in scenes in which Freddie transitions from speaking to singing, in the studio recording or onstage performing or out and about. From a New York Times article: 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. The film’s creators have conceded that the sung vocals in the movie are largely by Mercury and Martel, although they haven’t broken down the specifics of who contributed what; doing so might distract from Malek’s performance. Martel, who received a fleeting “additional vocals” billing, acknowledged that he worked on the movie, but citing his nondisclosure agreement, would not go into detail. www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/arts/music/marc-martel-queen-freddie-mercury-bohemian-rhapsody.html
Marc Martel is absolutely an amazing singer and pianist. To answer your question, Marc was used in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. He did most of the vocals when "Freddie" was singing. The entire vocal score of the movie included Freddie, Marc Martel, and Rami Malek who played the lead. Yes, please listen to more of Marc's singing. Actually, the Bohemian Rhapsody you just reacted to was seen on youtube by Roger Taylor and Brian May. They contacted Marc immediately and hired him to work on the movie vocal score as well as join "Queen Extravaganza". This group tours and performs all Queen music. You can check them out on youtube as well. Hope that info help. Love what you do. Keep going. Much love.
I think Freddie would've loved to meet Marc. It's so sweet seeing the love and respect JB and Marc have towards Freddie. His legacy lives on, even though he's not around.
JB I know how you feel. Queen was a big part of my youth. They use words like doppelganger, or Freddie is channeling Marc cause He knows about Marc from above. Or maybe Freddie's spirit sweetened Marc's singing of Queen songs. Your body may perish but your spirit is eternal. Oh yeah.......time for a DNA test. But as Freddie said when I am gone if you play our music please darling don't be boring. Well Marc is not boring. He is bringing classic Queen from the ashes and making it anew especially for the young ones....
They did use Marc's vocals for some sections of the movie soundtrack, although it was mostly the real deal. His voice is really good & it's amazing that anyone could get close to sounding like Freddie. But as impressive as he is, it's still only an imitation. Now go back & relisten closely to Freddie singing BoRhap & have your heart pierced & butt kicked all over again.💙And you'll think "Oh yeah. There it is. THAT'S the difference".
@Deborah Cornell, how many 30 year old magnetic master tapes are good enough quality for Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, which is the format used for the BoRhap movie? The answer is very likely NONE. They used a LOT of Marc's voice in the movie, in what's called "vocal layering," to fill out the sound and improve the quality of Freddie's voice, to bring the old tapes up to the level of modern, digital recording. Even when you don't think Marc's voice is in there, it is.
@@odonovan My comment's based on comments made by Marc Martel, Rami Malek & others in various interviews & articles. I'm certainly no expert. I just know what they said at different times.
And if you miss reacting to Queen just keep reacting to Marc singing Queen songs now as a new experience!! You should also react to Marc's audition when he sang Somebody to love, which is when he was discovered! There is also another Marc Martel UA-cam video called The many voices of Marc Martel you should watch! He can sound like so many different singers which apparently being able to do is quite common for alot of people who can just naturally sing as opposed to people who go and learn to sing 💜😘
Hey wow!!! Just seeing your reaction to this❤️❤️❤️ I looooved the emotion you showed!!!! Marc is the closest we will ever come to Freddie…..looooong story on the whole thing!!!! I actually know Marc, his wife, and his manager😇❤️ Marc is a super humble guy and a a sweet, precious, HUMBLE person. Yup by now you know he DID contribute to the movie. He has been prior and tons since those years having a stellar career much more than Queen. If you’ve not checked out his channel you can see his videos with his band of more Queen covers!! Have a Blessed Thanksgiving, God bless!!!!
Marc was the voice double for the movie and lost out to Lambert for the band because of the creep factor. Brian and Roger couldn't handle it. He does head a tribute band, "Queen Experience." Marc does "Love of my Life" too! Check it out.
I like your reaction, it's one of the most emotional, it's full of feeling for music, for Queen songs and for Freddie Mercury. And I also like the covers of Marc Martel because it doesn't upset the original songs. And when it does, it does it so well that you think "it's right, it's okay." Because in addition to being a good musician, he has something extra on his side: the voice. Her voice is a gift and, sorry for everyone who sings Queen's songs (including Queen + Lambert), but to hear them sing from "this" voice makes a poignant effect ( this literally destroys me ua-cam.com/video/PT9MrSnarFk/v-deo.html ). There will certainly be those who sing them better, those who sing them worse, those who have a more powerful voice, those who have more stage presence, but, in my opinion, this is the best voice for these songs.
E ainda tem gente que fala que Marc Martel é um imitador! Ahhhh, faça-me um favor! A voz dele é essa. Não se imita Freddie Mercury. Simplesmente, Marc Martel foi agraciado com esse dom e quando interpreta é isso aí que felizmente ouvimos 🙏🙏
He was picked by Brian May and Roger Taylor for the Queen Extravaganza and has toured over 150 countries for them !!!!!Also he was on American Idol with both of them..((It was his debut.)!! I think Rami was already chosen for the role in the movie. Marc did the vocals in the movie!!!@
If you want to hear more Queen why not just react to some more of their songs/performances you haven't reacted to yet... The Prophet Song (studio version) Seaside Rendezvous Seven Seas of Rhye The Millionaire Waltz (studio version) It's Late Liar (live at the Rainbow) The Fairy Fellers Masterstroke & Nevermore best heard together (studio) Now I'm Here Love of My Life (live in Rio) Under Pressure (wembley) Lily of the Valley (studio) The whole Montreal concert, even. It's not terribly long.
And when you have listened to Prophet's song, listen to this: ua-cam.com/video/5qJw-9F_t3A/v-deo.html. I never liked Queen's version, studio or live. This is how it should be played. And Liar at the Rainbow, man that is autotuned and those backing vocals, they are sung afterwards in the studio! Listen to the Houston version, so much better. And while you're at it: listen to this version of Tie your mother down! You'll get blown away! ua-cam.com/video/i2KOCmBZaqM/v-deo.html
As per Brian May, they used his voice for some songs in the movie, overlapping some of Freddie’s voice only in certain songs, but they didn’t want a “replica” of Freddie. Also they needed the acting ability of an actual working actor. Rami is Egyptian decent while Freddie is actual ancient Persian decent; regardless of where he and his parents were born....the ability to understand the roots and background was important....
@Chuck Fowler, Marc did a LOT of voice work on the movie. Remember, Freddie's master tapes are 30+ year old magnetic tapes, which are in NO way suitable for Dolby Atmos Sound, which is what they used for the movie. They used "vocal layering" to add Marc's voice to Freddie's, to bring the vocals up to modern digital quality.
Marc’s singing was used in various parts of Bohemian Rhapsody so he was very much part of the movie. He does an amazing Mercury. One thing a lot of people say is why Queen doesn’t tour using Marc and why they went with Adam. The reason is they didn’t want to get someone who does Does Freddie. Freddie was Freddie and is the only Freddie. That’s not a dig at Marc’s amazing talent to reproduce Freddie. To them, I think, they would rather have someone different than replace their Freddie.
I love him!!! They used him in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody for some of the scenes...I highly recommend him doing Killer Queen it’s amazing even better I think than him doing Bohemian Rhapsody ua-cam.com/video/VVeuYPLaDWI/v-deo.html Marcs range is just about the same as Freddie’s
Marc Martel did a lot of the singing for the Queen movie. I suggest you listen to Marc do Nessun Dorma as the Mercurotti. Also look for The Queen Extravaganza in your area. Its Marc with his band doing Queen songs. It's an amazing show.
@@Estrella21, indeed... And Marc also does "Symphonic Queen" (in Mexico), has toured with "Black Jacket Symphony", and is now touring Europe (currently in Germany) with other musicians, as the "One Vision of Queen" tour.
Queen didn’t want this guy because they didn’t want someone to sound like Freddie. He is the closest thing we will ever get to Freddie and I love this guy because he loved Freddie. That’s all that matters!!!
The reason Marc didn't play Freddie in the movie is very simple. He's not an actor :) He is one HELL of a musician and one of the greatest vocalists in the World and only he and Gary Mullen can mimic Freddie's vocals this flawlessly. Marc even has a striking natural resemblance to him, but they needed a very good actor to portray Freddie, and that worked, obviously, with Rami Malek winning Best Actor at the Academy Awards. But Marc did provide some of Freddie's vocals for the movie, actually. Most of the vocals were Freddie himself from tapes in the past and some were Rami's and the leftovers were Marc's.
@Guido Carapellucci, it's not about Freddie's height. I've seen Freddie's height listed anywhere from 5'7" to 5'10". Marc just isn't an actor and has no desire to be.
The Real O'Donovan How do you know that? He told you that he has no desire to be an actor? Maylor and the QP gang clearly stated before the biopic started shooting that they would never cast a white Freddie. So, there is your answer. However, Roger did ask Marc whether he acted before. So, they must have considered Marc for the part at some point, even if briefly.
@@papabearM3 Actually Roger Taylor did ask Marc if he was interested in acting and Marc responded No. Roger may not necessarily had had Freddie in mind but possibly a cameo, similar to Lambert.
Marc is a good singer, but he does not have the passion of Freddie, and as a lifelong queen fan I can tell the difference. Having said that there is no denying his talent. 💜
Lynn Thompson Really? Cause I have seen people cry while at his concert and chicks tossing bras at him. That, of course, may not be an indication of an emotion in itself, but I assure you Marc sings those songs with every last drop if passion he got.
@@papabearM3, girls tossing bras? Truth? Oh, damn... I bet Crystal doesn't let him live THAT down! OMG, I would love to have been a fly on the wall, after the concert, the first time THAT happened. :D :D :D :D :D
He has studied Freddie sort of and I think his tribute band is called Extravaganza if I remember it right. Look up his video on How To Sing like Freddie. Adam Lambert, the front man of Queen now sounds also really good. Not in the style of Freddie but pretty good singer.
the instrumental cover on guitar by Alip Ba Ta for this is insane. you will love it. just him and his acoustic. He hits every note, beat , riff and freddies' voice with his magic fingers .
I'm still as you said. Queen is sacred to me and I don't want to hear any covers. I'm only listening now because it's on your channel. I've not yet listened to Adam Lambert with Queen yet either. IMO, this guy does a good impression of Freddie, but I can easily hear a difference. I guess Freddie's voice is burned into my head after over 45 yrs of listening. This guy is good though.
Totally agree about the movie...probably because of $$$....pulling people into the box office usually needs a name...I think this guys mouth structure is a lot like Freddies even!
JB, you just HAVE to react to Marc Martel doing Freddie's love ballad "Somebody to Love". It's awesome. And as someone else wrote, he's not trying to BE Freddie, he just happened to win the genetic lottery that gave him the ability to sound similar to Freddie (cavities in his head, shape and form of his throat, mouth etc.) and people nagged him to cover Queen before he became famous. When Queen reunited they were looking for a new vocalist and Marc sent in his audition of "Somebody to Love". Queen chose Adam Lambert because they thought Marc sounded too much like Freddie and it wasn't really what they were looking for (they were looking for a unique singer, not someone who sounded like Freddie). Instead they offered him the spot in Queen Extravaganza, an official tribute band created by Queens drummer Roger Taylor which he toured with for a couple of years. As for the movie, he was actually SINGING some of the material in the movie: "While Malek sang some parts in the film, producers inserted vocal stems from Queen songs as well as filling in parts with Canadian vocalist Marc Martel, a winner of the Queen Extravaganza Live Tour auditions." I recommend Marc's version of "Somebody to Love" that he does live with Queen Extravaganza: ua-cam.com/video/bTV1chNHvD4/v-deo.html
Scyphe 1. May offered Lambert a job in May of 2009. Martel didn’t materialize on the Queen horizon until late September of 2011. 2. Malek dis not sing in that Biopic except for 5 second.
well in answer to your question he dosnt really look like freddy and hes probably not an actor or simply the producers never had any idea he exists , anyway mate pretenders arnt necessarily pretenders , most of the time covers can be as good if not better than the original , its kind of live vs recorded live is sometimes better because they put a twist on a song and most of the time it works really well , never be afraid of a cover song mate its the same gold mine your use to but with new surprises
Oh the producers know him, they reached out to Marc to sing parts of the movie where Freddie recordings were not available, perhaps most notably the rehearsal version of Love of My Life.
He dont look like freddie that's why he did play him and hes not an actor. He does the queen extravaganza band all over the world. Marc is great .he did contribute to vocals for movie tho.
He has a good voice but he doesn't sound THAT much like him imo. I don't get. And I don't see the point in listening to an imitator when you can listen to the REAL THING. It's not like there isn't enough real Freddie material. The real thing whose heart the lyrics came from, the person with the talent, the passion and unique performances. This guy just imitates 🤷🏻♀️ no originality. That's what made Freddie Mercury magical.
Agreed completely. The only exception is when I attend a concert. Usually the energy of Queen is present do to the love of the fans and performers. That love and energy is more often than not tangible in the presence of a crowd all feeling the same 😃
@@singlepringle7485 Exactly ✌ Live is a different matter if people want to experience their music in that setting. And it's not like we have the option to see Freddie 💔 but a video on you tube is different, you can watch a video like this or a video of Freddie. There's really no comparison.
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Welcome to the world of Marc Martel. Like he says at his concerts, "we're just a room full of Queen fans enjoying the music." He's the first to tell you he's not Freddie. Love him.
Marc contributed to some of the vocals to the film, "Bohemian Rhapsody ".
Yes and no. He did but he wasn’t one of the voice. I mean he did everything but contracts keep him from saying he was alone and his voice was mixed with freddie’s actual voice.
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Yo this is a fact marc martel did some of the vocals of Freddy on the movie
HOLY COW... IT'S UNBELIEVABLE !!!!! He is excellent....
7:45 - Actually, at one point, Roger Taylor DID ask Marc if he ever did any acting, to which Marc said no. I think he's more than content to be a singer. Acting is a bit out of his wheelhouse, as the saying goes.
"Quite scary... You close your eyes and you think it's Freddie onstage, and he actually even looks a little bit like him. And, it's not just the one song. It's every song he sings. When we were rehearsing, in Toronto, they were playing Bohemian Rhapsody and I was sitting down writing, trying to work out the set. And I closed my eyes and suddenly got completely spooked out, 'cause I could've sworn it was Freddie. And you know, you have a very fine ear when you do it all your life and it just is absolutely staggering at times. ... He even does the megaphone effect on 'Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon.' It's great. It's quite a joyous thing to see." - Roger Taylor
Where do you get that from?
He is amazing he also helped with the singing on the movie. ❤❤
He is the best Freddie tribute artist imo but nothing can replace the original..............now please listen to "Mother Love" with your box of tissues.
yes agreed. and after Mother Love, listen to No One But You (Only The Good Die Young).
@@karenc1564 Great choice Karen, we could go on all night suggesting tracks.
OMG I have been waiting and waiting for your reaction to Marc Martel!! Your face when he started singing was priceless 😍 Marc does naturally sound like Freddie but he does put on more to make it sound even more like him when he is singing Queen songs. For example he adds the verbrado at the end just like Freddie did and the way he sings the vouls in words, like the letter 'o', just like Freddie. He has the same jaw and facial structure as Freddie. He was here in Sydney Australia last year and i saw him live, he is AMAZING! Please please please react to him doing another 1 of these 1 take UA-cam videos of him singing Love of My Life while playing the piano, it's absolutely beautiful!!! And Killer Queen too!! Marc has a beautiful natural voice of his own and when singing more like Freddie. BUT...of course there will NEVER be another Freddie! But Marc is the only one that comes even close! I love your channel and i just adore you, you have such a gentleness about you and such a kind heart & I love watching your reactions because i love your unconditional love for all types of music 😍💜😘💜
@renaeb450, Marc has said, in interviews, the ONLY thing he does to sound more like Freddie is to add a BIT of a British accent, to match Freddie's. Other than that, it's ALL naturally Marc's voice.
у меня те же самые чувства) Марк-это реинкарнация Фредди
Marc Martell, Canadian singer from Montreal 🇨🇦
Your reaction to Marc is the same one we’ve all had. This is as good as Freddie - and it’s done live, in one take (!!!), singing all vocal parts, while he’s playing the piano. Mind blowing.
The guy is superb, he is not trying to be Freddie. He is merely paying tribute to Freddie. People who cannot understand this are idiots.
Marc done much of the vocals on the movie Bohemian Rhapsody.
Nice review man.
Maybe now JB you might also be ready to take a proper look at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. There are some mega performances at that gig. Elton John & Axel Rose done a superb duet of Bohemian Rhapsody that day, and G&R also done a set of their own songs earlier in the day.
People need to see these performances for what they are, merely tributes, nothing else. Nobody is trying to replace Freddie.
My personal Fave from the tribute concert is a song which was done by Italian singer Zucherro. 🙂
I had the same reaction that you did the first time I heard Marc Martel sing
From what I’ve read, his singing WAS used in the movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, for various songs.
M Leibs indeed
Marc Martel - Mercurotti, absolutely stunning!
YES..
One of my favorites by him
Here is a great story for you JB. My mom, who was a huge opera buff. I mean HUGE. She LOVED Freddie and Queen. She had the skills to really appreciate his voice and his skill. When Freddie died my mom was super upset. I discovered Marc and i played one of his covers and she was blown away and said he was the closest to Freddie that she had ever heard. And I trusted my momma!
Now, go listen to his cover of "Don't stop me now". OH and he did help on the Freddie movie. His voice was used.
Was this the cover that you played for your mom? ua-cam.com/video/fhwymDhyepY/v-deo.html If not then you should show her right away : )
@@marcfan1822 Wish i could. she passed in 2012. but she loved opera and she would have loved it.
I was lucky enough to see him live, in the official Queen tribute band, and this is him doing himself. When he’s performing sort of ‘as’ Freddie, he sounds even more like Freddie than he does here.
Did you know that this dude DID do the movie! He played the voice of Freddy singing when it was intimate or live!!....This guy is like Freddy's reincarnation. You can see he has almost the same bone/jaw structure as Freddy, which is one of the main reasons they sound so similar. He can literally move his mouth the same as Freddy's and make the same sound come out:)
Hey guys! This guy is amazing!! Two weeks ago i went to a concert of Mark and his band. I've never heard him before and as a huge queen fan i never listen to a queen Cover so far.... when the Show Starts with "tie your mother down" i was blown away but when he perform borab... i was crying... he never pretends to be freddy and he just sing natural and not as an imitator. In two weeks i go again in the Show.... love it!! Thank you for your genuine reaction!! Watch his Version of "love of my life".... insane!!
I am a HUGE Freddie fan too 🖤
I also I also love Marc.
Please listen to more of him!
It amazes me when people are still discovering this guy, his audition of somebody to love was huge a few years ago. He is a beautiful singer, he just happens to sound like Freddie he’s not karaoke at all
I love Marc's versions of Queen songs
😂 I had the same “I need to pick my jaw up from the floor” look you had the first time I heard this
Oh and if you want to understand move about his voice look up "Rebecca vocal athlete" and she is a vocal coach and she analyzes his performance. And she is a HUGE Freddie fan .
She is hilarious. I love her.
Just WOW !!!
Marc Martel is amazing I saw him in 2013 in Queen Extravaganza. A hand picked (by Roger Taylor and Brian May) Tribute band if you will, that was amazing. Thanks for reacting to this. watch Marc in his audition tape singing Somebody to Love. you will be amazed. now you know why he was hand picked by Roger and Brian. Also watch him on his first appearance on the Ellen show.
He do a session like this with the song Killer queen too. You need to watch it. That one will blow you away
I saw Marc last August he was Amazing. He's got some great videos you can check out. He just recently put up "Who wants to live Forever".. He also has "Love of my life" You take my breath away" just to name a few.
He did sing in the movie. He just didn’t play as the actor
I’ve never heard this version. Wow! He’s so talented!
I love how you love Freddie. Warms my heart❤️
He’s good. He won the vocal role for the tribute band that Roger and Bryan put together a couple of years ago. Queen has so many great songs you haven’t reacted to, wish you would get back to them and dig deeper.
He didn't play Freddie but he did provide some vocals for the film, I've seen a couple people use the word imitator in regards to Marc and while imitating Freddie Mercury for a full Queen set and not destroying your voice would be impressive that's not Marc. He just sounds a lot like Freddie and he does so with every song he's sung, be it Queen covers, Pop covers, or original songs that he's written.
Great point, Marc is a soundalike, not an imitator.
Yeah! Who is this guy? I froze up. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. 👏
That is a question visiting his channel ua-cam.com/users/cramletram will help you out with. Every time you listen to another song you will have the same reaction whether its Love of My Life or Unchained Melody or I will Always Love you... or Nessun Dorma. ua-cam.com/video/fhwymDhyepY/v-deo.html That's just Marc. : )
You should definitely react to more of Marc's stuff (especially Love of My Life and Who Wants to Live Forever), but I'd really, REALLY love to see you react to more Queen. You're one of the few who truly *gets it*, you know? I'd love to see your Queen journey continue on your channel 🙂 You still have tons of content to explore.
Another thing, I saw somewhere that Marc Martel mentions that he and Freddie appear to have similar noses, and nasal cavity that may produce a similar sound although not exact .
If you miss reacting to Queen, there’s still time and there’s still more. Try “Heaven for Everyone “
Written and sang when he was dying. Great melody
Marc has more queen songs and they are all excellent.
Marc Martel did provide some singing vocals for Rami Malek in the "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie, especially in scenes in which Freddie transitions from speaking to singing, in the studio recording or onstage performing or out and about. From a New York Times article: 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. The film’s creators have conceded that the sung vocals in the movie are largely by Mercury and Martel, although they haven’t broken down the specifics of who contributed what; doing so might distract from Malek’s performance. Martel, who received a fleeting “additional vocals” billing, acknowledged that he worked on the movie, but citing his nondisclosure agreement, would not go into detail.
www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/arts/music/marc-martel-queen-freddie-mercury-bohemian-rhapsody.html
Marc Martel is absolutely an amazing singer and pianist. To answer your question, Marc was used in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. He did most of the vocals when "Freddie" was singing. The entire vocal score of the movie included Freddie, Marc Martel, and Rami Malek who played the lead. Yes, please listen to more of Marc's singing. Actually, the Bohemian Rhapsody you just reacted to was seen on youtube by Roger Taylor and Brian May. They contacted Marc immediately and hired him to work on the movie vocal score as well as join "Queen Extravaganza". This group tours and performs all Queen music. You can check them out on youtube as well. Hope that info help. Love what you do. Keep going. Much love.
I think Freddie would've loved to meet Marc. It's so sweet seeing the love and respect JB and Marc have towards Freddie. His legacy lives on, even though he's not around.
AMAZING! ❤️🙏🏻
That was the most remarkable covers I have ever seen.
You want to be blown away? Watch Marc Martel live in Montreux performing "Under Pressure.
Chills in a leather jacket! Incredible, right? I believe they used some of his voice in the recent movie. Great reaction, JB.
You have to check out him sing Queens 'Love if my Life'. He sings it in front of a hotel.
He didn't play Freddie in the movie because he's not an actor, but he did most of the vocals
JB I know how you feel. Queen was a big part of my youth. They use words like doppelganger, or Freddie is channeling Marc cause He knows about Marc from above. Or maybe Freddie's spirit sweetened Marc's singing of Queen songs. Your body may perish but your spirit is eternal. Oh yeah.......time for a DNA test. But as Freddie said when I am gone if you play our music please darling don't be boring. Well Marc is not boring. He is bringing classic Queen from the ashes and making it anew especially for the young ones....
He sang some songs in the movie JB
They did use Marc's vocals for some sections of the movie soundtrack, although it was mostly the real deal.
His voice is really good & it's amazing that anyone could get close to sounding like Freddie. But as impressive as he is, it's still only an imitation.
Now go back & relisten closely to Freddie singing BoRhap & have your heart pierced & butt kicked all over again.💙And you'll think "Oh yeah. There it is. THAT'S the difference".
@Deborah Cornell, how many 30 year old magnetic master tapes are good enough quality for Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, which is the format used for the BoRhap movie? The answer is very likely NONE. They used a LOT of Marc's voice in the movie, in what's called "vocal layering," to fill out the sound and improve the quality of Freddie's voice, to bring the old tapes up to the level of modern, digital recording. Even when you don't think Marc's voice is in there, it is.
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My comment's based on comments made by Marc Martel, Rami Malek & others in various interviews & articles. I'm certainly no expert. I just know what they said at different times.
Great reaction,if you love this ,you should hear him live with a actual band.
And if you miss reacting to Queen just keep reacting to Marc singing Queen songs now as a new experience!! You should also react to Marc's audition when he sang Somebody to love, which is when he was discovered! There is also another Marc Martel UA-cam video called The many voices of Marc Martel you should watch! He can sound like so many different singers which apparently being able to do is quite common for alot of people who can just naturally sing as opposed to people who go and learn to sing 💜😘
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He always sounds like Freddie.
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Well, Freddie and George did sound alike very much. So, it’s not a stretch for Marc to sound like either. George = breathy Freddie.
Hey wow!!! Just seeing your reaction to this❤️❤️❤️ I looooved the emotion you showed!!!! Marc is the closest we will ever come to Freddie…..looooong story on the whole thing!!!! I actually know Marc, his wife, and his manager😇❤️ Marc is a super humble guy and a a sweet, precious, HUMBLE person. Yup by now you know he DID contribute to the movie. He has been prior and tons since those years having a stellar career much more than Queen. If you’ve not checked out his channel you can see his videos with his band of more Queen covers!! Have a Blessed Thanksgiving, God bless!!!!
Most of Freddie's voice was Marc's. More has come out. Brian May has commented that the movie would not have been possible without Marc Martel
Great reaction!
I know how you feel, if I listen to Adam Lambert with Queen, I will feel I am being disloyal to Freddie.
Marc has a Christian band named DownHere . Check out his song called How Many Kings . It will move your spirit to the core.
Marc was the voice double for the movie and lost out to Lambert for the band because of the creep factor. Brian and Roger couldn't handle it. He does head a tribute band, "Queen Experience." Marc does "Love of my Life" too! Check it out.
wendy carmany Actually he didn’t lose out to AL... AL was singing w/Queen before Marc was doing anything Queen related.
Marc never auditioned for Queen, he auditioned for Queen Extravaganza...and won! ua-cam.com/video/bTV1chNHvD4/v-deo.html
Marc is no longer with Queen Extravaganza. He has his own tribute band named Ultimate Queen Celebration.
@@Estrella21 Yes I am aware, I think it has been about 3 years since he last performed with QEX.
I don't believe that Freddie was done yet. So he "jumped" Marc!!..🎧🙏
I like your reaction, it's one of the most emotional, it's full of feeling for music, for Queen songs and for Freddie Mercury.
And I also like the covers of Marc Martel because it doesn't upset the original songs.
And when it does, it does it so well that you think "it's right, it's okay." Because in addition to being a good musician, he has something extra on his side: the voice.
Her voice is a gift and, sorry for everyone who sings Queen's songs (including Queen + Lambert), but to hear them sing from "this" voice
makes a poignant effect ( this literally destroys me ua-cam.com/video/PT9MrSnarFk/v-deo.html ).
There will certainly be those who sing them better, those who sing them worse, those who have a more powerful voice, those who have more stage presence, but, in my opinion, this is the best voice for these songs.
Well-said. I completely agree with you.
Yes he did sings all songs in the movie
I heard him live n Virginia in early 2020. Amazing show. He came from the Christian group Downhere.
I'd Love To See A Reaction To Vincent By Don McLean
Song about famous painter Vincent van Gogh.
In Marc's concerts he does this song better and does all of queen songs look him up
He absolutely have played Freddie.
E ainda tem gente que fala que Marc Martel é um imitador!
Ahhhh, faça-me um favor!
A voz dele é essa. Não se imita Freddie Mercury. Simplesmente, Marc Martel foi agraciado com esse dom e quando interpreta é isso aí que felizmente ouvimos 🙏🙏
He was picked by Brian May and Roger Taylor for the Queen Extravaganza and has toured over 150 countries for them !!!!!Also he was on American Idol with both of them..((It was his debut.)!! I think Rami was already chosen for the role in the movie. Marc did the vocals in the movie!!!@
If you want to hear more Queen why not just react to some more of their songs/performances you haven't reacted to yet...
The Prophet Song (studio version)
Seaside Rendezvous
Seven Seas of Rhye
The Millionaire Waltz (studio version)
It's Late
Liar (live at the Rainbow)
The Fairy Fellers Masterstroke & Nevermore best heard together (studio)
Now I'm Here
Love of My Life (live in Rio)
Under Pressure (wembley)
Lily of the Valley (studio)
The whole Montreal concert, even. It's not terribly long.
You should hear Martel’s version of the Prophet’s Song. Ir’s better than Freddie has EVER produced live and very close to Q’s original version.
And when you have listened to Prophet's song, listen to this: ua-cam.com/video/5qJw-9F_t3A/v-deo.html. I never liked Queen's version, studio or live. This is how it should be played. And Liar at the Rainbow, man that is autotuned and those backing vocals, they are sung afterwards in the studio! Listen to the Houston version, so much better. And while you're at it: listen to this version of Tie your mother down! You'll get blown away! ua-cam.com/video/i2KOCmBZaqM/v-deo.html
As per Brian May, they used his voice for some songs in the movie, overlapping some of Freddie’s voice only in certain songs, but they didn’t want a “replica” of Freddie. Also they needed the acting ability of an actual working actor. Rami is Egyptian decent while Freddie is actual ancient Persian decent; regardless of where he and his parents were born....the ability to understand the roots and background was important....
He was voice on the movie... For the parts were obviously Freddie was around.
Sorry... Wasn’t around.
@Chuck Fowler, Marc did a LOT of voice work on the movie. Remember, Freddie's master tapes are 30+ year old magnetic tapes, which are in NO way suitable for Dolby Atmos Sound, which is what they used for the movie. They used "vocal layering" to add Marc's voice to Freddie's, to bring the vocals up to modern digital quality.
Marc’s singing was used in various parts of Bohemian Rhapsody so he was very much part of the movie. He does an amazing Mercury.
One thing a lot of people say is why Queen doesn’t tour using Marc and why they went with Adam. The reason is they didn’t want to get someone who does Does Freddie. Freddie was Freddie and is the only Freddie. That’s not a dig at Marc’s amazing talent to reproduce Freddie. To them, I think, they would rather have someone different than replace their Freddie.
I love him!!! They used him in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody for some of the scenes...I highly recommend him doing Killer Queen it’s amazing even better I think than him doing Bohemian Rhapsody ua-cam.com/video/VVeuYPLaDWI/v-deo.html Marcs range is just about the same as Freddie’s
Marc did Killer Queen and a bunch more.
I'd like to see you comment on his other videos of him covering other Queen songs..
Look up more of Marc martel singing
This guy was in a Christian band called Downhere and go check them out.
You are no doubt the best reacter out there i love all your reactions special to Queen, i hope you come back to them again soon.
Marc Martel did a lot of the singing for the Queen movie.
I suggest you listen to Marc do Nessun Dorma as the Mercurotti.
Also look for The Queen Extravaganza in your area. Its Marc with his band doing Queen songs. It's an amazing show.
Wonky Donkey Marc is no longer with Queen Extravaganza. He has his own band Ultimate Queen Celebration, but otherwise yes he puts on an AMAZING show!
@@Estrella21, indeed... And Marc also does "Symphonic Queen" (in Mexico), has toured with "Black Jacket Symphony", and is now touring Europe (currently in Germany) with other musicians, as the "One Vision of Queen" tour.
Queen didn’t want this guy because they didn’t want someone to sound like Freddie. He is the closest thing we will ever get to Freddie and I love this guy because he loved Freddie. That’s all that matters!!!
Roger wanted Mark, Brian May didn't, for the reasons you mentioned on him not wanting someone sounding that much like Freddie.
jimmy:*Is that u Franklin where uncle T*
only gta v player know this
The reason Marc didn't play Freddie in the movie is very simple. He's not an actor :) He is one HELL of a musician and one of the greatest vocalists in the World and only he and Gary Mullen can mimic Freddie's vocals this flawlessly. Marc even has a striking natural resemblance to him, but they needed a very good actor to portray Freddie, and that worked, obviously, with Rami Malek winning Best Actor at the Academy Awards. But Marc did provide some of Freddie's vocals for the movie, actually. Most of the vocals were Freddie himself from tapes in the past and some were Rami's and the leftovers were Marc's.
Marc is not an actor but does a great job impersonating one of the greatest music artists ever, the one and only Freddie Mercury
Hey Jimmy
Marc refuses to impersonate Freddie. He naturally has “a similar voice and a similar presence” as Freddie, according to Brian May.
Please react to more of marc martel !
Marc's VOICE was used in parts of the movie. He is not an actor though, and even if he was, at 6'2', he is too tall to play Freddie.
@Guido Carapellucci, it's not about Freddie's height. I've seen Freddie's height listed anywhere from 5'7" to 5'10". Marc just isn't an actor and has no desire to be.
The Real O'Donovan
How do you know that? He told you that he has no desire to be an actor?
Maylor and the QP gang clearly stated before the biopic started shooting that they would never cast a white Freddie. So, there is your answer.
However, Roger did ask Marc whether he acted before. So, they must have considered Marc for the part at some point, even if briefly.
@@papabearM3 Actually Roger Taylor did ask Marc if he was interested in acting and Marc responded No. Roger may not necessarily had had Freddie in mind but possibly a cameo, similar to Lambert.
@@papabearM3 OOOPS, ,maybe next time I should read your entire post before I respond. LOL sorry about that.
This dude was the vocals in the movie homie
Also do more queen theres tons of songs that weren't the "hits" but are great!!
Marc is a good singer, but he does not have the passion of Freddie, and as a lifelong queen fan I can tell the difference. Having said that there is no denying his talent. 💜
Maybe, but Freddie couldn't sing as good live as Marc. Simple!
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Really? Cause I have seen people cry while at his concert and chicks tossing bras at him. That, of course, may not be an indication of an emotion in itself, but I assure you Marc sings those songs with every last drop if passion he got.
@@papabearM3, girls tossing bras? Truth? Oh, damn... I bet Crystal doesn't let him live THAT down! OMG, I would love to have been a fly on the wall, after the concert, the first time THAT happened. :D :D :D :D :D
Same reaction, and I am 54 year old white dude. Your good.
He has studied Freddie sort of and I think his tribute band is called Extravaganza if I remember it right. Look up his video on How To Sing like Freddie. Adam Lambert, the front man of Queen now sounds also really good. Not in the style of Freddie but pretty good singer.
bets reaction ever gr8 video
like you say best song ever made
very difficult song well done
Bro, Freddie alive :)
The closest thing to Freddie you'll ever get!
the instrumental cover on guitar by Alip Ba Ta for this is insane. you will love it. just him and his acoustic. He hits every note, beat , riff and freddies' voice with his magic fingers .
He sang the songs on the movie.
He is carrying Fred Murphys legend along.. a good thing so we will never forget him
@Jo smith, and just who the F is "Fred Murphy?" I think you mean Larry Lurex (look it up). ;)
I'm still as you said. Queen is sacred to me and I don't want to hear any covers. I'm only listening now because it's on your channel. I've not yet listened to Adam Lambert with Queen yet either. IMO, this guy does a good impression of Freddie, but I can easily hear a difference. I guess Freddie's voice is burned into my head after over 45 yrs of listening. This guy is good though.
Totally agree about the movie...probably because of $$$....pulling people into the box office usually needs a name...I think this guys mouth structure is a lot like Freddies even!
JB, you just HAVE to react to Marc Martel doing Freddie's love ballad "Somebody to Love". It's awesome. And as someone else wrote, he's not trying to BE Freddie, he just happened to win the genetic lottery that gave him the ability to sound similar to Freddie (cavities in his head, shape and form of his throat, mouth etc.) and people nagged him to cover Queen before he became famous. When Queen reunited they were looking for a new vocalist and Marc sent in his audition of "Somebody to Love". Queen chose Adam Lambert because they thought Marc sounded too much like Freddie and it wasn't really what they were looking for (they were looking for a unique singer, not someone who sounded like Freddie). Instead they offered him the spot in Queen Extravaganza, an official tribute band created by Queens drummer Roger Taylor which he toured with for a couple of years.
As for the movie, he was actually SINGING some of the material in the movie: "While Malek sang some parts in the film, producers inserted vocal stems
from Queen songs as well as filling in parts with Canadian vocalist Marc Martel, a winner of the Queen Extravaganza Live Tour auditions."
I recommend Marc's version of "Somebody to Love" that he does live with Queen Extravaganza: ua-cam.com/video/bTV1chNHvD4/v-deo.html
Scyphe
1. May offered Lambert a job in May of 2009. Martel didn’t materialize on the Queen horizon until late September of 2011.
2. Malek dis not sing in that Biopic except for 5 second.
well in answer to your question he dosnt really look like freddy and hes probably not an actor or simply the producers never had any idea he exists , anyway mate pretenders arnt necessarily pretenders , most of the time covers can be as good if not better than the original , its kind of live vs recorded live is sometimes better because they put a twist on a song and most of the time it works really well , never be afraid of a cover song mate its the same gold mine your use to but with new surprises
Oh the producers know him, they reached out to Marc to sing parts of the movie where Freddie recordings were not available, perhaps most notably the rehearsal version of Love of My Life.
@@gcarap well there you go , thanks mate
He dont look like freddie that's why he did play him and hes not an actor. He does the queen extravaganza band all over the world. Marc is great .he did contribute to vocals for movie tho.
He has a good voice but he doesn't sound THAT much like him imo. I don't get. And I don't see the point in listening to an imitator when you can listen to the REAL THING. It's not like there isn't enough real Freddie material. The real thing whose heart the lyrics came from, the person with the talent, the passion and unique performances. This guy just imitates 🤷🏻♀️ no originality. That's what made Freddie Mercury magical.
Beautifully said.💙
Agreed completely. The only exception is when I attend a concert. Usually the energy of Queen is present do to the love of the fans and performers. That love and energy is more often than not tangible in the presence of a crowd all feeling the same 😃
@@deborahcornell171 💚
@@singlepringle7485 Exactly ✌ Live is a different matter if people want to experience their music in that setting. And it's not like we have the option to see Freddie 💔 but a video on you tube is different, you can watch a video like this or a video of Freddie. There's really no comparison.
But do you think Freddie could have done this like Marc, in one take?
Marc was the singer in the movie but he's not an actor