Freddy Mercury Meets luciano pavarotti Marc Martel - The Mercurotti Reaction

[@MrRolemaster]

You are looking at the only man who has ever managed to accurately replicate Freddie Mercurys Voice.

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Gary Mullen

[@dbrgr68]

Marc's Bohemian rhapsody video has 50 million views. Legit stuff :) Cheers

[@good_words4507]

I was so glad you figured it out! It was refreshing to hear the reaction based on the general singing without expectations. Loved your stages of realization.

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Some of the parts of Mercury is impossible to get right without including the body movements and gestures as well. And he does it all, it's uncanny. It feels like he gets possessed by the actual soul (RIP) of the legend himself. Incredible performance. 👏👏👏

[@terrimobley6067]

He captures Luciano Pavarotti singing this song so perfectly. And we all know He does Freddie!!

[@ironseabeelost1140]

Most enjoyable. This will be joining my collect. Thanks!😎

[@dmartins3531]

You have to see his Bohemian Rhapsody you'll be blown away

[@theatxguy]

Check out Marc Martel Bohemian Rhapsody one take!

[@odonovan]

Marc fronted his own multiple award winning Christian band (called "downhere") for over 10 years. Then he auditioned for Roger Taylor and won the lead with "Queen Extravaganza," Queen's "official" tribute band, in late 2011. He sang with them until the end of 2016. When they were not going to tour in 2017, he started his own cover band, "Ultimate Queen Celebration." He's performed with them since, along with "Black Jacket Symphony" (they do EXACT recreations of famous albums, in live concerts), "Symphonic Queen" (in Mexico, with a full symphony orchestra), and as part of "One Vision Of Queen" (basically a re-named UQC), touring eastern Europe. He has several albums of his own music out as well. Marc also did vocals for the "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie. The 30+ year old analog magnetic tape master recordings would not have been up to modern "Dolby Atmos" digital quality standards, so they used a technique called "vocal layering," where they blended Marc's voice with Freddie's. You can see the tracks in this photo from the Live Aid scene mixing board, where Freddie's track is "LV-STEM LVAID DRY FREDDIE_01" and Marc's track is "LV-STEM LVAID_01," directly beneath it. i.imgur.com/Oqxw81z.jpg In December 2019, Marc was the special guest star for the Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant Christmas tour. He brought the house down every night. The three of them released their cover of "Silver Bells" which went to number one on the Christian Music chart. This past Christmas, Marc teamed with Amy Grant to release their cover of "The Christmas Waltz," a Frank Sinatra song. Marc's KZbin Channel: kzbin.info/door/2Xqkyhusuu1dvIgp6USEeg Marc's Website: marcmartelmusic.com/ Tour Info: marcmartelmusic.com/tour/

[@marytygett4189]

Very cool . A great tribute to Freddy Mercury

[@waynemaggott4279]

His rendition of Queen's "You take my breath away" is top notch.

[@cjf5747]

I have to check this out. I can play the song on piano, but in no way do it any justice vocally. I can't wait to hear it!

[@ThatllShowEm]

Marc Martel hasn't done a lot of "classical" music performances - most of what he does routinely is covering Queen, as lead singer of the Ultimate Queen Celebration, and he contributed vocals for the Bohemian Rhapsody film to supplement the original recordings of Freddie Mercury's voice. One of my favorite covers that Marc has done is of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (in the style of Whitney Houston's cover). Hope you check out more!

[@ThatllShowEm]

@@tee6394 Love that cover! It slipped my mind to mention the cover Marc recently did of Zucchero's Miserere. Though I think it's because it's more "crossover" than classical.

[@TheSpacemanSal]

You should check out his audition for Queen, with his Somebody to Love 💜

[@leightaylor6767]

Just subscribed. What sets you apart from other reactors I've seen is that you don't pad your reactions with unnecessary commentary. Everything you say is smart and to the point, and I really like that. Adding in a big dose of compassion and positivity just puts you over the top, imo. I like watching your reactions to things I'm familiar with, so anything pre-2000 will get an immediate view from me! All the best.

[@marticon666]

Marc Martel - Killer Queen

[@christopherfiore960]

Woah. Seriously cool find!

[@wallkidstv]

If you like opera, Marc released a very cool rock/opera duets EP with opera singer Jonathan Cilia Faro earlier this year. He posted videos for two songs off of it, Miserere and To Much Love Will Kill You. But his one-take performance of Bohemian Rhapsody is his most popular video and is a popular video to react to. Not surprising since it's incredible.

[@murrayspiffy2815]

One take? Freddy/Queen worked on the song for 5 months - their longest production process of any of their songs. Freddy sang all parts in harmony and they were dubbed in as needed. For more information = check out the wiki page - it's very interesting.

[@michaeljenkins2470]

Downhere his band is amazing.

[@danielcody7568]

Marc Martel is an awesomely versatile and skilled rock singer, but he really made his name as a Freddie Mercury impressionist. Not only is he capable of perfectly replicating Mercury’s voice, they even look similar, despite Mercury being Parsi-Indian and his own French-Canadian ancestry and stronger jawline. He spent some time as the vocalist for Queen’s official touring cover band, and his voice was used alongside with Mercury’s original recordings and the actor Rami Malek’s voice to synthesize Mercury’s voice for the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic. Great reaction, do check out his other stuff.

[@papabearM3]

That! Except, Marc is NOT a Freddie impressionist. This is his natural god-given voice. Also, Rami Malek did NOT sing in the biopic. Only Freddie’s and Marc’s singing voices were used and often merged to recreate Freddie’s lives vocals.

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

You got 2 in 1! 😉 Pavarotti was Freddie's favourite male opera singer. Listen to Marc's Killer Queen performance, it's so funny.

[@timm7071]

HA! Best part of the reaction is at the end when it clicked.

[@Micmager]

Oh **** Marc Martel! I suggest Somebody to Love and Bohemian Rhapsody. He does the cover for Somebody to Love live for Celine Dion and the cover for Bohemian Rhapsody in his home. He's amazing and you should have the pleasure of watching his stuff.

[@teamoverkill5364]

She started to cry in the video

[@ahealthierkirk2558]

Martel was the lead singer of one of my favorite Christian rock bands

[@ahealthierkirk2558]

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[@eclaire_x88x]

When he sings like Freddie he moves like Freddie, just the way he holds himself, its really quite uncanny

[@jasonbroad5478]

I'm late to this reaction......Marc is one of the GREATEST male voices out there!!! HE'S NO JOKE! Dig deeper into Marc and you will be blown away!!!

[@sugardropprincess]

He does a lot of fantastic Queen covers.

[@corinarojas5092]

Fabuloso! … Soooo good

[@MrJoeym78]

In the words of Legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor as he remarked to the Daily Record about Marc Martel: “That voice. You listen, close your eyes and you think it’s Freddie. It’s really uncanny.”

[@stevenhix6897]

Mercury is am extremely versatile singer. Greatness

[@joshshort6926]

Love of my life who wants to live forever and the show must go on are also really good queen covers hes done. Granted he hasnt done a single bad one

[@megspradlin7345]

Sir, I now have a favorite singer. The ability to switch tonal styles like this is difficult and requires a lot of flexibility.

[@darksoulnj]

Check this one out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGebXp-MYtaeqa8

[@ashleighg.3366]

Barcelona is indescribable

[@dawnray8550]

I absolutely LOVE Marc Martel! Check out everything he does! I promise you will not be disappointed. From what I hear, he did a lot of singing in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.

[@corinarojas5092]

More Martel!

[@kimcutts424]

Well, you got it eventually 😏 lol.

[@teamoverkill5364]

you should check out marc martel queen covers he sounds identical to freddy murcury from queen

[@cloveronatree1079]

he sounds exactly like martel

[@luisamigon8369]

It!s incredible that you don!t know Marc Martel yet!!!!!!!!!! He cross all world with his shows!!!! He!s a great musician and singer, and you don!t know him????!!!!! Incredible!!!!

[@bradgrauer9148]

You've got to watch the Freddie Mercury Luciano Pavarotti version of this because he's doing both guys

[@terrimobley6067]

If you want him for Xmas... He sings with his band Down Here the song How Many Kings kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5bIh5mtqt-dq7c

[@artfulstories]

Which Marc wrote. ❤️

[@En-Pea-Sea]

he sounds just like freddie

[@krissfajr]

He is sick!

[@rubenoscarrodriguez1577]

Because you did´nt know to Marc Martel , you did´nt understand the meaning of this video

[@TD402dd]

If you want your mind blown listen to Mark Martel song Paradise.

[@johnd7292]

Do bohemian rhapsody

[@darksoulnj]

Ok, so...you have uncovered the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Marc Martel. You're in for a HUGE treat, as he is one of the most talented singers on the planet. He IS the embodiment of Freddie Mercury, but can do it all! If you love opera like you say, your very next choice by Marc should be "AVE MARIA". Hope you found a new favorite singer! ❤👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGebXp-MYtaeqa8

[@artfulstories]

Indeed. I'm still waiting for an MJ song! If I'm not mistaken, his co-lead singer Jason Germain of Downhere said he can replicate MJ even better than Freddie! Correct me if I just imagined that!

[@darksoulnj]

@@artfulstories By "MJ", are you asking about Michael Jackson?

[@artfulstories]

@@darksoulnj yes

[@darksoulnj]

@@artfulstories Check out around the 4:44 mark for a quick taste! kzbin.info/www/bejne/baC3ZWR-a5afrMU

[@artfulstories]

@@darksoulnj oh yes, seen that often. It's such a teeny tiny taste. 😆

[@tc_north4864]

Marc Martel Bohemian Rhapsody

[@mariamcdonough2431]

lol how could you not know he was imitating Freddie!!!!

[@docmcfly3933]

My top 5 favorite opera compositions: 1. Nessun Dorma 2. Vedro Con Mio Dilleto 3. Lascia Ch'io Pianga 4. Ombra Mai Fu 5. Pie Jesu

[@maxmoller]

I saw an interview with some of the members of Queen. I remember they said, that being in the studio listening to Marc was a bit unpleasant. Cause it felt a bit too close to Freddie actually being there.

[@marcfan1822]

Unpleasant is the wrong word. Roger Taylor quotes: 1) “It was as if Freddie was in the room. It was uncanny.” 2) "I wanted to avoid some guy impersonating Freddie. The fact that Marc Martel's voice sounds spine-chillingly identical is just a fact of nature. That's his voice. When he sings our songs, it's pretty uncanny. You close your eyes and it's like Freddie is in the room. It's scary." 3) "And, of course, we have the fabulous Marc Martel, who has the UNCANNY ability to sound EXACTLY like Freddie, and it really is spooky." 4) "That voice. You listen, close your eyes and you think it's Freddie. It's really uncanny." 5) "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." 6) "Well, it's uncanny...the resemblance. We're not looking for impersonators. We're looking for great musicians who can represent our music in a good way. But Marc's tonality of his voice and even something in the face there; it's just an uncanny resemblance to Freddie, so he was a great find." Brian May in a Russian interview a few years ago : "He's a gift from God. "

[@artfulstories]

Unpleasant isn't correct, more like very moved. Marc and Roger worked closely together during Marc's tenure with Queen Extravaganza.

[@maxmoller]

Yeah I know they didn't use the word unpleasant. It was simple way of saying, that they were a bit uneased by how much he reminded them of Freddie

[@maxmoller]

@@marcfan1822 You got WAY too much free time, writing all of that. 😆 But yeah, I could've used a better word than unpleasant. 😊

[@papabearM3]

@@maxmoller Unpleasant and uneased ate two completely different things. Neither May nor Taylor have EVER indicated that listening to Marc was unpleasant. In fact, every time they speak about Marc sounding like Freddie they normally come across as stunned and sort of surprised. You made an inaccurate statement, and, for some reason, got defensive when someone corrected you. Chill, mate!

[@worldtraveler3773]

In 2016cientific study (prof Christian Herbst) confirms, Freddie had an unparalleled singing voice. His vocal range F2-F6 (4 octaves) but that what makes his voice so special was extremely fast vibrato 7.04 Hz and subharmonics. He was able to create several more layers of harmonics than anyone else. Freddie was using a subharmonics by vibrating his ventricular folds, a technique usually found only in Tuvan throat One of the conclusions from the studies was that"He was vibrating something in his throat that even Pavarotti couldn't move". CHECKMATE

[@papabearM3]

Have you read the study? Because I have. It actually says that Freddie had quite modest (by modern standards) range (F#2-G5) and inconsistent, at times amazing and other times not well-controlled, vibrato. Yes, it does say he employed subharmonics, but that is NOT unusual for a rock singer. In fact, many utilize subharmonics in their singing, not JUST Tuvan singers. Every time someone applies proper distortion, they use vestibular/ventricular folds. Also, NOWHERE in the study does it say Freddie could sing “more layers of harmonics than anyone else.” Your CHECKMATE was quite premature! It’s a curious study. Read it.

[@Patrick-n6b]

Marc tenor oh my god Canada Québec

[@plumbawl5977]

imho, "Freddy Mercury Meets Beniamino Gigli".

[@plumbawl5977]

Half and Half face shaved is an absolute plus, done before but, who needs make up?! Peace

[@decrepitspice8458]

Ok sir, I specifically love this type of content, and I would love to hear more. You have neglected Garfunkel and Oates. Two attractive female comedians/musicians/actresses who have done a few dozen well produced songs, mostly with videos. 'Loophole' and 'Sex with Ducks' are good jumping off points.

[@earhquake3884]

Martel's voice matches an organist in church, while Freddie had pipes like a cathedral organ.

[@artfulstories]

I liken Freddie to a monster truck (untamed energy) and Marc to a Ferrari (polished, well-tuned). Both powerful, but in different ways.

[@worldtraveler3773]

@@artfulstories In s2016cientific study (prof Christian Herbst) confirms, Freddie had an unparalleled singing voice. His vocal range F2-F6 (4 octaves) but that what makes his voice so special was extremely fast vibrato 7.04 Hz and subharmonics. He was able to create several more layers of harmonics than anyone else. Freddie was using a subharmonics by vibrating his ventricular folds, a technique usually found only in Tuvan throat One of the conclusions from the studies was that"He was vibrating something in his throat that even Pavarotti couldn't move".

[@papabearM3]

@@worldtraveler3773 Do you read?

[@papabearM3]

@@worldtraveler3773 Have you read the study? Because I have. It actually says that Freddie had quite modest (by modern standards) range (F#2-G5) and inconsistent, at times amazing and other times not well-controlled, vibrato. Yes, it does say he employed subharmonics, but that is NOT unusual for a rock singer. In fact, many utilize subharmonics in their singing, not JUST Tuvan singers. Every time someone applies proper distortion, they use vestibular/ventricular folds. Also, NOWHERE in the study does it say Freddie could sing “more layers of harmonics than anyone else.” Your CHECKMATE was quite premature! It’s a curious study. Read it.

[@jehjeh37111]

His voice is a little higher than a tenor. The chorus switches to an alto for sure.

[@papabearM3]

OMG You are so confused!

[@jehjeh37111]

@@papabearM3 how so?

[@papabearM3]

@@jehjeh37111 His is low tenor with a good range. Alto is a female voice.

[@jehjeh37111]

@@papabearM3 hmm, you’re right. Thank you.

[@susanokeefe6082]

Please please please review James Blunt - Monsters

[@elcuajinais9570]

oblivious 🙄

[@LuxuriousYacht]

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[@barbhildebrand8176]

It's two different guys.

[@ThatllShowEm]

It's the same guy! Marc enjoys singing a wide variety of genres and you have to be comfortable with multiple genres even when singing Queen songs (take Bohemian Rhapsody, which has "operatic" layered parts, as well as heavy rock vocals).

[@papabearM3]

Clearly!

[@sergiomol2363]

Someone else? Lol. Get a job dude

[@brutalfashion]

If you wanna see a GREAT Queen cover, check out Pentatonix’s cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s amazing!!!!

[@marcfan1822]

Just so. But there is also a reason Marc Martel's solo one take of Bohemian Rhapsody while playing the piano just hit 50 million views. : )