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Posted by: steve benson ( )
Date: October 02, 2011 09:01PM
A Sign-or Singer-of the Last Days: Canadian Christian Vocalist Nails Perfect Imitation of "Queen's" Freddie Mercury in Amazing Viral Video Audition (Dear God, even the very elect)-

From the "Montreal Gazette":

"Marc Martel's version of 'Somebody to Love' has garnered more than 275,000 views on YouTube this week . . . YouTubeJudges of a new Queen tribute contest may have found somebody to love in a Canadian vocalist with a deadly Freddie imitation.

"Marc Martel, a member of the Juno-winning band 'Downhere,' submitted a striking rendition of Queen's Somebody to Love as a video audition for the Queen Extravaganza, which will see selected singers and musicians set out on a North American tour in 2012 to mark the legendary band's 40th anniversary.

"Complete with moustache, Martel's audition sounds — and looks —very much like the late singer Freddie Mercury.

"Since his audition was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, the clip has received more than 275,000 views.

"The contest is headed by Queen drummer Roger Taylor, who is part of a judging panel once the contest . . . gets down to its finalists.

"The contest will fill spaces for a five-piece band and will also select three vocalists to be part of the tour.

("He Will Rock You: Canadian Singer's Killer 'Queen' Imitation Burns Up YouTube," in Montreal Gazette,

"[Martel's band] 'Downhere,' which started in Saskatchewan but is now based in the U.S., has won three Juno awards for their gospel and Christian recordings")\
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For Martel's uncanny Mercury vocals, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREKkAk628I



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Posted by: spaghetti oh ( )
Date: October 02, 2011 09:55PM
Re: A Sign (or Singer) of the Last Days: Canadian Christian Vocalist Nails Perfect Imitation of "Queen's" Freddy Mercury in Amazing Viral Video Audition (Dear God, even the very elect)

Wow! Thanks for that.

Did you see the Bohemian Rhapsody clip with the same guy doing some church gig?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY4BOw1LVco

Brilliant stuff! I'd attend a church for that!

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Posted by: steve benson ( )
Date: October 02, 2011 10:43PM
Yeah, he's absolutely incredible . . .

Check out this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlsprPFVXHA&feature=related



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Posted by: jilly ( )
Date: October 03, 2011 01:42AM
Re: A Sign-or Singer-of the Last Days: Canadian Christian Vocalist Nails Perfect Imitation of "Queen's" Freddie Mercury in Amazing Viral Video Audition (Dear God, even the very elect)-

Marc Martel taped an episode of Ellen, which will air on Monday, October 3rd. When I first clicked on the youtube link early last week, it had a little over 400k hits. It's now up to 3.9 million.

He's really amazing and makes it seem effortless.

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Posted by: matt ( )
Date: October 03, 2011 02:26AM
Re: A Sign-or Singer-of the Last Days: Canadian Christian Vocalist Nails Perfect Imitation of "Queen's" Freddie Mercury in Amazing Viral Video Audition (Dear God, even the very elect)-

Hell. Maybe the polygamists could introduce a defence that they were only impersonating Brigham Young and Joseph Smith! ;oD

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Posted by: munchybotaz ( )
Date: October 03, 2011 02:42AM
He also looks like Donny Osmond. (n/t)


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