Post by aliensweetheart on Sept 24, 2019 17:57:57 GMT
Associated Acts: "Marc Martel Solo": 2013-present, "The Ultimate Queen Celebration": 2017-present, "The Queen Extravaganza": 2012-2017 (on hiatus), "Downhere": 1999-2012 (on hiatus)
Voice Type: Reincarnated Tenor
Vocal Range: E2-B♭5 (3 octaves + 6 semitones)
{Vocal Summary}
Success Story
Marc Martel became a true overnight success back in 2011 when his ''Somebody To Love'' audition for the spot of lead vocalist of 'The Queen Extravaganza', the Official Queen Tribute Band founded by Roger Taylor and Brian May, appeared on YouTube. The cover quickly gathered millions of views because of the striking similarities between Martel's voice and the legendary voice of its original performer, Freddie Mercury. Those notable vocal qualities (indescribably soft breathiness, yet gritty and powerful belting) didn't go unnoticed by Queen's renowned drummer and guitarist either, as they handpicked Martel as the lead singer of The Queen Extravaganza a few months after his famous audition. Since then, the freshly appointed front man would continue to tour with the tribute band until 2017, which would turn out to be his last active year, as of yet, as part of the touring team. In a Facebook post in early 2018, he designated the mismatch between his personal schedule and The Queen Extravaganza's planning as clarification of his decision. Throughout that year, he launched no less than 3 albums, including two EPs filled with covers of historic songs, but also his first album as a solo singer-songwriter in which he explored his remarkably solid fifth octave belting, something he opted to refrain from before, as the lead singer of his band 'downhere', a Christian rock band which he formed in 1999 along with his roommate at Briercrest Bible College, Jason Germain. Nowadays, Marc Martel is mainly touring around the world as front man of another Queen tribute band, The Ultimate Queen Celebration.
Marc Martel became a true overnight success back in 2011 when his ''Somebody To Love'' audition for the spot of lead vocalist of 'The Queen Extravaganza', the Official Queen Tribute Band founded by Roger Taylor and Brian May, appeared on YouTube. The cover quickly gathered millions of views because of the striking similarities between Martel's voice and the legendary voice of its original performer, Freddie Mercury. Those notable vocal qualities (indescribably soft breathiness, yet gritty and powerful belting) didn't go unnoticed by Queen's renowned drummer and guitarist either, as they handpicked Martel as the lead singer of The Queen Extravaganza a few months after his famous audition. Since then, the freshly appointed front man would continue to tour with the tribute band until 2017, which would turn out to be his last active year, as of yet, as part of the touring team. In a Facebook post in early 2018, he designated the mismatch between his personal schedule and The Queen Extravaganza's planning as clarification of his decision. Throughout that year, he launched no less than 3 albums, including two EPs filled with covers of historic songs, but also his first album as a solo singer-songwriter in which he explored his remarkably solid fifth octave belting, something he opted to refrain from before, as the lead singer of his band 'downhere', a Christian rock band which he formed in 1999 along with his roommate at Briercrest Bible College, Jason Germain. Nowadays, Marc Martel is mainly touring around the world as front man of another Queen tribute band, The Ultimate Queen Celebration.
Vocal Style
As mentioned above, Marc Martel has a similarly rich timbre as our beloved Freddie did, yet somewhat brighter/sharper due to Martel's higher vocal placement, which is clearly noticeable in the way he comfortably belts in the lower fifth octave range, something Freddie was capable of in studio, but almost never on live occasions. The comparable vocal qualities are best perceptible in the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie, songs like 'Love Of My Life' and 'You Take My Breath Away' because of the vocals' fullness, and Martel's version of the opera classic 'Nessun Dorma' (one of his best performances) in which he demonstrates a nearly perfect copy of Mercury's signature rasp and slightly whimsical vibrato. Close your eyes and see the image of Freddie Mercury singing 'Nessun Dorma' appear.
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Hallelujah Chorus", "Raincoat", "StraightJacket" (Live), "Thank God It's Christmas", "Vocal Improv", "The Way You Make Me Feel")
F5 ("Bohemian Rhapsody" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "Don't Stop Me Now", "Five Golden Rings", "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "I Miss You Here", "Impromptu 'BoRap!'", "The More", "Somebody To Love" (Audition), "So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt", "Under Pressure" (Live at Montreux))
E5 ("All I Want For Christmas Is You", "Audience" (Live), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (One-take), "Cathedrals", "Don't Miss Now", "Don't Stop Believin'" (Live rehearsal), "Flash" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Free Me Up", "From Protest To Praise", "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "Headed", "I'm All About You", "Iris", "No Telling What We Could Do Next", "Paradise", "Say The Word", "Story In The Making", "Straitjacket", "Take On Me", "Unchained Melody")
E♭5 ("Back To The Chorus", "Bohemian Rhapsody" (One-take), "Close To Midnight", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Live), "Dead Ringer", "I'm In Love With My Car", "I Will Always Love You", "Little Is Much", "Paradise", "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "Straitjacket", "We Are The Champions" (Thunderbolt & Lightning))
D5 ("1000 Miles Apart", "8th Wonder", "Ave Maria" (Official Music Video), "Breaking Me Down", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Live), "Daughter", "Dreams", "Feels Like Winter", "The Final Countdown", "Footloose", "For The Heartbreak", "God Only Knows", "Hallelujah Chorus", "If I Had $1000000", "I'm Done", "Impersonator", "In The Bleak Midwinter", "I Want It That Way/Oops I Did It Again", "Karma Police", "Killer Queen", "Larger Than Life", "Love Of My Life", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "One Beat From A Heartbreak", "Our Best", "Play The Game", "Right Here Right Now", "Ringo Starr", "Say The Word", "The Show Must Go On" (Live at Montreux), "Stalemate", "Stir", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Under Pressure" (Live at Montreux), "Walls", "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico))
C♯5 ("8th Wonder", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", "The Altar Of Love", "Another One Bites The Dust" (Live at The Paramount), "Ave Maria", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Audition), "Dead Ringer", "Don't Be So", "The Final Countdown", "Flight With The Crows", "Footloose", "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "Hammer To Fall" (Live in Miami, 2018), "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Headed", "How Many Kings" (Ending Is Beginning), "Improv", "I Want To Break Free" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "I Will Always Love You", "A Kind Of Magic" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen), "Little Drummer Boy", "Living The Dream", "The More", "No Telling What We Could Do Next", "The Remake (High Hopes)", "Remember Me", "Surrender", "Take On Me", "Up In The Air", "What's It Like", "The World I Know")
C5 ("Asleep In The Light", "Believe", "A Better Way", "Bleed For This Love", "Bohemian Rhapsody" (One-take), "Breaking Me Down", "Christmas In Our Hearts", "Christmastime Is Here", "Coming Back Home", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Don't Miss Now", "Excavate", "The Finish Line", "Forgive Yourself", "Free Me Up", "Girl In The World", "God Only Knows", "Great Are You", "Grown Man", "Household Name", "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You", "How Many Kings 2016", "I'm All About You", "Illiad", "I Was Born To Love You", "I Will Always Love You", "Kiss From A Rose", "Killer Queen", "Last Night's Daydream", "Let Me Rediscover You", "Lily Of The Valley" (Live in Gloucester, 2015), "Little Is Much", "My Last Amen", "My Way", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "O Come, Emmanuel", "One Beat From A Heartbreak", "One More Try", "Only The Beginning", "Our Love Remains", "The Problem", "Radio Ga Ga" (Live), "Raincoat", "Reconcile", "Ringo Starr", "Rock Stars Need Money", "Save Me" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Silent Night", "So Blue", "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt", "Stalemate", "The Star-Spangled Banner", "We Are The Champions" (One-take), "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "You're My Best Friend")
B4 ("All At War", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", "Another One Bites The Dust" (Live in Miami, 2018), "Audience" (Live), "Believe", "Broken", "Christmastime Is Here", "The Christmas Waltz", "Comatose", "Daughter", "Dead Ringer", "Don't Stop Believing'" (Live rehearsal), "Don't Stop Me Now", "Dreams", "Everything Will", "The Final Countdown", "The First Noel", "Flight With The Crows", "For The Heartbreak", "From Protest To Praise", "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "I'm Done", "I'm In Love With My Car", "Impersonator", "In America", "I Want It All" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "I Want It That Way/Oops I Did It Again", "I Want To Break Free" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "I Was Born To Love You", "I Will Follow Your Voice" (Live), "A Kind Of Magic" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Kiss From A Rose", "Last Christmas", "Little Drummer Boy", "Living The Dream", "Magnetic", "The Mercurotti: Nessun Dorma", "My Way", "No Telling What We Could Do Next", "Now I'm Here" (Live at Beacon Theatre), "O Holy Night", "Our Best", "Paradise", "The Problem", "Redeemer", "Rest", "Right Here Right Now", "Ringo Starr", "Say The Word", "Seek", "The Show Must Go On" (Live at Montreux), "Silver Bells", "Sing This Song", "Spread Your Wings", "The Song You Sing", "Starspin", "Straitjacket", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Unchained Melody", "Under Pressure" (Live at Montreux), "The Way You Make Me Feel", "White Christmas", "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "You're Not Alone")
B♭4 ("Angels From The Realms Of Glory", "Another One Bites The Dust" (Live at The Paramount), "Ave Maria" (Official Music Video), "A Better Way", "Bohemian Rhapsody" (One-take), "The Christmas Waltz", "Closer To Me", "Coming Back Home", "Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" (Live in Miami, 2018), "Don't Stop Me Now", "Everything To Lose", "Fat Bottomed Girls" (Live in Miami, 2018), "The First Noel", "Footloose", "Freedom! '90", "Gift Carol", "Girl In The World", "God Only Knows", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Great Are You", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (California Private Event), "Holy", "Hope Is Rising", "How Many Kings" (How Many Kings: Songs For Christmas), "Illiad", "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas", "I Will Always Love You", "I Will Follow Your Voice" (Live), "Kiss From A Rose", "Let Me Rediscover You", "Light Of The World", "Little Drummer Boy", "Live Is Life" (Live at Gala FC Sion), "The More", "My Last Amen", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Only The Beginning", "Our Love Remains", "Perfect World", "Radio Ga Ga" (Live), "Redeemer", "The Show Must Go On", "Somebody To Love" (Audition), "Something Heavenly", "The Sound Of Silence" (Live at Gala FC Sion), "Stand With Me", "The Star-Spangled Banner", "Surrender", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Viva Las Vegas", "We Are The Champions" (One-take))
A4 ("1000 Miles Apart", "8th Wonder", "All The Reasons Why", "The Altar Of Love", "Another One Bites The Dust" (Live at The Paramount), "Asleep In The Light", "Audience" (Live), "Ave Maria" (Official Music Video), "Believe", "Bleed For This Love", "Bohemian Rhapsody" (One-take), "Breaking Me Down", "Breathing In", "Broken", "Cathedral Made Of People", "Christmas In Our Hearts", "The Christmas Song", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Live), "Don't Be So", "Don't Miss Now", "Don't Stop Believin' (Live at the 'Wally Show'), "Dying To Know You", "Everybody Hurts", "Everything Will", "Feels Like Winter", "The Final Countdown", "Five Golden Rings", "Flash" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Flight With The Crows", "Forgive Yourself", "For Life", "For The Heartbreak", "Free Me Up", "Glory To God In The Highest", "God Only Knows", "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "Hallelujah Chorus", "Hammer To Fall" (Live in Miami, 2018), "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Here I Am, "Household Name", "How They Love Each Other", "I Can't Lose Forever", "If I Had $1000000", "Illiad", "I Miss You Here", "I'm All About You", "Impersonator", "Iris", "Is He Worthy?", "I Want It That Way/Oops I Did It Again", "I Want To Break Free" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "I Was Born To Love You", "A Kind Of Magic" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Larger Than Life", "Last Christmas", "Last Night's Daydream", "Little Drummer Boy", "Live For You", "Living The Dream", "Love Of My Life", "Mary, Did You Know?", "The Mercurotti: Nessun Dorma", "My Way", "No Telling What We Could Do Next", "Now I'm Here" (Live at Beacon Theater), "O Come All Ye Faithful", "O Come, Emmanuel", "One Beat From A Heartbreak", "One More Try", "One Small Step", "One Vision" (Audition), "Our Best", "Paradise", "Perfect World", "Play The Game", "The Problem", "The Real Jesus", "Reconcile", "Remember Me", "Rest", "Ringo Starr", "Right Here Waiting", "Rock Stars Need Money", "Save Me" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Seek", "Seven Seas Of Rhye" (Live at Hammersmith Apollo), "Silver Bells", "Somewhere Only We Know", "The Song You Sing", "So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt", "Stalemate", "Starspin", "Stir", "Stone", "Story In The Making", "Take On Me", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Tie Your Mother Down" (Live at Montreux), "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Unchained Melody", "Under Pressure" (Live at Montreux), "Up In The Air", "Wanted Dead Or Alive" (Live at the 'Wally Show'), "We Will Rock You" (Live), "White Christmas", "The World I Know", "You're My Best Friend" (Live at Beacon Theatre), "You're Not Alone")
Significant Low Notes:
Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
E3 ("15", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", "Another One Bites The Dust", "Ave Maria" (Official Music Video), "Believe", "Bleed For This Love", "Cathedrals", "The Christmas Song", "Christmastime Is Here", "Don't Miss Now", "Dreams", "Flight With The Crows", "Footloose", "Forgive Yourself", "From Protest To Praise", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Household Name", "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day", "Is He Worthy?", "A Kind Of Magic" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Lily Of The Valley" (Live in Gloucester, 2015), "Living The Dream", "Our Best", "Paradise", "Perfect World", "Raincoat", "Reconcile", "The Remake (High Hopes)", "Remember Me", "Say The Word", "Sempre", "The Song You Sing", "Stalemate", "Unchained Melody", "We Will Rock You" (Live), "What Child Is This?", "White Christmas", "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "The World I Know")
E♭3 ("Ave Maria", "Back To The Chorus", "The Christmas Waltz", "Girl In The World", "Impromptu 'BoRap!'", "Let Me Rediscover You", "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "Stone", "Straitjacket", "Take It With Me")
D3 ("Auld Lang Syne", "Christmas In Our Hearts", "The Christmas Song", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Audition), "Daughter", "Don't Be So", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Everything To Lose", "Gift Carol", "God Only Knows", "Good King Wenceslas", "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Iris", "Killer Queen", "Kiss From A Rose", "Light Of The World", "Mary, Did You Know?", "The Mercurotti: Nessun Dorma", "My Way", "O Holy Night", "Qui A Le Droit", "Ringo Starr", "Save Me" (Marc Martel + Symphonic Queen, live in Mexico), "Silent Night", "The Star Spangled Banner", "Unchained Melody", "Walls")
C♯3 ("Broken", "Everybody Hurts", "The Finish Line", "The First Noel", "Freedom! '90", "Hallelujah", "If I Had $1000000", "Magnetic", "Paradise", "Un Amore Eterno", "Under Pressure" (Live at Montreux), "The World I Know")
C3 ("Angels From The Realms Of Glory", "The Christmas Song", "Close To Midnight", "Illiad", "I Miss You Here", "In The Bleak Midwinter", "Karma Police", "My Last Amen", "Nothing Else Matters", "One Beat From A Heartbreak", "Perfect World", "The Real Jesus")
B2 ("1000 Miles Apart", "Cathedral Made Of People", "Dying To Know You", "I Want It That Way/Oops I Did It Again", "Last Night's Daydream", "Little Drummer Boy", "What's It Like")
B♭2 ("Bohemian Rhapsody" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas", "Our Love Remains", "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning), "Something Heavenly")
A2 ("Broken", "Flight With The Crows", "One Beat From A Heartbreak" (Live), "Silver Bells", "Take On Me")
G♯2 ("Hallelujah")
F♯2 ("Hallelujah Chorus")
E2 ("Karma Police")
.......................................................Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}
A5 ("Hallelujah Chorus" [6])
F5 ("I Miss You Here" [1])
E5 ("Say The Word" [1])
D5 ("One Vision" (Audition) [5])
C5 ("My Last Amen" [1])
B4 ("Don't Be So" [1])
C3/E♭3 ("Something Heavenly" [1][4])
C3 ("Take It With Me" [1])
B2 ("Freedom! '90" [1], "Impersonator" [1])
A2 ("In The Bleak Midwinter" [1])
G♯2 ("Girl In The World" [5], "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning) [1])
D2 ("Mary, Did You Know?" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacruses and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks notes that are suggested to be pitch corrected.
A5 ("Hallelujah Chorus" [6])
F5 ("I Miss You Here" [1])
E5 ("Say The Word" [1])
D5 ("One Vision" (Audition) [5])
C5 ("My Last Amen" [1])
B4 ("Don't Be So" [1])
C3/E♭3 ("Something Heavenly" [1][4])
C3 ("Take It With Me" [1])
B2 ("Freedom! '90" [1], "Impersonator" [1])
A2 ("In The Bleak Midwinter" [1])
G♯2 ("Girl In The World" [5], "Somebody To Love" (Thunderbolt & Lightning) [1])
D2 ("Mary, Did You Know?" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacruses and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks notes that are suggested to be pitch corrected.
{Notewatched Material/Album Ranges}Downhere:
Downhere (2001) E3-C5-G5
So Much For Substitutes (2003) B2-B4-E5
Wide-Eyed And Mystified (2006) B2-D5-F5
Thunder After Lightning (The Uncut Demos) (2007) B2-E♭5-B♭5
Ending Is Beginning (2008) B♭2-C5-E5
How Many Kings: Songs For Christmas (2009) C3-C5-F5
Two At A Time: Sneak Peeks & B-Sides (2010) D3-C5-E♭5
On The Altar Of Love (2011) E♭3-C♯5-D5
Solo:
The Prelude EP (2013) B♭2-C♯5-G♯5
The Silent Night EP (2016) C3-B4-E5
Impersonator (2016) C3-E♭5-E5
Live At The High Watt (2016) A2-E♭5-G5
The First Noel EP (2017) B♭2-B4-G5
My Way, Vol. 1 EP (2018) A2-C♯5-E5
Thunderbolt & Lightning (2018) B♭2-C5-B♭5
Christmastime Is Here EP (2018) B2-C♯5-E5
Thank God It's Christmas EP (2020) D3-D5-G5
Downhere (2001) E3-C5-G5
So Much For Substitutes (2003) B2-B4-E5
Wide-Eyed And Mystified (2006) B2-D5-F5
Thunder After Lightning (The Uncut Demos) (2007) B2-E♭5-B♭5
Ending Is Beginning (2008) B♭2-C5-E5
How Many Kings: Songs For Christmas (2009) C3-C5-F5
Two At A Time: Sneak Peeks & B-Sides (2010) D3-C5-E♭5
On The Altar Of Love (2011) E♭3-C♯5-D5
Solo:
The Prelude EP (2013) B♭2-C♯5-G♯5
The Silent Night EP (2016) C3-B4-E5
Impersonator (2016) C3-E♭5-E5
Live At The High Watt (2016) A2-E♭5-G5
The First Noel EP (2017) B♭2-B4-G5
My Way, Vol. 1 EP (2018) A2-C♯5-E5
Thunderbolt & Lightning (2018) B♭2-C5-B♭5
Christmastime Is Here EP (2018) B2-C♯5-E5
Thank God It's Christmas EP (2020) D3-D5-G5
{Credits}
Thanks to everyone on Discord who helped me with pitching and provided eminent advice!
Thanks to everyone on Discord who helped me with pitching and provided eminent advice!
