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Symphony coming to Chattanooga to perform Queen’s ‘Night at the Opera.’ Biggest challenge? Finding a Freddie Mercury
For the past few years, Marc Martel of Nashville has been the vocalist for the “Queen Extravaganza,” a live show that focuses strictly on the music of Queen. He was chosen by original Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor because he sounds so much like vocalist Freddie Mercury.
Before the Extravaganza, he was lead singer in Downhere, a Christian rock band from Canada that has won five Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent of the Grammys, and 24 Covenant Awards, the country’s equivalent of the Doves.
In February, Martel is coming to Chattanooga with the Black Jacket Symphony for a note-for-note performance of Queen’s “Night at the Opera,” the band’s 1975 album that includes the band’s signature song, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Here is a Q&A with Martel, who’s currently in the United Kingdom with “Queen Extravaganza.”