Christian Singer Sounds Exactly Like Freddie Mercury As He Perfectly Performs Queen's 'We Are The Champions'

Jul 19, 2020 by apost team

In 2018, Canadian Christian rock singer Marc Martel's cover of Queen's We Are the Champions caused a massive stir on the Internet because of how eerily similar he sounds to Freddie Mercury.

Marc Martel was one of the participants in a contest that was held in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the renowned rock band Queen. The contest was put on the Queen Extravaganza and Marc entered it with his impression of the band's late singer Freddie Mercury.

His ability to sound like the famed singer has caused the jaws of countless viewers around the world to drop to the floor. If one were to turn on only the audio of Marc singing the song, most would probably think that they were simply listening to Freddie performing it. It is this fact that has helped him to gain such wide exposure since the video hit the web.

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Marc has been finding success in the world of Christian music for many years now. According to his website, during his college days in 1999, he formed a band called Downhere along with his roommate. After college was over, the band moved its base to the music hub of Nashville and gained a record deal.

Since then, they have won many different awards in the field of Christian music. Though his focus has always been on Christian music, Marc also admits that he is a big fan of the music of Queen. This is because he feels that their music often deals with important concepts that everyone faces in life. He also simply loves to sing songs by the band.

The video in question is simply Marc sitting at his keyboard and performing We Are the Champions. The video immediately becomes so much more once he begins to sing and the uncanny vocal resemblance to Freddie Mercury becomes apparent.

His perfect execution of the song has instantly won him fans around the world that have marveled at this compelling video. It already has more than seven million views as of this writing and that number is increasing with each passing day. It is clear from hearing him sing that Marc has a true appreciation for the artistry and passion of Freddie Mercury. 

Were you instantly stunned when you realized how much he sounds like Freddie Mercury? If you were as blown away by this video like so many others have been, then keep passing it along so that more people will experience it as well.