“One Vision of the Queen” at the Swiss Life Hall in Hannover

Hanover. If you closed your eyes, you’d think the famous singer Freddie Mercury was singing in person again. Marc Martel’s vocals are very close to the original. The Canadian, who lives in the USA, performed his “One Vision of Queen” show in Hannover on Sunday evening and thrilled 2,500 Queen fans in a packed Swiss Life Hall.

The show is an excellent tribute to the music of Queen and their legendary charismatic leader Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. From the start of the show with “We will Rock you” and “Seven Seas of Rhye” there were the first goosebumps. And many more will follow. Martel’s voice, which powerfully and effortlessly rises to the top, is stunning in its authenticity. He often sings close to the audience at the edge of the stage and walks briskly back and forth.

“Another person bites the dust.”

The audience celebrates the quintet’s staging and great songs from Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. There is a lot of cheering after each song. People often clap, sing and dance while standing. Nice weather.

Global success followed global success – including: “Radio Ga Ga”, “Some Kind of Magic”, “I Wanna Break Free”. Sometimes Martel sits at the piano, as in “Bohemian Rhapsody” (brilliantly performed), and sometimes he also plays acoustic guitar, as in “I Want It All.” Martel’s “Ave Maria,” which he plays solo on the piano in true Freddie Mercury style, is poignant. Funny: In “Another Bites the Dust” he sings the German song “An and’rer bites the dust” twice.

Standing applause

Lead guitarist Tristan Avakian draws everyone in with Brian May’s guitar solo, complete with reverb, polyphonic effects and controlled feedback. Once again it shows the special traits of guitarist Quinn in terms of guitar sound, style and playing style. And in the duet “Under Pressure,” Avakian also sings like David Bowie.

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The band plays like one. All the songs swing perfectly, even the vocals of the famous Queen choir sound great. Martel repeatedly speaks to the crowd. “It’s about the music, not the wigs,” he says. He also speaks for himself: about Roger Taylor’s idea of ​​establishing an official band to honor the Queen and how his request went viral on the Internet. Encores include “We will Rock you,” which flows seamlessly into the worship anthem “We are the Champions.” At the end there is a standing ovation.

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