Queen's set at Live Aid (1985) is widely regarded as one of the best live performances in rock-and-roll history. In a 2005 Channel Four poll of over 60 artists, journalists and music industry executives, it was named 'The World's Greatest-Ever Live Performance.'
British choreographer and movement coach Polly Bennett worked painstakingly with Rami Malek to perfect every nuance of Freddie Mercury's mannerisms. Every eye glance, every body turn, every cocky strut on stage and every flick of the microphone had to be just right.
Canadian singer Marc Martel lends his voice to the biopic as Freddie. They use a mix of his voice and Freddie Mercury's together, on top of Rami Malek's. In an interview, Malek said his singing was seamlessly mixed with both Freddie's and Martel's.
The note Freddie Mercury sustains for almost six seconds during the call and response performance with the crowd at Live Aid came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World."
Freddie Mercury's vocal range stretched to three octaves, though it was rumored that it spanned four. In 2016, a group of biophysicists and medical researchers concluded that his vocal cords moved faster than the average singer's. His vibrato measured in at 7.04 Hertz, while standard vibrato frequency falls between 5.4 and 6.9 Hertz.
Adam Lambert: the truck driver waiting for a tryst in the bathroom when Freddie Mercury calls Mary Austin on a payphone. Lambert has been performing with Queen since 2012.