Photo: Kevin Winter/GettyQueen fans will have a reason to rock out during the upcoming 91st Academy Awards.The Academy announced on Monday that Queen and Adam Lambert will be performing during the telecast as the Freddie Mercury biopicBohemian Rhapsodyis up for five Oscars including Best Picture. Its star Rami Malek is considered a front-runner for the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of the late singer.“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” the Academy teased on Twitter, quoting the classic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “We welcome @QueenWillRock and @adamlambert to this year’s #Oscars!”The formerAmerican Idolrunner-up has collaborated with Queen as lead vocalist for Queen + Adam Lambert since 2011, culminating in a successful world tour from 2014 to 2018.In September, Lambert admitted to PEOPLEhe was “really nervous” about filling in for Mercuryafter the band hired him.“Not only did I have to make sure my voice held up and I know all the words… but it was also the perception of fans; I definitely had some concerns,” he said. “This is not my music that I wrote: This is me, as a guest, with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, singing the songs that one of the greatest rock singers of all time brought to life.”Lambert added, “Freddie is irreplaceable.”“There’s no way to compare to him. It was always my hope that audiences would understand that I’m up there just excited to sing great music that everyone knows,” he said.Lambertalso had a cameo role inBohemian Rhapsody, which centers around Mercury’s rise to fame with fellow Queen band members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, as well as his death from complications of AIDS in 1991.Bohemian Rhapsodyhas received plenty of buzz in the last few months andMalek, 37, won the Golden Globe Awardfor best actor in a drama motion picture as well as the SAG Award for best actor. The film alsowon the Golden Globe for best drama motion picture, beating outBradley Cooper‘sA Star Is Born.The 91st Academy Awards take place on Feb. 24 and air live on ABC at 8 p.m.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty
Queen fans will have a reason to rock out during the upcoming 91st Academy Awards.The Academy announced on Monday that Queen and Adam Lambert will be performing during the telecast as the Freddie Mercury biopicBohemian Rhapsodyis up for five Oscars including Best Picture. Its star Rami Malek is considered a front-runner for the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of the late singer.“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” the Academy teased on Twitter, quoting the classic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “We welcome @QueenWillRock and @adamlambert to this year’s #Oscars!”The formerAmerican Idolrunner-up has collaborated with Queen as lead vocalist for Queen + Adam Lambert since 2011, culminating in a successful world tour from 2014 to 2018.In September, Lambert admitted to PEOPLEhe was “really nervous” about filling in for Mercuryafter the band hired him.“Not only did I have to make sure my voice held up and I know all the words… but it was also the perception of fans; I definitely had some concerns,” he said. “This is not my music that I wrote: This is me, as a guest, with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, singing the songs that one of the greatest rock singers of all time brought to life.”Lambert added, “Freddie is irreplaceable.”“There’s no way to compare to him. It was always my hope that audiences would understand that I’m up there just excited to sing great music that everyone knows,” he said.Lambertalso had a cameo role inBohemian Rhapsody, which centers around Mercury’s rise to fame with fellow Queen band members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, as well as his death from complications of AIDS in 1991.Bohemian Rhapsodyhas received plenty of buzz in the last few months andMalek, 37, won the Golden Globe Awardfor best actor in a drama motion picture as well as the SAG Award for best actor. The film alsowon the Golden Globe for best drama motion picture, beating outBradley Cooper‘sA Star Is Born.The 91st Academy Awards take place on Feb. 24 and air live on ABC at 8 p.m.
Queen fans will have a reason to rock out during the upcoming 91st Academy Awards.
The Academy announced on Monday that Queen and Adam Lambert will be performing during the telecast as the Freddie Mercury biopicBohemian Rhapsodyis up for five Oscars including Best Picture. Its star Rami Malek is considered a front-runner for the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of the late singer.
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” the Academy teased on Twitter, quoting the classic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “We welcome @QueenWillRock and @adamlambert to this year’s #Oscars!”
The formerAmerican Idolrunner-up has collaborated with Queen as lead vocalist for Queen + Adam Lambert since 2011, culminating in a successful world tour from 2014 to 2018.
In September, Lambert admitted to PEOPLEhe was “really nervous” about filling in for Mercuryafter the band hired him.
“Not only did I have to make sure my voice held up and I know all the words… but it was also the perception of fans; I definitely had some concerns,” he said. “This is not my music that I wrote: This is me, as a guest, with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, singing the songs that one of the greatest rock singers of all time brought to life.”
Lambert added, “Freddie is irreplaceable.”
“There’s no way to compare to him. It was always my hope that audiences would understand that I’m up there just excited to sing great music that everyone knows,” he said.
Lambertalso had a cameo role inBohemian Rhapsody, which centers around Mercury’s rise to fame with fellow Queen band members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, as well as his death from complications of AIDS in 1991.
Bohemian Rhapsodyhas received plenty of buzz in the last few months andMalek, 37, won the Golden Globe Awardfor best actor in a drama motion picture as well as the SAG Award for best actor. The film alsowon the Golden Globe for best drama motion picture, beating outBradley Cooper‘sA Star Is Born.
The 91st Academy Awards take place on Feb. 24 and air live on ABC at 8 p.m.
source: people.com
