Taylor often provided backing vocals for Freddie in many of Queen's songs and during live concerts. The harmonizing of Freddie's baritone and Taylor's falsetto results in the surreal sound you can hear in the majority of Queen's songs.
As a singer, Taylor employs a falsetto vocal range.
In a nutshell, it's scientifically certified that Freddie Mercury was completely awesome. Described as “a force of nature with the velocity of a hurricane", Freddie Mercury's powerful voice along with his famous grovel and piercing falsetto has been celebrated by generations of rock aficionados.
After watching the video you know that the lead man of Queen wasn't the only one who could hit shrieking highs. Of all band members, it was Roger Taylor who hits this high note that most people mistake for a guitar. Simply amazing.
Mercury, who has always been known for his vocal range and rhythm, sang the whole song 'Cool Cat' in falsetto. Although his live performances saw the frontman perform in falsetto occasionally, 'Cool Cat' is an exception to Mercury's traditional vocal style. You can listen to 'Cool Cat' below.
Singers who occasionally move to the falsetto register (Jimmy Jones, Del Shannon, Elton John, Leo Sayer) Singers who sing in both registers (Brian Wilson, Prince, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake) Singers who sing almost exclusively in falsetto (Barry Gibb, Phillip Bailey, Jimmy Somerville)
Freddie Mercury was the chief songwriter as well as vocalist for Queen. His best-known songs included “Bohemian Rhapsody,” ”Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions,” “We Will Rock You,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” and “Another One Bites the Dust.”
One study on Freddie's vocal range even confirmed that he was able to vary from about 92.2 Hz to 784 Hz, meaning he was reliably able to hit notes from the booming low of F#2 to the high pitch G5 – that covers a full three octaves!
Freddie Mercury
The greatest frontman of all time, also just so happened to possess the greatest male voice of all time. Freddie Mercury was able to perfectly tackle rock, pop, jazz, opera, soul, folk, you name it.
Mercury's documented vocal range extended from bass low F to soprano high F, with many of Queen's songs showing off his coloratura and vocal strength high in his register.
The report then went on to reveal that Mercury produced his singing voice in a way that is markedly different from other singers: he did this by not merely vibrating his vocal cords, but also activating his vestibular folds, a pair of mucous membranes located just above the vocal cords.
While he credited the extra teeth for changing the shape of his mouth and allowing for better vocals, some very interesting research out of the UK suggests otherwise. Turns out his gifted vocal range was likely due to his uncanny ability to use a larger part of his vocal cords than most of us do.
Tapping into an unused biological part. Freddie Mercury achieved an astounding vibrato by using, in addition to his regular vocal cords, a pair of mucous membranes that we all have protruding as folds just above the vocal cords.
Roger Taylor tops the final chord with a falsetto B♭ in the fifth octave (B♭5).
Prince sang most of his songs in a light R&B styled falsetto, even when his chest voice would likely cover the melody just as effectively. He regularly ascended into an unwieldy and scratchy whistle register at the top of his voice.
The New York Times also reported that Rami's voice is mixed in with Marc Matel, a Canadian singer who is known as one of the best Freddie soundalikes around. However, the soundtrack for the film is 100% Queen.
“I would say that Led Zeppelin are the greatest, and as a rock band they deserved the kind of success they got,” said Mercury. “Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. He was always my favourite singer.
Voices: This one goes to Freddie. Michael had an amazing voice that was one in a billion, but he didn't have the range, power, or control that Freddie did. Freddie is considered one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Alan Rickman had one of the most perfect voices, according to science. The British actor, who has died at the age of 69, was revealed as having the perfect voice in a study that produced an algorithm to identify the ideal characteristics.
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However, she holds the world record for the highest note. Guinness World Record registered her in their list for the highest message ever hit by a human, a G10.
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by Queen
But let's face it, Bohemian Rhapsody is just impossible to sing by yourself because of those multiple voices that are essential to the song. So, we recommend you take some friends with you, grab the mic, and just bring it on. What do you think? Do you know some more challenging ones?
The seventh octave is the range of notes between C7 and C8. It is easier for very high coloratura sopranos to sing in this octave, but some people who are capable of singing in the bass range (like singers Adam Lopez, Virgo Degan, Nicola Sedda or Dimash Kudaibergen) can do it.
Even if one contends that he could've been an operatic lyric voice, his pop vocals should be considered Spinto work for the field. While Mercury's vocal range is widely circulated as being four octaves, there are a number of caveats to this assessment.
First is the change in her voice itself, which grew deeper and physically matured as she aged, reflecting what happens in most people as we get older. But there are other, more subtle shifts that can be charted in the decades' worth of recordings of the Queen.
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 actor Rami Malek's. In an interview, Malek said his singing was seamlessly mixed with both.