I apologize if this has already been posted. This guy's English needs a lot of work, but the vocal is incredible. He's currently considered the best singer in Asia with a range of F2 to E8 (yes, almost 6 octaves). link
'He's currently considered the best singer in Asia'
That's quite a big statement if you take into consideration that 4,5 billion people are living in Asia.
But he definitely can sing.
I apologize for contributing to the downfall of QueenZone by posting this. I falsely presumed it may be something some of you may find interesting considering it is arguably the best Asian singer alive (maybe even the world) singing a song by Queen almost 30 years old that Freddie never got a chance to sing live. And yes, it's not hyperbole, he is considered the best singer in Asia currently. Huge right now.
Per Wikipedia:
"Kudaibergen received several music awards in 2017, including "Best Asian Singer" at China's 24th Top Music Awards (considered to be China's equivalent to the Grammy Awards),[15][16] and "Most Popular Overseas Singer" at the Tencent MTV Asia Music Gala.[17]
Kudaibergen is known for his wide vocal range, encompassing 5 octaves, and 9 semitones. His range reaches the bottom notes of the baritone register, all the way through to the highest soprano notes, and on to the whistle register. His lowest recorded note is F2,[18] and his highest note recorded is D8.[19]"
Since hardly anyone else answers here, I will express my opinion:
Yes, he is a very good and impessive singer.
BUT for me he doesn’t fit that song or Queen.
My reasons:
In the first verse he treats the song like an opera. Fine. And that's where he sounds best. When he tries to rock, it does not fit anymore. Put it this way: Even Lambert is a rocker compared to him.
Furthermore he tries to impress by using more high notes and even higher notes than in the original. Why? It’s unnecessary and does nothing to present the meaning of the song. A complete show-off to me. But somehow he probably has to present his range ... less is more, I would say.
I hardly understand a word (but you already mentioned that).
Sorry, if I sound harsh. I‘ve seen that video and some others before and he does nothing for me. I guess, he is a completely trained classical singer. This is, where he belongs and sounds best.
I appreciate the response, Sealion. I agree, in some respect, that he doesn't naturally fit the song, simply because his English is so bad. I just liked the fact that a 23 year old singer in Asia (extremely respected singer) was singing a western song nearly 30 years old. Definitely a reminder of the cultural significance of Queen over various continents and decades. Your third paragraph reminds me of what people used to say about Adam Lambert, which is what contestants do. They try to impress by going over the top. Adam (who I assume you are a fan of) is a prime example of this.
He might be a another karaoke singer with big range, but he also composes and writes his own music, and plays 7 instrument proficiently, including piano, in which he has won competitions.
I don't want to promote him here, and I'll never post a link of his singing unrelated to Queen. But I did enjoy the performance, and I'm a huge Queen fan. I'm probably in the minority but Queen I and II are may favorite albums. Great King Rat, Liar, My Fairy KIng, Father to Son, White Queen (Live at the Rainbow disc ! version) . . . I'm a decades old fan. Freddie will always be my number 1. I do appreciate Lambert. I love Marc Martel's voice. Dimash to me is Lambert on steroids.
That was pretty damn good (after much reflection)
HOWEVER, the poster above has it right, this is sort of the typical style of operatic singing respected in Asia, big in Korean and Japanese soap operas etc.
One thing that impressed me was the line "I'll face it with a grin" which was actually intoned with a full voice, the rest seemed to hinge on let's call em "favorable vowel approximations" of the lyrics which is consistent with opera but emphasises breathing technique that doesn't strain the voice. (Head voice as well for high notes)
Still, I'm not in the guy's skin so i don't know which are fully sung and which are stretched by technique, either way you'll always be compared to the OG and nobody tops Freddie.
Still it was great to hear it orchestrated. I think it's mostly a favorable arrangement and i stopped short of Celine comparisons thanks to the dramatic treatment of the material. That song will ever be popular as long as people try for dogged perseverance
So that critique about being operatic and un rock is correct.
But it's still entertaining. I think it jumps dynamics a bit much and don't like the Lambertisms
I agree with what you wrote.
But“Lambertisms“ - lol - is that a word now?
Whatever. I hope, QAL will put TSMGO back on the setlist this summer. It‘s a great song and I really enjoyed their latest performances in 2016. I guess it‘s, because AL had really reduced his Lambertisms.
Here is a recording from Barcelona 2016: link
Maybe they could get an orchestra to play with them at one time?
^only while Michael Kamen was around. ;-)
Who knows. That would be great. INNUENDO and MIH somehow always get more play from me. ... INNUENDO has pretty much been my favorite for some time now. This post allowed me to reappreciate it further at work
I'd love to hear Innuendo live, but don't know if they could pull it off. It would be interesting to hear Adam sing "Don't Try So Hard" though. I think he could do it. Freddie's falsetto is strong and damn good in it. I think Adam would try to sing it full voice/head voice, so it would sound different but would still probably be good.
matt z, Dimash full voice is pretty good. I've heard him hit a solid A5 in another video no problem (no falsetto) and I think he may even be able to reach B5 but I don't know because that's too crazy to think about. I appreciate the response, don't know what you mean by Lambertisms. I agree, it's not a rock version, but I liked his approach to the song.