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Who the hell is Adam Lambert?

Frankie Genchi

Who the hell is Adam Lambert? That’s something we’ve been trying to tell the world for a while now.

Adam is the winner of American Idol. Well, he was a contestant who came second in 2009, but he’s the winner of the show generally in that it got his phenomenal talent noticed by none other than Queen. Now Adam is fronting the legendary rockers, and doing a great job of it too.

Adam’s performance with Brian May and Roger Taylor on New Year’s Eve got people talking about our favourite singer, with many asking who he was.

Once upon a time, we had no idea who Adam Lambert was either. It wasn’t until he jumped off stage at one of his gigs and locked lips with members of the audience that we learned of his existence…. then we heard his voice. His incredible, unforgettable voice.

We love Adam as a solo artist, but his work with Queen is just blowing us away. Freddie Mercury was just such a huge character with an even bigger voice, and what we love about Adam is that isn’t trying to fill Freddie’s shoes. Adam has his own amazing shoes, and he’s really doing his own, amazing thing while still paying a fitting tribute to Queen’s songs. His chemistry with the original members is amazing, his stage presence is incredible to watch and his voice is flawless. It doesn’t hurt that Adam is a lovely person, a philanthropist and one of the sexiest men we have ever laid eyes on.


It fills us with joy to see everyone falling at his feet after his epic NYE performance, although there are a few criticising him. With some saying he’ll never replace Freddie, and others branding him nothing more than a karaoke singer – an obviously insulting nod to his time on American Idol – we would say this: first of all, he’s not trying to replace Freddie. Secondly, if I could sing karaoke that well, do you know what I’d do? Become a professional effing singer.

Lap it up, people. Adam is here, he’s sounding better than ever and we know he’ll only go from strength to strength from here.

Click here for our seven favourite moments from Adam’s performance with Queen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzG0HBFRJnk