Gary Mullen Is a British singer and songwriter best known for closely impersonating Queen front man Freddie Mercury with his band The Works.
Mullen became a fan of Queen at an early age and had always been a keen singer. Eventually his love of singing led to him joining a couple of local bands where he cut his teeth… Read moreShow less
Gary Mullen Is a British singer and songwriter best known for closely impersonating Queen front man Freddie Mercury with his band The Works.
Mullen became a fan of Queen at an early age and had always been a keen singer. Eventually his love of singing led to him joining a couple of local bands where he cut his teeth playing live at various clubs around the country. Being a karaoke enthusiast he found much enjoyment in visiting The Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow where his uncanny performance of Queen songs always seemed to wow the crowd. Although writing lots of his own original material beforehand, Gary shot to fame after appearing on British TV talent show Stars In Their Eyes as Freddie Mercury, winning both the live grand final and going onto represent the United Kingdom in the Euro grand final versions of the show.
Since winning Stars In Their Eyes, Mullen has toured with his band The Works, putting on a sell-out two hour tribute act known as One Night Of Queen. The show takes references from many 1980 Queen tours, using a modified custom built lighting rig, made to emulate the lighting rigs used during Queen's 1982 Hot Space tour.
Mullen’s performance as Queen front-man Freddie Mercury is considered by many fans to be completely astonishing and accurate, some have even called Mullen the perfect replica. Brian May himself has written "Gary bears a remarkable likeness to Freddie, not only in emulating Freddie’s unique stage persona but also accurately reproducing Freddie’s live vocal style and range." When asked about One Night of Queen, Queen's Drummer Roger Taylor jokingly said that Mullen puts more Freddie into a show than Freddie himself did, and he hopes Mullen won't put the real Queen out of a job.
Mullen and The Works have taken their tribute show on numerous tours across Europe, New Zealand and the US.
In 2006 One Night Of Queen was voted "greatest Queen tribute act" by phone and website votes of readers of music magazine SongLines. In 2007 The same magazine voted Mullen as "best Freddie Mercury sound-alike."