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When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, it looked like Queen's performing days were over. But the band has come back with a new face at the front mic: American Idol star Adam Lambert. Now Queen 2.0 is taking Europe by storm.
The show moves the audience to tears - of joy, of course. And not because of the grey-haired guys on stage who are visibly relishing their classic Queen sound. Rather, because of the aging band's brand-new, fresh-faced lead.
Adam Lambert is just 32 years old and looks like a mix between George Michael and Bill Kaulitz from the German teen group Tokio Hotel. He dances around in a tight leather outfit and his virtuosic range seems to extend well beyond three octaves.
Adam Lambert rocks. And screams. To save his life, it seems at times, and to show he can keep up with the legends behind him.
Lambert consciously plays with the androgynous mannerisms of his predecessor, Freddie Mercury, wears nail polish and prances around on platform shoes. And, most importantly, he brings fans in Tokyo, Moscow, Kyiv, London, Chicago, Las Vegas and the rest of the world's metropolises to tears.
But can Lambert really fill the gap left by Queen lead Mercury who died of AIDS in 1991? That's an insurmountable task other greats have given up on. English-Canadian singer Paul Rodgers tried it for four years before finally giving up. Then in 2011, music magazine NME reported that the band was in talks with pop singer Lady Gaga. But the gentlemen from Queen had already met a young American singer who impressed them.

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