Adam Lambert and Queen Will Perform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at the Oscars

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The Academy announced the performance Queen thatโ€™s the subject of best picture nominee Bohemian Rhapsody, joined by Adam Lambert on vocals, on Twitter on Monday.

โ€œIs this real life? Is this just fantasy?โ€ the account quoted from the bandโ€™s song โ€œBohemian Rhapsody.โ€

The announcement included a compilation of clips that showed the band and current lead singer Lambert performing as Queenโ€™s hit โ€œWe Will Rock Youโ€ played.

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Queen also shared the news on its Twitter account, while Lambert posted the same video and tweeted, โ€œWe will rock The Oscars.โ€

Adam Lambert, who launched his pop career after coming runner-up on American Idol in 2009, toured with Queen as lead vocalist on their world tour between 2014 and 2018.

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The bandโ€™s original members โ€“ guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor โ€“ remain in the band however bassist John Deacon hasnโ€™t played with Queen in nearly three decades.

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To date, Bohemian Rhapsody has won several awards including Best Film at the Golden Globes and Best Actor for Rami Malek at both the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.