Hitting the road in North America this year is Leonid and Friends, the YouTube sensation tribute band to Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire and others, from Eastern Europe! Despite never having seen Chicago live (they never toured to band leader Leonid Vorobyev's home country of Russia), the group became a global hit for their stunning recreation of the music of the legendary American soft-rockers.

Virtuoso vocalist Marc Martel started drawing comparisons to the late, great Freddie Mercury long before he ever decided to pay the idol homage in one of the finest Queen tribute acts the world has ever seen. Determined to make his way into rock history, he first rose to prominence as the frontman of Canadian rock outfit Downhere, touring constantly and garnering numerous Juno Awards (Canada's version of a Grammy). After paying his dues with the band for 15 years, Marc Martel was encouraged to enter a competition to sing live with Queen's remaining members and after a whirlwind wind, he never looked back.