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Rhapsody Returns

26/02/08
Rhapsody Returns

Even before we know who the winner of the seventh season of “American Idol” is, one performance from this latest season has already influenced a re-entry of a classic song. But one season seven performance has already influenced a re-entry of a classic song.

Australian-born Michael Johns’ rendition of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” helps bring back the original recording. The Queen track re-enters Hot Digital Songs at No. 68.

This is not the first time an “Idol” performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody” has engendered chart action for the Queen recording. During season four, Constantine Maroulis sang the tune on the episode that aired April 12, 2005. On the Hot Digital Songs chart dated April 30, the Queen track re-entered at No. 45 and had a three-week run.

Season five finalist Kellie Pickler performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the April 11, 2006 telecast, helping the Queen song re-enter Hot Digital Songs at No. 28 on April 29 and again, the song had a three-week run.

Maroulis, Pickler and Johns are just part of the connection between “American Idol” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The director of the Queen video was Bruce Gowers, who is now the director of “American Idol.”

No.68 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody – 22,000 downloads last week – over 1.1 milion downloads in the US alone – song is digitally 5x Platinum in the US (Platinum = 200,000 downloads)

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