Background
Martel was born in Montreal, Canada.
Martel was born in Montreal, Canada.
Downhere developed their sound while touring on behalf of the college. After four years of college, the band left their Canadian roots behind and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where they signed with Word Records. They have released 10 albums, including On the Altar of Love.
In September 2011, Martel entered a competition to join Roger Taylor, original drummer for the rock band Queen, on-stage for the Queen Extravaganza Live Tour with a video of Martel singing along with the Queen classic "Somebody to Love".
lieutenant generated more than one million views on YouTube after being up for only a few days and as of January 2016 is at more than 10 million views. Martel went on to be one of the winners of the competition which led to a six-week tour with The Queen Extravaganza in 2012.
The Queen Extravaganza continues to tour with Martel as of November 2015. Martel released an European Parliament, Prelude, on February 1, 2013 which includes "Up in the Air" and "8th Wonder".
The European Parliament was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producer John Fields.
His full-length debut, Impersonator, released on September 30, 2014.