Yvan's Graceland: 02/01/2008

I saw Elvis Story 12 times over the last 10 years and I still think Martin Fontaine is one of the best ( considering what we could call the "whole package")!

I remember my first "Elvis Story", on my way to the concert, I was very skeptical.
Being an Elvis fan since the age of 11( now I'm 41!!! Ouch!! ) I thought it would be " kétaine " as we say in French. But as soon as the show started, I was quite surprised with the way Martin moved, it was exactly like Elvis and I mean EXACTLY like Elvis!! ( I know what I'm talking about..I'm a professional!! lol

Every little details..face expressions..dialogues.. sense of humour.. charisma...costumes..musical instruments.. stage performance.. the sound..everything was there!
The only point is with Martin's voice which is not identical or as " powerfull " I should say as Elvis'. The tone also is a bit different compares to the king and a little French accent..but since everything else is so solid..so..perfect.. these details are easy to forgive and forget after a few minutes..it's magical!!

I was 11 years old when Elvis died so I never got the chance to see him perform live, in person.
Martin is so good that sometimes during the show.. for a few minutes, I felt it was really Elvis performing on stage. I saw many other Elvis impersonators and most of them are…bad..except for a few: Jamie Aaron Kelley and Doug Church who are very good!!

There's also Shawn Klush who is quite popular at the moment after he won the " World Greatest Elvis " on BBC. Shawn is good, very good but sometimes his singing is not always right on the note.