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Freddie Mercury
Fronting Queen and writing Bohemian Rhapsody.
Queen · Live Aid
- Born
- 5 September 1946
- Birthplace
- Stone Town, Zanzibar (now Tanzania)
- Died
- 24 November 1991
More people
Freddie Mercury
A British singer and songwriter whose theatrical performances and contrasting musical styles helped define Queen.
Early life
Zanzibar and India
Born Farrokh Bulsara to a Parsi family; attended boarding school in India.
A move to England
His family left Zanzibar in 1964.
Career
- 1970
Queen begins
Formed the band with Brian May and Roger Taylor.
- 1970s
International frontman
Recorded and toured as Queen’s popularity expanded.
- 1985
Solo recording
Released his solo album Mr. Bad Guy.
Selected work
Bohemian Rhapsody
Wrote Queen’s song combining ballad, operatic passages and rock.
We Are the Champions
Wrote the anthem for Queen’s News of the World album.
Live Aid
Fronted Queen’s Wembley Stadium performance.
Beyond work
Stamp collector
His childhood stamp album is preserved by the Postal Museum.
Legacy
The 1992 tribute concert raised awareness of AIDS after his death.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Queen: We Are the Champions ↗Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody at 50 ↗Queen: Freddie Mercury biography ↗Photo: Carl Lender. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
