Freddie Mercury

Progressive rock, Musical Artist

1946 – 1991

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Who was Freddie Mercury?

Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging that he had the disease.

Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. Posthumously, in 1992 he was awarded the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was held at Wembley Stadium, London. As a member of Queen, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004, and the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. In 2002, Mercury was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time. Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music".

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Born
Sep 5, 1946
Stone Town
Also known as
  • Larry Lurex
  • Farrokh Bulsara
  • Freddy Mercury
  • Farrokh Bomi Bulsara
  • Freddie
  • Frederick Bulsara
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • British Indian
  • Parsi
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • St. Peter's Boys School
    (1954 - )
  • West Thames College
    Art
  • Diploma, Ealing Art College
    Art
  • Graphic design
  • St. Mary's School, Mumbai
Died
Nov 24, 1991
Kensington

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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