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Freddie Mercury
Mercury during the News of the World Tour with Queen in 1977
Born	Farrokh Bulsara (1946-09-05)5 September 1946 Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar
Died	24 November 1991(1991-11-24) (aged 45) Kensington, London, England
Nationality	British
Other names	\n Freddie Bulsara \n Larry Lurex^[1] \n
Alma mater	\n Isleworth Polytechnic College \n Ealing Art College \n
Occupations	\n Singer \n songwriter \n
Years active	1969\u20131991
Partners	Mary Austin (1970\u20131976) Jim Hutton (1985\u20131991)
Musical career
Genres	\n Rock \n pop \n
Instruments	\n Vocals \n piano \n keyboards \n
Labels	\n Columbia \n Polydor \n EMI \n Parlophone \n Hollywood \n
Formerly of	\n Queen \n Ibex \n Sour Milk Sea \n
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Signature
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Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 \u2013 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.\n

Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, Mercury attended British boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution, moving to Middlesex, England. Having previously studied and written music, he formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including \"Killer Queen\", \"Bohemian Rhapsody\", \"Somebody to Love\", \"We Are the Champions\", \"Don't Stop Me Now\" and \"Crazy Little Thing Called Love\". His charismatic stage performances often saw him interact with the audience, as displayed at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also led a solo career and was a producer and guest musician for other artists.\n

Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. He continued to record with Queen, and was posthumously featured on their final album, Made in Heaven (1995). In 1991, the day after publicly announcing his diagnosis, he died from complications of the disease at the age of 45. In 1992, a concert in tribute to him was held at Wembley Stadium, in benefit of AIDS awareness.\n

As a member of Queen, Mercury was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1990, he and the other Queen members received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. One year after his death, Mercury received the same award individually. In 2005, Queen were awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2002, Mercury was voted number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.\n

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v t e Freddie Mercury
\n Discography \n
Studio album	\n Mr. Bad Guy \n
Collaborative album	\n Barcelona (with Montserrat Caball\u00e9) \n
Compilations	\n The Freddie Mercury Album \n The Solo Collection \n Lover of Life, Singer of Songs \n Messenger of the Gods: The Singles \n Never Boring \n
Singles	\n \"I Can Hear Music\" \n \"Love Kills\" \n \"I Was Born to Love You\" \n \"Made in Heaven\" \n \"Living on My Own\" \n \"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow\" \n \"Time\" \n \"The Great Pretender\" \n \"Barcelona\" \n \"The Golden Boy\" \n \"In My Defence\" \n
Other songs	\n \"There Must Be More to Life Than This\" \n
Depictions	\n Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play) \n Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary) \n Bohemian Rhapsody (film) \n
Related	\n The Hectics \n Sour Milk Sea \n Smile \n Queen \n 17473 Freddiemercury \n The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert \n Mercury Phoenix Trust \n Cirolana mercuryi \n Mercurana \n Heteragrion freddiemercuryi \n Logan Place \n

v t e Queen
\n Brian May \n Roger Taylor \n Freddie Mercury \n John Deacon \n
Studio albums	\n Queen \n Queen II \n Sheer Heart Attack \n A Night at the Opera \n A Day at the Races \n News of the World \n Jazz \n The Game \n Flash Gordon \n Hot Space \n The Works \n A Kind of Magic \n The Miracle \n Innuendo \n Made in Heaven \n
Live albums	\n Live Killers \n Live Magic \n At the Beeb \n Live at Wembley '86 \n Queen on Fire \u2013 Live at the Bowl \n Queen Rock Montreal \n Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest \n Live at the Rainbow '74 \n A Night at the Odeon \n On Air \n
Compilations	\n Greatest Hits \n Greatest Hits II \n Classic Queen \n The 12\u2033 Collection \n Queen Rocks \n Greatest Hits III \n Stone Cold Classics \n The A\u2013Z of Queen, Volume 1 \n Absolute Greatest \n Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973\u20131976) \n Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977\u20131982) \n Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984\u20131995) \n Icon \n Queen Forever \n Greatest Hits in Japan \n
Box sets	\n The Complete Works \n Queen CD Single Box \n The Crown Jewels \n The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III \n The Singles Collection Volume 1 \n The Singles Collection Volume 2 \n The Singles Collection Volume 3 \n The Singles Collection Volume 4 \n On Air \n
Extended plays	\n Queen's First E.P. \n Five Live (with George Michael) \n
Soundtracks	\n Flash Gordon \n Bohemian Rhapsody \n
Videography	\n We Will Rock You \n Live in Rio \n Queen at Wembley \n We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan \n The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert \n Greatest Video Hits 1 \n Queen Rocks \n Greatest Video Hits 2 \n Queen on Fire \u2013 Live at the Bowl \n Queen Rock Montreal \n Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest \n Live at the Rainbow '74 \n A Night at the Odeon \n
Tours	\n A Day at the Races Tour \n News of the World Tour \n Jazz Tour \n Crazy Tour \n The Game Tour \n Hot Space Tour \n The Works Tour \n The Magic Tour \n
Tributes	\n One Night of Queen \n Queen at the Ballet \n Queen Extravaganza Tour \n Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen \n Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute \n Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen \n A Night at the Hip Hopera \n God Save the Queen \n Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute \n
Related	\n Discography \n Songs \n Awards and nominations \n Concert tours \n The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody \n Queen + Paul Rodgers (The Cosmos Rocks) \n Queen + Adam Lambert \n Smile \n The Cross \n The Brian May Band \n Queen: The Eye \n We Will Rock You (musical)\n We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour \n Deacy Amp \n Mercury Phoenix Trust \n Mountain Studios \n Red Special \n Spike Edney \n Jim Beach \n John Reid \n List of \"Bohemian Rhapsody\" cover versions \n SingStar Queen \n Bohemian Rhapsody (film)\n accolades \n The Queen Family Singalong \n
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v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame \u2013 Class of 2001
Performers	\n Aerosmith\n Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford \n Solomon Burke \n The Flamingos\n Jake Carey, Zeke Carey, Johnny Carter, Tommy Hunt, Terry \"Buzzy\" Johnson, Sollie McElroy, Nate Nelson, Paul Wilson \n Michael Jackson \n Queen\n John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor \n Paul Simon \n Steely Dan\n Walter Becker, Donald Fagen \n Ritchie Valens \n
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	\n Chris Blackwell \n
Sidemen	\n James Burton \n Johnnie Johnson \n

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Early life

Zanzibar and India

Fleeing to England

Artistry

Vocals

Songwriting

Live performer

Instrumentalist

Solo career

Personal life

Relationships

Friendship with Kenny Everett

Other friendships

Sexual orientation

Personality

Illness and death

Death

Legacy

Continued popularity

Posthumous Queen album

Tributes

Importance in AIDS history

Appearances in lists of influential individuals

Portrayal on stage

Portrayal in film and television

Auction

Discography

Solo

Queen

Notes

References

Cited sources

Further reading

External links

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