Freddie Mercury {Queen}

Freddie Mercury {born Farrokh Bulsara; September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991} was a British singer, songwriter, record producer and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, Mercury was known for his flamboyant stage persona and multi-octave range. He composed many international hits, including Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody To Love, We Are The Champions, Don't Stop Me Now and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Mercury formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. The member lineup consisted of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Mercury died of AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia on November 24, 1991, at age 45. As a member of Queen, Mercury was posthumously inducted into the Rock & 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 were awarded the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, and one year after his death, Mercury was awarded it individually. In 2002, Mercury ranked number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 greatest Britons. Welcome!

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Freddie Mercury performing live with Queen during The Works Tour, 1985.

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Freddie Mercury pictured live onstage during the Crazy Tour, 1979.

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Freddie Mercury performed live onstage with Queen during the Live Aid concert, held in London, England, 1985.

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Freddie Mercury performed live onstage with Queen during the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, England, 1985..

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Freddie Mercury performed with Queen during the Crazy Tour in 1979.

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Freddie Mercury pictured with Queen during a photo shoot for Music Life Magazine in the garden of

Hotel Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, 1976.

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Freddie Mercury performed onstage with Queen during the Works Tour, Japan, 1985.

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Freddie Mercury performed onstage with Queen in Tokyo, Japan, during the Works Tour, 1985.

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Freddie Mercury and Spike Edney performed Crazy Little Thing Called Love during the Magic Tour, 1986.

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Freddie Mercury & Spike Edney performed Crazy Little Thing Called Love during the Magic Tour, 1986.

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Freddie Mercury & Brian May performed Crazy Little Thing Called Love during the Magic Tour, 1986.

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Freddie Mercury performed live onstage with Queen during the News Of The World Tour, 1978.

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Freddie Mercury performed live onstage with Queen during the News Of The World Tour, 1977.

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Freddie Mercury performed live onstage with Queen during the Magic Tour in 1986.

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Freddie Mercury performed onstage with Queen during the News Of The World Tour, 1977.

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Queen performed on Top Of The Pops, BBC, 1975.