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Freddie Mercury

The life of Frederick Bulsara began on the East African island of Zanzibar on September 5, 1946. 25 years later in London under the name of Freddie Mercury he was fronting the now legendary rock group named Queen. The son of Bomi and Jer Bulsara, Freddie spent the bulk of his childhood in India where he attended St. Peter’s boarding school. He began taking piano lessons at the age of seven. No one could foresee where a love of music would take him. The Bulsara family moved to Middlesex in 1964 and from there Freddie joined up with a blues band called Wreckage while studying graphic design courses at Ealing College of Art. While singing for Wreckage, a fellow student introduced Freddie to Roger Taylor and Brian May, founder members of a band called Smile. Smile metamorphosed into Queen when Freddie joined Roger and Brian as the lead vocalist. The final member of the band, which was to stay together for the next 20 years, was bassist John Deacon, who joined the band on 1st of March 1971. The rest is rock history. EMI Records and Elektra Records signed the band and in 1973 their debut album ‘Queen’ was released and hailed as one of the most exciting developments ever in rock music. The immortal operatically styled single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was released in 1975 and proceeded to the top of the UK charts for 9 weeks. A song that was nearly never released due to its length and unusual style but which Freddie insisted would be played became the instantly recognisable hit. By this time Freddie’s unique talents were becoming clear, a voice with a remarkable range and a stage presence that gave Queen its colourful, unpredictable and flamboyant personality. Very soon Queen’s popularity extended beyond the shores of the UK as they charted and triumphed around Europe, Japan and the USA where in 1979 they topped the charts with Freddie’s song ‘Crazy Little thing Called Love’. Queen was always indisputably run as a democratic organisation. All four members are each responsible for having penned number one singles for the band. This massive writing strength combined with spectacular lights, the faultless sound, a sprinkling of theatricality and Freddie’s balletic movements made up Queen on stage and on film. Through Freddie’s ability to project himself and the band’s music and image to the four corners of 70,000 seater venues they became known as the prime developers of stadium rock, a reputation perpetuated by their pioneering tactics in South America where in 1981 they performed to 231,000 fans in Sao Paulo, a world record at the time. They also became known as the key innovators of pop videos as their catalogue of 3-minute clips became more and more adventurous in style, size and content. Their phenomenal success continued around the globe throughout the 80’s highlighted in 1985 by their show-stealing and unforgettable performance on stage at Live Aid. (Source: http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/members/freddie-mercury/)


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Born:
Sep 5, 1946
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie Queen: Greatest Flix 1981-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody 2015-12-18
Known For
Poster of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
Poster of Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Filmography
Movie Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody Self - Queen (archive footage) 2015-12-18
Movie Queen: Live at the Rainbow Self 2014-09-08
Movie Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86 Self 2012-09-20
Movie Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender Self (archive footage) 2012-09-25
Movie Queen: Days of Our Lives Self (archive footage) 2011-05-29
Movie Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up Self 2010-05-25
Movie Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 Self (archive footage) 2007-11-20
Movie The Devil and Daniel Johnston Self (archive footage) 2006-03-31
Movie Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night At The Opera Self 2006-03-21
Movie Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl Self (Vocals / Piano) 2004-10-24
Movie The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody Self (archive footage) 2004-12-04
Movie Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 Self - Queen 2003-11-03
Movie Queen: Greatest Video Hits Self (archive footage) 2002-10-14
Movie Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story Self 2000-12-08
Movie The Queen Phenomenon Self (archive footage) 1995-12-31
Movie Queen: Champions of the World Self (archive footage) 1995-01-01
Movie Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan Self 1992-03-20
Movie The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Self (archive footage) 1992-04-22
Movie Queen: Greatest Flix II Self (archive footage) 1991-05-24
Movie Queen: Days of Our Lives Self 1991-08-11
Movie Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space Self (archive footage) 1989-01-01
Movie Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium Self 1986-07-12
Movie Queen: Live Aid Self 1985-07-13
Movie Queen: Live in Rio Self - Vocal, Piano 1985-01-12
Movie Live Aid Self 1985-07-13
Movie Red Hot Rock Self - Vocalist 1984-01-01
Movie We Will Rock You Self 1982-05-03
Movie Queen: Greatest Flix Self (archive footage) 1981-01-01
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