Freddie Mercury (Farrukh Bulsara) (1946 - 1991) - singer, vocalist of the Queen group, musician, composer, poet.
Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 on the island of Zanzibar. His parents were Parsis. The name Freddie stuck to the boy when he started attending St. Peter's School. At school age, in his biography, Freddie Mercury was fond of tennis, all-around. He studied well, studied painting and music. While studying at school, he completed piano courses. And in 1958, Freddie Mercury, together with his friends, organized the group "The Hectics", which played at school parties.
Soon an important event happened in the life of Freddie Mercury - he met the leader of the Smile group. Then he began to attend group rehearsals, got to know Brian May and Roger Taylor better. After graduating from art college, Mercury opened his own shop with Taylor.
In August 1969, Mercury met the musicians of the Ibex group (later renamed Wreckage), and soon began performing with them. But the group did not last long, and Mercury joined a new team: Sour Milk Sea. Here, too, the union of musicians did not last long.
In 1970, he returned to Smile. Soon the group changed its name to "Queen". The place of the guitarist, after a long search and several candidates, was taken by John Deacon. Freddie designed the logo for the band, incorporating elements of British heraldry into it. Two years later, Freddie decided to take the pseudonym Mercury (before that he had his last name). The band's first album was released in 1972. Mercury was the author of several of Queen's first hits: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen".
The group became famous all over the world, began touring in different countries. In 1979, in the biography of the singer Freddie Mercury, a joint performance with the English Royal Ballet took place.
1980 marked a new period for the singer, Freddie even changed his image, began to wear a mustache and cut his hair short. Taking advantage of the vacation and the suspension of touring activities, Mercury took up solo work. He first released the song "Love Kills" (1984). And in 1985, the album "Mr. Bad guy. Joint work with Montserrat Caballe resulted in several joint performances at various festivals.
Since 1986, rumors about the singer's illness appeared in the press, which he completely denied. Only those closest to him knew about his illness with AIDS. In 1989, Queen withdrew from the tour. Freddie Mercury devoted this period in his life to recording songs, because he wanted to release as many as possible. The solo album "Barcelona" was followed by albums "Queen": "The Miracle" and "Innuendo".
On November 23, 1991, Mercury officially confirmed that he had AIDS, and the next day he died of bronchial pneumonia.
To this day, Freddie Mercury remains one of the most famous and popular singers in the world. A concert was given in his honor in 1992, at which many stars and friends of the performer performed.