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15 facts about the life of Freddie Mercury 30 years after his death

2021-11-24T12:35:53.483Z


Freddie Mercury is one of the most important artists in the history of rock in the world. 30 years have passed since his death, but his legacy lives on.


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Freddie Mercury is one of the most important artists in the history of rock in the world.

30 years have passed since his death, but his legacy lives on.

Mercury died on November 24, 1991 in Kensington, London, after a successful career with the group Queen, with which, in less than a decade, he achieved rock legend status.

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In September 2016, in the framework of what would be Freddie Mercury's 70th birthday, photographer Richard Young - also a friend of the singer - unveiled the exhibition "A Kind of Magic", which included previously unpublished photos of him. private and intimate world of the Queen vocalist.

Here are the images.

(Photo: Steve Wood / Express / Getty Images)

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Photographer Richard Young and Freddie Mercury met on New Year's Eve 1977. In the following years, Young photographed Mercury's biggest performances and parties, as well as quieter moments in the singer's personal life, like this one. with her cat Tiffany at her London home in 1988. (Courtesy of Richard Young)

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| "When you meet people and sit down with them, you just talk. You never know how long that relationship is going to last," Young said. "I remember my first meeting with Freddie and I thought 'you know something, I think he likes me and I think if I do it right, it could be a long-term relationship.' In this photo, we can see actress Jane Seymour and Freddie Mercury at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in 1985. (Courtesy of Richard Young)

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"Freddie had a certain kind of elegance to him, and a certain way of knowing what he wants to wear on stage, and it was always a color combination that always looked great. He had a very good eye for fashion and clothing." Young said.

Pictured is Freddie Mercury during Queen's Magic Tour at Wembley Stadium, London, 1986. (Courtesy of Richard Young)

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"I remember shooting the last party [Queen] threw at the Groucho Club after the 1990 Brit Awards, when they received their [Outstanding Contribution to Music] award, and Freddie was there looking as flawless as ever, in her gorgeous light blue double-breasted suit, alongside Liza Minnelli, "Young said.

(Courtesy of Richard Young)

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| "Everyone in the band's inner circle had a nickname. My name was Muriel," Young said. The nickname was a perfect fit for Mercury's 38th birthday party, a drag dance held at a gay club in Munich, in which all attendees had to dress accordingly. "I asked him, 'Everyone?' And he said, 'Everyone.' Young, who is not one to disappoint, showed up in a dress, kitty heels, and a cascading blonde wig. In this photo, Freddie Mercury can be seen at Queen's Crazy Hats party at Legends Nightclub, London, in 1979. (Courtesy of Richard Young)

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| "[I photographed] Queen as a whole, but of course Freddie was the main point of attention for the showman that he was. So the camera, like most people, is always focused on him. I mean, I took Lots of photos of [Queen bandmates] Brian May and Roger Taylor and John Deacon, but the main focus was always Freddie. " In the picture, Freddie Mercury was filming a Queen video, in 1986. (Photo: Richard Young / REX / Shutterstock / Rex Features / Richard Young / REX / Shutterstock)

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"He was a flamboyant person even off stage. He was a pleasure to be with. He was a Virgo like me - great sense of humor, great fun - and he was just a charming, charming man. Very generous."

Pictured is Freddie Mercury at his 40th birthday party, London, in 1986. (Photo: Richard Young / REX / Shutterstock / Rex Features / Richard Young / REX / Shutterstock)

Some facts about the life and career of Freddie Mercury

1. Freddie Mercury, whose birth name was Farrokh Bulsara, was born on September 5, 1946, in Stone Town, Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania.

2. The Bulsara family were Parsis from India, followers of Zoroastrianism, an ancient Persian religion.

Freddie Mercury in 1975

3. Young Farrokh is believed to have started singing in the city's Zoroastrian Temple when he was a child.

At that time, there were about 300 members of the Parsi community in Zanzibar.

Today, only a few remain, and the temple has been abandoned for a long time.

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4. Mercury spent most of his childhood in Zanzibar and attended boarding school in India.

In the early 1960s, his family moved to the UK.

5. In the early 1970s, Mercury created the band Queen with guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon.

His bandmates describe him as generous, absolutely devoted to music, and as a very caring person.

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Queen in 1976

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6. In 1980 Queen released "Another one bites the dust", one of the band's best-selling singles.

The following year, in 1981, they released the compilation album Greatest Hits, which was their best-selling album in the UK.

7. Freddie Mercury was a magnetic artist who drove his fans crazy with his charisma and vocal prowess on songs like Bohemian Rapsody.

His wardrobe, suits usually close to the body, helped to seduce and fascinate his audience.

8. Mercury planned his performances carefully.

In an interview, the artist said that after each presentation he would do extensive research and consult with his closest advisers for new ideas.

9. Despite having an overwhelming personality on stage, Mercury was said to be shy off stage, especially around people he did not know.

10. His bisexuality was not a secret from those close to him, but Mercury kept his relationships with men and women private.

He never married, but had long romantic relationships.

11. The final cause of death the death of Freddie Mercury, which occurred at the age of 45, on November 24, 1991, has been attributed to bronchopneumonia, caused by HIV.

12. There is an asteroid named after him.

The leader of the legendary band, who sang "I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky" in the song "Don't stop me now," was honored by the International Astronomical Union of Little Planets (IAU) renamed the asteroid 17473, which was discovered in 1991, the year the singer died, in honor of Mercury.

1982 (Fox Photos / Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

13. The biopic

Bohemian Rhapsody

starred Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury.

It recounts the time between the formation of the band Queen and the iconic concert at Wimbley Stadium in 1985, with a historic performance by Mercury.

14. In 2011 Google celebrated what would have been Mercury's 65th birthday with a

doodle

of the Queen song 'Don't Stop Me Now'.

15. A museum honoring Mercury was opened in 2020 in Zanzibar, the place where Farrokh Bulsara was born.

The museum stands in the so-called Casa Mercury, a former home of the Bulsara family.

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Source: cnnespanol

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