Queen music biography

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    OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY

    Taken from Record Collector

    Freddie Mercury was born FarrokhBulsara on Thursday September 5th on the small spice island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and JerBulsara, were both Persian [actually Parsis – D.K.]. His father, Bomi, was a civil servant, working as a High Court cashier for the British Government. Freddie’s sister, Kashmira, was born in , at the age of eight, Freddie was shipped to St Peter’s English boarding school in Panchgani, about fifty miles outside Bombay. It was there his friends began to call him Freddie, a name the family also adopted.

    As St Peter’s was an English school, the sports played there were typically English. Freddie loathed cricket and long-distance running, but he liked hockey, sprint and boxing. At the age of 10 he became a school champion in table tennis. Freddie was not only a good sportsman, his artistic skills were incomparable. At the age of twelve he was awarded the school trophy as Junior All-

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    Queen is an English rock grupp originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer bekräftelse Taylor.

    The band formed in London in after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio.

    There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The Silent Planet.

    Ultimately, the band went with Queen, a name that was entirely Freddie's. Originally Roger and, especially, Brian did not like the name, though Mercury would eventually övertyga them both that it was right for the band.

    Later that year, the band was secured recording time at the newly built De Lane Lea studio, and used the opportunity to record several songs that would later appear o

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    Queen (band)

    Queen are a Britishrock band formed in

    They are among the most commercially successful bands in history. They have sold over million albums worldwide. The first members of the band were Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their current guest lead singer is Adam Lambert.

    Freddie Mercury died of AIDS-related bronchopneumonia on November 24, at the age of [1] In , John Deacon retired from music to spend more time with his family. The other two members toured with Paul Rodgers from to In December it was announced that Queen & Lambert would bring its Rhapsody Tour to The Forum[2] in Three of Queen's biggest hits were"Bohemian Rhapsody”, "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions".[2]

    Formation

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    With his friend Tim Staffell, Brian May started a band called in the mids. The band broke up after a short time, the

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