3. Freddie Mercury
(birht name Farrokh
Bulsara th
September 1946 –
24th November
1991) was a British
musician, singer and
songwriter, best
known as the
vocalist of the rock
band Queen.

4. As a songwriter,
Mercury composed
many hits for Queen,
including "Killer
Queen", "Bohemian
Rhapsody", "Somebody
to Love", "We Are the
Champions", "Bicycle
Race", "Don't Stop Me
Now" and "Crazy Little
Thing Called Love"

5. In 2006, Time Asia
named him one of the
most influential Asian
heroes of the past 60
years, and he
continues to be voted
one of the greatest
singers in the history
of popular music.

6. Mercury was born in
Shangani Govt. At the age of
eight years, he was sent to
India to study at St. Peter's
School. In the school was
part of a band called The
Hectics, where he played
the piano. A friend of his
said that the singer had "an
incredible ability to listen to
the radio and play melodies
on the piano"

7. It was also at St. Peter's where he began to be more
known as Freddie Mercury , nickname that also
adopted its family. Mercuy step in India, most of his
childhood, living with his grandmother and aunt. He
completed his education at St. Mary's School in
Bombay.

8. After his graduation at
the university of West
Thames ,participated in
two bands that had been
dissolved. In April 1970,
Mercury met the guitarist
Brian May and drummer
Roger Taylor, who had
been in a band called
Smile. Mercury chose the
name "Queen" for the
new band.

9. Mercury was diagnosed
with aids, but said in an
interview that was not
sick . The 22nd
November , 1991,
Mercury called the
Queen's manager Jim
Beach, to discuss a
public matter. The next
day, made public his
disease .

10. The 24th November,
1991, Mercury died at the
age of 45 years.In his
funeral were people such
as Elton John, David
Bowie and the members
of Queen.

11. One of the memories that freddie mercury left us
was the song that devoted to Montserrat Caballé
( Barcelona ) . The 8 October 1988 with the
arrival of the Olympic flag to the city of Barcelona
, became a festival where they sang together this
song.

12. After his death at the olympic games in
1992, the main theme was Barcelona .
In 1996 it made a statue of Freddie
Mercury.