Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury alternatively known by his birth name Farrokh Bulsara was a legendary British musician known as the lead vocalist pianist keyboardist lyricist record producer and leader of then fourpiece rock band Queenhttps://anilist.co/staff/106090/Queen. He is regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music known for his flamboyant persona and fouroctave vocal range. He joined the band Queen founded by guitarist Brian Mayhttps://anilist.co/staff/356771 and drummer Roger Taylor in 1970 where he is known to have written numerous worldwide hits including Killer Queenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KillerQueen Bohemian Rhapsodyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BohemianRhapsody Somebody to Lovehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SomebodytoLoveQueensong We Are the Championshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeAretheChampions Dont Stop Me Nowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don27tStopMeNow and Crazy Little Thing Called Lovehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrazyLittleThingCalledLove. He is also known for his charismastic stage performances which often saw him interact with the audience as displayed at the 1985 Live Aidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveAid concert. Freddie is also known to have led a solo career and served as a producer and guest musician for other artists. In 1991 at the age of 45 Freddie Mercury died to due to complications from AIDS. He confirmed the day before his death that he had contracted the disease having been diagnosed back in 1987. His tribute concert was held at the Wembley Stadium in 1992. As a member of the rock band Queen Freddie was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Famehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RockandRollHallofFame in 2001 the Songwriters Hall of Famehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SongwritersHallofFame in 2003 and the UK Music Hall of Famehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKMusicHallofFame in 2004. In 1990 he and the other Queen members were awarded the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music and one year after his death Freddie was awarded for the same individually. In 2005 Queen were awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors.