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Freddie Mercury was born with the name Farrokh Bulsara on September 5th, 1946
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At the age of eight, he was shipped to a boarding school and there, his friends called him Freddie, so he and his family started to use it.
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Freddie's school principle noticed Freddie's artistic talent and asked Freddie's parents if they would pay the school a little more to get him piano lessons. His parents agreed and he naturally loved it.
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Freddie and his friends, Derrick Branche, Bruce Murray, Farang Irani and Victory Rana made thhis first ever rock 'n roll band. They were named the Hectics and Freddie was the piano player. They played at school parties and school dances.
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Due to political unrest in their home country Zanzibar, there were many families leaving the country, and Freddie and his family were one of them, moving to England
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Freddie joins the band Smile, decided to change the name to Queen and also change his last name to Mercury
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With Freddie Mercury behind the mic, Queen released their first hit song, "Killer Queen"
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This song was easily Freddie Mercury's biggest hit, staying on the top charts for 9 weeks in a row after the release.
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Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991 in Kensington, London, United Kingdom
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