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Farrokh Bulsara
was born Farrokh Bulsara on Thursday September 5th 1946 on the small spice island of Zanzibar. -
Junior All-rounde
At the age of twelve he was awarded the school trophy as Junior All-rounder. He loved art, and was always sketching for friends or relatives -
band the Hectics
Five friends at St Peter's; formed the school's rock'n roll band, the Hectics, where Freddie was the piano player. They would play at school parties, at annual fetes and school dances -
QUEEN
Freddie designed the band's logo using their birth signs: two fairies for him (Virgo), two lions for Roger and John (Leo) and a crab for Brian (Cancer) -
Tour Japan
Queen toured Japan. A crowd of screaming fans followed them everywhere. They were taken by surprise at the strength of their reception. Freddie fell in love with Japan and soon became a fanatical collector of Japanese art and antiquities -
Royal Ballet
Freddie performed with the Royal Ballet. The songs he had chosen to perform to were Bohemian Rhapsody and Crazy Little Thing Called Love -
Freddie changed his image
Freddie changed his image. He cut his hair and grew a moustache. His fans began to send him gifts of nail polish and razor blades -
Royal Opera House
Freddie attended a performance of Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera at the Royal Opera House sometime in May. It was the first time when he saw Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballé, and the sheer power and beauty of her voice mesmerized him -
Love Kills
Freddie's first solo single was released. It was the track he had co-written with Georgio Moroder for Metropolis, Love Kills -
I Was Born To Love You
The first single from his forthcoming solo album was I Was Born To Love You. It was released on April 9, 1985. Three weeks later Freddie's first solo album Mr. Bad Guy was released on CBS Records -
Live Aid
was a special day for Queen and Freddie. It was the day of their memorable performance at Live Aid, a tremendous show at Wembley Stadium in front of 72,000 people. Live Aid was also broadcast to over one billion people worldwide. Queen secured their place in history, as every media person, journalist, fan and critic unanimously agreed: Queen stole the show. -
La Nit festival
Freddie and Montserrat appeared at the huge open air La Nit festival in Barcelona. They performed three tracks from their forthcoming album - How Can I Go On, The Golden Boy and Barcelona, accompanied by Mike Moran on piano. The long-awaited album, Barcelona -
ill with SIDA
was the last time Freddie Mercury performed on stage. At the time, he was terribly ill with SIDA, although he didn't want people to know about it. He announced that fact the day before he died. Being ill he continued to compose and record songs and even took part in making videos -
Freddie died
Freddie died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia. -
A tribute concert in Freddie's memory
was held at Wembley Stadium, and many famous rock stars took part in it -
Album Made In Heaven
the best tribute to Freddie was the album Made In Heaven, released on November 6th 1995 by the three remaining members of Queen. We can hear the last songs that Freddie composed and recorded
