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How Freddie Mercury became somebody we all love

The star was born on September 5, 1946

How Freddie Mercury became somebody we all love
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04/06/2025 18:15 ‧ 3 weeks ago | StarsInsider

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Retrospective

He's widely considered one of the best voices of our time and one of the greatest front men in the history of rock: we're talking, of course, about Freddie Mercury.

Born in

Zanzibar

(then a British protectorate) to

Parsi

parents from India, the world would come to know Freddie Mercury as the lead singer of Queen. Together they sold millions of records worldwide, performed to crowds of hundreds of thousands, and even pioneered music videos with 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'

The accolades kept coming in for Queen and Freddie Mercury even after his death from complications

related to

AIDS in 1991. For instance,

he

was posthumously inducted into the

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

as a member of Queen in 2001.

But all this doesn't even begin to cover the story of

Freddie Mercury's life and career. For a more in-depth look, featuring vintage photos, click through this new gallery.

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