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Freddie Mercury



Freddie Mercury (September 5 1946November 24 1991) was the pianist, songwriter, arranger, singer and lead vocalist of the United Kingdom Rock music band Queen (band). ==Life and career== Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town, Zanzibar to Parsee Indian parents. His parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara had immigrated to Zanzibar so his father could continue his job at the British Colonial Office. He also had a sister Kashmira. There is often confusion among fans over Freddie's ethnic and racial heritage. Many believe Freddie to be of mixed English caucasian and Iran ancestry, or just Persian/Iranian. The fact is that many Zoroastrian Parsees, who fled Persia because of the Muslim invasion and settled in India for hundreds of years, have been long assimilated into the Indian population. Freddie's birth certificate also notes that he was Indian. Mercury was educated at St. Peter's boarding school in Panchgani near Mumbai, India, where he had his first musical training (Grade IV piano). His first onstage performance was also at St. Peters, with his five-member school band, the Hectics. It was at St. Peter's where he picked up the name 'Freddie'; soon even his parents addressed him by that name. After spending his formative years in India, Mercury and his family fled Zanzibar because of a revolution there. He was 18 when he arrived in England. There, he pursued a Diploma in Art and Graphic Design at Ealing Art College, following in the footsteps of Pete Townshend. This knowledge was to come in useful when he designed Queen (band) famous Crest_(heraldry). With a wide vocal range and a somewhat operatic technique, he was one of the most versatile and technically accomplished singers to work in the pop idiom. He was the composer of many of Queen (band)'s hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love" and "We Are the Champions". His songwriting was unique, demonstrating influence from a variety of sources, but with a strong individual sense of melody, harmony, and complex orchestration. In several of his most well-crafted and popular tunes he provided all of the vocal tracks, resulting in a smooth controlled sound that was at the time unprecedented. [[Image:Freddy_Mercury_statue_in_Montreux.jpg|thumb|Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux]] Queen started using studio overdubs a great deal with their second album, ''Queen II'', which features Freddie's music on the entire second side of the LP (or, in CD parlance, tracks 6-11). Many listeners identify "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the pinnacle of his musical achievement, but it is possible to find the seeds of this mini-opera in his earlier works. When the band decided to release Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975, everyone told them it was far too long and just would not be a hit at 5 minutes and 55 seconds. But Freddie gave a copy of the single to friend and London DJ, Kenny Everett, informing him that it was for him personally, and that he must not play it on air. Everett ended up playing it on the air - fourteen times in one day. From then on, every major radio station played the song in full, not edited versions as would be expected. It was a colossal hit and established Queen as a leading band of the era. The video for the single, directed by Bruce Gowers using ideas from the band themselves, was considered to be the one that began the whole video craze. The single stayed at number one for nine weeks. The album was, at the time, one of the most expensive ever recorded, but when "A Night at the Opera" was released in November 1975, it was a massive hit, and gave them their first platinum album. Freddie had designed a Queen logo for the "Queen" album, which was re-worked and used as the cover for "A Night At The Opera". The now-famous 'crest' features the band's star signs - two fairies for Virgo (Freddie, September 5th), a crab for Cancer (Brian, July 19th) and two lions for the two Leos (Roger, July 26th and John, August 19th). The launch party for the album was held in the exclusive Opera Bar at the London Coliseum Theatre. He released two solo albums: ''Mr. Bad Guy'' (1985) and ''Barcelona (album)'' (1988), the latter with Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé. The collaboration came as surprise to critics, being the first of its kind, but was nonetheless widely acclaimed if not commercially successful. One of his hits as a solo artist was a cover of the song "The Great Pretender" (1987), but after his death gained his first solo number 1 hit "Living On My Own", remixed by No More Brothers, which was his biggest UK hit. He was bisexual, but never came out publicly. Freddie had a girlfriend Mary Austin, who he was in a relationship with for six years until he told her about his sexuality. After the relationship was over they still remained close friends. Mary Austin often fronted as his girlfriend to the press. Though previously promiscuous, his last boyfriend, Jim Hutton, lived with him for the last eight years of his life, cared for him when he was ill and was with him at his bedside when he died. He was a fan of Liza Minnelli and Michael Jackson, the latter of whom he collaborated with on some tracks, which were never published including "State Of Shock" which was performed by the Jacksons and Mick Jagger for the official release. He was well known for his extravagance and hedonism, but also for his kindness and generosity. He adored cats and kept several, even writing a song about his favourite ("Delilah", on the Innuendo (album) album, 1991). He was a heavy smoker, which contributed to a roughening of his voice in the 1980s. On November 23 1991, Freddie announced that he had AIDS. The next day he died peacefully at his home in London surrounded by friends and family. Freddie had kept his illness very private, and only those closest to him had been aware of just how close to the end he was. He was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery. The cremation was conducted in the Zoroastrian faith that Freddie's parents followed strictly; the wherabouts of his ashes are unknown. The remaining members of Queen founded The Mercury Phoenix Trust and organized The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Mercury appears in the 2002 List of "100 Greatest Britons" (sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public). A species of East African isopod, Cirolana mercuryi N. Bruce, 2004 was named for Freddie Mercury, as, quoting the type, "arguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer." His famous overbite was caused by the presence of four extra teeth which pushed his incisors out. He commented early in his career that he wished to have work done on his teeth, but regretted that he didn't have time to do it. He also expressed fears that such an operation might damage his voice. Freddie possessed a very slight tenor voice, he was able to produce very sharp sounds, but also quite grave sounds. Mercury had an enviable voice range, with the superb extension of three and a half octaves. Mercury left £100,000 to his chef, and left his £18-million house to his friend Mary Austin. ==In pop culture== Although Mercury may have passed in the real world, he appears as a recurring character in the Japanese anime series Sakigake!! Cromartie High!. Wearing only long brown pants with red suspenders he is known to the main characters only as "Freddie". He does not speak despite moments of him singing (although his voice is not audible) and is sometimes seen riding around on a giant black horse. Some people wonder if he understands Japanese. He also is normally introduced by a harmonious guitar riff. In December 2004, the rock group Electric Six released a cover version of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga". The promotional video features the lead singer, Dick Valentine, impersonating the ghost of Freddie Mercury dancing in front of his grave. This depiction has caused controversy amongst fans of Queen and Freddie Mercury, many of whom find it offensive, despite Electric Six claiming that it was intended to be interpreted positively. The fictional character Characters_in_Guilty_Gear#Sol_Badguy in the ''Guilty Gear'' series of fighting games is heavily influenced by Mercury, while the ''Street Fighter'' character Eagle (video game character) was reimagined as a tribute to Mercury for ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''. Mercury appears in the video to Mylo (musician)'s single "Destroy Rock & Roll". Singer Kurt Cobain's suicide note[http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/6582/Nirvana/suicidenote.html] mentions Mercury: :''"I feel guilty beyond words about these things—for example, when we're backstage and the light go out and the roar of the crowd begins, it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Freddie Mercury, who seemed to love and relish the love and adoration of the crowd."'' ==Solo albums== * ''Mr. Bad Guy'' (1985) * ''Barcelona (album)'' (1988) (with Montserrat Caballé) * ''The Freddie Mercury Album'' (1992) * ''The Great Pretender'' [US Version Of The Freddie Mercury Album] (1992) ===Box set=== * ''The Solo Collection'' (10 CDs and 2 DVDs) (2000) 1946 births 1991 deaths Gay icons Gay, lesbian or bisexual people LGBT musicians Male singers Queen Tanzanian musicians Vocalists

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The "King of all Cosmos" form the video game Katamari Damacy (or Damashii) is modeled on Freddie Mercury, including costumes. ---- ==Images== The new images are great, but, golly, they need to be spread out over the length of the article. Bunched up near the top is unattractive! Anyone want to tackle it? I'm assuming the copyright status on the images is kosher. User:FrecklefootUser:Frecklefoot | User talk:Frecklefoot 19:03, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC) :I wouldn't necessarily assume that, my friend. I'm suspicious of any images readily found by a google search and uploaded by inactive accounts. Maybe I'm ''too'' suspicious, though. User:ShirimasenUser_talk:Shirimasen 04:51, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC) No, you're not. Copyrighted images is one of Wikipedia's biggest problems. It's easy to find dozens a day. I just didn't want to open that can of worms. :-S User:FrecklefootUser:Frecklefoot | User talk:Frecklefoot 15:52, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC) == Pluto == Where is the evidence to support the claim that Freddie was born with Pluto as his middle name? Where is a link to the Nov. 23 1991 statement which would support or refute the claim that Freddie "came out as bisexual" in that statement? I have edited this section many times to delete the name Pluto as it is misinformation to claim that Freddie was born with the middle name Pluto but it keeps getting put back up. Why is that? I thought anyone could make updates. The only places on line that claim Pluto was his middle names have copied their information from this site, which contains incorrect information. Here is a link to the birth certificate where you will find no mention of the name Pluto. http://mr-mercury.co.uk/Images/Birthcertificatefreddie.jpg Can anyone tell me how to update this information? I am also interested to find the justification for the claim that Freddie came out as bisexual in his final statement the day before his death. Curious because he wasn't in the closet as a bisexual as this had been the standard line given in the 70's. He was however in the closet as gay and I suspect that the person who wrote this is implying that he came out as gay in his statement. This is a transcript of Freddie's final statement: "Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue." So, where in that statement does he come out as gay, or even bisexual for that matter, as was claimed in the article? Any help on getting this information updated? ---- == compare with German Version == I am just coming from the German version of this article, which was kind of short. But I am suprised, how many differences in dates and names one can find in those two versions. It may be interesting to verify some facts. E.g. the German article on Freddy states, he himself mentioned the second name Pluto as a joke to a journalist, who did not understand the joke and took it for real. Further more, it says he was 17 upon arriving at London. Small facts, but still facts!? ---- ==Edit war heating up== I see an edit war starting on this article. User:SAMAS keeps making changes that keep getting reverted (for good reason, they are poorly worded and remove a great deal of information). If I were an admin, I'd revert his edits and protect the article until we get this resolved. Instead, I'll just have to ''hope'' that we can discuss this like civilized wikipedians, here. The points: # SAMAS removed most of the first paragraph and summarized it. He also included a number of typos. Why? What is wrong with the detailed information? # SAMAS added "the Street Fighter character Eagle (video game character) was reimagined as a tribute to Mercury for Capcom vs. SNK 2." but it was removed by User:Protohiro. Personally, I see no justification for #1, but #2 seems a fine addition ''if it is indeed true''. If it isn't, it should be left out. Let's discuss things here before we get into a fisticuff. SAMAS, do you care to provide justification for your edits? User:FrecklefootUser:Frecklefoot | User talk:Frecklefoot 16:57, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC) I agree that SAMAS' first edits seem really pointless (clearly, because I revertec it). The video game issue sounded fishy to me and not terribly notable. But I am not an expert on Freddie Mercury User:Protohiro 17:33, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) == That's private!! == Who the (sorry) is interested in the private life of anybody? I've delete the part about that! :Sorry, dude. If you're a public figure, you kind of have to get used to that. I restored it. User:FrecklefootUser:Frecklefoot | User talk:Frecklefoot 17:33, May 9, 2005 (UTC) And I have deleted it!! :Don't do that again, please. Wikipedia provides relevant, notable and encyclopaedic information, and the information you removed qualifies as that. You might not be interested in it, but in that case it's better just not to read it rather than delete it. User:Worldtraveller 13:59, 14 May 2005 (UTC) Ok I don't want to fight with you. Stay with your opinion, but I wanna say that the official sites of Queen don't publish such informations you did here. Why do you write so much about his sexual life? In an encyclopedia you'll never find such detailed informations! A.M. 17 May 2005 :I'd just point out that it would be a very rare biography that didn't contain details of someone's personal relationships etc. Queen fan sites are aimed at a different audience and contain different information. I hope you'll keep on contributing to this and other subjects - you might consider Wikipedia:Why create an account? as well, although it's not mandatory of course. User:Worldtraveller 15:52, 17 May 2005 (UTC) Yes, Queen sites are aimed for a much better audience, who isn't interested in such things. Today many people want to know who sleeps with whom in the prominent world. A.M. 19 MAy 2005 == Iranian?! == Last week I read an article about Queen and it mentioned of how Freddie was always proud of his "Iranian" ancestry. So, did Freddie see himself as more of an Indian Parsee or an Iranian? I really need to know!


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