All of TVGuide.com Videos Only

Freddie Mercury

Celebrity

Freddie Mercury: Biography

3 photos

Birth Name: Farrokh Bulsara
Birth Place: Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/05/1946, Virgo
Date of Death: 11/24/1991
Profession: Singer

User Rating:

(9 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

Freddie Mercury Fast Facts:

Lead singer of the band Queen, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Was also a talented graphic artist; designed Queen's crest and many of their album covers.
Cemented his reputation as an entertainer with a show-stealing performance at Live Aid on July 13, 1985 before 72,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, a performance that was broadcast to more than one billion people worldwide.
Died of AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia on Nov. 24, 1991---one day after publicly acknowledging his illness.
Queen's single "Bohemian Rhapsody," which Mercury wrote, was named the United Kingdom's favorite single of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002.
Rolling Stone ranked him 18th on their list of the Top 100 Singers of All Time.

Freddie Mercury Relationships:
Bomi Bulsara - Father
Jer Bulsara - Mother
Jim Hutton - Significant Other
Kashmira Cooke - Sister
Mary Austin - Ex-significant Other
College:
Attended Isleworth Polytechnic, London, England; Ealing Art College, Ealing, England (BA in Art and Graphic Design)

Photos

Queen, Freddie Mercury courtesy Georges DeKeerle/Getty Images

Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Queen courtesy George Rose/Getty Images

Queen, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, John Deacon courtesy Chris Walter/WireImage.com

more Freddie Mercury photos (3 total photos)

Buy Freddie Mercury (Spanish Edition) from Amazon.com
From Ediciones Robinbook (Hardcover)
Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item.
Buy New: $22.04 (as of 9:03 PM EST - more info)