Freddie Mercury

Birth Name:

Farrokh Bomi Bulsara

Birth Place:

Stone Town, Zanzibar,

Profession

Soundtrack, Music department, Actor

Was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003
Studied graphic design at Ealing College of Art
Started out performing in the blues band Wreckage before meeting musicians Roger Taylor and Brian May
Quote: "If I lost everything tomorrow I'd claw my way back to the top somehow․"
Quote: "When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man․"
Quote: "Excess is part of my nature․ Dullness is a disease․ I really need danger and excitement․ I'm never scared of putting myself out on a limb․"
Best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band Queen
Created the song "Barcelona," which served as the theme for the 1992 Olympics

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