Freddie Mercury September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991 [] Brief biography: Freddie Mercury (his real name is Farooh Bulsar) was born on the island of Zanzibar (now Tanzania), in the wealthy family of Persians professing Zoroastrianism. In the early 1950s, his family moved to Bombay, where Farooh studied at a boarding school, showing ability for literature, drawing, sports, and practiced pianoforte. In 1959, the young man with his family came to London and in 1965 entered the art college "Ealing", where he studied painting, design, fond of ballet and music. He was a big fan of the student rock band "The Smile", created by his college friend Tim Staffel, and after his departure Farouk, who took on the more familiar name for Freddie Mercury, left the band "Wreckage" where he was a vocalist, and joined To Brian May and Roger Taylor. With the advent of bass guitarist John Deacon, the legendary Queen band was born. Freddie Mercury is the author of most of Queen's songs, including the famous "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Love Of My Life", "We Are The Champions". He also played a leading role in the formation of the band's musical concept, thanks to his artistry and the energy of "Queen" performances turned into grandiose shows. He also wrote scripts and performed the production of the band's video clips. In addition to working in the band, Freddie Mercury released several solo discs; The single "Love Kills" and the album "Mr. Bad Guy" were in the British top-ten, and the single "The Great Pretender" ranked fourth in the list of popularity. One of the brightest musical events of 1988 was the release of the disc "Barcelona" - together with the outstanding opera singer Montserrat Caballe Freddie Mercury performed classical opera arias. In 1991, the "Innuendo" CD was recorded and the "Days of Our Lives" video was shot, and Mercury disappeared from the press. On November 23, he stated that he was sick with AIDS (however, rumors about this went back to 1986, but the members of the group denied them). A day later the legendary singer did not become ... In the spring of 1992 at the London stadium "Wembley" a Mercy memorial concert took place, where the songs of "Queen" were performed by world stars - Elton John, Lisa Minelli, George Michael, David Bowie, "Guns'n'Roses ". At the end of 1995, the album "Made In Heaven" was released - it was completed by May, Taylor and Deacon, using the live recordings of Freddie Mercury.