Video Musik Populer Freddie Mercury
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Farrokh Bulsara—the given name of legendary singer-songwriter and musician Freddie Mercury—started playing Western music in bands in his native Zanzibar at age 12.
∙ In 1970, after joining guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor in the London-based rock band Smile, he renamed it Queen and created his larger-than-life Freddie Mercury persona.
∙ He wrote many of Queen’s enduring hits, including the intimate “Somebody to Love,” the stadium anthem “We Are the Champions,” and his opulent magnum opus, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
∙ During the band’s set at the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert, he captivated the worldwide TV audience in what is widely considered the greatest live performance of all time.
∙ On his 1985 solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, he delved into disco, while he combined pop and opera alongside diva Montserrat Caballe for 1988’s Barcelona.
∙ Following his death in 1991, he and Queen were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
∙ In 1992, music’s biggest stars performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, broadcasted live from London’s Wembley Stadium to 1 billion people in 76 countries.
∙ Rami Malek won an Oscar for his portrayal of Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, which introduced Freddie and his music to a new generation of fans.
∙ According to a BBC poll, Mercury ranks among the 100 Greatest Britons, along with Winston Churchill, Sir Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and King Arthur.
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London, England
Genre
Rock