"The King Of Queen"

Freddie Mercury

I chose to research Freddie Mercury because, his musical talent is genius!

What tenor can hit 3 octaves nowadays?

I love how he could take anything and just put it into a song with it sounding great.

I really think that if he wasn't around then music would be so different .

Citation #1.

Freddie Mercury: Biography." You Take My Breath Away - Freddie Mercury. Web. 12 Sept.
       2011.

     http://www.freddie.ru/e/bio/.

       Farkooh (Frederick) Bulsara, better known as “Freddie Mercury”, was born in Tanzania then later studied piano at a boarding school in Bombay.

       Several years later, he went to an arts college and joined a couple small bands. Finally he came across some people, and then later becomes the drummer, guitarist, and bassist of their quartet, who was dubbed “Queen” short after.

       In the year 1973 Queen started to release albums. Two years later, Queen really exploded on the scene, when the band dropped “A Night at the Opera”, which includes the hit “Bohemian Rhapsody”, that shows Mercury showing off his amazing vocal range.

       Throughout the 70’s and 80’s the band continued to explode on the scene and sell  millions of albums.

http://mr-mercury.co.uk/freddie_1981_interview.htm

Citation #2

"Freddie 1981 Interview." MR MERCURY, Queen and Freddie Photographs, Articles and Interviews,      Queen and
           Freddie Solo Rareties. Web. 12 Sept. 2011. 

           http://mr-mercury.co.uk/freddie_1981_interview.htm.

In Mercury’s 1981 interview, he stated that the group was very driven and wasn’t going to take no for an answer.

       The excellent showman, often wearing tight spandex and costumes, claims that he is two people: A comical, lively performer and a shy, Intrapersonal person, “I am a different person on stage, and that can be said of anyone going to do his job. It’s my work, and I take it serious.”

       All Mercury loves to do is put on a great show and sell great of music

  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNoIDgNE6o

 Citation #3.

"Queen Live Aid 1985 - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 12 Sept. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?

         v=4FNoIDgNE6o>.

                                                                                               

http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/25/arts/freddie-mercury-45-lead-singer-of-the-rock-band-queen-is-dead.html?scp=2&sq=Freddie%20Mercury&st=cse

Citation #4.

 Kershner, Isabel, and Mark Landler. "Freddie Mercury, 45, Lead Singer Of the Rock Band

          Queen, Is Dead - New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking News, World 

           News & Multimedia. Web. 12 Sept. 2011

            <http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/25/arts/freddie-mercury-45-lead-singer-of-the-

              rock-band-queen-is-dead.html>.

Freddie Mercury (age 45) died in his home November 25th 1991.  The cause of his death was bronchopneumonia  which was a result of AIDS.

Mercury reported that he was diagnosed with AIDS on Saturday -Two days ago-. He chose to wait before releasing the news, because he wanted to keep the ones around him safe.

     Mr.Mercury has definately left his mark in the musical world..He is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.