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The life and death of Freddie Mercury. The life and death of Freddie Mercury became the topic of the most insane speculations.

Mercury died in 1991. For twenty years, his death gave rise to a lot of rumors and gossip, hardly less than his life itself. The artist did not want to advertise his illness. But after his death, both his life and his death became the topic of the most insane speculations.

The disease itself "helped" speculation. Today, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is the number one cause of death from infectious diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization, in 2008, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS was diagnosed in 33 million people, mostly in Africa, where the disease began to spread.

There have been many rumors around AIDS from the very beginning. Apparently, it could not be otherwise: the disease appeared unexpectedly, its carrier - HIV - was isolated far from immediately, and initially - mainly from homosexuals. In addition, there was no (and there is still no) effective cure for it. Not surprisingly, even the first publications about AIDS in the Soviet press hinted at a connection between the epidemic "with experiments with biological weapons of the US military-industrial complex." The conspiracy theories around AIDS, however, soon abandoned the military version, but turned to the version of "AIDS is an invention of pharmaceutical companies." Medicine, unfortunately, could not dispel the myths around AIDS - treatment that mitigates the effects of AIDS is really expensive, and mythmakers simply do not have enough education to understand the details of the research of virologists and pharmacists.

Conspiracy theories have the logic of myth. The myth does not need proof, it rejects the evidence, science for it is only the opinion of scientists, who are no more than private individuals, with their own interests and sins. But a myth always needs a hero. What is the myth without Hercules or Jason? Modern myths choose characters from among the celebrities, about whom the newspapers write, whose names are on everyone's lips. One of the main heroes of the AIDS conspiracy myth is Freddie Mercury - a character from all sides that is perfectly suitable: a celebrity, a talent, a homosexual.

One should not close our eyes to the existence of conspiracy theories: they are as much an organic part of modern mass culture as the reports of the paparazzi. "Private Correspondent" decided to acquaint readers with one of its striking examples - the myth about Freddie and AIDS.

The Queen created music that embodied the best tendencies of the 70s - their sensuality and hedonism, their self-intoxication and enjoyment of the relative well-being and freedom of that time, their amusing euphoria. In the person of Freddie Mercury, pop music found the first Asian rock star. This star brought something into the world of Western pop music that he had never dreamed of before. Inspiration, triumphality of the color vision of the world, of the god Krishnu, carried away by his love affairs - and all at once. His very singing comes from reckless love, and this catches the listener.

He once said that he was married to love. Married to all people with whom he had sexual intercourse. The massive campaign to turn Freddie into a gay icon, unleashed by the global prospide movement, took note of this and spins the disgusting gay porn myth starring Freddie Mercury. But after reading the book by Mariam Akhundova, dedicated to Freddie, I am proud that it was in Russia that girls were found who stood up for the man and his good name, trying to figure out the garbage that is going on in our kingdom of crooked mirrors. The book by Mariam Akhundova, by the way, will soon be published in the second edition.

The mystery of Freddie Mercury's death will probably never be revealed in its entirety, because the global medical-industrial complex is involved in it, entering into corporate copulation with show business, as well as the British tabloid press, EMI and Queen Productions, many his friends-pals and, of course, Freddie's physician personally, Mr. Gordon Atkins and his assistants.

The armor of the official version of Freddie's illness and death is easily pierced, although in the minds of the bydlomass the strongest impenetrable rivets have a spell: “Freddie Mercury died of AIDS”. This is not true. And I hope I can tell you as easily as possible what really happened.

The thread of the contract murder of Freddie Mercury stretches to the very top, where the heads of pharmaceutical corporations, representatives of militarism and neo-colonialism, the largest financial magnates, in short, all the rulers of this world, about whom we know ridiculously little, sit. Who exactly is responsible for this decision, who implemented it - we will never know about this. But are names and surnames so important to us? This is the essence of all corporate crimes - they are committed by some faceless being. I can only come to this specificity: those who ordered the murder of Freddie were the US militaristic complex, which at that time headed all the speed programs. The performers are the singer's personal physician Mr. Gordon Atkins and his assistants and Queen Productions employee Jim Beach.

Queen - We Will Rock You.

So, the tabloids strike the first blow. Jim says:

“Upon arrival from our Japanese vacation, as soon as we left passport control, a photographer and reporter from Fleet Street ran up to us, thrusting a terrible story about AIDS under Freddie's nose. Under the headline "Queen Freddie's Star Shocked by AIDS." News of the World wrote that Freddie was secretly tested for AIDS at a clinic on Harley Street under his real name Freddie Balsara. The results showed that no "fatal disease" was found in him. The article was bullshit from start to finish.

Freddie was confused. Why didn't anyone from Queen's London office raise the alarm and tell him about this story? “Do I look like dying of AIDS? - asked Freddie. "All this makes me sick, and now go and leave me alone."

“Do I look like dying of AIDS? Freddie is perplexed, ”the next Sun headline shouted. Freddie was furious. "

So, the first attack took place in early 1986, the first seed of the prospide legend was thrown into the minds of the masses, through the yellow press, corporately firmly tied to AIDSPROM. From now on, in the eyes of the public, Freddie and AIDS begin to coexist. More from a dirty article was not required.

But Freddie starts to get really nervous. In addition, people revolve around him, telling about their acquaintances who are dying of AIDS. Do not forget: at that time, gay activists are developing frantic activity.

All these people make him think about the invincibility of a fatal disease. Freddie decides to end casual relationships and take up his mind.

Akhundova: “In May 1987, the Sun published the scandalous interview already known to you by Paul Prenter, in which Mercury appeared as an organizer of cocaine parties and sex orgies, an active gay man who had sex with hundreds of men.

Very little time passes, and a scandalous interview with Mercury appears in the press, in which he speaks very frankly about the problem of AIDS and his personal life: “AIDS has completely changed my outlook on things. I used to be very depraved, but now I sit at home, I don't go anywhere ... I think everyone who had promiscuous sex should take an AIDS test ... I myself was tested, I am clean ... "

As soon as the newspaper was published, an angry Freddie called the editorial office demanding an apology and a refutation. The interview did take place, but Freddie spoke in it about his creative plans for the future, a little about his personal life, but he was not frank about debauchery and AIDS, or about medical tests. The editor apologized and promised to investigate, but no refutation followed, moreover, this fake now adorns all books about Mercury and Queen. "

There is only one task for near-musical gays: Freddie must pass an HIV test. The doctor himself cannot advise him of this: it would be extremely incorrect. Looking for close friends, and preferably with a diagnosis of HIV / AIDS.

At that time, everyone notes that Freddie is alive, healthy and full of strength and energy. But soon the tabloids let another duck go: Freddie's two alleged partners recently died of AIDS. And apparently, Freddie is buying this duck.

The best doctors observe him, entering into the most friendly relations with him. He cannot get to the wrong clinic - all HIV testing clinics are under the unified control of AIDSPROM. The most cordial gays tell him about the best clinics, where the tests are the most accurate, and the equipment is the best, and the tastiest smells, and such lovely Negro sisters ... In short, everything is prepared for the singer to take his mind and pass the necessary test. And Freddie went to that very clinic.

Akhundova believes: “Mercury was infected with AIDS in September 1986, in London's Harley Street Hospital. What happened in Harley Street was not a medical error or negligence, but a carefully planned contract killing. Otherwise, Sun would not have learned about it so quickly. "

I comment right away: it is impossible to infect with AIDS, AIDS (by their own definition) is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, "which develops in the presence of HIV infection." HIV infection is also impossible to infect. Because this is not an infection, but a retrovirus, something from the area of ​​the body's healthy reaction to outside intrusions. What was Freddie infected with? What will lead him to the catastrophic state that everyone will talk about since 1989-1990?

And here Jim Hutton, unexpectedly for himself, gives us a clear and comprehensive answer to this question. He says in his memoirs that after visiting the clinic, Freddie suddenly called him and said: “The doctors have just taken a big lump out of me”. Despair is heard in his tone, and Jim decides to come to Freddie to calm him down. In the bedroom, Freddie points out to Jim “a tiny fingernail-sized mark on his shoulder with two stitches. The doctors had just taken a piece of his flesh for examination, and the results are as follows: AIDS has been detected ”(italics mine. - Auth.). (Literally: "He pointed to a tiny mark on his shoulder, no bigger than a thumbnail and with two tiny stitches in it. The doctors had taken a piece of his flesh for testing and the results had just come back. He had Aids" .) The fact is that what Jim Hutton describes cannot be the result of an HIV test! An HIV test is a simple blood draw. Freddie showed Jim the vaccination mark!

Apparently, Freddie Mercury was injected with the most terrible vaccine - the Jmuness vaccine, or the hepatitis vaccine, the very tested vaccine with which they began to unleash the AIDS epidemic, killing thousands of gays in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in early 80s! A proven weapon!

Freddie tells Jim that doctors have discovered AIDS and they are the best doctors. Jim advises him to go to another clinic, but what does Jim's words mean in comparison with the authority of the "medical luminaries"? One way or another, Freddie was given a "death sentence", and, judging by Jim's words, he really starts taking pesticides AZT (the so-called AIDS drugs), which further aggravate his condition.

The killers could have limited themselves to one AZT, as they did with hundreds of thousands of "HIV-infected", first in the first and then in the third world, but this time they chose a more reliable method of killing: in the end, the victim can change his mind, send away from all the doctors and flush the drugs down the toilet - and we won't see dead Freddie. And sick Freddie is not needed by anyone. Freddie only needs dead.

From that moment on, Freddie's health will begin to deteriorate catastrophically. The vaccine will take about four years to completely destroy Freddie Mercury.

So I answer Mariam: Freddie was not infected with the AIDS virus, which does not exist in nature, and not even with the HIV retrovirus, which is harmless, Freddie, according to the already tested scheme, was infected with the deadly hepatitis B vaccine - a biological weapon tested on thousands of gays in the USA and apparently kept at the Tavistock Institute, Britain's most secret institution.

Referring to The Secret AIDS Genocide Plot, written by physician Alan Cantwell Jr. About the very first steps of AIDSPROM. Back in the 60s, epidemiologists found that the gay community was five times more susceptible to hepatitis B, a sexually transmitted infection. The vaccine developer is a certain Wolfe (or Wolf) Zhmuness, a Polish Jew with a very cool biography, who served in the Gulag, worked as a doctor in Poland and emigrated to America in the 60s. The hepatitis B vaccine became his life's work.

A recognized world authority on hepatitis, by the end of the 70s he received a grant for millions of dollars and began work: he was introduced to gays, he walked in the ghetto and studied bars, discos and baths. He brings gay doctors and gay activists into his staff. As guinea pigs, he chooses only homosexuals and only those who live promiscuous sex life.

It was a very expensive experiment, which involved many large US medical institutions and pharmaceutical giants such as Merck, Abbott Laboratories, and others. That is, the entire corporate bunch. Here is what Alan Cantwell himself writes, who participated in these trials in Los Angeles and San Francisco as a researcher:

“In the late 70s, a car with a red cross drove through the streets of the gay neighborhoods of Greenwich Village in Manhattan, looking for potential volunteers among gay men. About 10 thousand people agreed to participate in the Zhmuness experiment and donate blood.<…>The first group of homosexuals were vaccinated in November 1978 at the New York City Donor Center. The experiment continued until October 1979. More than 1,000 men from Manhattan were given the Jmuness vaccine. In January 1979, a few months after Wolf Jmuness began the experiment, purple spots began to appear on the skin of young, white, gay men in the Village. The doctors weren't sure what exactly was wrong with these men. Over the next 30 months, doctors in Manhattan faced a dozen cases of a new disease characterized by acute immunodeficiency, Kaposi's sarcoma, and a rapidly developing fatal lung disease known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (let's call it bronchial pneumonia). All the men were young gay men and were sexually promiscuous. Almost all of them were white. All died in terrible agony.

Within a few years, AIDS will be declared the leading cause of death for young men and women living in New York City. Manhattan's gay neighborhoods will be declared the epicenter of the country's new AIDS epidemic.

The wolf was delighted with the tremendous success of his experiments with hepatitis. In March 1980, under the supervision of the CDC, additional experiments were conducted on gay men in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis and Chicago. In the fall of 1980, the first case of AIDS was recorded in a young man from San Francisco.

Six months later, in June 1981, the AIDS epidemic became official. Epidemiologists and health experts have never been able to find a reason why large numbers of young white, previously healthy homosexual men have mysteriously died in Manhattan, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In the early 1980s, Jmuness was rewarded with millions of dollars for his experiments and his highly successful hepatitis vaccine was hailed as having truly limitless global significance. He began to collaborate with the largest medical institutions in the country: National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, FDA, WHO (WHO), Cornwell, Yale and Harvard School of Public Health, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences ...

In June 1982, Wolf Jmuness died suddenly of lung cancer. I have not been able to find an obituary for his death in any of the medical journals, with the exception of a brief account by Aaron Kellner.

Reviewing the posthumous significance of the deceased and his scientific achievements, Aaron Kellner writes: “He was a typical physician for doctors. Most doctors in their professional careers have an impact on the lives of several hundred or several thousand people. Some lucky ones can influence the lives of millions. A rare doctor, like the Wolf Zhmuness, is given the grace to touch the lives of billions of people - people living on this planet, and generations that have not yet been born.<…>

Most people are unaware of the experience with the hepatitis B vaccine on gay men that preceded the mass deaths in gay neighborhoods. But the details of the trials of this vaccine, as well as its effect on the health of homosexual men, are somehow recorded for posterity in the annals of medical science.

On May 11, 1984, a fateful meeting took place in honor of Wolf Zhmuness. One of the most famous visitors was Dr. Robert Gallo, who just three weeks ago announced his discovery of the AIDS virus.<…>Despite the medical authorities 'refusal to acknowledge the link between Jmuness' experiments on gay men and the AIDS epidemic in American cities, the link is clear. This is not my imagination. And this is no coincidence. The more I studied the experiments with the hepatitis B vaccine, the more I realized that it was genocide and a biological weapon. " End of quote.

So, purple spots on the skin, acute immunodeficiency, Kaposi's sarcoma and rapidly developing fatal lung disease are the main signs of the vaccine that the doctor talks about. We find all this in the case history of Freddie Mercury, scattered over the memoirs, but never put together.

“On a chilly February morning, when Freddie Mercury showed up at the Wembley TV studio to begin work on the video for his single Im Going Slightly Mad, the crew was shocked. Nothing remained of the former smooth-faced, muscular Freddie. He was more like a ghost of himself. His clothes were hanging on him, his gray face was covered with spots "(Rick Sky. Freddie Mercury).

“In the following months, the stain spread to the nose, neck, shoulders and legs. Like Mary Austin, Valentine confirmed that Freddie was in terrible pain and was taking painkillers. He never complained about his suffering ”(ibid.).

“The German actress Barbara Valentin, with whom Freddie was very friendly, recalls that she was one of the first to learn about his illness in 1987. She saw a dark spot on his face, which was one of the manifestations of Kaposi's syndrome, which often accompanies the development of AIDS. Barbara had buried many of her friends who died of this disease, she had no doubts. “The ground swayed under my feet,” she said. - I looked at Freddie, and he looked at me. We didn't talk about it, but I knew the truth. I said that he could not go on stage in this form, and helped to hide the stain under the make-up ”(Enina TV Something more).

Catastrophic immunodeficiency, which is noted by everyone who has encountered it in recent years, I think, does not need comment. The official diagnosis of Freddie's death - "bronchial pneumonia, which developed against the background of AIDS" - once again confirms the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Freddie knew his diagnosis and stoically fought the unknown disease to the end. In his songs, he conveyed the persecution invisible to the world, which he could not help but feel, but also could not fully understand all the components of its spring. From disgust to the tabloids and their entire entourage, he did not want to let them on a cannon shot, fading away in the circle of servants, quiet friends, former lovers. Only to them he reveals a terrible diagnosis - and during his lifetime no one betrays him. As for the death after death, it does not concern him personally, and this is already another stage of the disease - the disease of the whole society infected with AIDS. The day before his death, Freddie signs the application submitted to him:

“Taking into account the rumors circulated in the press for the last two weeks, I want to confirm that my blood test showed the presence of HIV. I have AIDS. I considered it necessary to keep this information secret in order to keep my family and friends calm. However, it's time to tell the truth to my friends and fans around the world. I hope everyone will join the fight against this terrible disease. "

He also ordered the transfer of all rights to the Bohemian Rhapsody song to the newly formed Terrence Higgins Prospect Fund. In the will, it is true, the money is given to the cancer fund, but there is no contradiction here, this is just a tiny inconsistency solved by one transaction: cancer and AIDS funds are the same feeding trough. The lion's share of funding for AIDS programs was channeled through cancer foundations, just as the HIV retrovirus was studied in cancer programs by Duisberg, Gallo and Montagu, and cancer money went to experiments to destroy gays in America. Aidsprom is generally the legitimate brainchild of RakPROM, his beloved offspring.

Does this clause of the will shed light on the fact that Freddie died of cancer? Unlikely. Most likely, the writers of the will entered the cancer fund, familiar with all speed programs, because it was more convenient for them at that time.

Queen - The Show Must Go On.

The official version says: the next day, November 24, at about seven o'clock in the evening, Freddie Mercury died at his home in London from "bronchial pneumonia, which developed against the background of AIDS."

And now the main thing is to immediately burn the corpse, because there is a mark on it that Jim told us about. No one should know that Freddie's body was injected with the hepatitis B vaccine, whose deadly effect is already known to many doctors and researchers.

This paragraph fits into the will in the very first place.

This is what Mariam writes: “Everyone thinks that Freddie's closed, almost secret funeral is the will of him and his relatives. However, according to Freestone, this decision was made personally by Jim Beach. It was he who reduced the number of guests at the funeral to a minimum, instructing everyone who would call about this to be sent to his office. It was he, from beginning to end, who disposed of both the funeral itself and those who were allowed to see them and who were not, and who would be invited into the house and who would not be invited. And it was he who ordered not to allow the relatives of the deceased into Garden Lodge. It was he who remained to wait for the end of the cremation, when all the others had left.

Translated into normal language, this is the merit of Beech that the world famous person and idol of millions was buried as an executed criminal: without a normal farewell, civil funeral service, the ability to pay the last debt at least at a distance. He made Freddie's death a cynical fundraiser for the Terrence Higgins Gay Foundation. Already on the day of the funeral, he discussed the idea of ​​a tribute and the creation of the Phoenix Foundation, at the same time the idea of ​​releasing the Rhapsody release in favor of the same Terrence Higgins gay foundation was discussed.

Then Big Pharmo begins to seize the strategic foothold of rock - the spiritual foundation on which the revolutionary energy of rock music is based. Namely, charity concerts. Which until now have been exceptionally honest business. With a tribute concert in memory of Freddie Mercury, held in April 1991, AIDSPROM strikes a fatal blow at the heart of pop culture: it involves it in the biggest scam of the late twentieth century. Rock has found a new meaning and new content - and it will not only pump loot into prospective tax-free funds, but also lose its revolutionary content, merging with the expanding gay movement. The revolution is over, and from now on it has been taken over by the world government and its new corporation, SPIDPROM. You can interpret the texts and music as you like - from now on, the very meaning of what is happening has been changed. The era of rock charity is being replaced by the era of rock for AIDS. Sleep well, dear comrades. The revolution is directed in the right direction of entropy - or a new world order.

Thanks to Freddie's death, the growing AIDS industry bursts into show business and throws such a concert in its honor that from now on the history of rock, if not destroyed, then turned back. An independent music corporation, conditionally Britpop, which until then held itself relatively proudly and especially, becomes tied with Big Pharmo with many threads - and in fact a new history of rock begins. Soon, more and more megaconances "to raise funds for AIDS patients" take place, rock music is becoming more and more a toy in the hands of prospide puppeteers. The rebellious tendencies of rock and man are skillfully redirected by Big Pharmo to a safe and non-revolutionary area - and this was the task of the speed counter-reformation: to reduce society to a state of stagnation and stagnation, to deprive people of any positive direction. To impose on him frank delirium. Finally, turn society into a kingdom of crooked mirrors. And now we see a simple result - the dead, worthless 2000s and, apparently, even more worthless 2010s. Show must go on ...

Freddie Mercury continues to live in the hearts of fans. One of the best wedding videos with the Freddie Mercury song is Don’t Stop Me Now.

Brian & Eileen's Wedding Music Video.

The name of Freddie Mercury is not real, the name of the singer is Farrukh Bulsara. He is remembered by his fans also as a songwriter, and, of course, as the vocalist of the cult rock band Queen. One of the achievements of this man can be called the fact that in 2002 he was assigned the 58th place in the list of one hundred greatest Britons. In general, during his life he received many awards and prizes. What was Freddie Mercury like? Biography, personal life of the singer do not leave indifferent his fans.

Childhood and youth

What was Freddie Mercury like? The biography says that he was born on September 5, 1946 in the Stone Town. The singer died on November 24, 1991. But everything is in order. Where are the roots of Freddie Mercury? His nationality is Parsi. The parents' names were Jer and Bomi Bulsara. The newborn baby was named Farrukh, which means “happiness”. When the boy was six years old, his sister Kashmir was born. The head of the family worked as a cashier at the Supreme Court.

In 1954, parents sent their son to St. Peter's School, located half a kilometer from Bombay. What kind of student was Freddie Mercury? His biography tells that during his studies the boy began to get involved in music, thanks to the singer Lata Mangeshkar. In Panchgan, the guy lived with his uncle and aunt. His real name was difficult to pronounce by his peers, and then they began to call him Freddie. Since then, this name has been attached to him. After some deliberation, the singer took such a pseudonym for himself.

All disciplines that were held at the school were exclusively British. Most of all, the guy was fond of sports such as sprint, boxing and hockey. But such activities as running and cricket, he did not like. In sports, this man excelled while at the school bench. At the age of ten he was recognized as the champion among schoolchildren in tennis, two years later he received the cup for the all-around. When he was 12 years old, the director of the educational institution presented Freddie with a certificate for success in art and the exact sciences.

Despite his busyness, he did well in his studies. This is what the future singer did during his school years:

• performed with a choir;
• drew;
• composed scripts and participated in performances;
• studied successfully.

But most of all he was fond of music. It was to this occupation that the boy devoted his childhood. I also recall such cases when this hobby was at the expense of studies. The fact that the guy has talent was the first to be noticed by the headmaster. Then he wrote an appeal to his parents with a proposal that they give their son to study the piano for a nominal fee. The parents did not mind, they also rejoiced at the success of their child. Freddie began to learn to play a musical instrument and enjoyed it. The result of his work can be called the fourth degree, both in practice and in theory.

The boy was not singing alone, he had like-minded people. So in 1958, a small company, the guys created a musical group that performed rock. It consisted of five people, and its name translated means "crazy". It is worth noting that this is the perfect name for such a team, which was quite justified. But this name did not bother the school administration, and the guys performed at various events.

In 1962, the singer graduated from an educational institution. Then he was sixteen years old. In the same year, he returned to his native Zanzibar. But in 1964, the country in which the family lived underwent major political changes. An Arab sultan became the ruler of Zanzibar. And then the family got together in a few days and moved to the UK.

The path to fame

When the family ended up in England, at first they had to live with relatives in Feltham, and after a while they bought their house. At this time Freddie became an adult and he wanted to study further, so he entered the "Icefort" school, where he studied painting. And he really liked this occupation.

The family experienced financial needs during these years, and therefore Freddie, as the eldest son, had to go to work part-time. At first he served at the London airport, then he became a loader. Then his colleagues were very surprised that such a young and talented guy works in such a field. But Freddie justified himself and said that he does this only in his free time, and his profession is a musician. Due to his charm, they began to treat him with condescension, and some employees performed Freddie's duties.

How was Freddie Mercury on the way to his popularity? The biography tells us that after leaving school, in 1966, the guy decided to go to study at an art college located in London. In the fall, Freddie entered this institution. After that, he decided to live separately from his parents, and then together with a friend they rented an apartment in Kensington. His neighbor was also passionate about music, and therefore they often held rehearsals, but they were in no hurry to appear on stage yet. This city at that time was considered the center of art.

The singer devoted a lot of time to drawing, and most of his creations were addressed to his favorite guitarist - Jimi Hendrix. There, the guy found a new friend - Tim Staffel, the leader of the Smile group, as well as an excellent vocalist and guitarist. After some time, Freddie was invited to the rehearsals of this group. There he met and began to communicate with other team members and was amazed at what he saw.

In 1969, the guy finished his studies and moved to live with Taylor Roger, with whom they opened a shop where they sold Freddie's paintings and other exclusive things.

In the same year, the singer met with the Ibex group. He was so interested in her work that in a couple of weeks he already knew everything about her repertoire. And then Freddie added several of his own songs to the existing ones. And at the end of August, he already performed with the group on a common stage. He proposed to rename the team, his proposal was appreciated and a new name was invented - Wreckage. But in this composition, the group did not last long: one by one the members left it, and soon it broke up.

And then the guy decided not to stop there. He started looking for a new job for himself. He looked through the ads every day and decided to become the lead singer of the Sour Milk Sea band. When Freddie came across this ad, he came for an interview the same day and was appointed vocalist. The members of the group accepted him well, as his voice was inspiring, and the way he was able to move amazed everyone. Several rehearsals were held, and then the group began to give their concerts.

Most of all, Freddie became friends with Chris, and soon he moved to his apartment. But the rest of the band members did not like their relationship, as they thought it would harm the group's reputation. A few months later, the team still broke up, but it happened not through Freddie's fault. It was just that the person who was the owner of all the equipment took it away, and the group could no longer carry out its activities.

1970-1982

In April 1970, Freddie became the lead singer of the Smile group, since its former vocalist decided to leave the team. At the same time, a new name was invented - Queen. For the group, Freddie began to draw a symbol based on the coat of arms of Great Britain. In 1972, while recording another masterpiece, Freddie had the idea to change her last name. And from that time on, he became Freddie Mercury.

Already in 1975, the group began touring in various countries, including Japan. Most of all, the guys remembered the performance in it, since they were warmly received, which the band members themselves did not expect. Freddie really fell in love with this country and he dedicated all his works related to painting to her. In 1980, Freddie decided to change his image: he grew a mustache and cut his hair short, which only added to his attractiveness.

1983-1988

At the end of 1982, the band members decided that they wanted to rest and not play any more concerts in the coming season. But Freddie himself was not ready for this. His plans did not include such a long inaction. But he was not upset, as he had more time for himself, and decided to take up a solo album, the dreams of which he lived for a long period of time.

In 1983, Freddie began work on a solo disc and spent a lot of time in the studio. Then he met the most popular composer Giorgio Moreder, who invited Freddie to record joint music for the film. In September 1984, the song Love Kills was released.

Freddie Mercury released his first album at the end of April 1985.

Montserrat Caballe played an important role in Freddie's life, the first meeting with whom took place in 1983 and made a strong impression on him. The second time they saw each other four years later, then Freddie presented the singer with a cassette with his music. Caballe was impressed by Freddie's creation, and in the same year they were already working on a joint album.

The date of the last appearance of the singer on the stage was October 1988, it was one of the music festivals. At this time, he already knew that he was sick with AIDS. The album of the great singer was released this year.

Personal life

Attractive, charming Freddie Mercury ... The singer's personal life interested many of his fans. At the end of 1969, Freddie meets Mary Austin, with whom they were together for seven long years. But they could not get along, and therefore were forced to leave. But even after that, they remained good friends, and the girl became Freddie's personal secretary. As Mary says, they broke up because of Freddie's confession that he is bisexual. He considered the girl to be his good friend.

After this parting, Freddie had many girlfriends, but he was simply fond of them, none of them could replace Mary for him. Many of Freddie's songs were dedicated to this girl, in addition, he bequeathed his mansion to her.

Barbara Valentine is an actress from Australia, with whom Freddie also had a fleeting affair. They met in 1983. The musician himself admitted in an interview that this girl helped create a strong union for him, and he could not achieve such a relationship in the last years of his single life.

Freddie Mercury's children

Freddie Mercury had no children. According to many of his fans, this was only because of his gay orientation. But if you recall some interviews, then Freddie dreamed of children and family life.

He did not like to talk about personal topics. The image of the singer caused a lot of controversy about his orientation. It is worth noting that in all interviews he either kept silent, or joked, or spoke vaguely when it came to questions about his sympathies and preferences.

Are these rumors about Freddie Mercury true? Biography, cause of death - everything indicates that he was, as it were, "not like" everyone else. Even after Freddie died, the press did not stop talking about his orientation. Many claimed that he was gay, and this information was obtained after communicating with people who personally knew Freddie. As his friends said, the musician was homosexual and did not hide it at all.

In 1992, a concert was held in memory of the singer, but even there his orientation was affected. In the book of Freddie's personal assistant, meetings of a celebrity with men were described.

Freddie Mercury before dying

In 1986, rumors began to spread that Freddie was terminally ill. First, they began to write in the newspapers that it was noticed that the singer donated blood for HIV infection. It would seem that it was a simple analysis, but then the press beat this information up and down. Starting in 1989, fans began to notice strong changes in Freddie's appearance. Fans said that he began to lose weight in front of his eyes, then his diagnosis was confirmed. But until his death, Freddie denied the disease, and only those close to him knew the truth.

In 1989, the Queen group gave interviews on one of the radio stations. The participants were asked when their next tour is planned. But the group replied that they did not know the exact date, as their soloist had big health problems, and Freddie again became the subject of discussion.

But the musician himself knew that his backwardness would not live long, and therefore he wanted to record as many musical compositions as possible. In total, two solo records were released in his life, but he wrote songs that were released in the albums of other performers. For some of his songs, clips were shot, which delighted the audience. The last videos were filmed in black and white so that viewers would not notice the state of their idol. After the musician died, another album was released. This was in 1995.

What did Freddie Mercury die of? On November 23, 1991, the singer announced that he was HIV positive. He understood that there was no point in hiding it, because sooner or later everyone would know about it. Freddie transferred his rights to the songs to the foundation, which was created to protect seriously ill people.

How Freddie died

Freddie Mercury, whose biography was rich, but, unfortunately, short, enriched the world musical heritage. On November 24, 1991, Freddie died. It happened at about seven o'clock in the evening. Death occurred at his London home. What did Freddie Mercury die of? According to the conclusions of doctors, death came from bronchopneumonia, which was provoked by AIDS.

When the fans found out about the departure of the legendary man, many fans gathered at the gates of his house, who came to say goodbye to the idol. After all, he was young, he was only 45 years old. Flowers, postcards, photographs and letters lay on the paths of his house.

The funeral of the singer

Freddie Mercury's funeral was closed. The fans were not allowed in. Only close people were present. How was Freddie Mercury buried? His nationality is Parsi, and this people adheres to Zoroastrian beliefs. When the musician matured, he did not observe them. But his parents buried him according to primordial customs. The only thing that is known at the moment is that the burial ceremony was performed to the accompaniment of music.

Freddie's body was cremated, and only his family knew where the musician's ashes were. This was his desire, which the relatives could not dispute. But a couple of years ago, information appeared in the press that his fans had discovered a burial place - a cemetery located in London.

Freddie managed to draw up a will, according to which most of his funds were to belong to Mary Austin, his sister and parents. He also bequeathed his money to the following people:

• the cook;
• chauffeur;
• personal assistant;
• Jim Hutton, a close friend of his.

Posthumous glory

But despite the fact that Freddie died more than twenty years ago, he was, is and will be one of the most popular performers in history. Freddie Mercury's voice is still a legend. His songs are listened to to this day, and many people embody his image, since they remember the star of those years.

Even people far from music gasped when they learned about the death of such a great man. After his death, the members of the group in which he had recently been a soloist staged a memory concert. The proceeds from the performance were donated to the AIDS Foundation.

Freddie Mercury's life was not in vain. In Switzerland, in 1996, a monument was erected to this man. And not without reason, because the musician and singer has been in this country for a long time and worked there. Initially, they wanted to install this monument in London. The search for a place for its erection went on for about four years, which never ended in success. But in London there is still a modest monument located in the backyard of the college where Freddie studied. However, his friends found it offensive.

The development of music in the eighties is associated with the name of Freddie. Today, many singers try on the image of the legend of the days gone by. But no one managed to prove themselves the way Freddie did. The music that was written and performed by Mercury deserves all kinds of awards, prizes and audience admiration.

Facts from life

As his friends say, Freddie was very fond of pets, especially cats. Therefore, in his house there were several pets, each of which he took care of. Freddie even dedicated a song to one of his cats.

Mercury tried to work with Michael Jackson. The musicians recorded four songs together, which simply shocked the audience.

Freddie Mercury is a legendary man who died so early due to a fatal illness. He fought to the last, but was powerless in the face of such a difficult diagnosis. He made grandiose plans for life, but it is a pity that they were not destined to come true.

The legendary Freddie Mercury, a biography whose personal life does not leave millions of fans indifferent, was undoubtedly great. After his death, a huge number of documentaries were shot, which were shown on various TV channels in honor of the memory of Freddie. In 2012, he even became a character in one of the games. The story of Freddie Mercury will continue for many more years. He will forever remain alive for his fans.

Freddie Mercury was a prominent figure in the rock and roll universe. The performer is still included in the TOP-100 of the most famous Britons, and his songs are heard all over the world. One of them, "Seven Seas of Rhye", competes with the song "Hotel California" for the title of the most popular song of all time. Fans continue to be on duty at the mansion of their idol in London, in the Kensington area, hoping for a miracle. It is still hard to believe that the owner of a strong and unusually attractive voice will no longer create new albums and tour.

His biography is so extraordinary that Mercury did not need to invent a beautiful legend, like many other pop stars. He had only to tell the truthful facts from life, and they shook the imagination of journalists and admirers of his talent. Having learned more about his biography, it becomes clear why his work is so multifaceted, because it has absorbed the traditions of the cultures of the East and West.

The future king of rock and roll was born on September 5, 1946 on the island of Zanzibar, located off the coast of Tanzania. His parents, Bomi and Jer Balsara, were fire worshipers and professed the Zoroastrian faith. The once small people of the Parsis fled Iran due to persecution and received permission from the Indian maharaja to live on its lands.

Balsar's relatives also lived in India, but his father's family moved to the African continent because of his work. A few years later, Bomi and Jer had a second child, a Kashmir girl, and they briefly came to India to visit relatives in order to decide on the education of their first child.

Freddie Mercury's real name is Farrukh Balsara. As a child, he spent a lot of time with a devout father, who initiated him into the foundations of ancient religion.

The boy grew up impressionable, with a rich imagination. The stories about the gods and their helpers remained in his memory for the rest of his life. Parents certainly wanted to give their son an excellent education and were forced to send him to the English boarding school of St. Peter near Bombay.

The home child at first was hard-pressed to be separated from his family, but then he began to master his favorite subjects: drawing and music. The teacher contributed to Farrukh's admission to a music school, and he became the best student in it and learned to play the piano.

After graduation, the teenager's father saw good prospects for providing for the family in England, and moved her to the town of Feltham, a few kilometers from London. They couldn't stay in Tanzania anyway. A political conflict was brewing there, threatening to turn into a civil war.

The capital of Great Britain in the 60s was a Mecca for musicians and informals of all stripes. Farrukh, who was renamed Freddie by his friends at St. Peter's school, could not remain indifferent to the opportunities that had opened up. He wanted to continue his education at an art college, and in his free time to study music.

The father was shocked by his son's hobby. He paid for his tuition in English, history and mathematics in order to participate in a joint business. According to Balsar Sr., a worthy occupation could be selling spices in a shop or renting a currency exchange office. With his parents, Mercury parted ways with the scandal and over the next years kept in touch with them through friends.

In 1966 he entered Ealing Art College and painted extensively. He sold his work in a small shop in Kensington Market. Still, his father's idea helped him hold out for a while and earn a living in London.

While studying art and design, he met the musicians of the Ibex group. He learned the whole repertoire in order to perform with them. The rest of the musicians liked his voice and plasticity, and they accepted the newcomer into the team.

Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, Jan Lennon, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix became Mercury's idols at different times. The analysis of the latter's creativity formed the basis of Freddie's graduation thesis at Ealing College.

Performing in a musical group was not something new for the young man. While still at school in India, he and his friends created an ensemble that played at all local parties, but in London he decided to become a professional musician.

Wishing to stand out with something and express his own style, Mercury chose bright and provocative stage costumes. Bollywood has influenced not only his appearance, but also his style of performance. This made him stand out among other novice vocalists just like him.

While still in college, Ealing Freddie met the musicians of the Smile group, which included guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. He did not perform with them, but he often went to concerts and highly appreciated their professionalism.

After several years of tossing and participating in various bands, in the early 70s Freddie became the vocalist in the Smile group instead of Tim Staffel, who had left it. On his initiative, the name of the band was changed to Queen. For himself, Freddie took the pseudonym Mercury, which reflected his strong energy and mobility on stage, as well as the planet Mercury, patronizing his zodiac.

Queen group

1970-1971 the group was going through a period of formation. The bass players were constantly changing in it. Nevertheless, she performed successfully in Kensington clubs and played as an opening act for the more famous band Yes.

In the late winter of 1971, Queen had a permanent bassist, John Deacon. In the future, the composition of the group did not change throughout its existence. Freddie Mercury drew an intricate coat of arms for her, and the birth of the future star team took place.

In 1972, the band's first album, Queen I, was recorded at Trident Studios, which included compositions written by May and Mercury. In subsequent years, Freddie composed the most famous hits of the group: "Killer Queen" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".

They were leading the UK music charts for several weeks, and the singer was resting on his laurels. It seemed to him that he had reached the heights of success, but the Queen manager had a different opinion. Using flattery and promises of get-rich-quick, he forced Mercury to agree to tour America and then Japan.

The vocalist of the group liked the bright colors of oriental culture, and the local audience gave Queen an incredibly warm welcome. After 1975, the band's musicians were deservedly considered real British stars.

Since the 70s, the group has gained a lot of fans in its native Britain and other countries. Freddie has become a welcome guest in clubs and music festivals. The praise of those around him confused him. Mercury constantly felt that they did not love him, but rather a spectacular stage image.

He wanted to keep creating, but in London, due to the harassment of fans, it was difficult to do it. The musicians bought a studio in Munich and worked on their next albums in Germany.

Freddie, as promised by the manager, soon became rich. He bought himself an Edwardian mansion in London's favorite neighborhood, Kensington, and filled it with collectibles. The decoration of his house was lush, like the scenery of a Bollywood movie. The place of honor in the living room was occupied by the grand piano, on which the singer composed music.

The doors of the mansion were always open for Queen musicians and their close friends. Mercury avoided communicating with journalists with all his might, believing that performers should remain a mystery to fans, and the process of creating compositions should be a sacred rite. In addition, many scribblers mercilessly perverted the words of the singer.

In 1985, Queen organized a performance at Wembley Stadium, attracting 75,000 spectators. The concert was simultaneously broadcast in Philadelphia. In addition to Queen, guest stars included Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Elton John. The world has not seen such a show before, and many believe that it is the peak of fame for the legendary team.

Sickness and death

In 1987, Mercury learned that he was infected with AIDS. This disease became a real scourge of the end of the 20th century, and they did not know how to treat it at all. The infected person was doomed to die.

Freddie told only a few friends about his illness, hiding information from a wide audience almost until his death in November 1991. None of those close to him turned away from him. On the contrary, they looked for medicine and looked after him to the last.

Unfortunately, in the environment where the musician spent time, AIDS was widespread. Freddie was at the zenith of fame and considered himself invulnerable. At the end of his life, being very weak, he looked through his performances and declared that he had given the best years to music, and living until 70 was unbearably boring. The flamboyant talent burned out on stage, leaving the fans with many great songs.

Freddie Mercury is not forgotten either by fellow musicians or spectators. Many books have been written about him, however, often false ones, and films have been made. At concerts in his memory, not only members of the Queen group perform, but also world-famous singers.

During his career, the leader of the collective managed to record a solo album, perform arias with the opera diva Montserrat Caballe, and perform with the Royal Ballet.

His mansion in Kensington is still occupied by the singer's fans, eager to get in touch with a piece of the idol's life.

Freddie Mercury's personal life

After the death of the singer, even people who barely knew him set off on frank memories. It is known from reliable facts that Mary Austin became the longest love of Freddie and his main heiress.

They met in 1969, when he was just starting his career as a musician, and the girl worked in the fashionable Biba store, not far from his own shop. Mary was beautiful, knew about stylish outfits and helped Freddie to create a special image. In particular, Queen's black nail polish was the girl's idea.

The couple had almost no money, and they huddled in a rented room. True, after a couple of years Freddie rented an apartment on Holland Road. They lived merrily, spending their days with people as passionate about creativity as themselves.

The more successes the singer achieved, the more he moved away from his beloved. Once he invited her to marry him, but subsequently did not return to this topic. He also refused to have a child, referring to constant tours.

6 years after the beginning of the relationship, Mercury told Mary about his unconventional orientation, but he could not part with the woman. He offered her a job as an administrator and donated an apartment next to his mansion.

Former lovers saw each other every day, Austin sat by Freddie's bed when he was dying. It was to her that he bequeathed to bury his ashes, not informing even his relatives about the whereabouts of the grave. He was afraid of her desecration.

Journalists mention the orgies that the singer arranged in gay clubs in London, Munich and New York. In the 70s and 80s, homosexuality was persecuted, so revelations about that period are difficult to find.

Deeply religious parents finally stopped communicating with their son after such rumors. Freddie transferred the money to them through Mary Austin. Among the most famous partners of Mercury is Jim Hutton. He lived in the singer's house for 8 years and was with him until the end. Queen's biographers mention several more names, but these data have not been confirmed.

Interesting facts from the life of the singer

Mercury was jealous of friends with families and heirs. He loved his eldest son Mary Austin from his marriage to the artist very much and became his godfather. He loved to bring the boy souvenirs from all over the world. The woman gave birth to her second son a few months after Freddie's death.

There were up to 10 cats in the singer's mansion at the same time. Leaving on tour, he called home and talked to them. The animals felt like royalty, they were cared for so well.

In 1988, Mercury recorded a solo album, which included the song "Barcelona". She became the anthem of the 1992 Olympics.

Conclusion

Mercury lived in full force and devoted most of his time to creativity. That is why, over two decades, Queen managed to record 15 studio and 9 live albums, as well as compilations and dozens of singles.

The leader of the group was not only talented, but also an extremely kind and generous person. He bought houses for his friends and loved ones, bequeathed to them and the band's musicians the lion's share of a multimillion-dollar fortune.

He did this not out of a desire to be branded as a benefactor. Freddie wanted people next to him to feel like in a fairy tale, and all their problems were solved, as if by magic.

Relatives still say that with the appearance of a musician next to them, they became warm and comfortable. They tremblingly cherish these precious memories, and fans again and again put on Queen songs and are interested in the work of the collective. Mercury's beautiful voice often sounds on music channels and pleases listeners with depth and unique timbre.

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Freddie Mercury: a short biography

The real name of the musician is Farrukh Balsar (translated as “happy” and “beautiful”). Born September 5, 1946 into a parish family, on the island of Zanzibar.

His family was considered quite wealthy, so his parents decided to give him a decent education. For this, the school of St. Peter was chosen near Bombay in the city of Panchgani. His grandfather and aunt also lived there.

Back in his school years, Farrukh received the nickname Freddie, since his name was difficult to pronounce for his classmates.

In his youth, Farrukh was attracted to sports, especially table tennis. He even became a champion in high school competitions. The Victory Cup was received for participation in the youth all-around.

Studying was easy for the guy, he was fond of painting and music, he often painted portraits of friends and relatives. In addition, he loved school plays and singing in the choir. Farrukh developed comprehensively, but music interested him most of all.

One day the director of the school noticed the young man's musical abilities. He addressed in a letter to his parents with a proposal to conduct piano lessons for a separate payment. The parents agreed.

Already in 1958, Freddie and his five friends decided to organize their first rock band. They performed wherever possible, it was school evenings and dances, the group was given the name The Hectics, which means crazy.

Freddie graduated from school at the age of 16, and he had to return to his parents in Zanzibar. And after 2 years, political unrest began in the country. Zanzibar was proclaimed an independent state, and Freddie's family decided to hastily leave its borders, taking with them the essentials that could fit in two suitcases.

Way to success

The family, upon arrival in the UK, once lived with relatives, then bought their own house. By that time, our hero was already 18 years old, and he decided to continue his studies at an art college. The family needed money, and Freddie had to earn extra money on weekends.

In 1966, the young man entered further studies at Ealing College, which is located.He firmly decided to start an adult life, moving from his parents to a rented apartment, where he began to live with his friend Chris Smith, who introduced Freddie to the bohemian world of the city.

At the same time, Freddie met Jimmy Hendrix, a musician and guitarist. Jimmy invited his new friend to the band rehearsals. And later, Freddie joined the game, trying to choose his own style.

In 1970, the legendary rock group Queen was organized, which existed until 1991, until the death of Freddie. At first, the band members changed until its final line-up was formed.

After that, Freddie decided to come up with his own coat of arms of the group, which was based on the coat of arms of Great Britain, and the zodiac signs of the group members were also used. In 1972, Freddie decided to change his surname, choosing Mercury from the word "Mercury".

At the same time, Mercury writes songs for his group and performs them, so the song "Seven Seas of Rhye" in 1973 hit the British charts. Initially, the song was thought to be a flop, but it stayed at the top of the charts for more than two months.

Personal life of Mercury

Zodiac sign -, height 1.77 m.

Freddie was gay. All his connections were with men. He often felt lonely and then he preferred to immerse himself in unintelligible connections. He had many lovers. Perhaps this promiscuous sexual intercourse led him to the terrible disease of the 20th century - AIDS.

He also loved the woman with whom they lived in a civil marriage for 7 years. This is Mary Austin, a saleswoman from a trendy London store. She was a real friend to whom absolutely everything could be told. "I cannot love a man the way I loved Mary .."

Freddie and Mary Austin

Freddie Mercury's illness and death

After passing an AIDS test, 45-year-old Mercury tested positive. On November 23, 1991, he made a public statement about this. The next day he was gone.

The official cause of death is the following: bronchial pneumonia, it developed against the background of infection. Over the course of many days, thousands of fans came and went to his home to put flowers, cards, letters and photographs to their idol.

Decades have passed, but the charming singer is not forgotten, continuing to listen to the records and discs of his songs. Freddie burned and lit others! It is a pity to the pain that he left this world so early ...

Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 in Zanzibar, and his name was then Farrukh Bulsara. He became Freddie with the light hand of his friends, and took the pseudonym Mercury for himself much later, in 1970, either in honor of the quirky god Mercury, or in honor of the planet of the same name, ruling all Virgos. In any case, this was not a random choice. Mercury went to his glory thanks to incredible energy, determination, calculating every step and only occasionally relying on intuition.

His parents - Bomi and Jer - were Parsis. Bomi's father worked as an accountant in the British government. In 1952, Freddie's sister Kashmir was born. And in 1954, when Freddie was only 8 years old, he was sent to India and assigned to St. Peter's School in Panchgani - 500 miles from Bombay.

St. Peter's School was quintessentially English, and all the sports practiced there were quintessentially English. Freddie hated cricket and long-distance running, but he loved hockey, sprint and boxing, and at the age of 10 he became the school's table tennis champion. But his talents were not limited to sports. At the age of 12, he won a cup in a kind of youth all-around. He was very fond of painting and constantly made drawings for friends and relatives.

And of course, from an early age, Freddie was crazy about music. He listened to records on an old home turntable, stacking them and playing them continuously. Listening to music, Freddie loved to sing along. The music was mainly Indian, although sometimes he came across Western music - he sang everything and strongly preferred such an occupation to school lessons.

The director of St. Peter's School drew attention to Freddie's musical abilities. He wrote a letter to his parents, where he offered to give him the opportunity to seriously study music for a small additional fee. They agreed, and Freddie began to learn to play the piano. He also began singing in the school choir and regularly took part in school theater productions. He liked piano lessons - here he could definitely use his talent. As a result, Freddie received the 4th degree in theory and practice.

In 1958, five friends from St. Peter's School - Freddie Bulsara, Derrick Branche, Bruce Murray, Farang Irani and Victory Rana - formed their first rock band, called The Hectics, where he was not yet a vocalist. but a pianist. They played at school parties, anniversaries and dances - nothing else is known about this group.

In 1962, Freddie graduated from St. Peter's School and returned to Zanzibar, where he spent his free time with friends in bazaars, parks and beaches. Zanzibar was a British colony with a majority of the population of Africans and Arabs. When unrest broke out in the country in 1964, many British and Indians were forced to leave, although no one drove them out of there. Among those who left Zanzibar were the Bulsar family - they went to England.

At first, they lived with relatives in Feltham (Middlesex County), then they had the opportunity to purchase their own small house in the same area. 17-year-old Freddie chose an art college for himself, but for this he had to get an appropriate mark in painting, and in September 1964 he entered the nearby Islesworth Polytechnic School.

Best of the day

During the holidays, he tried to earn a little extra money - sometimes in the supply department of Heathrow Airport, then at the Feltham merchant, where he had to lift and stack heavy baskets and boxes. The workers, looking at his hands, completely inappropriate for this kind of work, asked what he was doing here. He replied that he was a musician and that he just needed to do something, and his charm was so great that his comrades quickly took over the lion's share of his work.

The aesthetic side of school life clearly appealed to him more than the academic one, but he easily earned the required point in painting and in the spring of 1966 became a graduate of the Islesworth School. Thanks to this score, as well as his natural gift, he was readily accepted at Ealing College of Art, and in September 1966 he began to take a course in graphic illustration.

Freddie became friends with a student from his college Tim Staffell. As their friendship grew, Tim began to invite Freddie to rehearsals for his group "Smile" (Smile), where he played bass and sang. Besides Tim, the band included guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. The sound of the band made an indelible impression on Freddie, especially Brian's performance. Inspired by "Smile", he embarked on musical experiments for the first time since leaving India.

At first, his partners were Tim and Nigel Foster - another student of the art college, then Chris Smith. When Chris first heard Freddie's voice, he was fascinated. And his manner of playing the piano - outwardly spectacular, with Mozart's lightness - combined with a strong touch, was distinguished by a unique originality, and this also did not leave Chris indifferent.

They tried writing songs together. As Chris recalls, they hardly finished anything, but notes that these classes with Freddie taught him a lot. "I immediately noticed that Freddie had an innate sense of melody," Chris recalls, "and that attracted me the most." Even then, Freddie experimented, combining together several melodies in different keys, trying to achieve the greatest effect. Take this into account when listening to Bohemian Rhapsody.

Freddie graduated from Ealing in June 1969 with a degree in graphics and design - and a couple of advertising jobs for a local newspaper. He moved into an apartment with Roger Taylor, and that summer they opened their kiosk in Kensington Market. First, they sold the work of Freddie and his college mates, and then all sorts of clothes - new and used, what they could get.

That summer he was introduced to the Liverpool trio Ibex - the guys came to London to try their luck. They were guitarist Mike Bersin, bassist John "Tupp" Taylor and drummer Mick "Miffer" Smith. With them was their head and tour manager Ken Testi and fellow member Geoff Higgins, who sometimes had to play the bass player when "Tupp" - an avid Jethro Tull fan - expressed a desire to play the flute.

Freddie's meeting with "Ibex" took place on August 13, 1969, and after 10 days he studied their entire repertoire, added several songs and was ready to go with them to Bolton (Lancashire County) to give his first concert. The Bolton performances were part of the annual blues festivals covered by the local press. Ibex's concerts took place on 23 August at the Oktogon Theater and on 25 August at Queen's Park.

Freddie started looking for a new group and found it according to an advertisement in Melody Maker: the group "Sour Milk Sea" (Sour Milk Sea) needed a vocalist. There is a story about how pompous Freddie appeared before them. Although that day some more very worthy candidates came, as soon as Freddie started singing, it became clear that they were taking him. Freddie's voice was remarkable for its extraordinary beauty and wide range. But it's not just the voice. His very behavior, the ability to present himself made an indelible impression. Those who have seen Queen's performances at least in the recording will understand what this is about. As Ken Testi recalls, everything that Freddie did later in Queen, he did at the very first performance in Ibex - this is not something that has been developed over the years, it is a rare natural gift that is in unique harmony with his voice, and with external data, and with his delicate artistic taste and musicality in the broadest sense. And the fact that he himself was aware of this made him absolutely irresistible!

Other band members included Chris Chesney on vocals and guitar, bassist Paul Milne, Jeremy "Rubber" Gallop on rhythm guitar and Rob Tyrell on drums. They had a few rehearsals and then a couple of gigs in Chris's hometown of Oxford.

Freddie and Chris, who was then about 17 years old, became close friends, and Chris moved to an apartment on Ferry Road, where Freddie lived with members of "Smile". The other members of Sour Milk Sea were not very impressed that Freddie and Chris spent so much time together - they were much more concerned about the future of the group. And two months later, Jeremy, who owned almost all the equipment, took it, which meant the breakup of the group.

In April 1970 Tim Staffell decided to leave Smile and Freddie took over as vocalist. He changed the name of the group to Queen, and his last name to Mercury.

Further biography of Freddie Mercury largely coincides with the biography of Queen.

In 1970, Freddie met Mary Austin. They lived together for seven years, but remained friends for life.

In 1971, John Deacon joined the group - now Queen were in full force. Freddie came up with a coat of arms for the group based on the zodiac signs of its members: two fairies for him (Virgo), two lions for Roger and John (Leo) and a crab for Brian (Cancer). It was Freddie who became the author of the first Queen song to hit the British charts - (Seven Seas Of Rhye). He also owns the first big hit (Killer Queen) as well as the most famous song of the group (Bohemian Rhapsody), which for 9 weeks stayed at the top of the British charts. At concerts, Freddie was always in the foreground.

In 1975, Queen toured Japan, where they were accompanied by a screaming crowd of enthusiastic fans everywhere. For the first time they received such an extraordinary and unexpected welcome. Freddie simply fell in love with this country and began collecting Japanese paintings and antiques.

On October 7, 1979, Freddie's old dream came true - he performed with the Royal Ballet. He chose Bohemian Rhapsody and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. The melody was performed by the orchestra, and Freddie sang live. The performance began with Bohemian Rhapsody and was a huge success with ballet lovers who gave him a standing ovation after both numbers.

In 1980, Freddie changed his image - he made a short haircut and grew a mustache. After that, many fans began to send him "gifts" - nail polish and razor blades.

In late 1982, Queen unanimously decided that they needed to take a break and take a break from each other. They announced that there would be no tour in 1983. Freddie had been thinking about the possibility of releasing a solo album for a long time - now he had time for this. In early 1983 he started recording at the Munich studio Musicland. During this period he was introduced to the composer Giorgio Moroder. Moroder took part in the revival of Fritz Lang's silent science fiction film Metropolis, filmed back in 1926, which was decided to be dubbed by modern music. He asked Freddie to take part in the co-writing of the song for the film, and Freddie agreed. He has never co-written with anyone other than Queen, and has never performed cover versions with the exception of Larry Lurex. The result of this collaboration was the song Love Kills.

On September 10, 1984, Freddie's first solo single was released - the song Love Kills for the film "Metropolis", co-written with Giorgio Moroder.

And the first single from his upcoming solo album was I Was Born To Love You, released on April 9, 1985. Three weeks later, the album itself was released, titled Mr. Bad Guy. It came out on CBS Records.

July 13, 1985 was a very special day for Queen and Freddie. On this day, the Live Aid concert took place - a grand show at Wembley Stadium, which was attended by 72 thousand spectators. The concert was broadcast by television all over the world, i.e. over a billion people watched it! Queen secured a place in history with their performance, and all commentators, journalists, fans and critics were unanimous that the group was the highlight of the program.

At the beginning of 1987, Queen experienced some lull, which Freddie took advantage of to record another solo number in the Townhouse studio. It was a cover version of an old Platters song, The Great Pretender. The single was released on February 23rd.

In March 1987, Freddie flew to Barcelona to meet with Montserrat Caballe. He presented her with a cassette on which two of his songs were recorded (according to other sources - 4). The Spanish opera diva appreciated them and even sang one of them - to Freddie's great surprise - at a concert in London's Covent Garden. And in early April, these two artists of such different genres began work on a joint album.

At the end of May, a grand festival took place in the famous Ku-Club on the island of Ibiza. Freddie was the guest of honor there and, together with Montserrat Caballe, performed at the closing ceremony of the festival. They performed the song Barcelona, ​​which Freddie dedicated to his hometown of Montserrat.

On October 8, 1988, Freddie and Montserrat performed at another grandiose festival - La Nit, this time in Barcelona itself. They performed 3 songs: How Can I Go On, The Golden Boy and Barcelona, ​​and the piano was played by Mike Moran, the songwriter. The long-awaited Barcelona album was finally released on October 10th.

The performance on October 8 was Freddie's last public appearance. By that time, he was already seriously ill with AIDS, but did not want people to know about it. He announced his illness only a day before his death, leaving all his fortune to his sister, the only close person, and also to his beloved cats. Despite everything, he continued to write songs and make recordings and even starred in video clips. Already very sick, he shot a wonderful video for the song I "m Going Slightly Mad.

On November 24, 1991, Freddie died at his home in London from bronchial pneumonia, which developed against the background of AIDS.

The Queen musicians said in an official statement: “We have lost the greatest and beloved member of our family. We experience endless grief and sadness from the knowledge that death overtook him at the zenith of his creative upsurge, but we are proud of the courage with which he lived and died We are fortunate enough to share magical years with him. We will do our best to pay tribute to his life and his inimitable style. "

On April 20, 1992, at Wembley Stadium, a grandiose concert in his memory took place, in which many rock stars took part. But the best monument for Freddie was the release of the album Made In Heaven, completed by the three remaining members of the group. The album was released on November 6, 1995. It contains the latest songs recorded by Freddie.

Thanks, Freddie. We will always remember you. We love you!

Quotes

* Want to interview me? Oh, don't be stupid!

* We were never allowed into Russia. They think that we will corrupt their youth ...

* Now I know that money can buy anything in Brazil. Even Brazil itself, or the entire continent. With my money, I could very well become the president there.

* I have no desire to live until the age of 70: this is probably a very boring occupation.

* People who get to know me think that I will kill them now. In fact, I'm very shy.

* How boring it is to just exist, to have only one side of character that is reflected in everything you do. I am a person of opposites and change every day, like a chameleon, and every new day I have is different from the previous one, and I am looking forward to it. I don't want to be the same.

* You can't buy happiness. But money can help you find it!