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Freddie is an outstanding person who has gone down in history forever. This famous rock and roll singer is one of the most famous Britons to this day, and his compositions can be heard anywhere in the world. The song "Seven Seas of Rhye" is still competing for the title of the most famous song in the history of mankind. Years have passed since his death, but true fans are still on duty at his idol’s home in London, believing that a miracle will happen. He had a strong and unusually delicate timbre of his voice, but he would never release a new album again.
The singer's biography is full of strange, mysterious and fascinating facts, so that Freddie did not need to invent legends about himself or his life. It would be enough to tell the truth in order to shake the minds of idols and the creative imagination of journalists. We offer to find out as much as possible about the life of this star in order to understand the many facets of Freddie Mercury’s creativity.
Childhood
Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 on the island of Zanzibar (Tanzania). Jer and Bomi are the parents of Freddie, who professed the Zoroastrian faith. By the way, the real name of the well-known musical artist Farrukh Bulsara. The boy's father was a devout man, so the boy grew up impressionable and imaginative. He remembered the story of the gods for life, and his parents themselves sought to give the firstborn a good education and sent him to St. Peter’s boarding school near Bombay.
At first, the guy was hard going through separation from his family, but then he got carried away with two subjects: music and drawing. The first teacher Farrukh helped with entering a music school, where he became the best student and learned to play the piano. The parents saw the boy in perspective, so they went to the town of Feltham, which is only a few kilometers from the capital of England. Another reason for the departure of the family is the political conflict in Tanzania, which could translate into civil war.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the capital of Great Britain was a Mecca for creative people of any direction. By the way, the famous musician received the name Freddie from friends at St. Peter’s school. In this case, Barsar Sr. paid for the study of English, mathematics, and the history of the guy in order that he engaged in a joint business with him. His father was convinced that selling spices or renting an exchange office was their goal, but Freddie was already interested in music and was not interested in anything else. Because of this, he stopped communicating with parents, communicating only through friends.
In 1966, Freddie Mercury enrolled at the Ealing College of Art and began drawing, selling his work on the Kensington market. Using the idea of his father, he was able to earn money by selling his paintings, earning his life. At the same time, he became acquainted with the Ibex group and became part of their team.
Carier start
Performances in the music group did not become something special for the guy, because he also created an ensemble with friends in India that performed at parties. To create his own style, he chose provocative stage costumes, while it was noticeable that Bollywood influenced the style and manner of performance.
In college, Ealing young singer met with the musicians of the group Smile (Roger Taylor - drummer, Brian May - guitarist) and often attended their concerts. After a few years of fantasies and participation in small groups, Freddie joined the group;) and became its vocalist instead of Tim Staffffe. A little later, on his initiative, the group changed its name to Queen, and Freddie himself took the pseudonym Mercury, because Mercury was his patron in the zodiac.
Queen group and its popularity
At the beginning of the 70s, the group experienced a period of formation, because bassists were constantly changing in it. At the end of the winter of 1971, John Deacon joined them and the final composition was formed. Freddie drew for the group an interesting coat of arms and the birth of a famous team took place. They recorded their first album in 1972 and immediately took leading positions in all the UK music charts.
This was not enough for a group agent, so he coordinated tours in America and Japan. Eastern culture really liked the vocalist, and the local public warmly welcomed the team, thanks to which he began to be considered famous all over the world.
The number of fans grew every day, Freddie was a welcome guest at all music festivals and clubs, but all this confused him, because he was very shy. It seemed to the singer that everyone loves not his own person, but only his extraordinary stage image. Because of the harassment of fans, the group was unable to continue its activities in London and moved to Munich (Germany).
Soon Freddie became rich, and was able to buy a mansion in his beloved part of London, filling it with objects of art, and the piano received the place of honor that the man used to create new masterpieces. Freddie’s doors were always open to guests and friends, but he didn’t like journalists, considering that the performer must remain a mystery.
Illness and death
In 1987, the lead singer of the Queen discovered that he was infected with AIDS. This was a real disaster, because at that time the disease was a sentence for any person. Freddie Mercury told about his illness only to his friends, hiding information from the public until his death on November 24, 1991. Close and friends did not turn away from the singer, and in every way helped him, supported and cared, looking for a cure for his illness.
The environment in which Freddie lived and spent his time was not the most favorable, and such a disease was widespread here at that time. The musician considered himself invulnerable, because he was at the zenith of fame. Before his death, Mercury constantly reviewed his performances and believed that he had given the best years to music, and living up to 70 years is boring and stupid.
Personal life
It is noteworthy that Freddie Mercury’s personal life became known only after his death, when relatives and friends began to confide and remember the past. As it turned out, the main love and sole heir to the fortune of Freddie was Mary Austin. He met her at the beginning of his career in 1969, when a girl worked in a shop near his shop, where a young guy was selling paintings. Mary was very beautiful and knew a lot about beautiful clothes, so she became Freddie's assistant and created a special image for him. For example, black nail polish is her idea.
At the beginning of their life together, the couple did not have extra money, so they lived in a small rented room. After a couple of years, the couple moved to a rented apartment on Holland Road and began to live happier, because she spent all her time with creative people like herself. The more successful Freddie became, the more difficult the relationship was, because at first he suggested that Mary marry him, but then he forgot about this topic, and later he refused the idea of having a child, because it would be disturbing to his tours.
6 years after the start of the relationship, Freddie told the girl that he had a non-traditional orientation, but could not stop communicating with Mary and presented her with a separate apartment, having offered the position of his administrator. Mary spent her whole life with him, sitting by the bed even at the time of Freddie's death. It was he who asked her to bury his dust in such a way that even his family and friends did not know his location, since he was afraid of desecrating the grave. The name of the partner with whom Freddie lived for 8 years is Jim Hutton. Other names are also known, but the fact of the relationship has not been confirmed.
