The true cause of death of Freddie Mercury is still a big question. Freddie Mercury: the star that died too soon

Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 on the island of Zanzibar. His parents were Parsis. The name Freddie stuck to the boy when he started attending St. Peter's School. AT school age in his biography, Freddie Mercury was fond of tennis, all-around. He studied well, studied painting and music. While studying at school, he completed piano courses. And in 1958, Freddie Mercury, together with his friends, organized the group "The Hectics", which played at school parties.

In 1962, Freddie returned to Zanzibar, but soon his family moved to England. There he began to study at the Polytechnic School, but was intensively engaged in painting and graphics. AT free time worked as a loader, because his family was poor. After leaving school, Mercury entered the Ealing College of Art in London, where he studied graphic illustration. Freddie stopped living with his parents, renting an apartment for himself. Soon in the life of Freddie Mercury happened significant event- he met the leader of the "Smile" group. Then he began to attend group rehearsals, got to know Brian May and Roger Taylor better. After graduating from art college, Mercury opened his own shop with Taylor.

In August 1969, Mercury met the musicians of the Ibex group (later renamed Wreckage), and soon began performing with them. But the group did not last long, and Mercury joined new team: "Sour Milk Sea".

Here, too, the union of musicians did not last long.

In 1970, he returned to Smile. Soon the group changed its name to "Queen". The place of the guitarist, after a long search and several candidates, was taken by John Deacon. Freddie created the band's logo, incorporating elements of British heraldry into it. Two years later, Freddie decided to take the pseudonym Mercury (before that he had his last name). The band's first album was released in 1972. Mercury was the author of several of Queen's first hits: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen". The group became famous all over the world, began touring different countries. In 1979, in the biography of the singer Freddie Mercury, a joint performance with the English Royal Ballet took place.

1980 marked the year for the singer new period, Freddie even changed his image, began to wear a mustache and cut his hair short. Taking advantage of vacation and suspension touring activities, Mercury took up solo work. He first released the song "Love Kills" (1984). And in 1985, the album "Mr. Bad guy. Joint work with Montserrat Caballe resulted in several joint performances at various festivals.

Since 1986, rumors about the singer's illness appeared in the press, which he completely denied. Only those closest to him knew about his illness with AIDS. In 1989, Queen withdrew from the tour. Freddie Mercury devoted this period in his life to recording songs, because he wanted to release as many as possible. The solo album "Barcelona" was followed by albums "Queen": "The Miracle" and "Innuendo".

On November 23, 1991, Mercury officially confirmed that he had AIDS, and the next day he died of bronchial pneumonia.

To this day, Freddie Mercury remains one of the most famous and popular singers on a global scale. A concert was given in his honor in 1992, at which many stars and friends of the performer performed.

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1. killer queen

   It was this composition that in 1974 allowed the then very young Queen group to break into the musical Olympus for the first time, reaching second place in the British chart. Freddie Mercury said this about his first hit: “This is a song about a girl from high society. I was trying to say that high society ladies can be whores too. That's what the song is about, but I'd rather people interpret it themselves, put whatever they want into it."

2. Bohemian Rhapsody

   Even before the release of Rhapsody as a single, the manager of Queen decided to introduce the song to one of his famous clients - Elton John. He was interested to know the opinion of the artist. “What the hell are you, crazy?!” - the singer was amazed, having listened to the end of the six-minute piece. According to Elton, such a long and incomprehensible topic would not fit any radio. Queen is really crazy. And they did it right. Bohemian Rhapsody redeemed its authors in the rays of glory, placing on the first lines in the charts of 8 countries at once, among which was their native Great Britain.

3. Somebody to Love

   Somebody to Love is quite often put on a par with Bohemian Rhapsody. Lack of a definite musical style and the use of a choir created with the replicated voices of Freddie, Brian and Roger really sends the listener back to this Queen hit. By the way, it was this song, and not Rhapsody, that Mercury considered his most successful creation and called the reason for such special love a more complete composition of the song and a single-plot text.

4. We Are The Champions

   This song has long been the favorite sports anthem of millions of fans around the world. Like We Will Rock You, this track has a catchy and uplifting chorus that turns crowds of any size into one. Therefore, the video clip for We Are The Champions is a performance of the band in a concert format, but this is not a live Queen. In fact, the group invited their fans to play the role of the audience on the set of the video. For the first time in music industry the group specifically attracted fans to create a video sequence for one of their compositions.

5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

   Freddie came up with this song while taking a bath. Crazy Little Thing Called Love was the only song in Queen's repertoire in which Mercury played the guitar. But the dominant solo still belongs to Brian May, who used during the recording not his unique Red Special, but a Fender Telecaster, the guitar of Roger Taylor. The full creation of the composition took only half an hour. Mercury, having composed Crazy Little Thing Called Love, immediately showed it to the group. Taylor and Deacon were at Musicland Studios at the time. Together with Mercury, they recorded all their vocal parts and musical accompaniment to the song. Later, May came into the studio, sang his backing vocals and played a guitar solo. The song was ready!

6. Don't Stop Me Now

   This driving thing is known even to those who are far from not only the work of Queen, but also from all rock music in general. The reason for such popularity is simple: Don't Stop Me Now is very often used in commercials telling us about some cool and fast car. No wonder this composition received the title of "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" according to the results of a poll of the program. top gear. Just don't turn it up too loud when you're driving. Otherwise, a fine for speeding can not be avoided.

7. under pressure

   famous hit, written by Freddie and the entire Queen group in collaboration with David Bowie, could not have appeared if not for one small accident. This is how Mercury recalled her in an interview for BBC Radio 1 in 1985: “Nothing was planned. He [David Bowie] happened to be in the city [Montreux] and dropped by our studio... We started by fooling around with a couple of his and our songs... we had a few bottles of wine and in that warm atmosphere we decided why not try something completely new? That's how Under Pressure came about." The unpretentious but recognizable bassline and vocals of the two rock idols did their job: the hit soared to number one in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.

8. Friends Will Be Friends

   A wonderful song that friends will remain friends until the very end, did not reach the top of the charts, but became an undoubted hit by Queen. As with We Are The Champions, in the music video for Friends Will Be Friends, the band once again performs in a concert hall, where thousands of fans sway to the beat and sing along with Freddie in a single atmosphere of spellbinding magic. Queen managed to create a real anthem of friendship that makes you pick up the phone, call your true friends and meet somewhere in a lamp setting to once again enjoy each other's company.

9. Princes of the Universe

   The lion's share of the songs from Queen's 1986 album A Kind of Magic were used as the soundtracks for the film Highlander, and Princes of the Universe even became the title theme for this film. The connection with the film can also be traced in the video clip for this song: you can see the performer in it leading role Highlander - actor Christopher Lambert. The track gained popularity among the listeners of the band and fans of the film "Highlander" due to the heavy hard rock sound of the composition and Freddie's daring vocals.

10. Innuendo

    The song became the third (and, unfortunately, the last) composition of Queen, which reached the first line of the native chart after Bohemian Rhapsody and Under Pressure. With its multi-styled sound and layered composition, it strongly resembles Bohemian Rhapsody and The March of the Black queen. On the whole, Innuendo can be called one of Queen's heaviest and darkest songs, but in the middle of the composition the group diluted the dramatic sound with a flamenco-style guitar solo, played by Yes guitarist Steve Howe, and a favorite Rhapsody-style choir, where Freddie solemnly reminds his listener of that you can be anything you want to be.

1) The whole family of Mercury was Parsi (followers of Zoroastrianism). Despite the fact that Freddie did not attend church for a long time, his funeral procession was led by a Zoroastrian priest.

3) Freddie's passport indicated that his name was Frederic Mercury, but he never allowed himself to be called that. And so that the queen would not call him that during a visit to England, he introduced himself to her simply as "Mercury".

4) He was very fond of cats, he had more than 10 at the same time. He even dedicated an album and wrote a song to his beloved cat, whose name was Delaya (song - Mr. Bad Guy).

Freddie Mercury, from the blog

5) He personally designed the band's logo (the so-called Queen's Crest) thanks to his diploma in art and graphic design art school in Ealing. The crest was made from the zodiac signs of the band members: two lions for John Deacon and Roger Tyler, cancer for Brian May, and two fairies for Freddie himself, personifying his sign of the virgin. There is also a phoenix on the logo, which protects the group from evil forces.

6) He had a very long relationship with Mary Austin in the early 70s. Even after they broke up, he continued to regard her as his closest friend. Once in an interview in 1985, he admitted that she was his only close friend and he does not want others. He dedicated the song "Love Of My Life" to her and became the godfather of her first son. When Freddie died, he bequeathed to her almost all of his fortune, his house and the licensing rights to all his work.

7) At the request of Mercury, his manager officially announced his illness on the day of Freddie's death. For several years, rumors spread about his illness (due to the thinness that appeared and the "cut down" tour of the group). Freddie himself was then working on his latest album and the legendary cult song "The Show Must Go On", the words in which for the fans explained a lot of what is happening in the life of the lead singer of Queen. And although Freddie had enough strength to record the song in the studio, Mercury could no longer record the video clip, and the group agreed to make a video from cuts of Freddie's life. But rumors are rumors, and a confession of illness on the day of his death morally knocked down a lot of people. Many after his death regretted that he had not told about the disease earlier, because this could help in the treatment and, possibly, save him.

Freddie Mercury was born on the island of Zanzibar, now part of Tanzania. But do they love the great rocker at home? Alas...

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Lead singer of the band Queen of Persian origin. Shirazi Persians reached Zanzibar back in the 10th century (500 years before Vasco da Gama), founded a trading post here and built the first mosque in the southern hemisphere. However, Freddie is from a Zoroastrian family - in Zanzibar, despite the prevalence of Islam for a thousand years, complete religious tolerance.

However, this tolerance does not extend to all aspects of life. Birthplace of one of the most famous musicians world, it would seem, amazing tourist content, but I did not see a single poster / magnet / keychain with the image of Mercury.

“He’s gay,” says my Zanzibar friend Bruce, “nobody likes gays here, neither Muslims nor Hindus, nobody ... Everyone knows that Mercury is ours, but if his family stayed in Zanzibar, it would be a shame.”

The future musician left with his parents for England in 1964 during the bloody Zanzibar socialist revolution. (Pictured right is Freddie/Farukh as a child in Zanzibar). After the revolution, the archipelago became part of Tanzania as an autonomy... In the restrained socialist-Islamic society of the archipelago, Freddie Mercury was listened to, admired, but not proud of him...

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So Farukh Bursara. He was a Parsi by nationality and was born in Zanzibar, then his parents sent him to India to private school.

Really weak physically and weak mentally. Leading svadhisthana, with her energy she turned on the halls and her group, a real soloist, sexy. Family comes first and relationships. There are many rumors about his homosexuality. and even assertions. But in reality there was violence at school, the teacher raped and bullying classmates, but this did not break stubborn heterosexuality and even monogamy. He is with Mary Austin, whom he loved the only one all his life and left her an inheritance.

Yin 106\Yang 138

Direct incarnation of yang. A normal man, but to his misfortune he was handsome and weak physically in childhood and mentally too. Tribal work on 5-ke, creativity, but he was also a victim of crime and possibly suppression of the personality (compensation for manipura). Very similar to his biography. A child who was not supposed to be born, 9th prenatal, should have died during prenatal, then during childbirth and after birth. He survived all this and immediately goes the zero period, the family was rich, apparently, from high society are sent to a private school. But this also gives karma that has come true and opens the way for the realization of talent, which is according to Swadhisthana. Apparently, ideas were gushing out, he seemed to write music and texts and sang, directing clips, etc. right down to the costumes...

When he was 28 years old, in 1974, Brian May becomes infected with hepatitis and they are removed from the opening act for other rock bands. There is a sharp jump and initiation into the Freemasons, they change the producer and record Bohemian Rhapsody. Brian May was fond of Satanism and was in the Masonic Lodge, he attracted Freddie as his slave, he envied Freddie's talent and fame, it can be seen at concerts. that Mercury, who was distinguished by a very expressive manner of singing, constantly runs up to Brian on stage and contacts with him. Here the factors coincided, Fredy was talented, handsome, and he was ordained a Freemason, with all the accompanying rites of sodomy, having sold his soul, he raised the group to Olympus ...

It's safe to say that Freddie was inducted into one of these secret Masonic brotherhoods. But, as we know, Satan does not just make you rich and famous, you have to pay for everything, and Satan asks the highest price...

“... Freddie, according to his relatives, admitted that he did not know how he got the AIDS virus, because he was not depraved. Recently, reports have begun to appear on the Internet claiming that he was deliberately infected with a resistant strain, Freddie was sacrificed, if this is so, then it is not difficult to guess by whom ... "

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On November 24, 1991, the heart of one of the greatest artists in history, Freddie Mercury, stopped. The body of the singer was hastily taken out of the house to hide the scandalous details of his death. Contrary to the instructions of Freddie Mercury's executor - Jim Beach. Then three days later followed the funeral ceremony according to the customs of the Zoroastrians, hidden from prying eyes. Only the closest were invited. Freddie was cremated. And the ashes were buried somewhere in Bombay. After the funeral, the Queen musicians, Freddie's real friends, left in an unknown direction. They didn't go to Freddie's house. But there were a lot of journalists, Mary Austin was Freddie's life friend, Peter Freestone was his personal assistant, Jim Hutton was Freddie's last lover. and Joe Vanelli - former lover and then the chef. Having put on jewelry and causing amazement of those present, they explained that it was Freddie who gave them to them. And they put them on in honor of him. Then there was champagne...

Each of us has heard this name. Everyone knows that he was gay and died of AIDS. Many read the books of Jim Hutton, Peter Freestone, Laura Jackson, Rick Sky (the most deceitful scum of all), many read the memoirs of Freddie's "friends". Many have heard about the book by Mariam Akhundova the story of Freddie Mercury. But few have read this book. Many people didn't like her. Because this book destroys the established myths about the greatest debauchee of the world. And the fact that many people did not like this book speaks of the disease of society ... In her book, Mariam Akhundova exposes a conspiracy against Freddie Mercury. The author analyzed interviews that Freddie never gave. Memories of "friends" in which lies abound. Those same friends who, having selfish interests, entered into Freddie's trust, using the singer's boundless love, betrayed him, and lately, after the death of a genius, they are confused in lies and invent false details of his personal life. The author proves to us that there is a strong powerful organization - the league of minority sex, which controls the show business all over the world and in whose interests it is to dump the world into a pit of sin ...

Mariam is the only one of us who had the sense to see in Freddie Mercury a real Pars adherent of the strange - in good sense words of religion - Zoroastrianism. Mariam proved to us that in the guise of Mercury there is nothing to do with homosexuality. That the singer's eyeliner is a tradition of the Parsees. And complex dances are not antics of a pervert, but hidden symbols of Zoroastrianism. The author expresses the shocking details of the conspiracy against Freddie. The respectable image of the Mercury family is shattered to smithereens.

Mary Austin - Freddie's girlfriend, in fact, a bitch who needed his house and money. It was through Mary's fault that 16 million pounds of the singer's money disappeared after his death - since Mary Austin had the right to manage the money of the terminally ill Freddie. And thanks to the qualities of a talented bitch, Mary Fredy could not start a family. After all, then she would not have received a penny ... “You understand all this to me! TO ME! left Freddie. It is I who should live in his house. Sleep in his bedroom." (in an interview where she explains why the rest of Freddie's friends have to leave the house). Are you wondering why there were no other women in his life? I will answer they were. But those who did not spread blue rumors about Freddie were simply driven away. That is why the German actress Barbara Valentin has remained in history. Barbara, with an expert on the matter, tells what kind of seizures Mercury had. How he beat his head against the wall and the battery in a rage. Of course, all addicts do it. And Barbara, as an experienced drug addict, is well aware of this ...

Jim Hutton is the barber and gardener at Freddie's house. Claims to be Mercury's last lover. With whom they lived for five years. This man wrote a porn novel about life with Freddie with mediocrity, which only a mediocre hairdresser is capable of ... Everything told by Jim is a pure lie, as it does not pass the test. Whenever Jim says that he was with Freddie - he is lying because it is known for certain - recorded - he physically could not be with Freddie at that time. Because he worked in the studio with the band. Well, if he was, then as a servant. Understand, finally, Freddie could not participate in the orgies that are attributed to him. He would have died of a drug overdose! For most of his life, the singer worked hard! Isn't this what you need to do to reach such heights that Mercury reached? By the way, Jim claimed that in 1991 he was tested for HIV. Jim was also diagnosed with AIDS. But then why hasn't he died so far, but is doing well in Ireland without complaining about his health? ..

Peter Freestone. According to many, the author the best book about F. Mercury. Worked as Freddie's personal assistant. He wrote that Freddie used drugs - what kind of drugs they were, and with what gays he slept. He claimed that Mercury did not get out of gay clubs ... But there is not a single photo where Freddie would have had fun in a gay club and used drugs in handfuls. There are some muddy pictures where Freddie is with different uncles. But for the most part it is clear that this is a primitive photomontage. Many gays for the sake of dubious fame are ready to sign up for him as lovers. Plus influential sponsors who spared no expense in Freddie Mercury's gay propaganda. This kind and generous person who just handed out money to people. All these testimonies - perjury against Freddie do not fit with each other. Mariam makes us understand that there was a conspiracy against the great master, in which his relatives were drawn. That Freddie was deliberately infected with AIDS... It is necessary to convey to every person the truth that the Great Artist was the victim of a terrible conspiracy. And he was subtly and brutally killed ...

Freddie Mercury was an outstanding personality 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 composition "Hotel California" for the title of the most popular song all times and peoples. Fans continue to watch at the mansion of their idol in London, in the Kensington area, in the hope of 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 will not hold tours.

His biography is so extraordinary that Mercury did not need to invent beautiful legend, like many other pop stars. He only had to tell true 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. Once upon a time small people Parsi fled Iran due to persecution and received permission from the Indian Maharaja to live on his 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 Kashmiri girl, and they briefly came to India to visit relatives to decide on the education of their first child.

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

The boy grew impressionable, with a rich imagination. Stories about the gods and their assistants were remembered by him for the rest of his life. The 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.

At first, the home child was hard to bear the separation from his family, but then he began to master his favorite subjects: drawing and music. The teacher contributed to Farrukh's admission to music school and he became in it best student 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, whom friends at St. Peter's school renamed Freddie, could not remain indifferent to the opportunities that opened up. He wanted to continue his education at an art college and play music in his spare time.

The father was shocked by his son's passion. He paid for his education English language, history and mathematics for the sake of participating in a joint business. According to Balsar Sr., selling spices in a shop or renting a currency exchange office could become a worthy occupation. Mercury broke up with his parents with a scandal and over the following years kept in touch with them through friends.

In 1966 he entered the Ealing College of Art and painted extensively. He sold his work in a small shop in Kensington Market. Still, the idea of ​​​​his father helped him to hold out for some time and earn a living in London.

During training fine arts and design, he met the musicians of the Ibex group. He learned the entire repertoire to perform with them. The rest of the musicians liked his voice and plasticity, and they accepted the newcomer to the team.

Mercury's idols different time Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, Gian Lennon, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. An analysis of the latter's work formed the basis of graduation thesis Freddie at Ealing College.

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

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

While still at Ealing College, Freddie met the musicians of the Smile band, which included the guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. He did not perform with them, but often went to concerts and praised their professionalism.

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

Queen group

From 1970 to 1971 The group was in its infancy. Bassists were constantly changing in it. However, she successfully performed in Kensington clubs and played as an opening act for the more famous Yes band.

At the end of the winter of 1971, Queen acquired a permanent bass player, John Deacon. In the future, the composition of the group has not changed 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 group's first album, Queen I, was recorded at Trident Studios, which included compositions written by May and Mercury. In subsequent years, Freddie composed the group's most famous hits: "Killer Queen" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".

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

Bright colors Eastern culture fit the band's vocalist to taste, 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 band has had a lot of fans in their native Britain and other countries. Freddie became a welcome guest in clubs and music festivals. The praise of those around him embarrassed him. Mercury constantly felt that they did not love him, but rather a spectacular stage persona.

He wanted to continue to create, but in London, due to the persecution of fans, it was difficult to do so. The musicians bought a studio in Munich and worked on the next albums in Germany.

Freddie, as promised by the manager, soon became rich. He bought himself an Edwardian mansion in his favorite area of ​​London, Kensington, and filled it collectibles art. The decoration of his house was lavish, like the scenery of Bollywood films. A place of honor in the living room was occupied by the piano, on which the singer composed music.

The doors of the mansion were always open for Queen musicians and their close friends. Mercury avoided communication with journalists by all means, believing that performers should remain a mystery to fans, and the process of creating compositions should be sacred. In addition, many hacks mercilessly distorted the words of the singer.

In 1985, Queen organized a performance at Wembley Stadium, gathering 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 never seen such a show before, and many believe that it is the peak of the fame of the legendary band.

Illness and death

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

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

Unfortunately, in the environment where the musician spent time, AIDS was common. 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 music best years and living up to 70 years is unbearably boring. A bright talent burned out on stage, leaving fans with many wonderful songs.

Freddie Mercury is not forgotten by fellow musicians or the audience. Many books have been written about him, however, often false, 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 team leader managed to record solo album, perform arias with opera diva Montserrat Caballe, perform with the Royal Ballet.

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

Personal life of Freddie Mercury

After the death of the singer, even people who barely knew him launched into frank memories. From reliable facts it is known that the most long love Freddie and his main heiress was Mary Austin.

They met in 1969, when he was just starting his career as a musician, and the girl worked in the Biba fashion store, not far from his own shop. Mary was beautiful, versed in stylish outfits and helped Freddie create a special image. In particular, the black nail polish on the Queen musicians' nails 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 happily, spending their days with people as passionate about creativity as they are.

How great success reached the singer, the more he moved away from his beloved. Once he asked her to marry him, but subsequently did not return to this topic. He also refused to have a child, referring to the constant tour.

6 years after the start of the relationship, Mercury told Mary about his gay However, he could not part with the woman. He offered her a job as an administrator and gave her an apartment next to his mansion.

Former lovers saw each other every day, Austin sat by Freddie's bed when he died. It was to her that he bequeathed to bury his ashes, without informing even his relatives about the location 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 detect.

Deeply believing parents finally stopped communicating with their son after such rumors. Freddie gave them money through Mary Austin. Jim Hutton is among Mercury's best-known partners. For 8 years he lived in the singer's house and was with him until his end. Queen's biographers give several more names, but these data are not confirmed.

Interesting facts from the life of the singer

Mercury was jealous of friends with families and heirs. He was very fond of the eldest son of Mary Austin from his marriage to the artist 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.

Up to 10 cats were 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 so well cared for.

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

Conclusion

Mercury lived in full force and most gave time to creativity. That is why, in 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 supremely kind and generous person. He bought houses for his friends and loved ones, bequeathed to them and the musicians of the group the lion's share of the multi-million dollar fortune.

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

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

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Freddie Mercury, a great performer whose biography became the subject of controversy after his death, revolutionized rock music in the 70s and 80s of the twentieth century. This revolution was a victory of taste over numerous vulgar punks, who were also not devoid of talent and showed themselves as a picture of protest against everything conventional and bone. But bone breaks through only with pure talent, which was proved by Freddie Mercury, whose death, by its unexpectedness, made the same impression on the whole world as the impetuous life of a genius.

• Real name: Farrukh Bulsara
• Date of birth: 09/05/1946
• Zodiac sign: Virgo
• Height: 177 centimeters
• Weight: 74 kilograms
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• Eye and hair color: Brown, dark

The biography of our hero, which is written in many variants, does not speak of him as an ordinary and boring person. His very origin in a Parsi family from the ancient district of fabulous Zanzibar did not imply a traditional life path. Where Freddie Mercury was born stone city- the oldest district of the city of Zanzibar), the most mysterious things seemed ordinary, and the beauty of the world was sung by vociferous Bollywood singers. One of these bright women was the subject of vocal delight for the young Parsi, which, in addition to excellent studies, inspired him to take classes in drawing and singing.

By nationality, Freddie Mercury was a Parsi of Iranian origin, and it was she who gave rise to silent delight among fans throughout his life because of his natural flexibility and excellent bearing. But few people knew that the passion for sports in childhood and youth made this young singer mobile and active hero of the scene. That young man who, after many years of rehearsals and searching for his sound, gradually turned from Farrukh Bulsar into Freddie Mercury. Could not be a simple couch potato, waiting for his happiness. He did much more than those around him to revive the fabulous motifs of his homeland with strokes of truth and joy throughout the vast territory of planet Earth.

How are myths born?

Biography of Freddie Mercury, personal life, his children haunt numerous writers of sensations to this day. Very able-bodied and talented, the artist who spent days and nights in the studio, according to many "eyewitnesses", was an active homosexual, but did not disdain intrigues with ladies who fell under the hot temper of a southerner. The artist's illness is portrayed by all these envious people as God's punishment for the diabolical debauchery that reigned in his life as an artist.

But no one mentions in bright colors the beauty that united Catherine Leary and Freddie Mercury in this world. This love, which accompanied the great Queen soloist all his life, can only arouse the lively interest of the public by his tragic death. The mysterious death of Katherine Lary in a car with faulty brakes did not attract the attention of the police and many "friends" who were already playing another card of their prosperous old age. Even the date of Freddie Mercury's death (November 24, 1991) was close to the fateful event of the death of his beloved in 1989.

Singer Freddie Mercury was completely devoted to work, and with the crazy pace of life of such a life-saver and feeding with a lot of alcohol and other more effective stimulants, the activity of an active guest performer would have continued for no more than five years. The simple joys of the family hearth fed this man really and always, he was surrounded by such beloved cats, one of which, named Delilah, became the heroine of the song of the same name. Solitude and peace in short hours of rest allowed to give all the best at performances, delighting the audience with cool steps with a stump of a microphone stand. No one has been able to reproduce this signature technique of Freddie Mercury with the same elegance and ease of the author.

For the amusement of the crowd

Freddie Mercury, whose personal life was actually very closed, did not make loud statements directly and did not admit to his unconventional inclinations. All existing conjectures were generated by his friends and partners because of the irrepressible desire to capitalize on the glory of the great artist before his death and continue to use these irrefutable evidence of debauchery long years after.

To heighten evidence of such manifestations of talent, the forgotten love of student times was brought out of oblivion onto the stage, which rose well in the performance of the role of the sufferer. Mary Austin, who was of little interest during the life of the artist, became the highlight of the program in the final. The death of Freddie Mercury has become a Klondike for his bandmates and half-forgotten girlfriends.

Particularly striking are the stories of such friends about constant parties in gay bars, where Mercury constantly managed to get acquainted with females who were certainly with him for at least a year. Of course, an extraordinary person looks non-standard and does not act like everyone else. But these stories can stun even the most sensationalist person. A lot of incompatible and absurd things are written in these biographies, the most "grateful" reader of which could only be the artist himself.

The fantastic ability of the great soloist to work made it possible to make money on the release of a new album even 4 years after Mercury's death. Recordings of the spring of 1991 managed to be reduced to a full-fledged disc and made platinum in six months. The issue price of four million pounds and a house in London suited quite disinterested heirs, who had nothing to do with the family and talent of the deceased, but who had ample opportunities and wild imagination of cynics.

The artist himself did not consider it necessary to spend precious moments of life on finding out the truth and lies, great person I knew that time would put everything in its rightful place.

Tranquility of the Sphinx

The years of Freddie Mercury's life from 1946 to 1991, of course, are very small segment even within a century. But it is not for nothing that it is said that "you will see them in deeds." And even the blind were able to see the deeds of the Great Wizard thanks to the richness and brightness of his voice, which did not impress with its range, but delighted with its light. The blinding light of a man in love with life, who did not pay attention to side conversations, but took care of his family and loved ones, guarding their peace until the end of his life.

Realizing the close approach of the final, he took care of his children, taking the wise step of transferring them to the family of his sister Kashmir, where they were adopted and found loving parents. And Freddie Mercury admitted his terrible diagnosis for that time before his death. And he accepted his fate with the calmness of a sphinx. His funeral was organized by the closest relatives and carried out according to the Zoroastrian rites.

The artist himself was considered an adherent of this doctrine during his lifetime. But even here it was not possible to sustain the tradition to the end. The body of the great singer was put on fire, which does not correspond to the ritual of the Zoroastrians. Breaking the foundations and the victory of originality broke through the fetters even after death. The champion of champions who could crush everyone on stage and enchant with the melody of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Freddie Mercury and AIDS - these two concepts aroused sacred awe among many fans of the great singer. And yet, this is not the series of concepts that looks harmonious and consistent. It doesn't matter what Mercury died from. Freddy and Light, Joy, Delight, and Serenity are true, but very dull looking definitions, even with capital letter, against the backdrop of this grandiose artist.

In 2017, the shooting of the film "Bohemian Rhapsody" began, which will tell about the life of the famous artist. The world premiere is scheduled for November 1, 2018.