Freddie Mercury

MusicTelevision Age

Queen frontman and Bohemian Rhapsody

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Overview

Lead singer and principal songwriter of Queen from 1970. Bohemian Rhapsody 1975 spent nine weeks at number one in the UK and returned to the top of the chart in 1991 and 2018. Queen played the 1985 Live Aid concert, a set widely ranked the greatest live rock performance. The band entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. His vocal range and stage command set a benchmark for rock frontmen.

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