Freddie Mercury

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Veröffentlicht am 17.06.2018

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Freddie Mercury Queen Classic Rock

Zusammenfassung

Dieses Referat beinhaltet eine übersichtliche Zusammenfassung über das Leben und Wirken des Musikers Freddie Mercury. Zudem werden einige seiner bekanntesten Songs aufgezählt. Das Referat ist auf englischer Sprache verfasst.

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and founder of the legendary Rock band Queen. He is still considered one of the most grandiose and talented musicians in human history.

Freddie’s Biography

Freddie was born on September the 5th in the year 1946 as the son of Jer and Bomi Bulsara. The name Freddie Mercury is actually just a fictional stage name; his real name is Farrok Bulsara.

His father had to travel a lot due to his work as a court cashier, so Freddie (or “Farrok”) had to move away from the island Zanzibar and settle to an English school in St. Peters in Panchgani near Bombay at the age of 8. Freddie was a good athlete, he liked hockey and boxing for example. Also his school achievements were excellent. He especially was very talented in arts, drawing and Design. He loved to draw also in his freetime. He was also really interested in music since he has been a child. He got piano lessons and was in the music choir. He founded his first band called “The Hectics” while he was still at school, But they only played at school parties and dance events, and not outside of the school.

In the year 1962, at the age of sixteen, he graduated from the St. Peters School Two years later, the political situation in Zanzibar was a problem for Freddie’s family and so they had to move to England, Middlesex. Freddie’s father got a job as an accountant there and the family could move into a new house. Freddie then went to London and studied arts on the university.
In the year 1968, the Band “Smile” was founded. The bassist and singer of the Band, Tim Staffel, was a college friend of Freddie. Tim introduced Freddie to his other band mates. So Freddie met the drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May for the first time. The got on very well together and so they became friends. Freddie also became a fan of Smile’s style and he also found Brian’s guitar playing admirable. So he became part of the group of friends and also an indirect part of the Band, so to speak as a consultant. During this time, Freddie also made the decision to play or sing in a band. After some time, Freddie got to know the band Ibex from Liverpool. The members of the Band could play all their instruments quite well, but none of them could sing particularly well. Freddie loved to take that position. He learned to use his voice, which was already considerable at that time. The two bands Ibex and Smile had become good friends. Everything was shared, apartments and bedrooms were there for everyone. Freddie’s stage show was getting better and better, as was his voice.
Finally the two bands started to perform on stage together. Then Freddie finally joined Brian and Roger, and they changed the name of the band to “Queen”. With Queen, Freddie was incredible successful and became very popular.

But at the age of fourty five (in the year 1991), Freddie fell sick with the dangerous aids syndrom. So Freddie Mercury unfortunately died on the 24th November of the year 1991. The whole world was shocked and sorrowed for his death.

Songs:


In his life Freddie wrote many songs which are listened to by an enormous amount of people today. He fascinated everyone with his incredible, beautiful and strong voice. Mercury has written many of the songs which were published by Queen, for example:

-We are the Champions

-Bohemian Rhapsody

-Killer Queen

-A Winter’s Tale

-I was born to love you
-Living on my own

Other Facts about Freddie Mercury:
-Freddie was a big cat lover. For his favourite cat, called Delilah, he has written a song (called “Delilah”).

-Freddie was homosexual (Once he had a girlfriend, but then they seperated and Freddie got a husband).
-He was a great ballett-dancer.
-He was very superstitious and believed in bad luck.
-Freddie cultivated friendship with many other famous people just as David Bowie, Princess Diana, Kenny Everett,…
-Freddie designed the logo of the band on his own. In the logo you can find the zodiac sign of every group member.