On the small quiet island of Zanzibar on the 5th of September 1946, Farrokh Bulsara was born to Bomi and Jer Bulsara. The Bulsaras were an Indian Persian family Living in Zanzibar, Africa. Farrokh's father worked as a High Court cashier for the British Government.
best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). He was noted for his vocal abilities and for his live performances. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". In addition to his work with Queen, he produced several minor hits as a solo artist. Mercury, who was of Indian Parsi descent and who grew up in India, has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star."[1] He died of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV (AIDS) on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
Although Queen were not always popular with rock music critics,[2][3][4] estimates of the band's worldwide record sales to date have been placed as high as 300 million.[5] The band has also spent more collective weeks on the UK Album Charts than any other musical act, including The Beatles.[6] On the other hand, Queen's level of popularity often lagged in the United States relative to many other countries, especially during the 1980s. In 2006, Time Asia named Mercury as one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years.[7] However, he has also been criticised for having kept his ethnicity, as well as his HIV status, a secret from the public.[8][9]
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