Super Sonico Magazine May. 2014 | Page 10

The life of Frederick Bulsara began in the West African island of Zanzibar on September 5, 1946. 25 years later in London, under the name of Freddie Mercury, he headed the now legendary rock group called Queen. His powerful voice and unusable staging, generated that becomes part of the musical history as one of the icons of global melodic rock. Prior to joining "Queen", Mercury worked solo and occasionally served as a producer and he also participated in events such as guest musician for other artists. This legendary band was formed in 1971 in London, England, the country where Mercury had arrived with his family, running away from Zanzibar Revolution. The group was founded by the guitarist Brian May, the singer Freddie Mercury and the drummer Roger Taylor, with the bassist John Deacon completing the lineup during the following year. No doubt, Freddie's voice was one of the trademarks of this band that undermined the musical life of success and hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", 10 Super Sonico | Magazine "Somebody to Love", "Do not Stop Me Now" brands , "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Barcelona" and especially his famous "We Are the Champions", among others. Parallel to this, he continued with his solo career releasing two albums, although most impact as a musician he was accompanied by the band. Freddie had a long relationship with the hairdresser Jim Hutton, who learned in 1991 that he had HIV. He accompanied Mercury until his last days, which saw him suffer of a bronchopneumonia complicated by AIDS that ultimately ended his life on November 24, 1991, just one day after officially communicating this last illness he suffered.