Lover of Life - Singer of Songs
Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band Queen, was once quoted as saying that he didn't want to be a rock star, he wanted to be a legend. While alive, Freddie Mercury was known as an entertaining and energetic rock star. Since his death at the fairly young age of 45, he has become a legend.
Freddie Mercury is considered by many to be one of the greatest vocalists in contemporary music. His remarkable voice covered a span of nearly four octave range allowing him to sing in both the baritone and tenor ranges.
As the lead singer for Queen and also as a solo artist, Freddie Mercury created and performed technically complex songs blending several different styles of music from heavy metal and rock to disco, opera and ballads. His wide range of styles appealed to millions of fans around the world.
Even though it has been nearly 16 years since his death, the Music of Queen and the legacy of Freddie Mercury live on through the incredible music. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Three reasons to love or admire Freddie Mercury
- His remarkable, versatile voice.
- His charismatic, entertaining style.
- His death broke the silence surrounding AIDS.
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Remembering Freddie Mercury and Queen
Hearing these songs takes me back to those times.
Freddie Mercury - The Ideal FrontMan for a Rock Band
In a survey carried out by Electronic Arts, the late singer of legendary rock band Queen beat Mick Jagger and Kurt Cobain to the title.
The poll was to celebrate the release of new XBox 360 game Rockband, which allows players to simulate playing music to some great rock tunes.
- Freddie voted fantasy band frontman
- Music news from Virgin Media.
- Freddie Leads Band of Gold
- Queen News June 2008 from Brian May's Official Website.
- Freddie voted fantasy band frontman
- Freddie Mercury has been voted the ideal frontman in a dream rock band.
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- Freddie voted fantasy band frontman, the official ITV home of Music News at ITV Music; includes Articles. Visit itv.com for Entertainment.
Freddie Mercury in the Amazon Spotlight
Queen (Freddie Mercury Live) Black Wood-Mounted Music Poster Print - 24" X 36"
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The infamous Freddie pose from their 1986 concert at Wembley Stadium.
Framed Music Poster Print - 24" X 36"
Freddie Mercury at a Glance
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September, 1946 ? 24 November, 1991) was a British musician, 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, his range was from E2 to E6. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "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 w...
Freddie Mercury's Death Increased Global AIDS Awareness
Freddie Mercury only died one day after releasing a statement that he had AIDS and encouraged fans to pick up the fight. "I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease."I was affected by the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991 because it came within a few months after I'd lost several patients to AIDS as a young medical student, so his death has always been linked to the deaths of my AIDS patients.
His death occurred during the time when the medical community was still learning how to treat this devastating disease: it was a time when so many people, especially young men, were dying quickly from opportunistic infections and were dying much too young. The only thing medicine could offer many of them was hospice or end of life care to support them and keep them comfortable during their last days.
This lens remembers the life of Freddie Mercury and commemorates all of those who died too young during the medical community learned how to treat the AIDS virus and those who have died since in the 25 years that AIDS as been identified as a disease.
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Freddie Mercury Solo Albums from Amazon
Freddie Mercury on Queen Songs and Shows
I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.
Freddie Mercury
Collection of Queen Videos on YouTube
Queen in Concert and in Videos on Amazon
Queen - Greatest Video Hits 1
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Classic Albums - Queen: The Making of A Night at the Opera
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Queen - On Fire at the Bowl
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Queen - Greatest Video Hits 2
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Queen - Live at Wembley Stadium
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Official Queen Website
Includes information on purchasing special Freddie Mercury merchandise as well as information about Queen + tours and the Musical "We Will Rock You."- Queen Online
- The Official website for the Rock Group Queen.
More Queen Videos Featuring Freddie Mercury on YouTube
The Greatest Hits of Queen on Amazon
A Dedication to all the Beautiful People at Live Aid - From Freddie Mercury
That means all of you.
Thank you for coming along and making this a great occasion.
Freddie Mercury
Live Aid, 1985
Queen Rock Montreal and Live Aid Available on Amazon
Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid
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Queen Rock Montreal (2CD)
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Queen from the Live Aid Concert 1985 on YouTube
Queen Voted Best at LiveAid on YouTube
Queen Voted Best Gig-Live Aid
A small clip of Queen at Live Aid in 1985 and peoples opinions on it today. This is not owned by me. Its a clip i downloaded.
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Freddie Mercury & Queen T-Shirts Available on Amazon
A Squidwho Lens on Queen the Rock Band
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Queen Rock Band
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The Queen Rock Band was founded in 1970 in London, initially there were Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor and one year later John Deacon joinen the band. They are considered to be one of the most accomplished and refined rock acts to ever h...
Freddie Mercury on the Success of Queen
My overall charisma, of course.
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury - Live Version of Barcelona on YouTube
Barcelona
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe released this song in 1987, which was later adopted as a theme for the Olympic Games from Barcelona in 1992
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Freddie Mercury - Barcelona With Montserrat Cabelle on Amazon
Barcelona
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Freddie Mercury - Barcelona With Montserrat Cabelle on YouTube
And if God willing we will meet again someday...
Freddie Mercury Last Performance (Barcelona)
Freddie Mercury Last Performance Singing Barcelona With Montserrat Cabelle
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Freddie Mercury on Being Genuine
or do the things that I want to do, so um,
I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.
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Freddie Mercury - Last Public Appearance on YouTube
Freddie Mercury Last Appearance 1990
Freddie Mercury Last Appearance in 1990
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What do you think of Freddie Mercury?
I'm Going Slightly Mad on YouTube
Freddie Mercury on Continuing to Perform
and as long as the people are still buying the music,
then, then it's OK.
When they stop stop buying our records,
then I'll say goodbye and do something else,
become a strip artist or something.
Freddie Mercury
These Are The Days Of Our Lives on YouTube
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives
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Freddie Mercury - "AIDS changed my life"
AIDS changed my life. I have stopped going out, I've become almost a nun. I was extremely promiscuous, but I've stopped all that. What's more, I don't miss that kind of life. Anyone who has been promiscuous should have an AIDS test. I'm fine, I'm clear."It wouldn't be too long before we would discover that this statement (about being clear) wasn't entirely true.
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Articles about Freddie Mercury
- 60 Years of Asian Heroes: Farrokh Bulsara
- As Freddie Mercury, he showed the world just how hard a Parsi boy could rock from Time Magazine.
- Freddie Mercury - Singer/Songwriter and Musician
- A look at Freddie Mercury from the BBC's h2g2, the unconventional guide to life, the universe and everything, a guide that's written by visitors to the website, creating an organic and evolving encyclopedia of life.
Freddie Mercury's Last Public Statement - November 23, 1991
I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me.
However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.
My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue.
Freddie Mercury
Last public statement, made one day before his death.
Freddie Mercury A Winter's Tale on YouTube
The last words of the song are "It's Bliss."
This sentiment is a beautiful one for someone in their final days realizing how close he was to the end of his life, that hopefully he had found a sense of peace, tranquility and bliss.
A Winter's Tale
Otro video de Queen "Made In Heaven" http://elblogdequeen.blogspot.com
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Made in Heaven in the Amazon Spotlight
Made in Heaven
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The "last" Queen album featuring Freddie Mercury, released four years after the death of Freddie Mercury.
Four of the songs were hit singles in the UK: "Heaven For Everyone", "A Winter's Tale", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Let Me Live" and "You Don't Fool Me."
Defining Moment in a Legend's Life...Their Death
The defining moment in any legend's life is their death. Before a great person dies, they are simply the fodder of gossip columns across the world, a temporary starlet just like all the others.After they are gone, a haunting shadow and a deep reverence hangs over their name forever. Past mistakes are forgotten, unsuccessful projects become masterpieces and their life story is viewed as if it were an ancient Greek tragedy, a fable or an urban myth.
Source: Freddie Mercury. Fyne Times.
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More Squidoo Lenses on AIDS Organizations
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Keep a Child Alive
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A single dollar can make a difference in the life of a child with HIV. Keep A Child Alive is an urgent response to the AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa. 25 million people have already dead from AIDS, the disease continues, wiping out whole societies, t...
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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Born out of a mother's love for her children and a desire to protect her children, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has played an important part in the research, the eradication and the prevention of Pediatric AIDS in the United States...
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AIDS Research Alliance
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Every minute, 10 people become infected with HIV. 5 people die of AIDS each minute of every day. Only medical research can stop these numbers from spiraling.AIDS Research Alliance searches for ways to stop new HIV infections and find a cu...
Freddie's Death Broke the Silence Around AIDS
AIDS Became Something the World Needed to Acknowlege
Ironically, since he had been declared HIV positive, he had striven to keep his condition a secret and to ensure that no shame could come upon his family, yet his death helped to open the doors for debate worldwide. AIDS was no longer a stigma, a gay plague, a shame.His death took AIDS from being 'something other people have' to something the whole world needed to wise up to. In every tribute to the great man, from concerts to singles, books to t-shirts, AIDS awareness was ever present.
When Mercury died, the silence surrounding AIDS died with him.
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Squidoo Lenses on AIDS Sites
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Latest in AIDS Research
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The million dollar question, which has been asked about AIDS for the past few decades has been the usual "is there a cure for AIDS yet?" Sadly, the answer is still NO. This virus has proved too hardy and clever (as of now, at least!)....
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HIV/AIDS Awareness
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HIV/AIDS Awareness gear, movies, books and more from around the web!
Somebody to Love George Michaels with Queen on YouTube
Somebody to Love
Tribute to Freddie Mercury by George Michael You'll love this video! George Michael did awesome! Queen Rocks!!!!!!
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Edition on Amazon
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Edition features many of the performances from the 1992 Tribute Concert.
Lover of Life Singer of Songs
Sponsor a Star and Leave a Message for Freddie
This is a copy of the star that I posted for Freddie and all the others who died too soon from AIDS. You can see this star by going to their website and looking up star #1026 or following this link.
The website looks eerily like earlier versions of our Journey of Hearts site.
- LOL SOS // Who Wants To Live Forever
- A website created for what would have been Freddie Mercury's 60th birthday, the Lover of Life Singer of Songs. In exchange for a donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust you can dedicate a star to the 'Lover of Life' and the 'Singer of Songs.'
Sponsor a Star In Memory of Freddie Mercury
To celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury's 60th birthday on September 5th, 2006 two virtual online constellations were created in his name to benefit the Mercury Phoenix Trust. The goal is to fill the two constellations with as many stars and messages as possible from around the world.
You can post your own personal message to Freddie and sponsor a virtual star in either the Lover of Life or Singer of Songs constellations.
When you sponsor a star you will be asked to make a donation of your choice to the Mecury Phoenix Trust; this trust was established by the remaining members of Queen in Freddie's memory to help fight AIDS worldwide.
- Sponsor A Star and a Message for Freddie
- Sponsor a virtual star and post your own personal message to Freddie Mercury while making a donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
Freddie Mercury - Lover of Life, Singer of Songs on Amazon
Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
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Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
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Say It's Not True - Queen + Paul Rodgers on YouTube
The track, Taylor's "Say It's Not True" originally came to light for the launch of the 46664 campaign back in November 2003. Taylor wrote the song as a gift to Mandela and performed it live for him for the first time with Brian May and Dave Stewart at the inaugural 46664 concert in Cape Town that month. The song carries the message that HIV AIDS is something that can affect any one of us no matter our sexual or racial status.
It's in our own hands to bring a stop to AIDS
We have to be aware, we have to protect ourselves and those we love.
Roger Taylor
The song follows the line of Mr. Mandela's personal message: it's in our own hands to bring a stop to this."
The Mercury Phoenix Trust
Since 1992 the Mercury Phoenix Trust have been responsible for donating more than £8 million (equivalent of 16 million US Dollars) in the fight against AIDS making over 600 grants to charities worldwide.
- The Mercury Phoenix Trust
- In 1992 the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust to distribute the monies raised from this concert.
- Sponsor a Star In Memory of Freddie Mercury
- Sponsor a virtual star and post your own personal message to Freddie Mercury while making a donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
A Squidoo Lens on the Queen Classic Who Wants to Live Forever
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Who Wants To Live Forever? - A Reminder of the Fleeting Time
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I always find the song "Who Wants to Live Forever?" sung by lead singer Freddie Mercury from the English Rock Band Queen to be a haunting and poignant reminder of just how fleeting our time here really is. The lyrics for this song sung by F...
Having a Good Time Within the Years He'd Had
I like to feel that I'm just being my honest self and as far as I'm concerned I just want to pack in as much of life and fun, having a good time as much as I can within in the years I have.
Well there you are...
Freddie Mercury
Queen Featured on the Diana Princess of Wales Tribute
Diana Princess of Wales Tribute
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Queen - Only the Good Die Young on YouTube
Queen - No one but you (only the good die young)
Queen without Freddie Mercury performing a Song dedicated to all those who passed away before their time, like Diana, Freddie and many others. It's the last song they made with John Deacon, later he retired himself from the scene.
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Freddie Mercury & Queen Video Showcase
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Freddie Mercury and Queen Video Showcase
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On November 24, 1991 the world lost one of the greatest musical voices of all times with the passing of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer for the group Queen. An energetic and entertaining showman, Freddie Mercury is often referred to as "...
Life Goes On...Without You
Only the Good die young
They're only flying too close to the sun
And life goes on
Without you...
Brian May, Queen
A Kind of Magic - Documentary on Freddie Mercury on YouTube
Be aware that this is a documentary of his life and his lifestyles so may be more PG rated in some of the topics discussed.
The Latest Google News About Freddie Mercury
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- I Was Born To Love You - Re-released by Queen
- The Show Must Go On - Use in Moulin Rouge
- Somebody to Love - Anne Hathaway in Ella Enchanted
- We Will Rock You - Pepsi Ad featuring Britney Spears, Beyonce, Pink and Enrique Iglesias
- Somebody to Love - Brittany Murphy in Happy Feet
- The Show Must Go On - Elton John with Queen +
- Michael Johns - We Are The Champion
- Who Wants to Live Forever - Katharine McPhee
- Under Pressure - Joss Stone at the Concert for Diana
I was Born to Love You on YouTube
Queen - I Was Born To Love You (2004 video)
This is the new video of I Was Born To Love, it's a footage of wembley concert and the original clip with the queen version of the track.
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I Was Born To Love You in the Amazon Spotlight
I Was Born To Love You
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I Was Born to Love You is a 1985's song by Freddie Mercury, and was released as a single and on the Mr. Bad Guy album. After Mercury's death, Queen re-recorded this song for their album Made in Heaven in 1995.
This one has an infectious quality, that really gets into your head.
Queen Tribute MP3's Available for Download on Amazon
Bohemian Rhapsody
by: The Chant Masters
From the Album: Gregorian Queen
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Under Pressure
by: Queen & David Bowie
From the Album: Best Of Bowie
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The Queen Symphony: VI: Adagio (We Are The Champions - Bohemian Rhapsody - Who Wants to Live Forever?)
by: Tolga Kashif/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/London Voices/London Oratory Boys' Choir/John Lenehan
From the Album: The Queen Symphony
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