Made In Heaven | freddie mercury
FreddieMercury[1]livedanextraordinarylifeinhis45years.“Ireallyhavedoneitall,”hesaid.Here,welookathowthesingermovedfromZanzibartotheUKandovercamealltheoddstobecomeaglobalicon.Turningrockshowsintoatheatricalexperience,hebecamearguablytheworld’sgreatestliveperformerandbuiltalegionoffanswhoarestillpassionateabouthismusicseveraldecadesafterhisdeath.ListentothebestFreddieMercurysongsonAppleMusic[2]andSpotify[3].LearningtofendforhimselfFreddieMercurywasbornFarrokhBulsarainStoneTown,intheBritishprot...
Freddie Mercury[1] lived an extraordinary life in his 45 years. “I really have done it all,” he said. Here, we look at how the singer moved from Zanzibar to the UK and overcame all the odds to become a global icon. Turning rock shows into a theatrical experience, he became arguably the world’s greatest live performer and built a legion of fans who are still passionate about his music several decades after his death.
Listen to the best Freddie Mercury songs on Apple Music[2] and Spotify[3].
Learning to fend for himselfFreddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town, in the British protectorate of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), on 5 September 1946. His first big challenge was to come to terms with being sent away to boarding school, near Bombay in India, when he was still a young boy.
Though he said that being sent away from his parents and beloved sister left him with “feelings of loneliness, feelings of being rejected”, he also said he h...