Why Freddie Mercury’s only solo album was a commercial flop

There are busy bands, and then there is Queen in 1985. The British rock group opened the year by performing to the biggest ...

Freddie Mercury Once Wrote a Song for John Lennon — Decades Later, It Became One of Queen’s Most Unexpected Hits

Freddie Mercury’s Life Is Real stands as a moving tribute to John Lennon and remains one of Queen’s most powerful hidden gems ...

The Last Song Freddie Mercury Wrote for Queen — and Why He Couldn’t Finish the Final Verse

Freddie Mercury wrote his last Queen song Mother Love but could not finish it. Brian May sang the final verse to complete the ...
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Queen band members 'still not sure' what Freddie Mercury is singing about on hit song

It may go down in history as one of their best songs, but Freddie Mercury's bandmates still have no idea what he was singing about on one of Queen's hit tracks. Guitarist Brian May confirmed he still ...

‘Made in Heaven' at 30: How Queen said goodbye to Freddie Mercury on the band's final studio album

Mercury recorded his final songs at the band's mountain studio in Montreux, Switzerland. (Richards died in 2013.) "Freddie ...
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The truth behind Bohemian Rhapsody – from why Freddie Mercury was scared of playing song live & what lyrics really mean

Read on for the amazing truth behind the ground-breaking video used to promote the rock hit ONCE voted the greatest rock song of all time, Bohemian Rhapsody entered the charts 50 years ago this month ...
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Freddie Mercury’s beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of belongings on display before auction

Freddie Mercury's Yamaha Grand Piano on display at Sotheby's auction rooms in London on Aug. 3, 2023. More than 1,000 of Freddie Mercury's personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, ...
American Songwriter

4 Contemporary Hit Songs I Wish I Could Hear Freddie Mercury Sing

Famed late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury had a one-of-a-kind voice. He was one of those rare rock stars who could hit a low bass F and reach up to a high soprano F with ease. His gorgeous vibrato was ...