Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, fled a revolution as a teenager, and arrived in England as a quiet, self-conscious immigrant. He transformed himself into the most electrifying live performer in rock history, commanding stadiums of 100,000 while hiding the shyness and the illness that would kill him at forty-five.
This episode traces Mercury from his childhood in Zanzibar and India through his creation of Queen, his four-octave vocal range, his private battle with AIDS, and the Live Aid performance that is still considered the greatest in concert history.
He was born in Zanzibar and attended boarding school in India before fleeing to England
His Live Aid performance at Wembley in 1985 is widely regarded as the greatest live rock performance ever
He kept his AIDS diagnosis private until the day before his death in 1991
Bohemian Rhapsody broke every rule of pop music and became one of the most streamed songs of all time
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