Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946, on the
island of Zanzibar. At birth, the boy received the name Farrukh. Having arrived
in England, the Bulsara family firstly was staying with relatives. The family
had money problems, so during the holidays Freddie had a penny. In May 1966,
having graduated from Isleworth with high scores on painting, Freddie was
interviewed in the Ealing College of Art in London, where he began to study at
the Department of graphic illustration in the autumn of the same year. Soon
after Freddie left his parental home and moved in a rented apartment in
Kensington with his friend Chris Smith. In Ealing Freddie met and became
friends with Tim Staffel, the vocalist, bass guitarist and leader of the group
SMILE. After
a while Tim began to invite Freddy on the group's rehearsal. Freddie appraised
the potential of Smile, especially the game of the guitarist Brian Mail and
drummer Roger Taylor. Freddie met with other young aspiring musicians such as
Tim and Nigel Fosters. Chris Smith, his neighbor in the apartment, also fond of
music. Freddie and Chris played together, trying to mix different styles, but
on the scene they did not come out. Soon the band broke up. Freddie decided to
find a new group. In April 1970, Tim Staffel decided to leave the Smile, and
the place of vocalist in their group was for Freddie. On his own initiative
group was renamed the Queen. Freddie died on 24 November 1991 from bronchial
pneumonia, which developed against AIDS.