Tribute To Musician Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury I

Tribute to musician Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury (born September 5, 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar; November 24, 1991 in Kensington, London) was a British musician and one of the most important rock singers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became known as a co-founder, composer and lead singer of the band Queen. Mercury composed world hits such as Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) and We Are the Champions (1977).

Tribute to musician Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara on the island of Zanzibar in the then British protectorate of Zanzibar. He was the first child of British embassy clerk Bomi Bulsara (1908-2003) and his woman Jer (1922-2016). The family came from India and belonged to the Parsees. From the 1954/55 school year, Mercury attended the English-speaking boys' boarding school St. Peter's School in Panchgani in the Indian state of Bombay. There he was given the nickname "Freddie," which he kept throughout his life.

The director of the boarding school noticed Mercury's musical talent and suggested to his parents that he learn to play the piano. In addition, Mercury joined the school choir and participated in performances of the school theater. At the age of about twelve he became a member of the band The Hectics, consisting of five musicians, whose performances took place mainly in the context of school events. Tribute to musician Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury's religion was Zoroastrianism. He was thus later the most famous Zoroastrian of the recent past.