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Ferrokh Bomi Bulsara and Queen
Ferrokh Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury, was best known for being the front man of the 70s band. He grew up and was born in Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. He lived with his parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara and his sister Kashmira Bulsara until he was sent away to India, where he would attend private school from the years 1955-1963. From there he studied at the Ealing College of Art and went on to graduate in 1969. He really enjoyed art and music and would always go to concerts with his friend Tim Staffell who was the lead singer in a band named "Smile" with [|Roger Taylor] and [|Brian May]. Coincidentally Tim Staffell left the band because it hadn't taken off yet, so Freddie took his place. Thus the birth of the infamous band "Queen".

Success
As soon as Freddie Mercury joined the band he changed the name to "Queen" and acquired a new bass guitarist [|John Deacon]. They went on to make 15 very successful studio albums together, selling between 170-300 million records. They had 3 of their songs inducted into the Grammy hall of fame; "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We are the Champions", and "We will Rock You". Then winning the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. However all this success can only be remembered, because Freddie Mercury tragically passed away to AIDS on November 24, 1991. Despide Freddie's death, Queen still remains a very popular band. '''