 He was born on September 5, 1946 in Zanzibar, now part of Tanzania.

 On February 4, 1954, when he was 7 years old, he had to go live with his grandmother and
aunt to study at a British-style boarding school for boys.

 On August 23, 1969, he had his first public performance as a singer in Bolton with the
band smille.

 In 1970 he met Mary Austin at university and they established a 6-year relationship which
implied marriage but they never married, although they were no longer engaged, Mercury
considered her the love of his life, he even dedicated a song to her.

Also in this same year he joined the band smille and they changed their name to queen

 in 1974 he had an interview with NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS magazine where he claimed he
was gay

 In 1983 he decided to separate from the queen band due to problems with another
member

 In 1985 he joined Queen again in a concert at Wenbley Stadium that brought them closer
than ever.

 In 1987 Freddie was declared with VIH although he denied it in an interview.

 On November 24, 1991, he died of bronchopneumonia complicated by .