Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie

Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to
prominence during the 1970s and were one of Britain's most successful bands of the past
three decades
Since 1973, they have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous
compilation albums and have sold more than 350 million albums and 180 million singles
worldwideord,, including more than 35.5 million albums in the United States alone (as of 2004),
making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.
Beginning in the late 1980s, rumours started spreading that Mercury was suffering
from AIDS. Although the rumours turned out to be true, Mercury flatly denied them at the
time. Although his health was deteriorating, Mercury continued to contribute, working in a
creative fervor.
On 23 November 1991, Mercury finally confirmed that he had AIDS. Mercury died at
the age of forty-five. His funeral services were private, held in accordance with the
Zoroastrian religious faith of his family.
On 20 April 1992, the public shared in the mourning of Mercury's passing at The
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at London's Wembley Stadium in Mercury's honor.
Musicians including Tony Iommi (of Black Sabbath), Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin), Annie
Lennox, James Hetfield (of Metallica), Axl Rose (of Guns N' Roses), Extreme, Roger Daltrey
(of The Who), Def Leppard, Elton John, George Michael, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Metallica
and Liza Minnelli, along with the three remaining members of Queen, performed many of
Queen's major hits. It was a successful concert that was televised to over 1 billion viewers
worldwide.. The concert is in The Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit
concert”. It raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities..
Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie
Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to
prominence during the 1970s and were one of Britain's most successful bands of the past
three decades
Since 1973, they have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous
compilation albums and have sold more than 350 million albums and 180 million singles
worldwideord,, including more than 35.5 million albums in the United States alone (as of 2004),
making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.
Beginning in the late 1980s, rumours started spreading that Mercury was suffering
from AIDS. Although the rumours turned out to be true, Mercury flatly denied them at the
time. Although his health was deteriorating, Mercury continued to contribute, working in a
creative fervor.
On 23 November 1991, Mercury finally confirmed that he had AIDS. Mercury died at
the age of forty-five. His funeral services were private, held in accordance with the
Zoroastrian religious faith of his family.
On 20 April 1992, the public shared in the mourning of Mercury's passing at The
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at London's Wembley Stadium in Mercury's honor.
Musicians including Tony Iommi (of Black Sabbath), Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin), Annie
Lennox, James Hetfield (of Metallica), Axl Rose (of Guns N' Roses), Extreme, Roger Daltrey
(of The Who), Def Leppard, Elton John, George Michael, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Metallica
and Liza Minnelli, along with the three remaining members of Queen, performed many of
Queen's major hits. It was a successful concert that was televised to over 1 billion viewers
worldwide.. The concert is in The Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit
concert”. It raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities..
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