Today would have been the 61st birthday for Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on the African island of Zanzibar, at the time a British colony, now part of Tanzania.
Freddie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. He is noted for his vocal abilities and for his live performances. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Mercury died from complications of AIDS in November 1991, greatly heightening worldwide awareness of the disease.
In the spring of 1992, the remaining members of Queen founded The Mercury Phoenix Trust and organized The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. The concert, which took place at Wembley Stadium for an audience of 72,000, featured wide variety of guests including Robert Plant, Elton John, Metallica, David Bowie, Guns N' Roses, and Def Leppard. The concert was broadcast live to 76 countries and had an estimated viewing audience of 1 billion.
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