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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
November 24, 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of rock icon and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. We pay tribute to the voice, the style, the presence of the man who changed music forever. (Photos: Wire Image)
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Queen in Concert at The Omni Coliseum - February 21, 1977 (Photo: Tom Hill/WireImage.com)
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddie Mercury of Queen performing in California during their Jazz Tour in 1980. (Photo: Steve Jennings/WireImage.com)
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddy was born Farrokh Bulsara on 5 September 1946 in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
He died on 24 November 1991 (aged 45) in his London home. His death came just 24 hours after releasing a statement confirming that he had Aids.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddy was best known for his flamboyant onstage performances and costumes.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Queen were widely criticised when they broke a UN cultural boycott in 1984 by performing a series of shows at Sun City, in the then Bophuthatswana, a homeland of apartheid South Africa.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
In 2006, Time Asia named Freddy Mercury one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddy is often referred to as one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers and singers.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Some of Queen's biggest hits include: Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, We are the Champions, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites the Dust.
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddie Mercury performing in California in 1982. (Photo: Steve Jennings/WireImage.com)
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Freddie Mercury of Queen on 9/19/80 in Chicago, Il. Freddie Mercury of Queen on 19 September 1980 in Chicago. (Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage.com)
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
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20 Years Later - Freddie Mercury Remembered
Singer Freddie Mercury of Queen at the Rosemont Horizon on September 19, 1980 in Rosemont, Illinois. (Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage.com)