Freddie Mercury (né Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer and songwriter. He rose to worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Known for his four-octave vocal range, he is ...

Writing in Rolling Stone, journalist Jeffrey Ressner noted that Mercury—the man born as Farrokh Bulsara to a Parsi Indian immigrant family in Zanzibar—was the “first major rock star to die ...

Born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar and raised in India before his stardom in England, Mercury was shaped by a vibrant food culture teeming with aromas, colors, and tastes — a legacy he carried ...

Born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar in 1946, Mercury moved to the UK at the age of 17 and began singing in numerous bands across the country before meeting drummer Roger Taylor and forming Queen.