The late lead singer of the rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury, has had an asteroid name in his honor. Mercury posthumously joins fellow Queen member Brian May with a space rock naming.
The International Astronomical Union is throwing some of that crazy little thing called love at the late-Freddie Mercury to mark his 70th birthday. One of the more sparkling stars in rock history, the British singer now has an asteroid named after him.
The Glasgow-born singer/songwriter/bass player/guitarist, also a former member of The Beatstalkers - "the first Scottish pop stars" - filled Digital Journal in on his new solo project.
No one can really predict what will make a video viral beforehand, but when Kanye West destroys a classic hit people are sure to take notice. Freddie Mercury, the late great song master of Queen, makes a video comeback in this viral video hit.
He’s already ‘Q’ to Daniel Craig’s 007 and will soon be seen and heard as ‘Q’ueen frontman Freddie Mercury; and, while, he didn’t replace Matt Smith as the Doctor, Ben Whishaw will be voicing ‘Paddington Bear in this year’s movie.
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Montserrat Caballé, the Spanish operatic soprano famous worldwide for singing "Barcelona" with Freddie Mercury back in the 1980s, has been charged with tax evasion to the tune of more than half a million euros by Spanish authorities.
Former American Idol runner-up winner and Grammy-nominated pop star Adam Lambert performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with the iconic rock group Queen.
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A conservation art trail called Go Go Gorillas in Norwich, England was ordered to remove and repaint a gorilla statue painted to look like Queen's late lead singer.
Queen were one of the biggest bands of the 1970s and one of the most influential of the modern era. This BBC 4 two part documentary is a must for all dedicated Queen fans.
