FREDDIE MERCURY Lover of Life - Singer of Sons 1946-1991 Born Farrokh Bulsara on the East Africa island of Zanzibar. Freddie Mercury became one of the world's greatest rock music performers. His career as lead singer of the band Queen spanned tweenty years and togheter they sold over 150 million albums worldwide. Innovator, showman, musician extraordinaire, he left a campelling legancy and had an enormous influence on the next generation of rock performers.