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 ...

That didn’t stop British tabloids from hounding him about his sexuality and health: In 1990, for instance, the Sun ran a special story called “The Sad Face of Freddie Mercury” with a picture ...

his fellow bandmates, executed their role — that of Mercury’s foil — magnanimously. As a modest May mused years later: “The rest of us played okay, but Freddie was out there and took it to ...