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Queen

Formed 1970

  • Principal Members
  • John Deacon
  • Brian May
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Roger Taylor

Biography

Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. Britain's most successful band of the past three decades, the band rose to prominence during the 1970s and still retains a large international fan base.

The band are noted for their musical diversity, lush multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1973 First Queen album released to widespread indifference
  • 1974 'Seven Seas of Rhye' becomes their first top ten single
  • 1975 'Bohemian Rhapsody' spends nine weeks at the top of the UK charts
  • 1976 Queen play Hyde Park in front of (at least) 150,000 people
  • 1981 Make history touring South America to record audiences
  • 1984 Cause controversy by playing South Africa's Sun City
  • 1985 Play to 325,000 people in Rio then play Live Aid and steal the show
  • 1991 Freddie Mercury dies
  • 1992 A concert held in Mercury's honour is televised to 2 billion viewers
  • 1997 John Deacon retires
  • 2005 Queen tour with Bad Company/Free vocalist Paul Rodgers
 

Key Releases

  • Sheer Heart Attack

    1974

    Beautifully crafted; heavy, adventurous and camp in equal doses.

  • Night At The Opera

    1975

    Led Zep meets George Formby meets Puccini. Indispensable.

    Review on BBC Music

  • News Of The World

    1977

    From Speed Metal to Stadium Rock. An overlooked classic.

    Review on BBC Music

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Top 10 Tracks

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