2. Queen are a British rock band formed in
London in 1971, originally consisting of the
late Freddie Mercury (lead vocals,
piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John
Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor
(drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were
influenced by progressive rock, but the band
gradually ventured into more conventional
and radio-friendly works, incorporating more
diverse and innovative styles in their music.
3. Freddie Mercury born 5
September 1946 – 24
November 1991was a British
musician, singer and
songwriter, best known as the
lead vocalist and lyricist of the
rock band Queen. As a
performer, he was known for
his flamboyant stage persona
and powerful vocals over a
four-octave range. As a
songwriter, Mercury
composed many hits for
Queen, including "Bohemian
Rhapsody”, "Killer Queen”,
"Somebody to Love”, "Don't
Stop Me Now”, "Crazy Little
Thing Called Love” and "We
Are the Champions”.
4. Brian Harold May born 19
July 1947 is an English
musician and astrophysicist
most widely known as the
guitarist, songwriter and
occasional singer of the
rock band Queen. As a
guitarist he uses his home-
built guitar, "Red Special”,
and has composed hits
such as "Tie Your Mother
Down”, "I Want It All”, "We
Will Rock You”, "Fat
Bottomed Girls” and "Who
Wants to Live Forever”.
5. Roger Meddows Taylor born
26 July 1949 known
as Roger Taylor, is an
English singer-songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist.
He is best known as the
drummer, backing vocalist
and occasional lead vocalist
of British rock band Queen.
As a drummer he is known
for his "big" unique
sound and is considered
one of the most influential
rock drummers of the
1970s and '80s.
6. John Richard Deacon born 19
August 1951 is a retired
English musician, best known
as the bassist for the rock
band Queen. Of the four
members of the band, he was
the last to join and also the
youngest, being only 19 years
old when he was recruited by
the other members of the
band. Deacon wrote a number
of Queen's hit singles,
including “You're My Best
Friend”, "Spread Your Wings”,
"Back Chat”, "I Want to Break
Free”, and the band's biggest
selling single in the United
States, "Another One Bites the
Dust”, as well as a number of
album tracks.