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Birth
Born as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, Tanzania -
Moved to UK
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Joined May and Taylor's Smile as a lead singer
Smile was later renamed to Queen -
'A Night At The Opera' released
Album 'A Night At The Opera' was released with the lead single Bohemian Rhapsody -
First solo
Freddie's first solo "Love Kills" was released -
Live Aid
Queen performed at the Live Aid with an audience of 72,000 people -
Period: to
AIDS
Mercury was diagnosed with HIV-AIDS in 1987 -
Final performance
at the Open Air Festival in Barcelona -
Final appearance
on stage at the BRITs -
Demise
Freddie Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia.