On September 5, 1946, in Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara was born (now Tanzania). With parents Bomi and Jer, sister Kashmira, and a childhood spent in India, Freddie took piano lessons at 7.
At the age of 8, he started attending St. Peter’s School, a boarding school close to Bombay, and at the age of 12, he started the Hectics, a rock and roll cover band. At St. Peter’s, Mercury adopted the Freddie moniker and attended St. Mary’s School in Mumbai.
What Was Freddie Mercury’s Net Worth?
When he passed in 1991, British singer-songwriter-musician Freddie Mercury had a net worth of $50 million (after adjusting for inflation). When he died in 1991, Freddie had liquid assets totaling $13 million and real estate worth the inflation-adjusted equivalent of $40 million. His overall net worth was somewhere between $50 and $60 million.
Mercury is best known as the rock band Queen’s leading singer. He was well-known for his colorful and theatrical stage demeanor and possessed a four-octave vocal range. His songwriting credits include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” and “We Are the Champions,” among other Queen classics.
Freddie had a solo career in addition to his work with Queen. He also occasionally produced songs and performed as a musician (keyboard or vocals) on other artists’ albums.
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Which Awards Does Freddie Mercury Have?
Many Brit Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, Juno Awards, British Video Awards, American Music Awards, Golden Lion Awards, and Worldwide Music Awards were among the honors Mercury received before his passing.
Freddie received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1992 after his death, and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are the Champions” were all given Grammy Hall of Fame inductions. Along with Queen, Mercury received four Grammy nominations.
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