Freddie Mercury’s early years. Born in Zanzibar in 1946, Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddie Mercury, moved to England in his teens. He formed Queen in 1971 at the age of 25.

LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s mass… ...

Other items that were treasured by fans were Mercury's draft lyrics to "Somebody to Love" (241,000 pounds; $304,000), and "Don't Stop Me Now" and "We Are the Champions," which both fetched the ...

More than 1,400 items are being sold by Freddie Mercury’s close friend, Mary Austin, to whom he left his house and all its possessions when he died in 1991.