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Mercury stamp, issued c. 2006, photo by gors4730 /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Farrokh Bulsara
Date of Birth: 5 September, 1946
Place of Birth: Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar (now Tanzania)
Date of Death: 24 November, 1991
Place of Death: Kensington, London, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: Parsi
Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead singer of the band Queen . Other members of the band include or have included John Deacon , Brian May , and Roger Taylor .
Freddie was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town, in the British protectorate of Zanzibar, now Tanzania, an island near Africa. His parents, Jer Jasi Behranji (Khanj) and Bomi Rustomji Bulsara, were Parsis, from India. His father was from Maharashtra. His mother was from Gujarat. His father worked as a cashier at the British Colonial Office in Zanzibar. The surname Bulsara is derived from the town of Bulsar, now Valsad, in southern Gujarat.
Freddie’s family was of the Zoroastrian religion. He spent much of his youth in India and Zanzibar, and moved to London, England, when he was seventeen. In India, he attended St. Peter’s School, a British-style boarding school for boys.
Throughout his career, he was said to have been hesitant to talk about his ethnic background. This was something he was criticized for. He is considered Britain’s first Asian rock star.
Freddie was played by Rami Malek in the film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Rami won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role.
Freddie’s paternal grandfather was named Givind Bulsara (the son of Ravi Majhen Bulsara). Ravi was the son of Rajeshi Peli Bulsara.
Freddie’s paternal grandmother was named Devkor.
Sources: http://www.time.com
Genealogies of Freddie Mercury – https://www.findagrave.com https://www.geni.com