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Freddie's born name

Dear friend

I want to call your attention on Freddie's born name (see birth Certificate). It says Famokh, and not Farrokh, as wrongly written. Thanks for checking it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.235.250.106 (talk) 10:52, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.98.23.103 (talk) 23:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

How can you say that he was born in Zanzibar and then a line below: origin-London, England, UK? This is a mistake. Origin means ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/origin ) "The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived." He was born in Zanzibar and that is where "he came to existence". Origin of THE BAND would be in the UK as that is where the band was formed.Mjblackfox (talk) 15:38, 13 January 2012 (UTC) :He came into notable existence in the UK, hence that is why it's his origin. --Nutthida (talk) 22:33, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Range

It's been cited twice that Mercury had a four octave vocal range. It'd be good to see a musician comment on this and not just the pundits. That's namely half the standard piano keyboard and no one but no one is capable of having a range like that.04:04, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Made In Heaven

I added a brief description of Queen "posthumous" album Made In Heaven--which featured Mercury's final work--which, like its title implies, is almost like a postscript from beyond the grave--to the "Legacy" section. (No, I don't include that characterization in the article.) Perhaps someone can elaborate on it a little further. I find it strange that the album was mentioned in the Queen article but not Freddie's.RobertGustafson (talk) 08:45, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wan't Cliff Richard Britain's first Asian rock star?

Cliff Richard is Anglo-Indian, and he was a rock star long before Freddie Mercury. Also, Englebert Humperdinck is Anglo-Indian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.77.148.225 (talk) 04:40, 3 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong date of the pic

The main photo of the article was taken in 1977, and not in 1978. In fact, it's the second time I did this request to change the year, because in 1978, as it's written and locked, his hair were shorter and he didn't wear anymore this black and white cloth. Sources? Yes, of course, New Haven 1977 where you can find the same photo : http://www.queenlive.ca/queen/77-11-16.htm and New Haven 1978 : http://www.queenlive.ca/queen/78-11-07.htm Thanks for the memory of an exceptional artist! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.68.252.149 (talk) 10:48, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]