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    Years active: 
    1971-... 
      
    From: 
    London, England, 
    UK 
      
    Genres: Hard Rock, 
    Pop Rock, Glam Rock, Arena Rock,
    Progressive Rock 
      
    Main Band Members: 
    Freddie Mercury 
    (lead vocals, piano): 1971-1991
 
    Brian May (guitar, 
    vocals) 
    John Deacon (bass) 
    Roger Taylor 
    (drums, vocals) 
      
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    A different band 
    with a flamboyant singer ! 
      
                          
                          
                            
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                        Queen was formed 
                        in the 70s when the music industry was in complete 
                        transformation. Rock bands were more aggressive and 
                        progressive than ever, pop music was brighter 
                        and the
                        Beatles 
                        were now a band from the past. Queen came somewhere 
                        between all that with a varied and unique sound, a style 
                        that wasn't part of any musical movement. 
                          
                        Most of all 
                        known for their numerous radio hits, Queen produced 
                        anyway first quality albums throughout their career, 
                        many of them being now considered as classics. On stage, 
                        the charisma and powerful voice of singer Freddie Mercury 
                        gave Queen the opportunity to offer incredible 
                        performances, and to become the greatest band in the 
                        world in the 80s, playing in sold-out stadiums all 
                        around the globe. 
                          
                        On November 24, 
                        1991, we heard about the decease of Freddie Mercury, one 
                        day after he announced to the entire world that he had 
                        AIDS. The band never disappeared after the death of 
                        Mercury and a posthumous album was issued in 1995. Queen was 
                        inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. 
                          
                        Since 2004, 
                        Queen works with former singer of Free and Bad 
                        Company, Paul Rodgers. In 2006, they entered 
                        the studio to work on an album 
                        
                        tentatively scheduled to be released before the end of 
                        2007. 
        
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