Queen are a British rock band originally composed of Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), John Deacon (bass), and the late Freddie Mercury (vocals). May and Taylor started the band under its original name, “Smile”, before Mercury joined in 1970 and suggested changing their name to Queen. Deacon then joined in 1971, two years before the self-titled debut album was released. The band released 15 studio albums, with the last one released four years after the death of Mercury in 1991. Taylor then retired in 1997 but May and Taylor still continue to tour and perform Paul Rodgers and then Adam Lambert as long-term vocalists.
By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest and most celebrated rock bands in the world. Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert has gone down in history as a legendary performance. Some of their best-selling singles include “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Fat-Bottomed Girls”, “We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions”, "Don't Stop Me Now", and “I Want to Break Free”. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2018 they were awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Their music was adapted into the 2002 rock musical, We Will Rock You, with a book by Ben Elton and produced by Robert De Niro.
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