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The isolated vocals have been combined with four sets of different concert footages and a studio recording. This is an exclusive treat from Playback.fm. He wrote many chart-topping hits and performed them to sold-out crowds. Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it is considered one of rocks most recognisable anthems. It's not often these days you find someone who is a great singer and also a great songwriter. About We Are the Champions 'We Are the Champions' is a song by the British rock band Queen, first released on their 1977 album News of the World. Mercury has consistently been voted best male rock singer of all time in various polls. Interesting fact: he and his family practiced one of the oldest religions in the world, Zoroastrian. He ended up in London where he obtained a degree in Art and Graphic Design and worked at a used clothing store. Because of the Zanzibar revolution, he and his family moved to Middlesex (England) when he was 17. However, he spent most of his time at his private school in India, where he coined himself the name Freddy and started playing in bands with his friends. He was born in a British protectorate (dependent territory) by the name of Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar (which is now Tanzania), in East Africa. Freddie Mercury Was Born Farrokh Bulsara (Pharōkh Balsārā)įreddie Mercury was his only his stage name (could've guessed with a cool last name like Mercury, right?). He was a performer and a could sing live as well as any of his recorded performances. He could go as low as a bass' F2 to as high as a soprano's F6. He is one of the few singers in recorded history with a near five octave vocal range.