A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
In early 1976, Mercury received another "Ivor Novello", now for "Bohemian Rhapsody". At the same time the group went on its 3rd tour in America, which lasted nearly three months. Immediately after this tour, they flew to Japan, where they also had an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception. At this time all four of Queen’s albums were in the British Top Twenty best albums ,which was absolutely unprecedented. The Group made an extensive tour of Japan, and then went to Australia. Their tour "Down Under" in this country began with a presentation of "Entertainment Centre" in the city of Perth.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
In early 1975 Queen made their first headlining tour across the United States of America. Tickets sold like hot cakes. Due to the huge demand they even had to add additional concerts to the tour schedule. Sometimes the group gave 2 concerts a day, and in each of them the tickets were completely sold out. Nevertheless, several concerts were canceled, as Freddie had problems with his throat, but he still rallied: he played as many concerts as he could, despite the doctors’ objections.
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After 1973
In 1973, between the "Trident" and "EMI" is conclude contract behalf the Queen, and in July the same year goes out the first album with the same name - "QUEEN". The group was invited to make a long break in the records in order to make its first tour under the auspices of Mott The Hoople. The tour began in November 1973 in Leeds. According to eyewitnesses, Queen seemed "more than just a group of warm-up.
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Founding
Despite the fact that a group called Queen appeared in 1970, everything started in 1968. That was when Brian May and Tim Staffell, studentsat the Imperial College in London, decided to establish their own group. To find a drummer, Brian decided to hang an announcement in the college.
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The beginning
Farrokh Bulsara, who would later be called Freddie Mercury, was born in Zanzibar on September 5, 1946. His parents were representatives of ethnic and religious community Parsi in India . Farouk spent his childhood in India and in 1964 his family went to London.
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Queen
Throughout the history of music, no other rock band has managed to capture the audience all over the world so firmly as Queen.
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