Queen (band)

Queen
Top: Brian May, Freddie Mercury Bottom: John Deacon, Roger Taylor
Background information
Origin	Baselstone, England
Genres	Rock
Years active	1970–present
Labels	EMI Parlophone Elektra Capitol Hollywood Island Virgin EMI
Members	Brian May Roger Taylor
Past member(s)	Freddie Mercury John Deacon See also: Early members
Website	queenonline.com

Queen are a British rock band formed in 1970.

They are among the most commercially successful bands in history. They have sold over 300 million albums worldwide. The first members of the band were Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their current guest lead singer is Adam Lambert.

Freddie Mercury died of AIDS-related bronchopneumonia on November 24, 1991 at the age of 45.^[1] In 1997, John Deacon retired from music to spend more time with his family. The other two members toured with Paul Rodgers from 2005 to 2006. In December 2018 it was announced that Queen & Lambert would bring its Rhapsody Tour to The Forum^[2] in 2019. Three of Queen's biggest hits were"Bohemian Rhapsody”, "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions".^[2]

1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/24/newsid_2546000/2546945.stm BBC
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Queen honoured with Hollywood star". 18 October 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.