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- Queen_(band) abstract "Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating further diverse styles into their music.Before joining Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had been playing together in a band named Smile with bassist Tim Staffell. Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques after Staffell's departure in 1970. Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter, changed the name of the band to "Queen", and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, Queen II in 1974, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack later in 1974 and A Night at the Opera in 1975 that gained the band international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks; it charted at number one in several other territories, and gave the band their first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their 1977 album, News of the World, contained two of rock's most recognisable anthems, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world, and their performance at 1985's Live Aid is regarded as one of the greatest in rock history. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have infrequently performed together, including a collaboration with Paul Rodgers under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers which ended in May 2009. In 2013, May and Taylor will tour with Adam Lambert under the name of Queen + Adam Lambert.The band have released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles, and 10 number one DVDs. Estimates of their album sales generally range from 150 million to 300 million albums, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1990, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.".
- Queen_(band) activeYearsStartYear "1970".
- Queen_(band) associatedBand Adam_Lambert.
- Queen_(band) associatedBand David_Bowie.
- Queen_(band) associatedBand Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers.
- Queen_(band) associatedBand Smile_(band).
- Queen_(band) associatedBand The_Cross_(band).
- Queen_(band) associatedMusicalArtist Adam_Lambert.
- Queen_(band) associatedMusicalArtist David_Bowie.
- Queen_(band) associatedMusicalArtist Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers.
- Queen_(band) associatedMusicalArtist Smile_(band).
- Queen_(band) associatedMusicalArtist The_Cross_(band).
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- Queen_(band) bandMember Brian_May.
- Queen_(band) bandMember Roger_Meddows_Taylor.
- Queen_(band) formerBandMember Freddie_Mercury.
- Queen_(band) formerBandMember John_Deacon.
- Queen_(band) genre Rock_music.
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- Queen_(band) recordLabel Capitol_Records.
- Queen_(band) recordLabel EMI_Records.
- Queen_(band) recordLabel Elektra_Records.
- Queen_(band) recordLabel Hollywood_Records.
- Queen_(band) recordLabel Island_Records.
- Queen_(band) recordLabel Parlophone.
- Queen_(band) thumbnail Queen_1984_011.jpg?width=300.
- Queen_(band) wikiPageExternalLink www.queenonline.com.
- Queen_(band) wikiPageID "42010".
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- Queen_(band) associatedActs Adam_Lambert.
- Queen_(band) associatedActs David_Bowie.
- Queen_(band) associatedActs Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers.
- Queen_(band) associatedActs Smile_(band).
- Queen_(band) associatedActs The_Cross_(band).
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- Queen_(band) caption Brian_May.
- Queen_(band) caption Freddie_Mercury.
- Queen_(band) caption John_Deacon.
- Queen_(band) caption Roger_Meddows_Taylor.
- Queen_(band) caption "Queen in concert, 1984.".
- Queen_(band) currentMembers Brian_May.
- Queen_(band) currentMembers "Roger Taylor".
- Queen_(band) description "A sample of "Bohemian Rhapsody" from A Night at the Opera . When released it spent nine weeks at number one in the UK and became the third best selling British single of all time.".
- Queen_(band) description "A sample of "The March of the Black Queen" from Queen II . The band's earlier songs leaned more towards progressive rock and heavy metal compared to their later work.".
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- Queen_(band) genre Rock_music.
- Queen_(band) hasPhotoCollection Queen_(band).
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- Queen_(band) label Capitol_Records.
- Queen_(band) label EMI_Records.
- Queen_(band) label Elektra_Records.
- Queen_(band) label Hollywood_Records.
- Queen_(band) label Island_Records.
- Queen_(band) label Parlophone.
- Queen_(band) name "Queen".
- Queen_(band) origin "London, England".
- Queen_(band) pastMembers Freddie_Mercury.
- Queen_(band) pastMembers John_Deacon.
- Queen_(band) pastMembers "See also: [[#Band members".
- Queen_(band) quote ""Many of you will have read bits and pieces on the internet about Queen changing record companies and so I wanted to confirm to you that the band have signed a new contract with Universal Music...we would like to thank the EMI team for all their hard work over the years, the many successes and the fond memories, and of course we look forward to continuing to work with EMI Music Publishing who take care of our songwriting affairs. Next year we start working with our new record company to celebrate Queen's 40th anniversary and we will be announcing full details of the plans over the next 3 months. As Brian has already said Queen's next moves will involve 'studio work, computers and live work"".
- Queen_(band) quote ""Queen were absolutely the best band of the day... they just went and smashed one hit after another... it was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world"".
- Queen_(band) quote ""There was all that time when we knew Freddie was on the way out, we kept our heads down"".
- Queen_(band) quote ""You guys should go out and play again. It must be like having a Ferrari in the garage waiting for a driver"".
- Queen_(band) source "—Bob Geldof, on Queen's performance at Live Aid.".
- Queen_(band) source "—Brian May".
- Queen_(band) source "—Elton John, on Queen being without a lead singer since the death of Freddie Mercury.".
- Queen_(band) source "—Jim Beach, Queen's Manager, on the change of record label.".
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- Queen_(band) title ""Bohemian Rhapsody"".
- Queen_(band) title ""The March of the Black Queen"".
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- Queen_(band) yearsActive "1970".
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- Queen_(band) subject Category:Elektra_Records_artists.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:English_hard_rock_musical_groups.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:English_heavy_metal_musical_groups.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:English_progressive_rock_groups.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:English_rock_music_groups.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Freddie_Mercury.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Hollywood_Records_artists.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Island_Records_artists.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Ivor_Novello_Award_winners.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Kerrang!_Awards_winners.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1971.
- Queen_(band) subject Category:Musical_groups_from_London.
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- Queen_(band) subject Category:Parlophone_artists.
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- Queen_(band) subject Category:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees.
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