The founder of Queen is Brian Harold May (born 1947 in England). In school, together with bassist Tim Steffel, he formed the band 1984. In 1964-1967, the group was popular among young people. At the end of 1967, the 1984 project collapsed. But the guys wanted to continue their creativity. They met drummer Roger Middowes Taylor and subsequently formed the band SMILE. In the spring of 1969, the young men signed a contract with Mercury, and later released the failed single "Earth/Step On Me" in the
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The founder of Queen is Brian Harold May (born 1947 in England). In school, together with bassist Tim Steffel, he formed the band 1984. In 1964-1967, the group was popular among young people. At the end of 1967, the 1984 project collapsed. But the guys wanted to continue their creativity. They met drummer Roger Middowes Taylor and subsequently formed the band SMILE. In the spring of 1969, the young men signed a contract with Mercury, and later released the failed single "Earth/Step On Me" in the United States. In 1970, Steffel left the band, the contract was terminated. This is how SMILE ceases to exist.
May and Taylor meet singer Freddie Boulsar. After much thought, the new band is called Queen. For a long time different bassists played in the band, changing each other until John Richard Deacon came.
In 1972, the band was invited to record at De Lane Lea, where the songs "The Night Comes Down" and "Liar" appeared, thanks to which QUEEN received a contract with EMI. One thought on “Keep Yourself Alive” With the release of "Queen II" and the single "Seven Seas Of Rhye", the band began to gain popularity. Next, QUEEN released albums “A Night At The Opera”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Sheer Heart Attack”, “Game”, which led them to world fame.
In 1991, it was reported that Freddie had AIDS. He died soon after. That was the end for Queen. Queen's posthumous album was released in 1995 under the name Made in Heaven, which turned out to be 4 hit singles. /
