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Nov 2020

37m 40s

Freddie Mercury

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He should never have made it as a rock star, not where he came from and how he grew up. But Freddie Mercury was maybe the most natural front man of all – and the story of his life and death is one of the great unforgettable rock fables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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