Freddie Mercury and AIDS that affected his life

• April 24, 2024

Innuendo was the last record recorded by the legendary vocalist of What in, Freddie Mercury , who on November 23, 1991, publicly announced that he had AIDS for a day after succumbing to a complication of pneumonia and this September 5, he would turn 65 years old.

While What in He had a little break between the years of 1987 and 1988, Mercury took the time to do two solo projects, his interpretation of the classic The Platters Y The Great Pretender

He began to develop in collaboration with the soprano Montserrat Cabballe , album called Barcelona, but this last project was completed after the singer and composer was diagnosed with AIDS , a fact with which he suffered to maintain his creative activities during the next 4 years until the day of his death.

Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest icons of music who died from a complication derived from the Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus. He did not announce his condition until 24 hours before his death declaring before the press that: "I felt it was right to keep this information private to protect the privacy of those around me”.

During his last days, Mercury was cared for by close friends like Jim Hutton, Joe Fanelli, Mary Austen and Peter Fresstone. On November 24, 1991, he died of a complication in the bronchi. However, his talent will be remembered forever: