News about Freddie Mercury

The sculpture of the megastar is the first of its kind, showing the 77-year-old with his legs in the air and his hands on his keyboard. The museum said the waxwork is one of the most complex structural designs to date and behind-the-scenes images have been released of the figure in its construction stage. Steve Blackburn, general manager at Madame Tussauds London, said Sir Elton has 'always inspired us to go above and beyond in our creations' since he sat for his first figure in 1976.

Anwar Hussein, who has died aged 85, was the longest-serving royal photographer, credited with helping change the public view of the British Royal Family. Through his impressive photos, captured across five decades, the African-born photo journalist gave rise to a more informal and candid variety of royal photography. Given his relaxed style, Anwar struck up a close bond with Princess Diana and snapped some of her most well-known moments - from her solo picture at the Taj Mahal in 1992 as her marriage with then-Prince Charles disintegrated to her 'revenge dress'. Such was their friendly relationship, Diana even asked him for advice on interfaith marriage as they shared a flight during a tour in the mid-nineties. Speaking in 2022, the photographer revealed how the royal approached him for a hushed conversation during her relationship with Doctor Hasnat Khan.

Charity Marie Curie said it had compiled what it described as the first playlist curated by people at the end of life, by polling bereaved relatives on the subject. Frank Sinatra's (top left) My Way, The Beatles' Hey Jude as well as Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland (bottom right), while Whitney Houston's (top right) version of I Will Always Love You, (Simply) The Best by Tina Turner (bottom left), Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper, Angels by Robbie Williams, What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, Beautiful by Christina Aguilera and These are the Days of our Lives sang by Queen's Freddie Mercury (centre) were among the most popular choices.

A This Morning star has bagged their first ever solo show just days after fans called the presenter to permanently host the ITV show. The presenter has now landed a three-part travel series The First Class Travel Show on Channel 5.

Armed with his trusty Waitrose bag (left) - which he calls a 'business class upgrade' on last year's Asda carrier - Andy (pictured right) boarded a flight out of Newcastle for £62 on Thursday 1 August. He landed on the party island shortly after 7pm and made his way straight to San Antonio for a pint at the Hotel Abrat - to soak up the sunset before heading to Pikes at 11.30pm for the gig. The raver partied the night away until 5am on the Friday, before needing to make his way back home. After touching down on UK soil, Andy got a train and arrived home just 24 hours after he left - with the whole trip costing less than £200. Pictured inset: Andy partying in Ibiza

A This Morning star has mysteriously deleted their Instagram account with no explanation.

The young royal (pictured right), ten, first took a liking to the band when he heard them play at the Queen's (pictured inset) Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in 2022, according to The Sun. American singer Adam Lambert , 42, took the place of lead singer Freddie Mercury and joined Brian May , 76, and Roger Taylor, 74, on stage as they sang a montage of classics, impressing the Royal Family with their upbeat performance. Left: Adam Lambert at the Platinum Jubilee, right George and William watching

Tigerlily Taylor looked incredible as she attended the Rat & Boa Summer Dinner Party at Zephyr Notting Hill in London on Tuesday. The model, 29, ensured all eyes were on her as she showed off her sense of style in a figure-hugging leopard print dress that highlighted her toned frame.  The garment also featured a black sheer detail and a plunging neckline while the star also wore a gold pendant necklace. 

He may be covered in ink, but there is one tattoo in particular that Aussie swimming champion Kyle Chalmers (pictured left, and right with fiancee Ingeborg Løyning) will be looking to for inspiration as he tries to add to his tally of Olympic gold later this month.

Freddie Mercury's 'wife' will reportedly come into another multi-million pound windfall after the record-breaking sale of the Queen back catalogue for £1billion. Mary, 73, was the woman who won the heart of rock legend Freddie and has been the beneficiary of his fortune since his death in 1991. According to The Sun, Mary is now set to receive £187.5million after the deal with Sony is signed, after previously getting half of Freddie's estate and another 25 per cent when his parents died.

He faced unspeakable cruelty at the hands of his mother and father before he was even two months old - necessitating the amputation of both his lower legs - only to complete a 10km walk and raise £1.3 million at the age of five. But perhaps no moments have tasted sweeter to Tony Hudgell, who's still not ten, than those he enjoyed earlier this week - when, I can disclose, he had tea at Buckingham Palace with Queen Camilla . The intimate occasion was all the richer given the misfortune Tony suffered last month.

Legendary rock band Queen have reportedly sold their iconic back catalogue of hits for a whipping £1Billion pounds following a bidding war.  According to The Sun the surviving band members and Freddie Mercury's estate have agreed to the sale with Sony Music, more than doubling the record set by Bruce Springsteen, who sold the rights to his music for £393M in 2021. The publication reports that Sony will now own all the band's hits including Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now and I Want To Break Free. 

Queen's entire music catalog is in the process of being sold in a distribution deal valuing at over $1 billion. Sony is in the middle of acquiring the rights to Queen's entire music catalog after a long negotiation process and concluded with a record-shattering megadeal worth $1.27 billion. It was previously reported that Sony joined the negotiation in February and a deal was finally and recently struck when a mystery bidder reportedly stopped at $900 million.

He rose to fame on American Idol before launching a successful solo career and replacing Freddie Mercury as the new frontman of Queen. Grammy-nominated Adam Lambert was the first openly gay artist to top the Billboard charts - and as well as earning praise for his vocals, the international star is a proud LGBTQ+ and human rights activist. The performer, 42, has been in a relationship with Oliver Gliese, 28, since February 2021. 

Queen, led by Freddie Mercury (pictured), had hits with songs including Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now and We Will Rock You. If the swoop goes ahead, it will add to the buying frenzy for music rights. Sir Rod Steward and the estate of Michael Jackson are reported to have this year sold parts of or all their music, worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

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Swiss act Nemo walked away victorious at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night. The show, which was deemed the most politically charged in history, saw Nemo become the competition's first non-binary winner, after they scored 365 points with the juries and 226 from the public for a total of 591 with their song The Code. Nemo announced they are non-binary in November and revealed The Code is a nod to their identity, while they also detailed their pride over representing anyone out there who is non-binary, gender-fluid, transgender

Baby Reindeer stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning appeared in good spirits as they stepped out to the Love Lies Bleeding gala film screening in London on Tuesday. The pair could be seen posing arm-in-arm and smiling broadly as they arrived at the event. Comedian and actor Richard, 34, cut a casual figure in a red jumper which he wore under a brown jacket, while he donned a pair of navy blue jeans and white trainers.

Michael Jackson 's famed 'Billie Jean' jacket is among the musical treasures slated to hit the auction block next month for Julien's Auctions. Bids as high as $80,000 - $100,000 are expected to be made for the garment worn by the late King of Pop on his 1984 Victory Tour, the auction house said.

Netflix's Baby Reindeer has led to a police investigation after fans wrongly accused a theatre director of being the inspiration behind an abuser depicted in the show.  The seven-part thriller series follows the real-life story of comedian Gadd, who plays himself in the form of struggling Scottish comedian Donny Dunn as he deals with relentless stalker 'Martha'.  

JoJo Siwa has doubled down on her plan to invent 'gay pop' as 'an official genre of music' - after previously walking back her controversial remarks. The 20-year-old Dance Moms alum ignited a furor earlier this month when she said she 'wanted to start a new genre of music' called 'gay pop.' Social media quickly erupted with outrage, as JoJo's detractors pointed out that many gay artists have created pop music before she did.

JoJo Siwa put on a very raunchy show with her mother sitting in the front row just days after backtracking on claims that she invented the 'gay pop' music genre. The 20-year-old multihyphenate - born Joelle Joanie Siwa -  put on quite the naughty performance in front of her 49-year-old mother Jessalyn Siwa at Miami Beach Pride on Sunday night. JoJo did not just dazzle the audience with her incredible dance moves as she could be seen kissing one of her female background dancers who straddled her on the ground. At another point during the routine JoJo stood with her microphone on a pole whiole the same dancer crawled through her legs.

JoJo Siwa has walked back claims that she invented the 'gay pop' music genre after sparking backlash from other artists.  Speaking to TMZ on Wednesday, the 20-year-old said, 'I definitely am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not.' She added, 'But I do want to be a piece in making it bigger than it already is. I want to bring more attention to it.'

The trailer for Michael, the highly-anticipated biopic about the King of Pop Michael Jackson, was reportedly a 'crowd-pleasing hit' at CinemaCon, according to Variety . The film's first look occurred during Lionsgate's presentation to theater owners on Wednesday, a year before it is expected to hit theaters on April 18, 2025. The sneak peek did not disappoint as it began with Jackson (portrayed in the movie by the legend's own nephew Jaafar) on stage as he performed some of his greatest hits, including Man in the Mirror and Thriller. In the footage, fans hung on to his every word as they sang along to the hit tracks, which helped make him of one the most best-selling artists of all time.