A Bio of Queen's Freddie Mercury

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On the small quiet island of Zanzibar on the 5th of September 1946, Farrokh Bulsara was born to Bomi and Jer Bulsara. The Bulsaras were an Indian Persian family Living in Zanzibar, Africa. Farrokh's father worked as a High Court cashier for the British Government. He had a sister, Kashmira, six years younger to him. In 1954, when he was eight years old, he was sent to St. Peters English Boarding School in Panchgani, India to study. He spent 8 years in St. Peters. Here he was called Freddie by his friends which soon caught on to his his family. During these 8 years, he excelled in sports. He became the schools table tennis champion by the time he was 10. In two years time he won the schools trophy for the Junior All-rounder. He fell in love with art during this time and was always sketching for friends and relatives. One other trait of his during this time was his love for music. He had brought the familys old record player along with him and would stack records to play constantly while he sang along. The music he had at the time was mostly Indian but a little western music was also available to him. He enjoyed both kinds of music equally. The headmaster of St. Peters noticed his talent in music and suggested that he be given proper music training. They consented and sent the extra fees. He soon started piano classes. He started singing in the school choir and also took part in the plays which the school put up. He loved playing the piano. He put a lot of hard work into his piano lessons and passed Grade IV-both practical and theory. In 1958, he formed the school rock'n roll band with four of his friends. They called themselves The Hectics. They played at all the schools functions. Freddie played the piano in the band. In 1962, Freddie passed out of St. Peters and went back home to Zanzibar.