Queen (band)

Queen is a British rock band which came to popularity during the mid-1970s, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. They have sold an estimated 190 million records around the world and, in their home country of Britain, remain second only to The Beatles in terms of sales and collectability (though in 2005, they actually exceeded the number of weeks spent on the British chart by The Beatles).

Members

Though Freddie Mercury's personality always dominated in the press, he was by no means the dominant songwriter; indeed, all four members of the group actually wrote huge hits:

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• Freddie Mercury, piano & vocals ("Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Are the Champions," "Somebody to Love," "Killer Queen", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love")
• Brian May CBE, guitars ("We Will Rock You," "Tie Your Mother Down," "The Show Must Go On," "Hammer to Fall," "Fat-Bottomed Girls")
• Roger Taylor, drums & percussion ("Radio Ga Ga," "A Kind of Magic," "The Invisible Man," "These Are The Days Of Our Lives")
• John Deacon, bass guitar, rhythm guitar ("Another One Bites The Dust," "I Want to Break Free," "You're My Best Friend")