Prized piano Freddie Mercury composed Queen's greatest hits on is champion at pricy auction
Freddie Mercuryโs prized piano he used to compose โBohemian Rhapsodyโ and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million as some of the late singerโs massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.
Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of belongings on display before auction
More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercuryโs personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of โBohemian Rhapsodyโ and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queenโs greatest hits, are going on display in a free exhibition at Sothebyโs London ahead of their sale.
'Elvis,' 'Top Gun' tie for box-office crown with $30.5M each
Baz Luhrmannโs Elvis Presley biopic โElvisโ shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but โ in a box-office rarity โ โElvisโ tied โTop Gun: Maverick,โ which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters.
This Freddie Mercury Impersonator Dancing to 'I Want to Break Free' From His Balcony Will Make Your Day
A video that has recently gone viral shows Dรญaz Ballesta rocking one of Mercury's signature looks -- light wash denim jeans, a white tank top, mustache and all! -- and belting out "I Want to Break Free" from his balcony. The fact that his moves are on-point, and that his use of a vacuum is a nod to the official "I Want to Break Free" music video Queen released in 1984. Watch the original music video here......and then see Dรญaz Ballesta's epic quarantine interpretation in the video below! There was a time in the early days where our music was really pompous, very serious, and people thought, 'Oh god, what little bores,'" he recalled.