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Queen is a Britishrockband which was popular in the s and s. The group is well known for its sports anthems and classic rock radio staples, particularly the hits 'We Are the Champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody;' the band promoted the latter, first released in , with one of the earliest successful music videos, and later re-released it for the soundtrack album from the movie Wayne's World.

Queen are widely recognised as pioneers of heavy metal, glam rock, and stadium rock.

Origin

The beginnings of Queen can be traced to , when Brian May and Roger Taylor formed the trio Smile, at Imperial College, London, where they were both students.

After the group's bassist and lead singer Tim Staffell departed in the spring of , May and Taylor took on vocalist Freddie Mercury in April to form Queen. In John Deacon completed the lineup as bass guitarist.

Members

Though Freddie Mercury's personality always dominated in the press, all four members of the group actually wrote