“I will become a legend”: Freddie Mercury’s path to the status of a glam rock icon and the voice of generationstranslated

In 1985, at Wembley Stadium, 72,000 spectators witnessed 20 minutes that would later be called the standard of live rock: a man in a white T-shirt and jeans, with a mustache and a microphone on half a boom, forced the crowd to sing in unison, turning the Live Aid charity concert into his own signature show.

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