(Студент 1) Слайд 2. Queen is a British rock band that achieved widespread fame in the mid-1970s, and one of the most successful bands in the history of rock music. The media call the group "cult" and write that it still has hundreds of millions of fans. The band was formed in 1970 and still exists today.

(Студент 2) Слайд 3. Members of the legendary band included Freddie Mercury - lead singer, Brian May, Roger Taylor on drums, and later joined by John Deacon.

(Студент 3) Слайд 4. The most famous songs of the band are "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" etc. The band has released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous compilations. Eighteen hits of "Queen" occupied the first places in the charts of different countries. The band's live performances were also recognized as one of the most striking and significant in the history of rock.

(Студент 4) Слайд 5. 1. Roger Taylor loved shocking. Despite the fact that Freddie was mostly annealing on stage, drummer Roger Taylor was famous for his extraordinary behavior. According to rumors, he once boiled a human skull in a dormitory.

(Студент 1) 2. Astrophysicist, biologist, electronics and designer. Queen guitarist Brian May graduated from the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Imperial College London, one of the most prestigious in Britain. However, a musical career forced to interrupt the scientific.

(Студент 2) 3. Mercury's personal life. At different times, journalists attributed the vocalist Queen novels with a variety of women and men, but his only official relationship was with Mary Austin.

(Студент 3) 4. Disease. It is not known when Queen's vocalist contracted HIV. It is believed that he learned about his illness around 1985-1986. The remaining members of the group learned about her a few months before his death.

(Студент 4) 5. Last work by Freddie Mercury. Six months before the death of her vocalist, Queen continues to work. They are filming a video for the song "These are the days of our lives" in black and white, as Freddie already looked very bad. They finished work in May.

(Студент 1) Слайд 6. On October 28, 2018, the world premiere of the biopic about the cult group Queen, a film called "Bohemian Rhapsody". The film focuses on the life of vocalist Freddie Mercury. The main roles were played by Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, and Joseph Mazzello. Queen's current members, Brian May and Roger Taylor, participated in the film's creation as executive music producers and creative consultants.

(Студент 2) Слайд 8. Queen's star on the Hollywood "Walk of fame".

(Студент 3) Слайд 9. Freddie Mercury monument in Montreux.

(Студент 4) Слайд 10. In 1986, rumors began to appear that Freddie Mercury had AIDS. Since 1989, serious changes in Mercury's appearance began to appear — he lost a lot of weight. However, until the last days of his life, the musician denied all rumors about his health. On November 24, 1991, at the age of 45, he died at his home. But despite this tragedy, the three-piece band continued to tour, using a recording of Freddie's voice.

(Студент 1) Слайд 11. The band's discography includes 15 studio albums, 6 live albums, and many song collections, box sets, and singles. (Маша) The band received an honorary Grammy in 2018 "for musical achievements of a lifetime". (Студент 2) The band "Queen" is the greatest band of all time, whose work is still alive today.