When did Freddie Mercury first start performing for paying crowds? He also cited Liza Minnelli as an influence, specifically her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret.

He was influenced by numerous bands, most notably Elvis Presley, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

In England, Freddie's taste for music expanded from the Indian music he was exposed to growing up, to include the rock and roll music of the day. He earned a degree in Art and Graphic Design from Ealing Art College in London. The earliest known footage of Freddie Mercury was taken during his freshman year at the college. In the following months, Freddie enrolled at Isleworth Polytechnic (now West Thames College), majoring in art. The political unrest in the country put Freddie's family in danger and they fled to the United Kingdom. A month later, the bloody Zanzibar Revolution began, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Indians and Arabs. The country gained independence from Britain in December 1963. Peters boarding school when he was 16 and returned to his family in Zanzibar.

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