One day - thousands of fans

Today, the fifth of September two thousand thirteenth year, Freddie (Freddie Mercury) would have celebrated his sixty-seven years. However, after twenty-two years after his death, the popularity of Fred is not quenched.

She even takes on a new form - as, for example, Freddie For A Day. It all started with Liz Swanton (Liz Swanton), ordinary employees and, in combination, one of the editors of the site Mercury Phoenix Trust, which was founded in nineteen ninety-second year of the charity fund to fight AIDS. In honor of the eighth birthday of the musical «We Will Rock You», she decided to spend the whole day in the form of Freddy.





The initiative was aimed at collecting donations in the MFT, and ended very successfully - Liz managed to raise several thousand pounds and even meet with Brian May and Roger Taylor (participants Queen, guitarist and drummer). The story of the day was organized by Liz published on the website MFT and caused a strong reaction of fans of Fred, eager to spend their own Freddie For A Day. And then Freddie For A Day has turned into an annual event, taking place on the birthday of Mercury.



All attributes dedicated to Freddie For A Day, you can buy at the official site of Queen, although participation in general, you can get a distinctive mustache.



Or the famous crown with a concert Wembley'86, such as a bird from the movie Angry Birds, dedicated to Freddie For A Day.

Swanton initiative is gaining tremendous momentum. In two thousand eleven, Google devoted his doodle birthday of the king of rock.

And last year, Renault branded car symbols Freddie For A Day, to play at an event in London.



Alex Chadwick, videoblogger with YouTube, c patch mustache and a T-shirt FFAD playing straight major reefs of twenty-seven songs of Queen.

"Freddie For A Day" is growing and expanding, more countries, more and more activities and wishing to visit at least for a day "in the shoes" idol. The guys from Odessa:

Author: Maria Karicheva