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Feb 17, 2022 · Learn about the family background of the Queen singer, who was born as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar. His father Bomi was a cashier and his mother Jer was a homemaker, and they moved to England after the Zanzibar Revolution.
Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town in the British protectorate of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania) on 5 September 1946. His parents, Bomi (1908–2003) and Jer Bulsara (1922–2016), were from the Parsi community of western India. The Bulsaras had origins in the city of Bulsar (now Valsad) in Gujarat.
Oct 23, 2018 · Bomi Bulsara came from Bulsar in Gujarat - hence the family name - and moved to Zanzibar to work in the High Court as a cashier for the British government. He married Jer in India and brought her...
Nov 23, 2020 · His mum Jer Bulsara was fiercely protective of her boy, as depicted in the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, in which Rami Malek played the flamboyant and thoughtful Freddie.
- Emmeline Saunders
Nov 24, 2023 · Bomi Bulsara, Freddieʼs father, had actually taken his surname from Bulsar, the small town north of Bombay and south of Ahmedabad that he grew up in. Thereʼs a strong trend towards emigration from the province, too.
Sep 2, 2006 · Jer and Bomi Bulsara, Freddie Mercury's parents, share their memories of their son, the rock legend who died of Aids in 1991. They talk about his childhood, his music, his privacy and his sexuality.
Aug 26, 2021 · Learn about the Parsi family background, name change, and relationship of the Queen frontman with his parents. Find out how they supported him, how he respected their religion, and how he died.
