Editing Freddie Mercury (section)

===Importance in AIDS history===
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| source =&nbsp;—Brian May at [[the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Seal's powerful tribute to Freddie Mercury from 1992 with 'Who Wants To Live Forever' |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/freddie-mercury/seal-queen-cover-tribute-live-forever-video/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |publisher=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]] |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127154855/https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/freddie-mercury/seal-queen-cover-tribute-live-forever-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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As the first major rock star to die of AIDS-related complications, Mercury's death represented an important event in the history of the disease.<ref name=National/> In April 1992, the remaining members of Queen founded [[The Mercury Phoenix Trust]] and organised ''[[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]] for AIDS Awareness'', to celebrate the life and legacy of Mercury and raise money for AIDS research, which took place on 20 April 1992.<ref name="Stothard_1992"/> The Mercury Phoenix Trust has since raised millions of pounds for various AIDS charities. The tribute concert, which took place at London's [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] for an audience of 72,000, featured a wide variety of guests including [[Robert Plant]] (of [[Led Zeppelin]]), [[Roger Daltrey]] (of [[the Who]]), [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]], [[Elton John]], [[Metallica]], [[David Bowie]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[Tony Iommi]] (of [[Black Sabbath]]), [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[George Michael]], [[Def Leppard]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] and [[Liza Minnelli]], with [[U2]] also appearing via satellite. Elizabeth Taylor spoke of Mercury as "an extraordinary rock star who rushed across our cultural landscape like a comet shooting across the sky".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_04-21-1992_-_The_Times_-_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute|title=Freddie Mercury Tribute|publisher=Queenarchives.com|access-date=27 September 2014|archive-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316100725/http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_04-21-1992_-_The_Times_-_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute|url-status=live}}</ref> The concert was broadcast live to 76 countries and had an estimated viewing audience of 1&nbsp;billion people.<ref name="ABC_2007"/> The ''Freddie for a Day'' fundraiser on behalf of the Mercury Phoenix Trust takes place every year in London, with supporters of the charity including [[Monty Python]] comedian [[Eric Idle]], and [[Mel B]] of the Spice Girls.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen fan meets Brian May and Monty Python's Eric Idle |url=https://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/queen-fan-meets-brian-may-and-monty-python-s-eric-idle-1-5715452 |access-date=18 August 2019 |newspaper=Boston Standard |archive-date=18 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818163301/https://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/queen-fan-meets-brian-may-and-monty-python-s-eric-idle-1-5715452 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The documentary, ''Freddie Mercury: The Final Act'', aired on [[BBC Two]] in 2021 and [[The CW]] in the US in April 2022. It covered Mercury's last days, how his bandmates and friends put together the Tribute Concert at Wembley, and interviewed medical professionals, people who tested HIV positive, and others who knew someone who died of AIDS.<ref>{{cite news |title='Freddie Mercury: The Final Act' Doc Lands At The CW |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/freddie-mercury-the-final-act-doc-the-cw-1234931879/ |last=White |first=Peter |access-date=4 September 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165105/https://deadline.com/2022/02/freddie-mercury-the-final-act-doc-the-cw-1234931879/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Freddie Mercury: The Final Act |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00123q9 |access-date=4 September 2022 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009233936/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00123q9 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[50th International Emmy Awards]] in 2022 it won the [[International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|title=International Emmys: UK's 'Vigil' & 'Sex Education' Take Top Series Awards – Winners List|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/international-emmys-2022-winners-list-1235179738/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=21 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126091923/https://deadline.com/2022/11/international-emmys-2022-winners-list-1235179738/|url-status=live}}</ref>