Today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Freddie Mercury.
The 45-year-old singer, born in Zanzibar as Farrokh Bulsara, kept his four-year battle with AIDS a secret, announcing his diagnosis on 23 November 1991.
A day later he died, marking the end of one of the most successful bands in history, yet leaving a legacy that spanned three decades and 17 albums (one released posthumously).
Queen’s back catalogue, which includes such bona fide classics as Bohemian Rhapsody, We will Rock You and Crazy Little Thing Called Love, continues to influence music-makers of the modern era, while Mercury himself has become almost the archetypal frontman.
To mark the anniversary, Queen fans in their thousand took to Twitter, with Freddie Mercury trending worldwide for most of the day.
Blogging recently for the Huffington Post UK, Mercury biographer Lesley-Ann Jones summed up the band's legacy.
"They have sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. We Are the Champions remains their most played song of all time, familiar to sports fans everywhere. They are bigger today than they were during Freddie's lifetime.
"No fat lady on the horizon. Not any time soon."
Here we celebrate the life of a unique talent with five of the band's best songs.