Why the rock band Queen loves Montreux

The quiet lakeside town of Montreux has become a mecca for Queen fans.
They make pilgrimages here each year to leave messages at Freddie Mercury's statue and join in the annual birthday celebrations for the late star, who died in 1991. Now there's even a Freddie Tour - you can follow in the footsteps of the flamboyant singer and visit the Studio Experience in the town's casino. That exhibition is based on the recording studios Queen owned, where the group recorded seven albums. swissinfo.ch visited Montreux to find out why one of the most famous rock bands of all has such a lasting appeal in a sleepy lakeside town.
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[@flora3177]

The greatest rock singer and fantastic musician of all time, Freddie Mercury, has a birthday on September 5th ... he would be 75 years old.
Freddie Mercury, a special beautiful genius, his music is still alive today!

[@shirleymullen430]

I have been to Freddie's birthday. I can see why he loved it. A peacefulness comes over you when you're there.

[@minamatos4745]

Best singer ever, so happy to live in montreux

[@eisenjeisen6262]

very nice

[@swissinfo]

Thanks for your kind feedback.

[@Darci3333]

Wish I could visit there😢

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Gostava que fosse traduzido para português obrigada

[@swissinfo]

Hi, we have a separate channel with videos in Portuguese (and many other channels for separate languages), here's the link to this video in Portuguese: ruclips.net/video/nWyG_FXZNUY/видео.html

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