About 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's London home will be displayed in exhibitions around the world before being auctioned on Sept. 5 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

Freddie Mercury (né Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer and songwriter. He rose to worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Known for his four-octave vocal range, he is ...