Zanzibar Born Freddie Mercury remains world singer with most distinctive voice 30 years after his death

It is now 33 years since he passed away but Freddie Mercury, the Zanzibar-born international pop star, remains one of very few singers in the world with was the scientists describe to be an extraordinary voice.

At least this is according to research results that got published back on April 19, 2016, when the scientists confirmed that Freddie Mercury had one of the most extraordinary voices ever.

The study was conducted by a team of researchers from Austria, the Czech Republic and Sweden that dedicated their research to the voice of Freddie Mercury.

“The emergence of sub-harmonics helps create the impression of a vocal system pushed to its limits, used with extreme mastery,” wrote Dr Christian Herbst of the University of Vienna, in his article which was published in the journal Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology.

According to Dr Herbs, these characteristics, combined with a fast and irregular vibrato, may have contributed to creating Freddie Mercury’s eccentric and theatrical character.

Scientists discovered that Freddie Mercury’s vocal cords moved at a faster speed than others. His vibrato, typically oscillating between 5.4 and 6.9 Hz, reached 7.04 Hz, a frequency so high that it vibrated the throat in a way that not even Pavarotti was able to replicate.

Queen’s front man, Freddie demonstrated a mastery of sub-harmonics, a singing style only manageable by Tuvan singers, and did so with disarming ease.

The conclusion was unequivocal, that Freddie Mercury possessed a unique voice in the Rock ‘n’ Roll panorama, making him one of the most singular artists ever.

But for the fans of the singer with Tanzanian roots, that was one fact which they already knew. They described Mercury as Unrivalled, unmatched, extraordinary and essentially ‘A Legend!’

If he had lived to this day, Freddie Mercury who was born in the Isles on 5 September 1946 as ‘Farouk Bulsara,’ would have been 78 years old.

However, the leader of the Queen’s band passed away on the fifth day of November 1991, reportedly succumbing to HIV and Aids.