Freddie Mercury mural unveiled at Wembley to mark Queen legend's 80th birthday
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A spectacular 30ft anamorphic mural of Freddie Mercury has been unveiled at Wembley Park to mark what would have been the Queen legend’s 80th birthday on Saturday 5th September.
Located on Wembley Park’s Spanish Steps, the mural called I’m Mr. Mercury was created by acclaimed British street artist Frank Styles, who painted it as four separate works then composed them into a single anamorphic image applied across all 58 Spanish Steps.
Alongside a portrait of Freddie, the piece features a symmetrical abstract of a koi carp to represent Freddie’s life-long love of Japan and are a nod to his London home which featured, in pride of place, a Japanese garden and pond.
The winged female figures reflect Mercury's Virgo star sign. Freddie used the same motif on the Queen crest, which he designed himself, combining the band members' zodiac signs into a single emblem.
The Spanish Steps are a key pedestrian link between OVO Arena Wembley and Wembley Stadium, where Freddie performed many iconic shows with Queen, including their historic Live Aid performance in 1985.
Artist Frank Styles says: “It’s been an honour to once again work with Wembley Park to deliver this tribute to the one and only, Freddie Mercury.
“As a trained graphic designer himself, Freddie was very aware and precise about the visual feel and so I have endeavoured to follow his ethos in the conscious creation of this mural.”
Jim Beach, Queen's longtime manager and Mercury Phoenix Trust co-founder alongside May and Roger Taylor, adds: “Freddie was known to millions around the world as the frontman of Queen but off stage, he was a quiet and humble man, happy at home surrounded by the things he loved most.
“‘I’m Mr. Mercury’ perfectly captures the beautiful complexity of Freddie, with his captivating portrait drawing people into his world as he did so magically during his life.”
The installation is free to view 24 hours a day and runs until December 2026.
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on 5th September 1946 in Zanzibar. He died aged just 45 in 1991.