Queen - Killer Queen [REMASTERED HD] • TopPop

We remastered the best clips on the TopPop YouTube channel in HD. We also upgraded the sound from the original masterfile, to give you the best possible experience. Enjoy the great legacy of Toppop in HD! Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen. ’Killer Queen’ is a song from the British rock band Queen. With this fourth single, they reached second place in the English charts at the beginning of 1975 and became known to the general public. The song was written by singer and pianist Freddie Mercury and appeared on the album ’Sheer Heart Attack’. Mercury has indicated that while writing this song he was influenced by early songs from The Beatles and The Beach Boys and textually by Noël Coward. This was Queens first and only visit to the Toppop studios in the Netherlands. It was first broadcast on 4 December 1974. For later singles their videos were used in the program. ’Killer Queen’ reached #3 in the Dutch Top 40, #2 in the UK charts, #12 in the US charts and #12 in the German charts. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 6 December 1974 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.