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 Montreux as a cultural town has welcomed many celebrities over the years.
One of them, the English rock band QUEEN with its lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Freddie loved the Riviera and actually bought an apartment there and recorded many songs in the famous former Mountain Studios. The sound engineer was David Richards.
It has been 26 years that Jacky Smith, a dynamic and wholehearted fan presides over the Queen fan club in England. This association, established in 1974 in London, has got more than 6000 members not only in UK but also worldwide.
In 1996, the fan club was been in the debates regarding the creation of Freddie Mercury’s statue. The process was unsuccessful in London and Queen members, with Jim Beach, decided to offer it to Montreux with the result we all know. So, together with the studios, Freddie’s apartment close to Territet and the “Lake House”, the statue has brought Montreux into the spotlight for all Queen and Freddie fans.
When she first came to Montreux, the year after the unveiling of the statue, Jacky Smith fell in love with this region even though it was winter. So she decided to organize, for her fans, week-end trips from England. The first one was on September 2nd 1997.
Now, montreuxmusic.com has taken over in the same spirit. |
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