Biography
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
TV credits
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
Rated 5.5 out of 10
Reunited Apart
2020
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Newscast
2020
Rated 0.0 out of 10
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012
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Foxes Live: Wild in the City
2012
Rated 7.1 out of 10
Evening Urgant
2012
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The Story of Musicals
2012
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The Michael Ball Show
2010
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BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
Rated 4.5 out of 10
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
Rated 9.2 out of 10
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Rated 5.0 out of 10
American Idol
2002
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Parkinson
1998
Rated 7.7 out of 10
Classic Albums
1997
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ECHO-Verleihung
1992
Rated 5.2 out of 10
This Morning
1988
Rated 5.0 out of 10
Téléthon
1987
Rated 3.5 out of 10
Daytime Live
1987
Rated 7.8 out of 10
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Rated 5.9 out of 10
Question Time
1979
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Young Music Show
1978
Rated 10.0 out of 10
The BRIT Awards
1977
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Domenica In
1976
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Numéro un
1975