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Andy Price

The unlikely encounter between a pre-fame Freddie Mercury and David Bowie at a London market

Bowie and Freddie.

There’s many odd coincidences and chance meetings in the history of pop, but perhaps none are quite as unlikely as the day that Queen’s iconic frontman Freddie Mercury - then a simple shop assistant - crossed paths with an up-and-coming songwriter, by the name of David Bowie.

Mercury and Bowie, of course, would go on to achieve global fame and, working together, helm the extraordinary chart-topping single, Under Pressure in 1981.

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