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Flash Mob's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Cover Hits 500 Million Views

9/17/2025

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A flash mob cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," featuring Sunderland singer Mickey Callisto, has amassed over 500 million views on social media since its release last week.
Callisto expressed disbelief at the video's popularity and the numerous messages he received.
"Bohemian Rhapsody," released in October 1975, topped UK charts for nine weeks and five more weeks after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.
The Last Night of the Proms marked the song's 50th anniversary with performances by Brian May and Roger Taylor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Kingsley Ward, founder of Rockfield Studios, shared that the song was initially titled "Freddie's Thing."

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A flash mob cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," featuring Sunderland singer Mickey Callisto, has amassed over 500 million views on social media since its release last week.
Callisto expressed disbelief at the video's popularity and the numerous messages he received.
"Bohemian Rhapsody," released in October 1975, topped UK charts for nine weeks and five more weeks after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.
The Last Night of the Proms marked the song's 50th anniversary with performances by Brian May and Roger Taylor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Kingsley Ward, founder of Rockfield Studios, shared that the song was initially titled "Freddie's Thing."