Sir Elton John has compared "full of life" Olly Alexander to the late great Freddie Mercury. The 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker has hailed the 'It's A Sin' star for being "hilariously funny" and talented like the Queen frontman - who died in 1991, aged 45, due to complications from AIDS.
The 73-year-old music legend brought up his late friend Freddie while talking to Olly about his role as Ritchie Tozer in the Channel 4 drama series, 'It's A Sin', which depicts the lives of gay men and their friends who lived during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the UK.
He told the Years & Years frontman on 'Elton John’s Rocket Hour' on Apple Music 1: 'Who Wants To Live Forever', sung of course by Freddie Mercury, who died of AIDS.
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