John Reid

John Reid

Born: September 9, 1949
in Paisley, Scotland, UK
Music manager best known for working with Queen and Elton John, the latter of whom was his lover from 1970 to 1975.

Movies for John Reid...

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Title: Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Released: September 25, 2012
Type: Movie
Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
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Queen: Days of Our Lives
Title: Queen: Days of Our Lives
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.
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Title: The X Factor
Released: February 6, 2005
Type: TV
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first series of the show was broadcast from February to May, however, since the second series it has been broadcast from July/August until the grand final in November. The X Factor is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and is currently broadcast on the Seven Network. The title "X Factor" refers to a singing talent which is "unique" and "something" that makes for star quality. Network Ten held rights for The X Factor in 2005, but dropped the show after the first series due to poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network went into a "bidding war" to gain rights for the show, and later won and a second series went into production. The X Factor was renewed after a highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast through Network Ten. It is also broadcast in New Zealand on TV3. Two series of The Xtra Factor were broadcast through Network Ten in 2005 and 7Two in 2010. The show was not renewed for a third series in 2011. The original judging panel line-up in 2005 consisted of Kate Ceberano, Mark Holden, and John Reid. When the show was revived in 2010, the judging panel was replaced by Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, and Kyle Sandilands. Imbruglia and Sandilands did not return for series three and were replaced by Melanie Brown and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Dannii Minogue and Redfoo joined the panel in the fifth series as replacements for Brown and Sebastian. During the televised audition phases of The X Factor, originally the contestants sang in an "audition room" in front of just the judges, however, from series two onwards all auditionees sing on stage in an arena, in front of the judges and a live audience. The successful acts then progress to the next stage of the competition, "bootcamp" and later "home visits", where the judges narrow their category down to three acts who will continue to the live shows, where the public vote for their favourite act, following weekly performances by the contestants.
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The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Title: The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 2004
Type: Movie
The story behind the epic Queen single.
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Elton John at Dodger Stadium
Title: Elton John at Dodger Stadium
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1975
Type: Movie
Documentary chronicling Elton John’s iconic two-day concert at Dodger Stadium in 1975.
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things
Title: Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 1973
Type: Movie
A documentary detailing the production of Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" LP featuring footage from the recording session in France, interviews, and concert footage.