What's covered
Key facts
AQA Area of Study 2 covers popular music; for 2026 the set artist is Queen.
Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975 on the album A Night at the Opera.
Freddie Mercury described Bohemian Rhapsody as a "mock opera".
AQA sets the studio versions, not the live versions.
The set study piece is Queen, examined through three studio tracks.
The three set tracks are Bohemian Rhapsody, Seven Seas of Rhye and Love of My Life.
The set tracks use heavily multi-tracked, overdubbed vocals.
Sample questions
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How did Freddie Mercury describe Bohemian Rhapsody?
- •A blues shuffle
- •A disco anthem
- •A folk ballad
- ✓A mock opera
AQA's 2026 Area of Study 2 popular-music study artist is?
- •Abba
- •Blur
- •Oasis
- ✓Queen
How are the vocals on the Queen set tracks produced?
- ✓Heavily multi-tracked and overdubbed
- •Replaced entirely by a synthesiser
- •Spoken aloud rather than sung
- •Sung once through with no edits
Which track is one of AQA's three set Queen songs?
- ✓Bohemian Rhapsody
- •Don't Stop Me Now
- •Radio Ga Ga
- •We Will Rock You
Who is the set study artist for AQA Area of Study 2 (Popular Music) in 2026?
- •ABBA
- •Adele
- •Oasis
- ✓Queen
In which year was Bohemian Rhapsody released?
- •1965
- ✓1975
- •1985
- •1991
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