the Hectics

{{Short description|Freddie Mercury's first band}}

{{about|the band from India|other uses|Hectic (disambiguation)}}

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| origin = Panchgani, Bombay, India

| genre = Various

| years_active = {{Start date|1958}}–1962

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• Freddie Mercury
• Derrick Branche
• Bruce Murray
• Victory Rana
• Farang Irani

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The Hectics (1958–1962) was an Indian school band. The members of the band were Farrokh Bulsara (later known as Freddie Mercury) (pianist), Derrick Branche (guitarist), Bruce Murray (lead vocalist and guitarist), Victory Rana (drummer) and Farang Irani (bass). The school band was formed while all five were students at St. Peter's School, Panchgani, an English boarding school in Panchgani, near Bombay (now Mumbai), India.[http://www.queenonline.com/history/35/ Queen Online – History: Freddie Mercury][https://scroll.in/article/815380/freddie-bucky-mercury-the-12-year-old-rockstar-from-panchgani 'Freddie Mercury was a prodigy': Rock star's Panchgani school bandmates remember 'Bucky']