Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson fans have been left “in tears” by aged-up images of the late stars.
In an ongoing Instagram project called As If Nothing Ever Happened, digital artist Alper Yesiltas has used AI-based technology to share his estimations about what the famous singers would have looked like had they lived.
Queen frontman Freddie passed away from complications relating to AIDs in November 1991 at the age of 45.
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Had he lived, the Bohemian Rhapsody hitmaker would have recently celebrated his 76th birthday.
In the aged-up photo, Freddie is still pictured sporting a moustache – which has turned grey over time.
He can also be seen wearing a pair of reading glasses in the image, with his hairline slightly receded.
Explaining the project to fans, Yesiltas wrote: “I would like to share with you the first collection of images of my AI-based project called As if nothing happened.
(Image: Getty Images,BBC/Rogan Productions/Getty Images)
“Behind this project lies the question of ‘how would people look photo-realistically if some great events had not happened to them.'”
Jackson, meanwhile, passed away in 2009.
In his image, the Thriller singer can be seen with curly brown hair and a full-grown beard.
Yesiltas has also shared aged-up images of late stars including Princess Diana, Heath Ledger, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain.
The Istanbul-based artist has amassed over 77k Instagram followers with the project, with many fans confessing to having been strangely moved by his images.
One fan wrote: “So beautiful, I wanna cry,” while another replied: “Beautiful and moving work. He deserved to reach this age.”
Meanwhile, a third said: “These are beautiful and heartbreaking. Makes me kind of emotional.”
“More!” Another fan concluded.
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