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Farid Mammadov

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Farid Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Fərid Məmmədov; born 30 August 1991, in Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Hold Me" and came second after Denmark.

Mammadov was born in Baku, to Asif Mammadov, a professional judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast. Farid Mammadov studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.

Since childhood, Mammadov sang in the Bulbul ensemble managed by Aybaniz Hashimova. For a long time he was a soloist of this ensemble. He has been interested in soul and jazz since age 8 and cites Stevie Wonder as a major influence.

Mammadov is the author of Gal yanima (Come to Me), one of the songs which he performed during the Azerbaijani Eurovision selection tour.

Besides music, he also practices Greco-Roman wrestling and capoeira.

In 2013, he participated in the opening ceremony of the "Gold Grand Prix" international wrestling tournament

In 2015, he participated in the closing of the 1st European Games where he sang the national anthem of Azerbaijan with Sabina Babayeva.

In March 2013 Farid won the Azerbaijani national final for the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which was held in Malmö, Sweden in May 2013. Mammadov was the first male solo singer to represent Azerbaijan in the contest. His performance was staged by Fokas Evangelinos, a Greek choreographer who directed the Eurovision performances of Sakis Rouvas and Ani Lorak. Azerbaijan placed 2nd in the 2013 competition, receiving ten 12-point scores and 234 points.

For the first time in the history of Azerbaijan's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, he was awarded the Marcel Bezençon Artistic Award.

In April 2016, Farid Mammadov married a woman named Nigar in a private ceremony. The couple soon moved to Los Angeles, California, where they welcomed their newborn son in January 2019.

Azerbaijani (az-AZ)

Name

Fərid Məmmədov

Biography

Fərid Məmmədov (30 avqust 1991, Bakı) — Azərbaycan müğənnisi.

Fərid Məmmədov 30 avqust 1991-ci ildə Azərbaycanın Bakı şəhərində anadan olmuşdur. Fərid Məmmədov orta təhsilini İlyas Əfəndiyev adına Elitar Gimnaziyada almışdır. İlk musiqi təhsilini isə Rəşid Behbudov adına 2 nömrəli musiqi məktəbində fortepiano sinfində almışdır. Fərid Məmmədov Azərbaycanın əməkdar artisti Aybəniz Haşımovanın tələbəsidir.

Fərid Məmmədov 2013-cü ildə İsveçin Malmö şəhərində keçirilən sayca 58-ci olan Avroviziya Mahnı Müsabiqəsində ölkəmizi "Hold me" mahnısı ilə təmsil edərək 234 xalla ikinci yeri tutmuşdur. Bu göstərici ilə Azərbaycanın Avroviziya tarixində ən yüksək xal göstəricisi olmuşdur. Lakin onun rəqibi Danimarka təmsilçisi Emelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" mahnısı ilə 281 xalla 2013 Avroviziya Mahnı Müsabiqəsinin qalibi olmuşdur.

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