Farid Mammadov
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Farid Mammadov (Azerbaijani: F?rid M?dov,born 30 August 1991 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer.
He performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, representing Azerbaijan and finishing second after Denmark.
Early life and career
Mammadov was born in Baku to Asif Mammadov, a trained judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast. Farid Mammadov earned his degree from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.
Mammadov has performed in the Bulbul ensemble coached by Aybaniz Hashimova since childhood. He was a soloist in this group for a long time. Since age 8, he has been interested in soul and jazz, and cites Stevie Wonder as a key influence.
Mammadov is the author of Gal yanima (Come to Me), one of the songs on his Azerbaijani Eurovision selection tour.
He also practices Greco-Roman wrestling and capoeira, in addition to music.
He appeared at the opening of the "Gold Grand Prix" international wrestling tournament in 2013.
He appeared in the closing of the 1st European Games in 2015, where he performed the national anthem of Azerbaijan with Sabina Babayeva.
Farid won the Azerbaijan national final for the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, in March 2013. Mammadov became the first male solo artist to represent Azerbaijan in the competition. Fokas Evangelinos, a Greek choreographer who supervised the Eurovision performances of Sakis Rouvas and Ani Lorak, staged his appearance. In the 2013 season, Azerbaijan placed second, with ten 12-point scores and 234 points.
He received the Marcel Bezençon Artistic Award for the first time in Azerbaijan's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.