Farid Mammadov

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Fərid Məmmədov

| image = Farid Mammadov, ESC2013 press conference.jpg

| caption = Farid Mammadov at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 press conference

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|8|30}}

| birth_place = Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, USSR

| origin = Azerbaijan

| instrument = vocals

| genre = pop, R&B, soul, jazz

| occupation = singer composer sportsman

| years_active = 2000–present

| associated_acts =

| website =

}}

Farid Mammadov ({{langx |az| 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.

Biography

=Early life and career=

Mammadov was born in Baku, to Asif Mammadov, a professional judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast.[http://www.europe-2013.ru/uchastniki/azerbaijan/ Farid Mammadov] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503082313/http://www.europe-2013.ru/uchastniki/azerbaijan/ |date=3 May 2013 }}. Europe 2013. 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.[http://echo.az/article.php?aid=39125 Farid Mammadov's Rivals at Eurovision 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429185217/http://echo.az/article.php?aid=39125 |date=29 April 2013 }}. Echo. 14 April 2013.

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.[http://en.itv.az/eurovision_song_contest_2011/news_eurovision/5552.html Farid kicks off his European promotional tour] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130627223500/http://en.itv.az/eurovision_song_contest_2011/news_eurovision/5552.html |date=27 June 2013 }}. ITV. 30 March 2013.

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

=Eurovision=

File:Farid Mammadov at Eurovision 2013.jpg

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.[http://www.zerkalo.az/2013/farid-mamedov-v-gretsii/ Farid Mammadov in Greece] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223044244/http://www.zerkalo.az/2013/farid-mamedov-v-gretsii/ |date=23 February 2017 }}. Zerkalo. 9 April 2013. 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.

Post-Eurovision

In April 2016, Farid Mammadov married a woman named Nigar in a private ceremony.{{Cite web|url=http://www.1news.az/news/zhenilsya-azerbaydzhanskiy-uchastnik-evrovideniya-2013-farid-mamedov-foto-video|title = Женился азербайджанский участник «Евровидения 2013» Фарид Мамедов – ФОТО – ВИДЕО}} The couple moved to Los Angeles, California, where their son was born in January 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.1news.az/news/azerbaydzhanskiy-uchastnik-evrovideniya-stal-otcom-v-ssha-foto|title = Азербайджанский участник «Евровидения» стал отцом в США – ФОТО}}

Discography

=Singles=

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2012 ! scope="row"\| "Gəl yanıma" \| —	— \| rowspan="3"\| Non-album singles
rowspan="2"\| 2013 ! scope="row"\| "İnan" \| —	—
scope="row"\| "Hold Me" \| 92 \|\| 73
colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"\| "—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released.

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

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{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Farid+Mammadov |title=Discografie Farid Mammadov |publisher=Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last=Hung |first=Steffen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529133358/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Farid%2BMammadov |archive-date=29 May 2016 }}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
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2012

! scope="row"| "Gəl yanıma"

| —

—

| rowspan="3"| Non-album singles

rowspan="2"| 2013

! scope="row"| "İnan"

| —

—

scope="row"| "Hold Me"

| 92 || 73

colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130318001959/http://www.milli.az/news/showbiz/175572.html Official data about him, and about his family] {{in lang|az}}

;Specific

External links

[http://www.esctoday.com/48446/azerbaijanfarid-mammadov-will-fly-the-azerbaijani-flag-in-malmoe/ www.esctoday.com – Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov will fly the Azerbaijani flag in Malmo]
[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=its_farid_mammadov_for_azerbaijan www.eurovision.tv – Official website of Eurovision – "It's Farid Mammadov for Azerbaijan"]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130317001044/http://az.itv.az/eurovision2011/xeber_eurovision/38931.html www.itv.az – Farid Mammadov will sing their song in the 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo (Sweden), speaking for his country Azerbaijan]

{{succession box

| before=Sabina Babayeva
with "When the Music Dies"

| title=Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest

| years=2013

| after=Dilara Kazimova
with "Start a Fire"

}}

{{Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest |state=autocollapse}}

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Azerbaijani male singers

Category:Azerbaijani pop singers

Category:Azerbaijani jazz singers

Category:English-language singers from Azerbaijan

Category:Folk-pop singers

Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants