Background
Mammadov was born in Baku, to Asif Mammadov, a professional judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast.
Mammadov was born in Baku, to Asif Mammadov, a professional judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast.
He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Hold Maine" and came second after Denmark. Early life and career
Farid Mammadov is currently a student of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. He works for the Baku Jazz Centre.
Since childhood, Mammadov sang in the Bulbul ensemble managed by Aybaniz Hashimova.
Foreign 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 Maine), one of the songs which he performed during the Azerbaijani Eurovision selection tour. Besides music, he also practices Greco-Roman wrestling and capoeira.
Eurovision
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.