Biography Farid Mamedova

Farid won the national selection "Eurovision", performing the romantic ballad "Hold Me". Farid’s performance was highly appreciated by both viewers and the jury of the national final, and he received the right to Biography Farid Asif Ogly Mamedov Rod. The performance of Farid was highly appreciated by both viewers and the jury of the national final, and he received the right to submit Azerbaijan to Eurovision.

His competitive song “Hold Me” was written by Dimitris Kontopulos-the author of the Euro -ovision songs by Ani Lorak, Sakis Ruvas, Anastasia Stotskaya, as well as more than Top Khitov National Greece Charts. The work of Farid Mamedov was influenced by Azerbaijani national music, as well as the styles "Soul", "Jazz", "Pop". He grew up on Mugam - a unique form of Azerbaijani folklore and complex vocal art.

At the age of 8, Farid was carried away by music in the style of “Soul” and “Jazz”. A huge impact on Farid as a performer was exerted by the legendary Stevie Wander. The combination of vocal art for the Mugam and the passion for the music "Soul" determined the vocal manner and the style of Farid. Being a vocalist, he is also a composer. During the semi -finals of national selection, he performed the song of his own composition “Gel Yanima Come to Me”.

In addition to music, Farid Mamedov is also fond of sports. He is seriously engaged in the Greco-Roman wrestling, which is a popular sport in Azerbaijan, as well as the Kapoeyra Brazilian martial art. He even taught this sports discipline. At the same time, the mother of Farid is the silver medalist of the USSR championship in gymnastics, and the father is the master of sports in judo.

In addition, Farid's parents love music: mom plays piano, and father played in a rock band. Farid collaborated with such famous Azerbaijani musical mentors as Vagif Geraise and Aibeniz Khashimov.

Farid always dreamed of representing Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest, but despite this, he did not participate in national selection for up to a year. In the year, he took part in the national selection and won the semifinals, according to the results of voting of viewers and in the final of the selection, according to the votes of the jury.

Farid’s abilities were impressed by Dimitris, and he wrote “Hold Me” special for the young Azerbaijani singer. According to the composer, "it was just the perfect combination of the song and the performer." For the first time, Farid performed Hold Me during the final of the show “Big Scene” on March 9 this year.