Farid Mammadov

Farid Mammadov is an Azerbaijani singer. He has been interested in soul and jazz since age 8 and cites Stevie Wonder as a major influence. As a child, he was part of the Bulbul ensemble.

He represented his home country in the 2013 Contest in Malmö with the song Hold Me, which finished in second place behind winner Emmelie de Forest's entry Only Teardrops.

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Participants
Semi Final 1
Natália Kelly • Birgit Õigemeel • Hannah Mancini • Klapa s Mora • Emmelie de Forest • Dina Garipova • Zlata Ognevich • Anouk • Who See • Andrius Pojavis • Alyona Lanskaya • Aliona Moon • Ryan Dolan • Despina Olympiou • Roberto Bellarosa • Moje 3
Semi Final 2
PeR • Valentina Monetta • Esma & Lozano • Farid Mammadov • Krista Siegfrids • Gianluca Bezzina • Elitsa & Stoyan • Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson • Koza Mostra • Moran Mazor • Dorians • ByeAlex • Margaret Berger • Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko • Nodi & Sophie • Takasa • Cezar
Final
Amandine Bourgeois • Cascada • Marco Mengoni • ESDM • Robin Stjernberg • Bonnie Tyler
Songs
Semi Final 1
Shine • Et Uus Saaks Alguse • Straight Into Love • Mižerja • Only Teardrops • What If? • Gravity • Birds • Igranka • Something • Solayoh • O Mie • Only Love Survives • An me thimase • Love Kills • Ljubav Je Svuda
Semi Final 2
Here We Go! • Crisalide (Vola) • Pred da se razdeni • Hold Me • Marry Me • Tomorrow • Samo shampioni • Ég á líf • Alcohol is Free • Rak Bishvilo • Lonely Planet • Kedvesem • I Feed You My Love • Identitet • Waterfall • You and Me • It's My Life
Final
L'Enfer et Moi • Glorious • L'Essenziale • Contigo Hasta el Final • You • Believe in Me