Azerbaijan's Eurovision boy shines in Athens - PHOTOS

Farid’s another stop was Athens where performed for a Eurovision party at the Noiz Club in Athens.

Incidentally, that day also marked the celebration of the 12th anniversary of the popular Eurovision website OIKOTIMES.

There was not much time for sightseeing in Greece since Farid is lined up for interviews with the Star Channel, ANT1 TV, MAD TV, ERT, FTHIS.GR, oikotimes.com, star.gr, avmag.gr, and Showtime Cyprus.

Farid Mammadov is a young singer and songwriter who has been studying music since he was eight years old. In addition to performing popular music, he is a singer of Mugham, a complex traditional Azerbaijani folk music.

Passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Farid keeps in shape by engaging in Greco-Roman wrestling and capoeira, a Brazilian martial arts form.

The talented singer Farid Mammadov will represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with the song Hold Me. After one of the most competitive national finals of this season, Farid been chosen from ten finalists to became the first ever solo male singer to compete for Azerbaijan on the Eurovision stage! You can get all fresh news at social networks as well.

There is no doubt that Farid has charmed the Azerbaijani audience over the last few weeks with both his considerable musical talent and smouldering good looks. As Farid, aged 21 has effortlessly proven, he is one of the finest vocalists Azerbaijan has produced in years.

To win the competition, Farid provided an emotive and sensitive performance of the song. This is a strong romantic ballad, which is interpreted powerfully, yet sensitively by Farid. Hold Me is composed by Dimitrios Kontopoulos, who previously produced Eurovision songs for Ani Lorak, Sakis Rouvas and had 27 number one hits in Greek national airplay charts.

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