In 2013 participated at opening of the “ Gold Grand Prix ” international wrestling tournament In 2015 participated on closing of the 1st European Olympic Games where executed the anthem of Azerbaijan with Sabina Babayeva 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 . Azerbaijan placed 2nd in the 2013 competition , receiving ten 12-point scores and 234 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Farid Mammadov