In Stockholm Mohombi and his brother Djo Moupondo , a local club DJ known as DJ Djo formed the group Avalon combining the dancehall and hip hop of the time with the distinctive African beats on which they were raised . From 2004 to 2008 the group sold over half a million records and won the All African Kora Awards , an African equivalent of the Grammy for the category Best Group – Diaspora Europe/Caribbean category , while Mohombi became a prolific songwriter in his own right . At this point , music was only a part-time job , and looking for something more , Mohombi headed to Los Angeles to delop further his career . In 2005 , Avalon participated in the Melodifestivalen , in a bid to qualify for Eurovision Song Contest 2005 representing Sweden with English and French multilingual song " Big Up " that also included an intro in Lingala language . Also in 2005 , the duo Avalon participated in the show " sthlm " , an annual music festival organized at Lava Kulturhuset
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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