JONY

Jony, born Jahid Huseynli in 1996, is an Azerbaijani singer who abandoned his studies in Business for a career in music, despite the protestations of his father. He first started to gain notice in 2018 with his online postings of pop songs like “Star” and “Empty Glass”. Taking his stage name from one of his favorite cartoon characters, Johnny Bravo, Jony signed with Raava Music Company. He issued his first single with them, “Alley”, a love song about finding the right partner. He scored another hit in 2020 with the R&B flavored “You’re Merciless”, and notched a top 40 hit in Greece with “Love Your Voice” in 2020. Movers and shakers in the Russian music industry signaled hope that Jony might soon become Azerbaijan’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.