Jony (Russian singer) explained

Background:person
JONY
Birth Name:Azerbaijani: Cahid Əfrail oğlu Huseynli|label=none
Birth Date:1996 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan
Origin:Baku, Azerbaijan
Years Active:2018–present
Label:Atlantic Records Russia
Website:jony-music.com

Jahid Afrail oglu Huseynli (; Russian: Джахид Афраил оглы Гусейнли; born 29 February 1996), known professionally as JONY, is an Azerbaijanian singer, songwriter, and rapper. He is the winner of the second season of the Russian reality singing show The Masked Singer (2021) on NTV.

Early life and education

Jahid was born on February 29, 1996, in Baku to Azerbaijani parents.[1] [2] At the age of 4, he moved with his family to Moscow. At the age of 6, he went to the 1925th gymnasium in Novokosino. In the first grade, he began to sing in the school choir and impressed his teachers with his vocals. In ninth grade, he realized that he wanted to seriously pursue music.

However, Jony's father did not support his decision, as he wanted him to follow in his footsteps and become a businessman. After graduating from school, Jony entered State University of Management at the Faculty of International Business without much enthusiasm.

After completing his Master's degree, Jony realized that he wanted to play music professionally and asked his father to give him a chance to try his hand at it.[3] [4]

"I was 22 years old when I asked my father to give me a chance to try my hand at something I love. Working for my father, who is the director of the company, is the easiest way, but he did not suit me and did not satisfy my ambitions.

I only added at the same time that if something doesn’t work out for me, I will return and admit that I am a fool. But in the depths of my soul I knew that I could not come to my father with my head bowed and admit my defeat - what kind of man am I after that?".

Career

While studying at university, Jony began recording various cover-versions of popular songs and publishing them on his Instagram profile. He was noticed by Elman Zeynalov (El'man), who invited Jony to his RAAVA Music team.

Jony began working on his own songs and released five singles: "Empty Glass", "Friend Zone", "Star", "Alley" and "I'm Not Me Without You" (together with HammAli & Navai). The video filmed for the song "Alley" received more than 100 million views on YouTube.[5]

In September 2019, Jony released the song "Comet", which soon topped the Apple Music chart and became the singer's signature song.[6] [7]

In 2020, the album "Heavenly Roses" was released.

In 2021, he left RAAVA Music and decided to pursue a solo career.[8]

Artist nickname

As a child, Jahid liked the cartoon Johnny Bravo, so his mother jokingly began to call him Jony. Later, the singer began to introduce himself this way at school, when classmates could not remember his name.[9]

"I got used to the name "Jony", even my mother calls me that since I was three years old. Only my grandparents in Azerbaijan call me by my first name. But parents and friends - almost never. Most often "Jony", "Jo"."

Discography

Studio albums

NameInformationContents

1. You Captivated Me

2. Love Your Voice

3. Lali

4. Give Me a Hand

5. I Am Not Me Without You (feat. HammAli & Navai)

6. Alley

7. Friend Zone

8. Empty Glass

9. Star

1. You are Merciless

2. World Has Gone Mad

3. You Bet

4. Rain outside the window

5. Heavenly Roses

Singles

NameRelease date
Empty glass20 November 2018
Friendzone12 December 2018
Star29 January 2019
Crosses (with El'man)11 March 2019
Alley20 March 2019
I'm not me without you (with HammAli & Navai)19 April 2019
Comet18 September 2019
Comet (Remix)18 October 2019
Madam (together with Andro)28 February 2020
Fireplace (with Emin)27 March 2020
You are merciless15 May 2020
Emptiness27 November 2020
I'm falling - catch19 February 2021
Lilies (with Mot)12 March 2021
Rockfall3 May 2021
Blue Eyes2 July 2021
Boss (with The Limba)24 September 2021
Probably you don't remember me (together with HammAli)28 October 2021
Leave (together with Rakhim)10 December 2021
On the lilac moon (cover of the song Leonid Agutin)23 December 2021
Credits22 April 2022
Сome on you24 June 2022
Moon night (together with Emin)15 July 2022
World of green (together with Leonid Agutin)12 November 2022
How to understand your love? (together with Anna Asti)18 November 2022

Participation in albums of other artists

Name and albumRelease date
Are You Mine - "10 Years Later" (feat. Bahh Tee)10 April 2020
Lollipop - "Kaleidoscope" (feat. Gafur)10 June 2020
Balcony - "Muse" (feat. El'man)15 January 2021
La Cometa - "Ciao 2020" (Italian version of his song "Comet", performed at the New Year's edition of the show "Evening Urgant")20 February 2021
Believe - "13 friends of Bilan (compilation)" (feat. Dima Bilan)11 November 2021
Cheryomushka - "Jani Gipsy" (feat. Andro)26 November 2021

Music videos

Release dateNameDirectorAlbums/EP
20 March 2019Alleyno dataList of your thoughts
21 June 2019You captivated me
25 February 2020CometZhandos Tungyshbaev, Maria RoshchinaSingle
13 April 2020Fireplace (featuring Emin)Alexander Romanov
12 February 2021EmptinessSasha Bunch
13 May 2021Lilies (feat. Mot)Alexey Zhukov
18 November 2021Boss (featuring The Limba)Rustam Romanov
14 December 2021Probably you don't remember me (feat. HammAli)Eugene

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2020Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice AwardsFavorite music artist of Russian audience
Zhara Music Awards 2020[11] Breakthrough of the Year
Show of the Year
OK! Awards[12] New faces. Music
2021Novoye Radio AWARDSBest Artist
Zhara Music Awards 2021[13] Singer of the Year
Muz-TV 2021Song of the year
2022OK! AwardsMain character. Music
Novoye Radio AWARDSBest Collaboration" JONY and MOT for the track "Lilies"
Zhara Music Awards«Singer of the Year»
Zhara Music Awards«Video of the year»
Zhara Music Awards«Collaboration of the Year»

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru. Биография певца Джони (Jony). Рамблер/новости. 28 April 2020 . 2020-09-13. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153933/https://news.rambler.ru/other/44099423-biografiya-pevtsa-dzhoni-jony/.
  2. Web site: ru. Азербайджанцы из России выступили против агрессии Армении. Trend.az. 17 July 2020 . 2020-07-17. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153938/https://www.trend.az/life/showbiz/3271108.html.
  3. Web site: Jony — Digital-журнал The Mood . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416143343/http://themoodmagazine.ru/jony/ . 2021-04-16 . 2020-03-21 . ru.
  4. Web site: 3 December 2019. JONY - О девушках, концертах и деньгах. Большое интервью . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153932/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fA9XdKvd08 . 2021-06-05 . 2020-03-21 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: 20 March 2019. JONY - Аллея . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712131133/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R6BYT176Bk . 2021-07-12 . 2019-12-29 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: JONY: "Я рыдал, когда писал песню «Аллея" • ТНТ MUSIC — Здесь твоя музыка . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605165456/https://tntmusic.ru/9821-jony-ya-rydal-kogda-pisal-pesnyu-alleya/ . 2021-06-05 . 2020-03-21 . tntmusic.ru . ru.
  7. Web site: 2019-10-03 . Музыкальные чарты за 39 неделю: лидируют Jony, Zivert, Post Malone, Noize MC и другие . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153947/https://www.intermedia.ru/news/340110 . 2021-06-05 . 2020-03-21 . www.intermedia.ru.
  8. Web site: JONY ушёл с лейбла Raava Music . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105121755/https://tntmusic.ru/15939-jony-ushyol-s-leibla-raava-music/ . 2021-11-05 . 2021-11-05.
  9. Web site: 21 October 2019. вМесте - JONY . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605153939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDJOxXpY0aY . 2021-06-05 . 2020-03-21 . YouTube.
  10. Web site: Голосом Jony запел один из персонажей мультфильма "My Little Pony" - ВИДЕО. 2021-04-05 . ru-RU.
  11. Web site: Музыкальная премия "ЖАРА Music Awards" прошла в киноцентре "Октябрь" Промо Time Out . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128084920/https://www.timeout.ru/msk/feature/muzykalnaya-premiya-zhara-music-awards-proshla-v-konoczentre-oktyabr . 2021-01-28 . 2020-10-30 . ru-RU.
  12. Web site: Премия ОК! «Больше чем звезды» 2020: победители объявлены! . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104184338/https://www.ok-magazine.ru/stars/report/156081-bolshe-chem-zvezdy-2020-pobediteli . 2021-11-04 . 2020-10-30 . Журнал OK! . ru-RU.
  13. Web site: Жара TV Голосование . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210090939/https://zhara.tv/music_awards_poll . 2021-02-10 . 2021-04-05 . ru-RU.