JONY

About

Azerbaijani-Russian singer-songwriter, best known as the winner of the second season of the Russian reality singing show The Masked Singer on NTV.  He has amassed over 4.3 million followers on Instagram, where he posts under the handle jony.me. 

Before Fame

He began singing in the school choir in first grade and knew that he wanted to seriously pursue music by a young age. However, he went to school to study business because his father did not support his music career. While studying at university, he began recording various cover versions of popular songs and publishing them on his Instagram profile. Soon he met Ioann Zhani Kuznetsov and then Elman Zeynalov and in 2018, they created the music label RAAVA Music. He later released five singles, and the video filmed for his song "Alley" received more than 100 million views on YouTube. In September 2019, he released the song "Comet", which topped the Apple Music chart and became one of his most popular songs. In 2020, his album "Heavenly Roses" was released. In 2021, he left RAAVA Music and decided to pursue a solo career.

Trivia

In 2021, he took part in the second season of the Russian reality singing show The Masked Singer, using the pseudonym 'Crocodile' and won. He is critically acclaimed, having won the Golden Gramophone Award, Zhara Music Awards, Muz-TV Awards, New Radio Awards, and 2023's 30 Under 30 rating in the Music category. In 2024, he became a coach on the eleventh season of The Voice Kids. 

Family Life

His name is Jahid Afrail Oglu Huseynli and he was born in Baku to Azerbaijani parents. At the age of 4, he moved with his family to Moscow.

Associated With

He has collaborated with other pop artists, like Erika Lundmoen among others.