For vocalist Asaf Mishiyev, guitarist Hasan Heydar and drummer Arif Imanov who make up Mamagama will represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest with Run With U.

Asaf will become only the second Jewish artist to represent a Muslim-majority country after Can Bonomo, who sang for Turkey in 2012.

A proud member of Azerbaijan s Mountain Jewish community, Asaf sees it as an opportunity to showcase the harmony in which different cultures and religions coexist in his homeland.

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