Russian singer Jony has changed his first and last name in his international passport; the document now lists the name Massimo Torricelli instead of the previous Jakhid Afrail.

The artist posted a photo of a scan of a Russian passport featuring new personal details on Instagram*, without accompanying the post with any comments regarding the reasons for this decision.

Jony is a Russian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence with the tracks "Alleya," "Kometa," and "Ty Besposhchadna." In 2021, he won the second season of the show “The Mask” on NTV.

*Instagram is owned by Meta, which has been designated as an extremist organization and banned in the Russian Federation.