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Biography
Dinmukhamed Kanatuly Kudaibergen (Kazakh: Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген) is a Kazakh singer born on May 24, 1994 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Dimash's parents Kanat Kudaibergenovich and Svetlana Aitbayeva are honored music artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Dimash is a tenor altino. He was the 2015 Grand Prix winner of the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk In the same year, he was named the "Nation's Favorite" (kazakh. "Халықтың сүйіктісі"), participant of the international festival "ABU TV song" in Istanbul, Turkey, and awarded with the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for an important contribution into strengthening the unity of the people in Kazakhstan. He placed second in Singer 2017.
Life and career
In 2017, he became famous in China when he joined the Singer 2017 (Chinese TV series), which broadcasts on Hunan Television as a first round competitor. The six-round show, which airs from January to April, is an annual competition among professional singers. The winners are determined by audience voting. The combined score of his performance in the semifinal and final was 18.47%, placing him second in the competition. Sandy Lam, the winner had a combined score of 22.74%. He set the record for singing the most number of songs of different languages (English, Mandarin, Russian, French, Kazakh and Italian), and is fluent in all those languages as well as Turkish and Serbian
In March 2017, Dimash won in the "Most Popular Asia Singer" nomination in Top Chinese Music Awards. During the awards ceremony, he performed "SOS d'un terrien en détresse".
He sang at the inauguration of the Kazakhstan pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival and the Global Gift Initiative.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Nominated Work | Award/Critics | Category | Result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Top Chinese Music Awards | Best International Artist | Won | |||
| 2017 | Chinese Top Ten Music Awards | Most Popular Asian Singer | Won | |||
| 2015 | ABU TV Song Festival 2015 | Daididau | ||||
| 2015 | Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk | Grand Prix Winner | Contest of Young Singers | Won | ||
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Language | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimash Kudaibergen | 2016 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Memory | 2017 | Battle of Memories | |
| Aq Tilek | 2015 | Slavian Bazaar | |
| Daididau | 2015 | Slavian Bazaar | |
| Korkemim | Yerkeleteyin | ||
| Tugan Zher | |||
| Umytylmas Kun | |||
| Yerkeleteyin | Yerkeleteyin |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Album | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korkemim | Yerkeleteyin | ||
| Daididau | 2015 | Slavian Bazaar |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Singer | Album | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umytylmas Kun | Dimash Kudaibergen |
Filmography
Variety show
| Year | Title | Role | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Happy Camp | Guest | HBS: Hunan Television |
| 2017 | Singer 2017 | Competitor | HBS: Hunan Television |
Singer 2017
On January 2017, joined Hunan Television Singer 2017, as the 1st round competitors, on April 15, 2017 got the second place.
Singer2017 The ranking of Dimash Kudaibergen | ||||||||
| Episode | Round | Broadcast Date | Song Title | Original Singer | Song Introduction | Ranking | Percentages of Votes | Remarks |
| 1 | 1st Qualifying Round | January 21, 2017 | "A Soul's Plea for Help" (French) | Daniel Balavoine | Lyrics: Luc Plamondon Composer: Michel Berger Arranger: Kubert Leung | 1 | 27.00% | As the highest ranking and percentages of votes of the performance Singer voting No.1 |
| 2 | 1st Knockout Round | January 28, 2017 | "Opera 2" (Russian) | Vitas | Lyrics: Vitas, V. Borovsky Composer: Vitas Arranger: Da Ridan | 1 | 24.36% | As the highest ranking of the performance Overall ranking No.1 |
| 3 | 2nd Complement Round | February 4, 2017 | "The Show Must Go On" (English) | Queen | Lyrics: Brian May Composer: Queen Arranger: Erlan Bekchurin | 3 | 14.82% | — |
| 4 | 2nd Knockout Round | February 11, 2017 | "Late Autumn" (Mandarin) | Jacky Cheung | Lyrics: Daryl Yao Composer: Kōji Tamaki Arranger: Samal Ermakhanov | 3 | 15.56% | Overall ranking No.2 |
| 5 | 3rd Complement Round | February 18, 2017 | "Uptown Funk" (English) | Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars | Lyrics／Composer: Devon Christopher Gallaspy, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Nicholas Williams, Philip Martin Lawrence II, Jeff Bhasker Arranger: Kid | 6 | 11.64% | As the lowest ranking of the performance |
| 6 | 3rd Knockout Round | February 25, 2017 | "Adagio" (English) | Lara Fabian | Lyrics／Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Rick Allison, Lara Fabian, Dave Pickell Arranger: Erlan Bekchurin | 1 | 23.88% | As the highest ranking of the performance Overall ranking No.2 |
| 7 | 4th Qualifying Round | March 4, 2017 | "Daididau" (Kazakh) | Unknown | Lyrics／Composer: Unknown Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin, Bakytbek Zeinelov | 3 | 17.30% | — |
| 8 | 4th Knockout Round | March 11, 2017 | "Daybreak" (Mandarin) | Han Hong | Lyrics／Composer: Han Hong Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | 5 | 9.79% | As the lowest percentages of votes of the performance Overall ranking No.5 |
| 9 | 5th Complement Round | March 18, 2017 | "All by Myself" (English) | Eric Carmen | Lyrics: Eric Carmen Composer: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | 2 | 17.63% | — |
| 10 | 5th Knockout Round | March 25, 2017 | "Unforgettable Day" | Dimash Kudaibergen | Lyrics: Kanat Aitbaev (Kazakh) Composer: Dimash Kudaibergen Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | 3 | 16.71% | Overall ranking No.1 Promote to semifinal |
| Lyrics: Kaysha Tabarakkyzy (Mandarin) Composer: Dimash Kudaibergen Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | ||||||||
| 11 | Breakout | April 1, 2017 | 1st round competitors enter to semifinal | |||||
| 12 | Semifinal | April 8, 2017 | "Confessa" | Adriano Celentano | Lyrics: Mogol (Italian) Composer: Gianni Bella Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | 2 | 19.35% | Promote to finals |
| Lyrics: Tang Tian (Mandarin) Composer: Gianni Bella Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | ||||||||
| "The Diva Dance" | Inva Mula Tchako | Composer: Éric Serra Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | ||||||
| 13 | Finals | April 15, 2017 | "A Tribute to MJ" medley | Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin, Chen Di | 2 | 17.59% | Overall ranking of semifinal and finals is No.2 Overall percentages of votes is 18.47% Help Singer is Shang Wenjie | |
| "The Way You Make Me Feel" (English) | Michael Jackson | Lyrics／Composer: Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "Billie Jean" (English) | ||||||||
| "Dangerous" (English) | Lyrics／Composer: Michael Jackson Bill Bottrell Teddy Riley | |||||||
| "Earth Song" (English) | Lyrics／Composer: Michael Jackson | |||||||
| 14 | 2017 Concert | April 22, 2017 | "Give Me Love" (Kazakh) | Dimash Kudaibergen | Lyrics: Мұнайдар Балмолда Composer: Аigül Bajanova Arranger: Erlan Bekchurrin | — | ||
Philanthropy
At Top Chinese Music Awards 2017, with "love recycling", Dimash donated the suit jacket he wore in the first round of Hunan Television Singer 2017 competition. The suit jacket was auctioned by Jingdong Platform for public auction, and the proceeds are all donated to the Foundation for the Care of Children with Blood Lead.