BORN TO SING

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

Tolesh Parasat
Kuanyshkyzy Zhibek
Kulatay Araulim
KANAT AITBAYEV AND
SON DIMASH
KUDAIBERGENOV
 FATHER
Biography
Kanat Aitbaev is a singer. He was born in
1971. Graduated from the Aktobe Pedagogical
Institute with a degree in Kazakh language and
Kazakh literature. He taught at the Pedagogical
Institute, was the director of the House of
Friendship and the Aktobe Regional
Philharmonic. Prior to his new appointment, he
served as the director of the Philharmonic.
 SON
Dinmukhammad Kanatovich Kudaibergen was born on May
24, 1994 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, in the family of singers
Kanat and Svetlana Aitbayev. Although Dinmuhammed —
his full name, he was always called by the name of Dimash.
Comes from the Kyrgyz clan of the Alimuly tribe. His father
Kanat Aitbayev headed the Department of Culture, Archives
and Documentation of the Aktobe region. Mother Svetlana
Aitbayeva is a soprano singer in the Aktobe Regional
Philharmonic, secretary of the Permanent Commission for
Social and Cultural Development (deputy of the Aktobe
regional Maslikhat) and artistic director of the children's
studio "Saz" of the regional Philharmonic named after G.
Zhubanova. Dimash Kudaibergen's parents were awarded
the honorary state title of Honored Workers of Kazakhstan.
She has a younger sister, Raushan, and a younger brother,
Abilmansur (Mansur).
CREATIVITY

He was a member of the ensemble "Zhibek Zholy".

Writes music and poetry. He served as director of
the House of Friendship at the Aktobe
Philharmonic. I tried myself as a director. In 2016,
he took up the post of head of the Department of
Culture in the Aktobe region, but at the beginning
of 2017 he left the service to help his son in his
career development.
CREATIVITY

Dimash Kudaibergen's first appearance on stage as

a performer occurred at the age of two in a small
role in a local theater production. At the age of five,
he began taking piano and vocal lessons at the
children's studio of the Aktobe Music College
named after A. Zhubanov. From 2010 to 2013,
Dimash participated in several vocal competitions
and won four major competitions: in Kazakhstan
("Ringing Voices of Baikonur", 2010 and "Zhas
Kanat", 2012), in Ukraine ("Eastern Bazaar", 2012)
and Kyrgyzstan. Dimash also recorded three music
videos, two versions of "Korkemim" (2013, [27]
2014) and "Daididau" (2014).
 THE PEAK OF
CREATIVITY
Svetlana Aitbayeva and her husband Kanat
Aitbayev were among the first Kazakh singers to
perform on stage as a duet. The author of their first
songs was Kanat. Their repertoire included folk
works. The couple participated in various music
competitions, recorded many high-quality
compositions. One of the most popular songs in
their repertoire is "Waltz of Astana".
THE PEAK OF
CREATIVITY
The first tour of "Singer 2017" was recorded on January
10, 2017, and was aired on "Hunan TV" on January 21,
2017. Dimash performed "SOS d'un terrien en détresse",
he was awarded the first place in this tour. Dimash's name
has become prominent in social networks and the media.
Dimash also won the second round of the competition,
performing his own version of Vitas ' Opera 2, [73] and
placed third in the third round with the Queen song "The
Show Must Go On". On March 27, Kudaibergen won the
"Most Popular Singer in Asia" category of the Chinese
Music Award. On March 3, 2017, Dimash Kudaibergen
was awarded the prize of the Foundation of the First
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan — the Leader of
the Nation. Since he was unable to attend the ceremony,
his father received an award for him.
THE APPLE
DOES NOT FALL
FAR FROM THE
APPLE TREE
Kanat Aitbayev and Dimash
Kudaibergenov both earned the love of
the people. As they say, the apple does
not fall far from the apple tree. But the
son surpassed his father and earned
world fame. At the moment, Dimash is
the most successful musician in
Kazakhstan and in the world.