Almas Kishkenbayev
Almas Kishkenbayev (Kaz: Алмас Кiшкенбаев) (born June 1, 1985 in Qyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.
Almas is also the second only Idol winner who was previously a Wildcard on the show, next to Canada's Ryan Malcolm from Canadian Idol. Almas advanced to the finals as the jury's choice even though he received 3rd highest votes.
Nikolai Pokotylo - 27.4%
Aynur Shankilova - 25.4%
Almas Kishkenbayev - 14.3%
Almas lives at his home with his mother Aynash; brothers Bolat, Bekzat & Berik; sisters Dina and Aliya.
Musical influences: Boyz II Men, Gaukhar Kaspakova.
Favourite actors: Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet.
SuperStar KZ performances
Kyzylorda Auditions:
Semi Finals:
Wildcards:
Top 12: You're My Everything
Top 11: Говори
Top 10: Последняя Поэма by Valeriya
Top 9: Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams
Top 8: Жігіттер Жыры by Dos-Mukasan
Top 7: Soli
Top 6: Беловежская Пуща
Top 5: Love To See You Cry by Enrique Iglesias
Top 5: Insatiable by Darren Hayes
Top 4: Немного Жаль by Filipp Kirkorov
Top 4: О, Махаббат by Medeu Arynbayev
Top 3: Belle
Top 3: Девушки, Как Звезды by Andrey Gubin
Grand Final: Три Волшебных Слова
Grand Final: Кен Дала
Grand Final: Love To See You Cry by Enrique Iglesias
Discography
Мәңгілікке
Мой HiT #1 (My HiT #1) singing Золотая Пора (Golden Season)
Мой HiT 3 (My HiT #3) singing Мәңгілікке
External links
- Almas Kishkenbayev - Bio (In Russian)