Kayrat Kulbayev is a Kazakh

Kazakhs

The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....

 music producer who rose to popularity as a jury member in SuperStar KZ 3

SuperStar KZ

SuperStar KZ was a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol, which aired from 2003 to 2007 on the Kazhak television station Perviy Kanal Evrasia. The talent contest determined the best young singers in Kazakhstan by allowing viewers to vote by phone or SMS...

, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

. Kayrat served as the vice president of Kazakh media firm Shahar Media Group

Shahar Media Group

The Shahar Media Group is now a state run media firm in Kazakhstan which has several entertainment holdings across the country. The company is run by Nurali Nazarbayev, son of Dariga Nazarbayeva & grandson of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev...

, official partner & associate of SonyBMG in Kazakhstan, from 2003 till 2006.

Biography

Kayrat used to be producer of pop music duo "Duet L" in early 1990s. He is now a producer of pop-bands "Chinatown", "Pertsy".

He is married and has two daughters.