Nagima Eskalieva
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Nagima Eskalieva (born 1954 in Almaty
) is a Kazakhs
tani singer and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
Singing Competition With Song through Life (С песней по жизни) in 1979, which she won. After that she went on to become one of the most well-known singers of Kazakhstan and was touring through the entire Soviet Union. She eventually moved to Moscow
. Eskalievas range goes from Kazakh Folk Songs to modern compositions. In 2008 she recorded a charity Single with the boygroup Percy to support children suffering of Cardiac disease. First planning on becoming an actress, she occasionally appeared in front of the film camera.
Throughout the years, Eskalieva has been supportive of aspiring singers in her homecountry. In 1996 she founded a Music Atelier aiming to find and support young singing talent in Kazakhstan. She was a jury member in SuperStar KZ 3 & 4
, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol
as well as on X Factor
. Currently she is teaching at the Academy of Vocal Arts Zhurgenev.
. She has five siblings.
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
) is a Kazakhs
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
tani singer and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
Career
After graduating in the Republican School of Variety and Circus Arts (the vocal class of L.Kesoglu) and Alma-Ata Musical School (Department of Choral Conducting, Eskalieva became an ensemble member of the famous Gulder (Гүлдер) formation. She first rose to popularity when she participated on the sovietSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Singing Competition With Song through Life (С песней по жизни) in 1979, which she won. After that she went on to become one of the most well-known singers of Kazakhstan and was touring through the entire Soviet Union. She eventually moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Eskalievas range goes from Kazakh Folk Songs to modern compositions. In 2008 she recorded a charity Single with the boygroup Percy to support children suffering of Cardiac disease. First planning on becoming an actress, she occasionally appeared in front of the film camera.
Throughout the years, Eskalieva has been supportive of aspiring singers in her homecountry. In 1996 she founded a Music Atelier aiming to find and support young singing talent in Kazakhstan. She was a jury member in SuperStar KZ 3 & 4
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...
as well as on X Factor
X Factor (Kazakhstan)
X Factor is a television music talent show in Kazakhstan contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international The X Factor series and is broadcast on the Perviy Kanal Evraziya channel in Kazakhstan....
. Currently she is teaching at the Academy of Vocal Arts Zhurgenev.
Personal life
Eskalieva was married two times and has a son called Aleksander (born 1983), who auditioned when she was leading the jury of SuperStar KZSuperStar 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...
. She has five siblings.
Discography
- 2004: Nashi 3 singing Молва
- 2006: Мой HiT #3 (My HiT #3) singing Прости (Simple)
- 2008: Мама (Mother) feat. Percy (Перцы)
Filmography
- 1982: Родные степи
- 1983: Искупи вину
- 2009: Kairat Champion. Virgin #1 (Кайрат-чемпион. Девственник №1)
Awards
- 1979: Grand prix of USSR National TV Song Contest "С песней по жизни"
- National artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic