Dimash Kudaibergen

Dinmuhammed Qanatuly Qudaibergen (Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген, Dınmūhammed Qanatūly Qūdaibergen, born 24 May 1994) known professionally as Dimash Qudaibergen or Dimash Kudaibergen is a Kazakh singer, songwriter and multinstrumentalist.

He has composed a large part of his repertoire, participating in the musical production and incorporating traditional Kazakh instruments into many of his productions.

His career has stood out in the musical genres neoclassical, classical, pop, folk, jazz, rock, ballads, blues, operatic pop, rap, traditional Kazakh music, world music, among others.

Dimash is well-recognized for his wide vocal range, spanning seven octaves and seven semitones, from Si0 to Re8.

According to various sources, he has been heard live (Stranger) hitting a C2 and D8 (Unforgettable Day).

His whistle register can hit notes in the eight octaves.

Dimash sings in multiple musical genres.

His main genre is classical crossover, but he also sings classical music (bel canto ), pop, folk and world music.

He uses musical elements and vocal styles and techniques of many other genres, including jazz, rock (e.g. screams), RnB, musical theatre, and rap.

He is also known for his use of the whistle register, and for singing in head voice.

He speaks Kazakh, Russian and English, and is studying Mandarin.

He has performed songs in 16 languages: Kazakh, Russian, English, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Serbian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Japanese, Armenian, Arabic and Cantonese.

Dimash cites Michael Jackson, Ermek Serkebayev, Céline Dion, Lara Fabian and Luciano Pavarotti as his musical influences.

He has stated on numerous occasions that as a singer, he aims to present Kazakhstan to the world and bring peace through music.

Dimash is muslim, he grew up in a muslim family.

He also was considered one of the most influential muslims in the world In the annual issue of "The Muslim 500", along with such famous names as the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Kemelevich Tokayev, Supreme Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmad at-Tayeb, the name Dimash Qudaibergen appeared for the first time on the list in 2022.

He is the son of singers Qanat Qūdaibergenūly Aitbaev (Қанат Құдайбергенұлы Айтбаев) and Svetlana Aitbaeva (Светлана Айтбаева).

His father previously led the regional Cultural Development Board of Aktobe.

His mother is a soprano singer at the Aktobe Philharmonic Society, a Member of the Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Development (Deputy of Maslihat of Aktobe region) and artistic director of the children's studio Saz in the Aktobe Region.

Dimash's parents have been awarded the title of Honored Music Artists by the government of Kazakhstan.

He has two younger siblings, Raushan and Abilmansur, who is also a musician, composer, guitarist, pianist and drummer.

He grew up in a close-knit musical family and his grandparents played an important role in his upbringing, which largely followed traditional Kazakh customs.

His grandmother, Miua Nizamutdinova, is a retired professor of Geography and Biology, although she was also a singer in her youth.

His grandfather, Kudaibergen Aitbayev, played the dombra.

Dimash's parents emphasized the importance of speaking the Kazakh language well and playing traditional musical instruments such as the dombra.

Dimash grew up in the musical and cultural environment, being passionate about music since childhood.

Kudaibergen's parents used to perform at concerts and his grandparents took him to see them.

His mother later recalled: “Dimash has always loved the stage.

I remember that at the end of the presentations before thanking the audience, Dimash would come up on stage to be with us, greet and thank the audience."

Dimash's first appearance on stage as a performer was at the age of two in a minor role in a local theater production.

He began acting at a young age.

At home, he became interested in musical instruments; and his parents and his music teacher noticed that he had absolute pitch.

When he was little, he dreamed of singing on a big stage.

His childhood games and drawings were based on cassettes, microphones, stages, and himself singing on stage.

At the age of ten he hosted several local events.

At school, his teachers noticed that he was autodidact.

He studied the works of great Kazakh poets and writers, turning their verses into songs and singing them.

He wrote poetry and arranged music.

Dimash's mother has recalled that he practiced hard to have a wide vocal range and never missed his vocal classes even when he was injured.

At the age of five, he began taking piano and singing lessons at the children's studio of the Zhubanov Music College, where he would later attend university accompanied by his grandmother Miua.