Almas Kishkenbayev (or Kishkenbaev) ( kk, Алмас Кiшкенбаев) (born June 1, 1985) is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning ''

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 Kazakh television station Perviy Kanal Evrasia. The talent contest determined the best young singers in Kazakhstan by ...

'', the Kazakh version of ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...

'', shown by

Perviy Kanal Evraziya Channel One Eurasia ( kk, Бірінші арна Еуразия/Birinshi arna Eýrazııa, Russian: Первый Канал Евразия/ Perviy Kanal Evraziya) is a local Kazakh television station that has been in operation since October 199 ...

. Almas is also the second only

Idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

winner who was previously a ''Wildcard'' on the show, next to Canada's

Ryan Malcolm Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979) is a Canadian singer and realtor best known as the winner of the first season of ''Canadian Idol''. In 2003, he released his debut solo album ''Home'' which was certified Platinum in Canada. In 2006, M ...

from

Canadian Idol ''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show ''Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore ...

. Almas advanced to the finals as the jury's choice even though he received 3rd highest votes.

Nikolai Pokotylo Nikolai Pokotylo (Rus: Николай Покотыло) (born May 25, 1981 in Öskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (present Kazakhstan)) is a singer who placed fifth in ''SuperStar KZ'', the Kazakh version of ''Pop Idol'', shown by Perviy Kanal Evr ...

– 27.4%
Aynur Shankilova – 25.4%
Almas Kishkenbayev – 14.3%

SuperStar KZ performances

Kyzylorda Auditions:
Semi Finals:
Wildcards:
Top 12: ''You're My Everything''
Top 11: ''Говори''
Top 10: ''Последняя Поэма'' by

Valeriya Valeriya (russian: Валерия) is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova (russian: Алла Юрьевна Перфилова, born April 17, 1968 in Atkarsk), a Russian singer and fashion model. Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titles Pe ...

Top 9: ''Everything I Do (I Do It For You)'' by

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Top 8: ''Жігіттер Жыры'' by

Dos Mukasan Dos Mukasan ( kk, Досмұқасан, ''Dosmūqasan'') is a Kazakh rock and pop music group, which was formed in Pavlodar Region in 1967 as VIA. The first lineup was formed in 1967 by four students of the Almaty Polytechnic Institute, Dosym Su ...

Top 7: ''Soli''
Top 6: ''Беловежская Пуща''
Top 5: ''Love To See You Cry'' by

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Top 5: ''Insatiable by''

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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

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) 1985 births Living people Idols (franchise) participants Idols (TV series) winners 21st-century Kazakhstani male singers Kazakhstani pop singers Kazakh folk singers SuperStar KZ Baritones {{pop-singer-stub