Batyrkhan Kamaluly Shukenov ( kk, Батырхан Қамалұлы Шүкенов, ''Batyrhan Qamalūly Şükenov''; russian: Батырха́н Кама́лович Шуке́нов; 18 May 1962, in

Kyzylorda Kyzylorda ( kk, Қызылорда, translit=Qyzylorda, ), formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (russian: Кзыл-Орда), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-cen ...

, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic – 28 April 2015, in

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, Russia) was a Soviet Kazakhstan and Russian singer, musician, composer, and poet.Биография Батырхана Шукенова. Официальный сайт «Русского радио»
/ref> Shukenov was co-founder and lead singer of the Kazakh-Russian pop music group A-Studio from 1987 until 2000.История группы «А’Студио».
Официальный сайт группы « А’Студио» // astudio.ruВ Алма-Ате простились с основателем «А’Студио» Батырханом Шукеновым.
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» // ria.ru (1 мая 2015 года) After leaving the group in 2000, he began his solo career. In 1985, he joined the

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to serve as part of the 12th HQ

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of the

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. In 2010, he received the title of "Honored Worker of Arts of Kazakhstan".Церемонии прощания с экс-солистом «А-Студио» Шукеновым пройдут в Москве и Алма-Ате.
(29 апреля 2015 года) He was the first

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in Kazakhstan, from 2009–2015.Kazakhstan appoints its first UNICEF Ambassador, artist Batyrkhan Shukenov.
// unicef.org (23 November 2009)Известный певец Батырхан Шукенов стал первым послом доброй воли ЮНИСЕФ в Казахстане.
Медиа-портал «Gazeta.kz» // news.gazeta.kz (21 ноября 2009 года) Batyrkhan Shukenov died at age 52 in his apartment in Moscow from a heart attack.Умер солист группы «А’Студио» Батырхан Шукенов. Певец скончался от инфаркта.
Электронное средство массовой информации «SUPER.RU» // super.ru (28 апреля 2015 года в 23:34)''Олеся Супряга''
Умер солист группы «А’Студио» Батырхан Шукенов.
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» // kp.ru (29 апреля 2015 года в 00:45) He was buried in his native Kazakhstan. On 29 April 2015 in Moscow, the ceremony of farewell to Shukenov was attended by hundreds of people. In

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

, thousands of fans gathered in the square in front of the Palace singing his songs.

Memory

On May 18, 2018, on the birthday of Batyrkhan Shukenov, a monument was unveiled in his homeland in the city of

. On the pedestal is a kneeling musician with a saxophone. Also in the city of Kyzylorda, a park was named after Batyrkhan Shukenov. In the city of Alma-Ata in the Bostandyk district, a street was named after Batyrkhan Shukenov. In 2021, director Galina Pyanova staged a performance dedicated to Batyrkhan Shukenov "Golden Square" in

Alma-Ata Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

. On May 18, 2022, the

National Bank of Kazakhstan is the central bank of Kazakhstan. History The National Bank of Kazakhstan was established on the basis of the Kazakh Republican Bank of the State Bank of the USSR (since 1990 - the State Bank of the Kazakh SSR, since 1991 - the National State Ba ...

, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the birth of the composer and performer Batyrkhan Shukenov, issues street art collection coins into circulation BATYR BEINESI from silver with a denomination of 500 tenge.The National Bank issues BATYR BEINESI collection coins
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References

External links

Официальный сайт

Общественный фонд Батырхана Шукенова
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