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Imanbek Maratuly Zeikenov ( kk, Иманбек Маратұлы Зейкенов, İmanbek Maratūly Zeikenov; born 21 October 2000), known mononymously as Imanbek, is a Kazakh electronic dance music
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. In 2019, he became known for his remix of
Saint Jhn Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the 2019 remix to ...
's "
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". In 2021, Imanbek won a
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for his remix of "Roses", becoming the first Grammy recipient from Kazakhstan, and the first Grammy award winner in a non-classical category from within the CIS.


Career

Born in Kazakhstan, he comes from the town of
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and has played the guitar since the age of 8. He studied and worked in rail transport (at one point he worked at the Aksu railway station), but has been engaged in music production since 2017. His remix of "
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" by
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rapper
Saint Jhn Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the 2019 remix to ...
brought him international attention. (The remix was done without Saint Jhn's involvement as Zeikenov's attempts to contact him on
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failed and he did not receive a reply.) It has appeared in the charts throughout Europe including Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, India and Sweden, becoming number 1 on Shazam World. Based on the success and popularity of the remix, the original song recorded in 2016, appeared on the US ''Billboard'' chart, the UK Singles Chart and other charts, including, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland in 2019. He has signed with the Russian label Effective Records and released his first song on
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's label Dharma Worldwide, a sublabel of Spinnin Records. On 24 November 2020, he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Remixed Recording for his remix of Saint Jhn's "Roses". On 12 February 2021, Imanbek released '' Bang'', a collaborative 4-track
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(EP) with English singer
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. It was released simultaneously alongside its lead single "Big" with French DJ
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and featuring American rapper Gunna. Argentine
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artist Khea features on the song "Mood" which also appears on the EP. On 15 March 2021, Imanbek won a
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for his remix of "Roses", becoming the first person from Kazakhstan to win a Grammy. In May 2021, Imanbek won the 2021 Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song. He received the award for his remix “Roses” originally released by Saint Jhn in 2016. On 11 June 2021, Imanbek released his new song "
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" with English-Norwegian producer
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. The music video was uploaded to Alan Walker's official channel. The music video currently has 14 million views. He released a remix contest of Sweet Dreams in partnership with the digital workstation, FL Studio and Alan Walker.


Discography


Extended plays


Singles


Other releases

Imanbek has a number of other releases, most notably: * "Valentino" (with 24kGoldn) *"SAD" (with Rasster) *"Take Me" (with O'Neill) *"Hot" (with
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*"Smoke It Up" (with Stephanskiy) *"Dope" *"Clandestina" (with Filv and Edmofo featuring Emma Peters) *"Voyage, Voyage" (with Duboss) *"Romantic Dance" (with DJ Dmimixer featuring Murana) *"Summertime Sadness" *"Hey Baby" (with
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featuring Gia Koka)
*"Bam" (with Kddk and Ya Rick)


Awards and nominations

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, "Goodbye" (with
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Notes


References

{{reflist Kazakhstani record producers 2000 births Living people Grammy Award winners People from Almaty Region FL Studio users Kazakhstani DJs