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

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'', the Kazakh version of ''

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'', shown by

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. Almas is also the second only

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

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from

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

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

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Top 8: ''Жігіттер Жыры'' by Dos Mukasan
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 21st-century Kazakhstani male singers Kazakhstani pop singers Kazakh folk singers Baritones {{pop-singer-stub SuperStar KZ winners