''SuperStar KZ'' is a

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show based on the popular British show

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, which aired from 2003 to 2007 on the Kazakh television channel " Eurazıa Birinşi arnasy". The talent contest determined the best young singers in

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by allowing viewers to vote by phone or SMS. A supplementary show ''SuperStar KZ Dnevnik'' (SuperStar KZ Diary), shown twice weekly, provided a recap of the previous show and week's events for the contestants. SuperStar KZ was presented entirely in Russian, though Russian, Kazakh and English songs were performed. Some contestants such as Ainur Nazarbekova, Altynay and Zhanara spoke Kazakh on the show. A mix of ethnic groups, typical of the diversity in Kazakhstan, was usually represented, including

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, and

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. SuperStar KZ held auditions in sixteen cities to find the best talent anywhere in

, visiting

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

Taraz Taraz ( ; also historically known as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a populatio ...

, Aktau,

Semey Semey (; , formerly known as Semipalatinsk ( ) until 2007 and as Alash-Qala ( ) from 1917 to 1920, is a city in eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre. I ...

, Pavlodar,

Atyrau Atyrau (, ; , ; ), known until 1991 as Guryev (), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, west of Almaty and east o ...

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Kyzylorda Kyzylorda ( , formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-central Kazakhstan, capital of Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the ...

, Taldykorgan, Ekibastuz, Aralsk,

Oskemen Oskemen ( ) or Ust-Kamenogorsk ( rus, Усть-Каменогорск, p=ˌʊsʲtʲ kəmʲɪnɐˈgorsk) is the largest city in the east of Kazakhstan and the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Name The city has two ...

, Karaganda and

Kokshetau Kokshetau (; , ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kəkʂɛ'taʊ; ), formerly known as Kokchetav (; ) between 1868 and 1993, is a lakeside city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region. It stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

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before finishing in

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SuperStar KZ 1

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

SuperStar KZ 2

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

SuperStar KZ 3

SuperStar KZ Season 3 premiered on Channel One Eurasia on November 11, 2005.

Auditions

Over 12,000 people auditioned for SuperStar KZ Season 3 across nine cities: *

: October 7, October 8, November 1, November 2 * Aqtau: October 10, October 11 *

: October 13, October 14 * Pavlodar: October 15, October 16 * Kostanay: October 18, October 19 * Karaganda: October 20, October 21 *

: October 22, October 23 * Öskemen: October 24, October 25 *

: October 27, October 28

Top 148

In November, the Top 148 successful candidates met in Almaty to perform in a three-day theatre round consisting of a chorus, duo & solo performance where eliminations would take place at each stage. During the first and last stage contestants can sing any song, during the duo stage a pre selected song was to be chosen, this included (among others) - ''Could I Have This Kiss Forever?'' by

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and ''Махаббат Жалыны'' by Madina Sadvaqasova.

Top 40 - Semi Finals

Five groups of eight contestants performed every Sunday night to determine the two best singers of each group to advance to the Top 12. There was a ''Wildcards'' show or "Lucky ticket" round as it was known on the sixth week to give a last chance performance from unsuccessful contestants. Contestants sing a song of their own choice with piano and guitar backing.

Group 1 (January 7, 2006)

*Adylzhan Umarov - ''Ljubit' tebja'' by Santos & Julija Nachalova *Ayan Birbayev - ''Aisulu'' by Bangor *Daniar Otegen - ''I Believe I Can Fly'' by R. Kelly *Ekaterina Revanova (from Karaganda) - ''Landysh Serebristyj'' *Marzhan Makisheva - Lebedinaja Vernost` by Evgenij Martanov *Meruert Musrali * Nurzhan Kermenbayev (from Satpaev) *Zarina Eleusizova - ''All At Once'' by

Group 2 (January 14, 2006)

*Alia Abilkairova (from

) - ''Je T'Aime'' by

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* Altynai Sapargalieva (from Zhanaözen) - ''The Voice Within'' by

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*Arstan Myrzagereev (from Karaganda) - Gde Zhe Ty''?'' by K-7 *Dauren Orazbekov (from Karaganda) - ''Noch' podruga'' by A-Studio *Gulmira Irzhanova (from Kostanai) - ''Underneath Your Clothes'' by

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*Gulmira Zakirjanova (from Kostanai) - ''Ömir-özen'' by Altinay Zhorabayeva *Sarman Tulebaev (from Karaganda) - ''Belle'' *Vjacheslav Balashov (from

Ust-Kamenogorsk Oskemen ( ) or Ust-Kamenogorsk ( rus, Усть-Каменогорск, p=ˌʊsʲtʲ kəmʲɪnɐˈgorsk) is the largest city in the east of Kazakhstan and the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Name The city has two ...

) - ''Neobyknovenyje glaza'' by Rashid Behbudov

Group 3 (January 21, 2006)

*Anastasia Rossoshanskaja (from Karaganda) - ''Otpusti Menja'' by Valeriya *Ardak Kenzhesarin (from Pavlodar) - ''Alatau'' *Irina Pisareva (from Pavlodar) - ''Vyshe Oblakov'' by Slivki *Qarlyğaş Tastambekova (from Almaty) *Marat Orazbaev (from Zhanaözen) - ''Razluka'' by 101 *Meruert Niazbaeva (from Kostanai) - ''I Have Nothing'' by

*Naila Zaitova (from Almaty) - ''Beautiful'' by

*Rinat Malzagov (from Pavlodar) - ''Nemnogo Zhal`'' by Filipp Kirkorov

Group 4 (January 28, 2006)

*Daria Akparova (from Karaganda) - ''I Will Survive'' by

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* Dinara Koskeldieva (from Almaty) - ''Hero'' by

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*Erlan Alimov (from Kostanai) - ''Ty Sdelana Iz Ognja'' by Vadim Uslanov *Mnash Zhanbolatova (from Almaty) - ''Stena'' by Larisa Dolina *Timur Kalekperov (from Ust-Kamenogorsk) - ''Kak Ty Krasiva Segodnja'' by Valery Meladze *Vladimir Kim (from Karaganda) - ''Vechnaja Ljubov`'' by Andre Makarskiy *Zarina Beisembaeva (from Karaganda) - ''Mezhdu Nami Zima'' by Dilnaz Akhmadieva * Zhanara Khamitova (from Karaganda)

Group 5 (February 4, 2006)

* Anastasia Usova (from Aqtöbe) - ''Adagio'' by Laura Fabian *Anton Ivlev (from Kostanai) - ''

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'' by Robertino Loreti * Asem Tasbulatova (from

) - ''Jalt Etip Ötken'' by

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* Evgeniy Gartung (from Rudniy) - ''Tropikana-zhenshchina hina'' by Valery Meladze *Irina Kononova (from Ust-Kamenogorsk) - " I Feel Good (I Got You)" by

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*Marat Nigmatov (from

) - Serenada ''2000'' by

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*Timur Akhmetzhanov (from Aqtöbe) - ''Insatiable'' by

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*Vera Kan (from Almaty) - ''Geroi Ne Moego Romana'' by Yuliya Nachalova

Wildcards (February 18, 2006)

*Anastasia Usova - ''Baqyt Quşağinda'' by Shamshi Kaldayakov *Ayan Birbaev - ''As Long As You Love Me'' by

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*Daniar Ötegen *Dariya Akparova *Erlan Alimov - ''Serdtse, Skazhi'' by Ivan Breusov *Gulmira Irzhanova - ''Don't Speak'' by

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*Marat Orazbaev - ''Ya Eto Ty'' by Murat Nasyrov *Marzhan Makisheva - ''Karma'' by

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*Mnash Zhanbolatova *Naila Zaitova *Sarman Tulebayev - ''Golos'' by Aleksandr Panajotov *Vera Kan - ''Inogda''

Top 12/Themes

Each week there was a common theme on which the contestants base their song choices: *Top 12: Contestant's Choice (including special guest jury member Tomas N'evergreen) *Top 11: Russian Hits *Top 10: Hits From Soviet Era Films *Top 9: Latino Hits *Top 8: Kazakh Hits *Top 7: Eastern Hits *Top 6: My Idol *Top 5: 70's & 80's Hits *Top 4: Hits Of The New Millennium *Top 3: Love Songs *Top 2: Grand Final

Jury/Hosts

The jury members for the third season were: * Nagima Eskalieva - Recording artist. * Ludmila Kim - VJ. * Qairat Qūlbaev - Vice president of local media firm Shahar Media Group &

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. * Igor Sirtsov - TV producer of local channel KTK. and hosts for the third season were: * Alan Cherkasov *Sabina Saiakova

Hosts

The show has had many hosts throughout the three seasons including: * Nurai Mukades (Season 1 Auditions) * Irina Kordjukova (Season 1 Liveshows & Season 4) * Serik Akishev (Season 1 Liveshows) * Erik Solo (Season 2) * Ulpan Kuraisova (Season 1 Auditions & Season 2) * Sabina Saiakova (Season 3) * Alan Cherkasov (Season 3) * Adil Lian (Season 4)

SuperStar KZ Jury

Season one

* Batyrkhan Shukenov - Famous singer and musician. * Roman Rayfeld - Famous music critic. * Arman Murzagaliev - World famous violinist. * Laila Sultanqyzy - Famous radio and TV personality.

Season two

* Dariga Nazarbaeva - Daughter of the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev. * Almaz Amirseitov - Director of Premier Records KZ. * Oleg Markov - TV producer. * Diana Snegina - DJ from radio station "Europa Plus Kazakhstan"

Season three

* Nagima Eskalieva - Recording artist. * Ludmila Kim - VJ. * Kairat Kulbaev - Vice president of local media firm Shahar Media Group &

. * Igor Sirtsov - TV producer of local channel KTK.

Season four

* Nagima Eskalieva - Recording artist. * Taras Boichenko - * Serik Akishev -

Bottom three statistics

Season two

*On November 11 Oleg did not originally made the finals but replaced another contestant who withdrew as he got the 3rd most votes

Season three

Season four

Themes:
April 28: Russian Songs
May 5: World War 2 Era
May 12: Kazakh Songs
May 19: Drinking Songs
May 26:

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Soundtrack
June 2: Songs for Children
June 9: World Hits
June 16: Song of

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June 23: Classic & Russian Rock
June 30: Grand Finale *On May 26 Talgat was voted off but saved by the judges

External links

SuperStar KZ
- Unofficial Website

- Production studio SuperStar KZ 1 & 4.

- Unofficial Superstar KZ photo group

— The winner of the fourth season {{DEFAULTSORT:SuperStar Kz SuperStar KZ, Music of Kazakhstan Kazakhstani television shows Television series by Fremantle (company) 2003 Kazakhstani television series debuts 2007 Kazakhstani television series endings Non-British television series based on British television series Channel One Eurasia original programming

SuperStar KZ 1

Finalists

SuperStar KZ 2

Finalists

SuperStar KZ 3

Auditions

Top 148

Top 40 - Semi Finals

Group 1 (January 7, 2006)

Group 2 (January 14, 2006)

Group 3 (January 21, 2006)

Group 4 (January 28, 2006)

Group 5 (February 4, 2006)

Wildcards (February 18, 2006)

Top 12/Themes

Jury/Hosts

Hosts

SuperStar KZ Jury

Season one

Season two

Season three

Season four

Bottom three statistics

Season two

Season three

Season four

See also

External links