Baigali Ermekovich Serkebayev (, born June 27, 1958) is a Soviet and Kazakhstani musician, pianist, arranger, producer, songwriter, founder and leader of the band
A'Studio
A-Studio, stylized as a'studio, is a Russian-based Kazakhstani pop music, pop music group originally consisting of Baigali Serkebayev (keyboard), Vladimir Mikloshich (bass), Baglan Sadvakasov (solo guitar) and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov (vocal ...
. He is an
Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Biography
Baigali Serkebayev was born in
Alma-Ata
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border wi ...
, Kazakh SSR, on June 27, 1958. His family was that of
Ermek Bekmukhamedovich Serkebayev, an opera singer. His father wished for Baigali to become a pianist or a conductor. Baigali started playing the piano at age 5; he is now a graduate of
Kulyash Baiseitova's music academy and
Kurmangazy Almaty Conservatoire (Piano).
After completion of his course at the conservatoire, Baigali Serkebayev joined Aray, a band led by the Kazakh composer and conductor Taskyn Okapov. The band performed with singer
Roza Rymbayeva
Roza Kuanyshkyzy Rymbayeva (, ''Roza Quanyşqyzy Rymbaeva''; born 1957) is a Soviet and Kazakh singer, the people's artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986).
Biography
Rosa Rymbayeva was born on 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe ...
. Aray broke up in 1982, and Roza suggested that Baigali should form and lead a new band. Despite the situation, the band kept the name "Aray" until 1987, when it became Alma-Ata. A year later, it released its first album, titled Put’ bez Ostanovok (The Non-Stop Journey), and changed its name to Almata-Studio. In 1990, one of the band's songs, "Julia," attracted the attention of
Alla Pugacheva
Alla Borisovna Pugacheva (, ; born 15 April 1949) is a Russian singer and songwriter. Her career began in 1965 and continues to this day, although she retired from performing in 2010 after the international concert tour "Dreams of Love". For her ...
, who first invited the band to join her musical theater, and then to the Christmas Meetings TV show, where Almata-Studio was presented as the best band in the Soviet Union. During the same year, Aleksey Berkovich, a director and cameraman, proposed to make a feature-length musical movie named ''Julia''. The movie was shot in
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
,
Odesa
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, and
London
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.
Baigali Serkebayev later became the producer of The Jigits, another Kazakhstani boy band, which consisted of graduates of the Star Factory in
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
.
In August 2015, Baigali Serkebayev and his eldest daughter, Kamila, established the
Ermek Serkebayev Foundation for Culture and Arts to support young performers, promote their education and development, establish grants and scholarships, and organize public concerts in Kazakhstan and abroad.
Family
Baigali Serkebayev and his wife, Raushan, have two daughters named Kamila and Sana.
Awards
*
Top Hit Music Awards
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— ''Producer of the Year'' (2014);
* Order of Kurmet (2017);
* Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017);
* MUZ-TV 2016 Special Award for Contribution to the Development of the Music Industry.
References
External links
Official A’Studio website*
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1958 births
Soviet keyboardists
Kazakhstani record producers
Soviet record producers
Recipients of the Order of Kurmet
20th-century Kazakhstani male singers
Living people