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. He has performed songs in 12 languages. Although offered a position at the

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, he decided to carve out his career in contemporary music, mixing classical elements and traditional Kazakh music with pop music. He gained significant popularity in Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet countries in 2015 upon becoming the Grand Prix winner of ''Slavianski Bazaar'' in

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, Belarus. He rose to fame in China with his participation as a "wildcard competitor" in Hunan TV's ''

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'' ( zh, link=no, 歌手2017), finishing second overall.

Early life

Dinmukhamed Qanatuly Qudaibergen was born on 24 May 1994 in

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, to Qanat Qūdaibergenūly Aitbaev () and Svetlana Aitbaeva (). He is a Muslim. His father previously led the regional Cultural Development Board of Aktobe. His mother is a

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singer at the Aktobe Philharmonic Society, a Member of the Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Development (Deputy of Maslihat of Aktobe region) and artistic director of the children's studio Saz in the

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. Qudaibergen has a younger sister named Raushan and a younger brother named Abilmansur, who is also a musician, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and drummer. Qudaibergen was brought up in a close-knit musical family, and his grandparents played a major role in his upbringing, which followed largely traditional Kazakh customs. Qudaibergen began performing at a young age, singing and playing the piano. His first appearance on stage was at the age of two in a minor role in a local theatre production. At home, Qudaibergen took an interest in musical instruments, and his parents and his music teacher noticed that he had

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. At the age of five, he began to take piano and vocal lessons at the children's studio of the local music college. Qudaibergen first sang on stage the same year, at the age of five. Aged six, in 2000, he won the national piano contest Aynalayin.

Education

At the age of five, he began taking violin and singing lessons at the children's studio of the Aktobe Music College, where he would later attend, accompanied by his grandmother Miua. He has expressed gratitude to his early teachers and to his grandmother, who took him to his lessons every day despite the pain in her legs. Dimash first sang on stage the same year, at the age of five. He later attended Gymnasium No. 32 in Aktobe. Dimash completed a Broadway Musical master class in 2009. In 2014, he graduated in Classical Music with a specialization in voice (Bel Canto) from the Akhmet Zhubanov Aktobe Music Faculty Aktobe and began his studies in Contemporary Music (jazz, pop) in the Kazakh National University of Arts in Astana, where he graduated with a major in Voice on 27 June 2018. On 18 June 2020, he graduated from the same university with a master's degree in Composition by defending his master's thesis with a perfect score and received a recommendation for admission to doctoral studies in music. In December 2022, Dimash became the owner of the Bolashak International Scholarship.

Career

He began singing and playing the piano in various places and competitions throughout his childhood. At the age of six, in 2000, he won the national piano contest Aynalayin.

2010–2014: Early career

From 2010 to 2013, Dimash participated in and won four major singing competitions, in Kazakhstan (Sonorous Voices of Baikonur, 2010, and Zhas Kanat, 2012), Ukraine (Oriental Bazaar, 2012), and Kyrgyzstan (Meikin Asia, 2013). With winning the prestigious National Zhas Kanat Contest in 2012, Dimash gained for the first time wide attention from the Kazakh national media. He won the three-day vocal competition with a full jury score of 180 out of 180 points; the first time in the history of the contest. In 2013, he was invited to perform as a guest singer at the

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Gala Night in

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, Turkey. As a teenager, Dimash also became involved in taekwondo and swimming. During this time he composed the music for two of his future hits, "Körkemim" () with lyrics written by his father and "Unforgettable Day" based on a poem by Baisengir. Dimash also recorded three music videos, two versions of Körkemim (2013, 2014) and "Daididau" (2014). In 2014, he graduated from the Zhubanov Music College in Aktobe and began his studies in Astana at the Kazakh National University of Arts at the faculty of "Pop Art". Dimash continued performing in public and even participated in a concert for the Day of Teacher. On 30 December 2014, he received an award from the Daryn State Youth Award.

2015–2016: Slavianski Bazaar, international performances and Unforgettable Day Tour

Following his graduation, Dimash performed in various European and Asian countries. In 2015, he was invited to participate at the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus, an annual international contest for prominent singers, after one of the organizers had seen him perform live in Kazakhstan. Dimash went on to win the Grand Prix on 13 July 2015, with a score of 175 points out of 180. During the three days of the contest, he was the clear favorite of both the jury and audience. With his original renditions of the Kazakh folk song "Daididau", the Russian singer

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's " SOS d'un terrien en détresse", he gained wide recognition from the jury and international media. Chairman of the jury,

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, stated that Dimash possessed three voices in one: a low and medium voice, and altino, a rare voice, and that he used all of them professionally. Upon winning Slavianski Bazaar, Qudaibergen regularly appeared in national TV shows and public events. His guest performances included at

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in Milan, Italy; at the theatrical show Mangilik El, dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate; at the 2015

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; and at an

Concert that was attended by the Chinese President

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Dimash released his second own composition "Unforgettable Day" in August 2015. In October 2015, Qudaibergen was selected to represent Kazakhstan at the 2015

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, Turkey. Dimash performed "Daididau", receiving a standing ovation. In November, Dimash performed at the closing ceremony of

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. He released his self-titled debut

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(EP) on 1 January 2016. Dimash appeared on various TV shows singing "My Swan" () in a duet with Mayra Muhammad-kyzy. In February 2016, his rendition of "Daididau" was selected by the

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to represent Kazakhstan in their "Around the World in 80 Minutes of Music" program dedicated to the

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2016 that was played by radio stations around the world. In March, Dimash sang with his parents at the Women's Day concert in Astana, and took part in the "All Stars for My Beloved" concert dedicated to

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in Moscow. In March and April, he went on tour with the Kazakh University of Arts Symphony Orchestra in

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, Serbia, performing "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" and "Daididau". Dimash had his first headlined tour from April to December 2016, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan. Dimash achieved 21 out of the 27 total planned concerts in 25 regions of Kazakhstan, which also included two additional concerts in the cities of

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and Ufa in Russia. He named his tour Unforgettable Day, after his own song by the same name. The concerts consisted of a wide variety of songs in various languages. He received the “Pop Artist” award at the People's Favorite ceremony in Kazakhstan. In July 2016, he was invited to perform at the Slavic Bazaar opening ceremony in Belarus, where he sang a duet with Nagima Eskalieva, and was also honored to raise the flag of the festival. In 2016, Qudaibergen also served as a judge at Bala Dausy 2016 (Voice of Children 2016). Other performance highlights of Dimash in 2016 included his guest performance at the annual Zhas Kanat Contest; and his performances of "Diva Dance" at an Astana Day Concert that was attended by the President of Kazakhstan; of the rap song "I Am Kazakh" (with Yerbolat and Alashuly) at

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event in Paris, France; his performance at the Turkic Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, performing for the presidents of South Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan; and he represented Kazakhstan, alongside

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Sundet Baigozhin, as a guest singer at the ''Big Opera 2016'' TV competition in Russia. In November 2016, the director of

State Theatre, Toleubek Alpiyev, invited Qudaibergen to work as an opera singer, stating that his voice would be "ideal for baroque opera", but he decided to pursue a career in contemporary music.

2017: ''Singer'', success in China and solo concert ''Bastau''

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's "Adagio" – a performance which was praised by Fabian. For Episode 7, Dimash performed his rendition of the traditional Kazakh folk song "Daididau", accompanied by the Folk Instrumental Ensemble of Dimash's university, the Kazakh National University of Arts. Dimash and the instrumentalists performed wearing traditional Kazakh costumes (). He started the performance by playing a traditional piece named "Adai" () on the

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, and then sang "Daididau". He came in third. His performance was received positively and sparked interest in Kazakh music and culture in China. Dimash later said in an interview that this gave him the opportunity to "make sure once again that music knows no boundaries". After the broadcast of Episode 7, a documentary about Dimash aired on Hunan TV. Dimash sang his own song "Unforgettable Day" for Episode 10, with a section of the lyrics translated into Mandarin. He came third. Within a few days, "Unforgettable Day" reached the top of the Fresh Asia Music Charts. On 5 April, he released his first Chinese single "Eternal Memories" ( zh, link=no, 拿不走的记忆), theme song of the movie ''

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''. He placed second and was promoted to the final. On 12 April, he released his single "Go Go Power Rangers", theme song of the movie ''Power Rangers'' in China. In the final of ''Singer 2017'', Dimash sang "A Tribute to Michael Jackson" in a duet with Laure Shang. He finished ''Singer 2017'' as runner-up. For the final episode of ''Singer 2017'', Episode 14, the gala episode, Dimash performed a new song in Kazakh, "Give Me Love" (; Makhabbat Ber Magan). During ''Singer'', Dimash appeared on various Chinese TV programs, including '' "Happy Camp"'', ''My Boyfriend's A Superstar/Fan Fan Boyfriend'' and ''

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'' (where fans were selected to sing with their idol); and had many other performances in China. They included the ''Chinese Top Ten Music Awards'' in Shanghai, where he won his first Chinese Award, namely for "Best Asian Singer"; the

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, China, which are considered to be the Asian equivalent to the

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s, where he performed "Unforgettable Day" accompanied by

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on the piano, and won the "Most Popular International Singer" Award; and the ''Meeting on the Silk Road'' Gala, held by the Embassy of Kazakhstan and China's Department of Culture, in Beijing. Upon returning to Kazakhstan after the completion of ''Singer 2017'', he was welcomed with a congratulatory event in Astana. Following ''Singer 2017,'' Dimash appeared and performed on numerous TV shows and public events in China, Kazakhstan and France. His performances in France included his performance of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" in the popular

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TV show ''Les Années Bonheur''; his charity performances at the ''Global Gift Galas'' in Paris and Cannes (to which he was invited by the foundation's Honorary Chair

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); at the

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. and at the ''Ruhani Zhangyru''

Gala in Paris. On 27 June 2017, he held his first large-scale solo concert ''Bastau'' () ("Beginning") in

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, Kazakhstan. Most of the three-hour concert was accompanied by a live orchestra; guest singers included

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and Marat Aitimov; and Dimash performed duets with Maira Mukhamedkyzy,

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and with his parents, Svetlana Aitbayeva and Kanat Aitbayev. Along with popular pieces from ''Singer 2017'' and pre-''Singer'', he also debuted his new songs "My Star" (), "Without You" (), "Last Word" (), and "Leyla" (). ''Bastau'' was well-received and sold out to a crowd of around 30,000 people. In July, Dimash's new song "Ocean over Time" ( zh, link=no, 时光·沧海) was released in China as the theme song for the game ''Moonlight Blade'', that later won a

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. In the same month, he sang at the Closing Ceremony of Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus, where his international career had started in 2015 and performed several songs for the audience of the 2017

and its honorary guests

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and

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. On 16 September, Dimash performed as the headliner at the Gakku Open-Air Festival in Almaty, to a crowd of 150,000 people. Prior to this event, his highest recorded note was G♯7 in whistle register, on par with

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. At the Gakku Festival, he surpassed himself by hitting D8 during "Unforgettable Day". In 2017, the Kazakh figure skater

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, who was an Olympic medalist and friend of Dimash, began using his rendition of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" for his skating programs. Later, after the skater's violent death due to an attempted robbery in July 2018, Dimash performed a tribute to him in his concert at Arnau, interpreting the song that Denis used as a musical background for his artistic performances.

2018: Continued success in China and breakthrough in Russia

Dimash continued having numerous performances in China. To highlight a few: he performed "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Auld Lang Syne" (in Mandarin), accompanied by pianists Wu Muye and

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; "Jasmine" in a duet with the Grammy-winner Wu Tong at the Chinese New Year Gala; a rendition of

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's "Hello" as a guest performer at '' Singer 2018''; and "Daididau", accompanied by an orchestra, at the One Belt One Road Gala. He was invited as guest and performer at the "Choose Big Star" variety show; performed "You and Me" in a duet with Wáng Lì at the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival, and premiered his first English single "Screaming" at the "Idol Hits" show. In December, he performed his own composition "Unforgettable Day" at the

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Final, and

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's "My Heart Will Go On" at the

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. Dimash also participated in the "PhantaCity" short video play, in which he starred as the main actor and performed "If I Never Breathe Again" and "When You Believe". He held three solo concerts in 2018: two "D-Dynasty" concerts in

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, and

; and a solo concert in London, within the scope of the "Kazakhstan Day of Culture". In May, Dimash performed at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. In July, he appeared at the Slavic Bazaar 2018 in Vitebsk, Belarus, as a judge and guest performer, and sang "SOS d'un terrien en détresse". In September, he participated as a guest at the international contest for young pop singers New Wave in Sochi, Russia, where he performed "Sinful Passion" for the first time, and sang "Adagio" at the closing ceremony. In November, his collaboration with the renowned Russian composer

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started with their first single "Love of Tired Swans" (, ''"Lyubov' ustavshikh lebedey''"). Many performances in Russia followed and in December, at the annual "Pesnya Goda" Gala in Moscow, "Love of Tired Swans" was awarded one of the best songs of 2018.

2019: ''The World's Best'' in the United States and solo concert ''Arnau''

In January, he joined the '' Super Vocal'' TV competition for classical singers in China as a member of the judges. In early 2019, Dimash participated in the

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talent competition ''

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'', in which he was presented to the US audience as the "Six Octave Man" and "man with the world's widest vocal range". He performed "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" in the audition round and "All by Myself" in the battle round. Despite being listed as front-runner, Dimash withdrew from the competition in the champions round (semi-final), citing that he wished to leave the opportunity to younger performers, and after withdrawing he performed "Adagio" (the other two contestants of this round were the 13-year-old Indian pianist

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and the 12-year-old Kazakh singer

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). In June, he released his first album, '' iD.'' It reached platinum status within 37 seconds after release, and triple-platinum within the first hour. He held his second large-scale solo concert, ''Arnau'' () (Dedication), in the

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in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on 29 June, and the sell-out performance attracted 40,000 people. This year, he continued his collaboration with Igor Krutoy with the songs "Mademoiselle Hyde", "Love is Like a Dream" ''(''), "Know" ''()'', "Olimpico" ''(also known as "Ogni Pietra")'', "Where Love Lives" ''()'', "Passione", "Ulisse" (duet with

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), "Ti Amo Così" (with Aida Garifullina and Lara Fabian) and "Love of Tired Swans" ''(''). In October and November, he joined Krutoy as a guest performer on the ''Igor Krutoy Anniversary Tour'', performing in New York City,

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, and

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. On 5 December, Dimash was awarded "Best Vocalist in Classical Music" and won a Special Prize for "Discovery of the Year" at the

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s "Victoria" that are considered the Russian equivalent to the

s. Dimash gave his first solo concert in the US on 10 December. The show was titled ''Arnau Envoy'' and took place at the

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in New York. The venue was sold out with 19,000 spectators from 63 countries. Among Dimash's 2019 performances in Russia were his guest performances at the New Wave in Sochi, his headlining performance at the closing ceremony of the

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championships in Kazan, and the Igor Krutoy Anniversary Gala on Ice in Moscow. He also had more performances in China, including a Queen medley that he performed with the ''Super Vocal'' finalists at ''

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''; a headlining performance at the

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Music Festival; at the Asian Culture Carnival; the Opening Ceremony of the Jackie Chan International Action Film Week; at the Closing and Award Ceremony of the Silk Road International Film Festival; and a guest performance at '' Masked Singer China''. Other international performances included the premiere of his song "Olimpico" (also known as "Ogni Pietra") at the Opening Ceremony of the

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in Minsk, Belarus; and he represented Kazakhstan at the 2019

in Tokyo, Japan, performing "SOS d'un terrien en détresse".

2020: ''Arnau'' tour and appearance on MTV USA

In early 2020, he appeared on two movie soundtracks, singing ''Hāi pí yíxià'' ( zh, link=no, 嗨皮一下) for ''

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'' and ''Across Endless Dimensions'', theme song of '' Creators: The Past''. In February, his ''Arnau'' Europe Tour started, but was interrupted in March due to the

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. In May, he performed on live stream at Tokyo Jazz Festival ( jp), and in June appeared on CCTV1's ''Everlasting Classics'' ( zh) singing

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poetry by

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. On 18 June 2020, IPZUSA, a company based in

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, officially announced on its website that a contract had been signed with Qudaibergen, to provide family-focused management, representation and consulting. On 30 September, it was announced that Dimash would debut a Kazakh language song, being the first artist from Kazakhstan to appear on the official YouTube channel of

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USA. His songs continued to be ranked in the Top 5 by MTV USA Livestream for the next 10 weeks from 2 October to 18 December 2020. Interviews were broadcast on MTV USA YouTube Livestream with Dimash and Host Kevan Kenney between December 2020 and February 2021. In November, Dimash was interviewed for

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, answering questions about his career and life. On December 3, it was announced that Qudaibergen would be presenting his first online digital concert on a global streaming platform, Tixr. The online concert ''Dimash Digital Show'' was to be a charity event, with part of the proceeds donated to Project C.U.R.E. In December, Dimash released his new music video for "I Miss You" with the collaboration of the Russian director Evgeny Kuritsyn.

2021: ''Dimash Digital Show''

On January 16, Dimash held his first online concert – ''Dimash Digital Show''. His performance of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse", "War and Peace", along with 15 other songs, marked the artist's collaboration with Project C.U.R.E. Later that week two special performances (on 17 January, "Samaltau", and on 20 January, "SOS d'un terrien en détresse") performed by Dimash were streamed by

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for their 2021 Online Annual Gala Event, with the theme ''All Roads Lead to Diplomacy''. On January 31, the single "Golden" music video by Dimash made its official debut via the Tixr American streaming platform immediately following the encore of the ''Dimash Digital Show'' on the same day. From 15 January to 4 June 2021, Dimash continually received a Top 5 ranking from the MTV USA Friday Livestream. For 29 Weeks, from October 2020 to June 2021, there have been five top rated Dimash music videos streamed by MTV USA Friday Livestream to the North American market and around the world. In March 2021 and May 2021, Dimash released videos of his singles for Kazakhstan celebrations, "Golden" for

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, along with "Amanat" and "Kieli Meken", and "Qairan Elim" for Unity Day. In May 2021, he also released a new music video for "Across Endless Dimensions", the OST for the Italian movie ''Creators: The Past''. In April 2021, Dimash released the single "Be With Me" and a new music video. The song originally premiered during his ''Dimash Digital Show'' on 16 January 2021. In June 2021, Dimash released a new instrumental "River of Love" along with eminent Kazakh composer, Renat Gaissin. In November 2021, Dimash's song "Fly Away" took sixth place on Billboard's Hot Trending Songs, making the track one of the top 10 most mentioned songs on Twitter. Also in November 2021, he performed "Ikanaide" () or "Don't Go" by

for the 20th Tokyo Jazz Festival. It was his first song in Japanese.

2022: Dimash post-pandemic concerts in Dubai, Düsseldorf, Prague, Almaty

Dimash held his first solo live concert since the pandemic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 25 March 2022, at the Coca-Cola Arena. Then resumed two of his Arnau tours—in Düsseldorf on 9 April 2022, and Prague on 16 April 2022. In July 2022, Dimash announced his new concert tour Stranger to be held in

, Kazakhstan on 23 September 2022, at

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in the city.https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-kudaibergen-to-give-solo-concert-in-almaty-sep-23_a3950203/

2023: ''Stranger'' tour in Yerevan, Antalya, Malaysia, Hong Kong

The tour continued in

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, Armenia on 29 April 2023, at

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,https://astanatimes.com/2023/05/dimash-kudaibergen-meets-fans-in-yerevan/ and in

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, Turkey on 6 May 2023 at

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congress building.https://astanatimes.com/2023/05/dimash-kudaibergen-announces-venue-change-for-stranger-tour-concert-over-storm-warning-in-antalya/ Dimash made his

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debut concert at

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, Malaysia on 24 June 2023, at

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.https://astanatimes.com/2023/06/dimash-kudaibergen-performs-solo-concert-in-malaysia/ In a concert in Hong Kong on December 23, he premiered two songs to the surprise of his audience, "Smoke" and "When I've Got You".https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-qudaibergen-delights-fans-with-stranger-show-in-hong-kong-9c76c5/

2024: ''Stranger'' tour continues in Budapest, Istanbul, Astana, Prague, Düsseldorf

In 2024, Dimash held solo concerts at

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, Hungary on 4 May 2024 at the Laszlo Pappa Sports Arena https://en.inform.kz/news/sold-out-in-budapest-dimashs-fans-from-77-countries-convene-in-hungary-59dc91/ and at

, Turkey on 24 May 2024 at the

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stadium, on the occasion of his 30th birthday.https://astanatimes.com/2024/05/stranger-show-dimash-kudaibergen-celebrates-30th-birthday-in-istanbul/ Dimash continued his Stranger tour with a two-day concert on 13 and 14 September 2024 at

, Kazakhstan. He held concerts in

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, Czech Republic on 22 November 2024 at the

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and

, Germany on 24 November 2024 at the

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.https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-kudaibergen-to-give-solo-concerts-in-prague-and-dsseldorf-991688/https://en.inform.kz/news/sold-out-in-dsseldorf-crowd-sings-along-at-dimashs-stranger-show-c44f42/

2025: ''Stranger'' tour continues

Other ventures

Modeling

Dimash has been a model for fashion labels and for ''Lifestyle'' and ''Fashion'' magazines. He was on the magazine covers of ''

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'', ''Southern Metropolis'', ''Starbox'', ''Easy'', ''L’Officiel Hommes'', ''Ivyplume'', Chic, ''Chic Teen'', and ''

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''. He was also featured in photo series of other magazines, including ''

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'' and ''OnlyLady'', and in fashion videos for e.g. ''Elle Shop'' and ''Cosmopolitan''.

Acting

Dimash starred as an actor in several Chinese and Russian TV productions.

Singing contests

Dimash is the initiator in 2018 of the annual Kazakh ''Baqytty Bala'' Children's Singing Contest. He also served as a jury member for ''Bala Dausy'', ''Slavic Bazaar'', ''Super Vocal'', New Wave, and music contest

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Awards and achievements

Discography

;Albums * ''iD'' (2019) * ''Dimash Qudaibergen and Igor Krutoy'' (2021)

Filmography

}'' ''(Dí mǎ xī Gēshǒu)'' , Mandarin and Kazakh }'' ''(Fàn fàn nányǒu)'' , Mandarin and Kazakh , Main role: ''a fan's boyfriend'' ,

Solo concerts and international tours

Solo concerts

Tours

Fandom

Dimash calls his fans "Dears", which he explains in his own words as follows: "They are so devoted and give me so much support! So they are very dear to me. They are like family to me. Just as we love every member of the family, I love and cherish my fans and call them my dears." In November 2021, it was announced that a museum dedicated to Dimash Qudaibergen will be established in the singer's home city, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.

Humanitarianism

In 2015, Dimash Qudaibergen gave a charitable concert, named "From Heart to Heart", in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, to provide essential medical treatment for a five-year-old girl. He was joined by the Kazakh pop singer Dosymzhan Tanatarov for the event. Dimash gave benefit performances at the Grand Charity Ball 2015, in the Kazakhstan cities of Shymkent, Kyzylorda and Uralsk. The events were organized by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation, and the funds were donated to children with hearing and speech impairment. In early 2016, he joined the Kazakh "Do Good" campaign that provides help for people with disabilities, illnesses and in financial need. In 2016, he also gave a benefit performance at the "100 Grandmas and Grandpas" Charity Evening of the "Zaman Are We" Project in Astana, Kazakhstan. The elderly of the regional retirement homes were invited as honorary guests and the proceeds of the event were used for social, economic and medical help for elderly residents. Qudaibergen donated all profits of his 2016 "Unforgettable Day" concert, held in his home town Aktobe, to a regional charity organization. With the funds from the concert, seven families in need were supplied with water, utilities, medical care and clothing. A wheelchair accessible ramp was also set up for a wheelchair-using resident. He gave a benefit performance at the Grand Charity Ball 2016, in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. The teenage students of the local boarding school for visually impaired students were invited as honorary guests of the Ball. Several of these students performed a song on stage with him, and Qudaibergen also danced, in the Waltz part of the event, with the visually-mpaired invited guests. The Grand Charity Ball was organized by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation, and the funds were donated to children with visual impairments, to this boarding school and to the regional orphanage. At the

2017, within the "Love Recycling" Campaign, he donated the suit from his first performance at Hunan Television's ''Singer'' 2017 competition. The suit was auctioned by the Jingdong Platform and all the proceeds were donated to the Care of Children Foundation for children with blood lead poisoning. Dimash gave charitable performances at the Global Gift Galas 2017 in Paris and Cannes. He was invited by

, Honorary Chair of the Global Gift Foundation. The Foundation provides social and economic help to children, families and women in situations of need. Dimash hosted a live broadcast for the Live Connection Challenge, a live stream charity campaign launched by Hongdou Live and Weibo Public Welfare. The campaign income was donated to the Audiology Development Foundation of China whose goal is to provide hearing and language rehabilitation for people with hearing impairment. Dimash donated an autographed dombra to an auction of the Smile Angel Foundation, a Chinese charity which aims to help children born with cleft lips and palates. A charitable performance was given at the Grand Charity Ball 2017 in Uralsk hosted by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation. It was held under the motto "Love for All" and the profits were donated to seriously ill people in Kazakhstan. Dimash gave a charity performance at the "Chinese National Wind Charity Concert", in Beijing, that was held under the motto "Pray for the Year". It was hosted by the China Children's Fund and the China Youth Foundation. The funds from the concert were used to enable music classes in rural Chinese primary schools that could not afford them. He gave another charitable performance at the Villa International "Beauty Touching" charity event that was jointly hosted by the China Children and Teenagers Fund and "Bridge Culture" (supported by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association). Dimash became goodwill ambassador of the "Listen Project" by the Audiology Development Foundation of China Trust Fund that provides hearing aid devices and education to hearing-impaired children. A charitable performance was given at the Opening Gala of the Kazakh Snow Leopard Foundation whose goal is to save the endangered population and to preserve their natural habitat by creating protected areas. On 19 November 2018, Dimash gave a solo concert in London, UK, during the Great Britain's Days of Kazakhstan Culture. All proceeds went to promote young talent from Kazakhstan and sponsor youth participation in prestigious international contests. Within the frame of the Shanghai Pet Adoption Day 2019, he became a supporter of the "Love is Home" initiative that aims to improve awareness and to increase adoptions of stray animals. On his 25th birthday he visited a nursing home for the elderly and the physically impaired in his hometown Aktobe. As it is customary for him on his birthday since his school days, he brought gifts and spent time with the residents. He also performed for them a cappella. A few days before his "Arnau" Concert of 29 June 2019, in Astana, Kazakhstan, there were explosions near the Kazakhstan city of Arys that caused casualties. Dimash decided to donate funds from his concert to the victims. When he was in the Russian city of Kazan for his performance at the WorldSkills 2019, he visited the local children's hospice to see a seriously ill fan who couldn't attend Dimash's concert due to chemotherapy. When in Kyiv, Ukraine, for his Arnau Tour, he donated clothes and other belongings to an auction for the Ukrainian Okhmatdyt Center for Pediatric Toxicology that aims to save the lives of children with acute poisoning, and also enables hemodialysis for children with low weight, heart problems and unstable blood pressure. During the

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, Dimash provided 102 needy families in Nur-Sultan and Aktobe with five tons of food. On 7 October 2020, Dimash announced his partnership with

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in support of the charity campaign ''Food Is Love'' with the United Nations

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(WFP). Dimash and his fans actively participated in the PR campaign during October and November, to draw people's attention to the problem of world hunger through support for the WFP. In December 2020, a director of Project C.U.R.E., Melisa Espositi, announced Dimash as their new Global Ambassador and organized a ticket giveaway for the ''Dimash Digital Show'' charity concert. On 5 January 2021, it was announced that for the first time in the history of relations between the United States and Kazakhstan, a Kazakh artist, Dimash Qudaibergen was to take part in the annual Sister Cities International (SCI) event, opening the week of celebrations for the inauguration of the newly elected President of the United States, and included award presentations for the 2020 ''Eisenhower Peace Prize'' and the ''Distinguished Leadership Award''. On 16 January 2021, with encore performances until 23 January, as well as on 31 January, the ''Dimash Digital Show'' charity concert streamed on Tixr with funds being donated to Project C.U.R.E. Dimash had been earlier named as their Global Ambassador. On 10 March 2021, Dimash took part in Project C.U.R.E.'s International Women's Day with his video of "We Are One". At that time, the president of Project C.U.R.E., Dr Douglas Jackson, confirmed that partial proceeds of the ''Dimash Digital Show'' had been donated to healthcare in Kazakhstan. On 14 September 2022, Dimash met with

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and received a commemorative medal from him about the pontiff's visit to the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan.

2022 Kazakh protests

During the

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, Dimash made an Instagram post on 4 January calling for a peaceful solution to the issues raised by the protesters as well as internal stability and calmness. Dimash was one of the very few Kazakh celebrities to comment on the protests. On 5 January, Dimash's account went offline without any explanation. He had over three million followers and was one of the most followed Kazakh accounts on the platform. On 6 January, his producer and composer

claimed in a comment on his own Instagram account that Dimash's account had been put offline following the events.

Notes

References

External links

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Dimash Qudaibergen on YouTube
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