Roza Kuanyshkyzy Rymbayeva (, ''Roza Quanyşqyzy Rymbaeva''; born 1957) is a

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and Kazakh singer, the

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of the

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(1986).

Biography

Rosa Rymbayeva was born on 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe station in the

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to a family of railway workers. She graduated from the faculty musical-dramatic comedy of theatrical-artistic institute in

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(1984). From 1976 to 1979, she was a soloist in the republican youth-pop band "Gulder" ("Flowers"), and from 1979 in a pop band "Arai", managed by her husband T. Okapov. Since 1979, a soloist of Kazakhconcert, the main republican concert. She also combines as a teacher of Republic pop-circus college. The winner of various international contests of pop singers (1977

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, Bulgaria:

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, 1979, Istanbul, Turkey). The winner of grand-prix of "Gala-83" international contest in Cuba. Her repertoire includes songs of Kazakh and foreign composers, along with the works of modern composers performs national songs in a peculiar interpretation. For the moment she sums up her 25-year career of singer, arranges her own jubilee concerts, but Roza Rymbayeva is not going to leave stage. "I have sung so many songs in my 25-year career, that I can't place all of them into my concert program" she says. Her tour now includes 30 songs. She was sometimes called

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in Kazakh media, given her popularity in Kazakhstan for several decades. Roza Rymbayeva became the people's artist at the age of 28. In 2005 Roza Rymbayeva get star on the Star Square in Moscow. On 2 April 2008, she became a torchbearer of the

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lap in

Personal Awards

*1975 – first prize of the republican contest of initiative. *1976 – Starred in a movie "First song" (Первая песня), studio "Kazakhtelefilm" (Казахтелефильм). *1976 – Prize-winner of the Lenin Komsomol. *1976–1979 soloist of the ensemble "Gulder" (Гүлдер). *1977 – Grand prix of USSR National TV Song Contest "С песней по жизни". *1977 – Grand prix of Song Contest "

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*1977 – Special prize in

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*1979 – Joined band "Aray" under the management T. Okapov. *1979 – Honoured as People's Artist of

Kazakh SSR The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Kazakhstan, the Kazakh SSR, KSSR, or simply Kazakhstan, was one of the transcontinental constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991. Located in northern Centr ...

. *1981 – Prize-winner of the Lenin Komsomol. *1983 – Grand prix of "Gala-83",

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*1983 – Lead actress in the Soviet-Czechoslovakian movie "Good bye,

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" (До свидания, Медео). *1984 – Graduated from Kazakh institute of theatrics and the arts. *1986 – Honoured as People's Artist of

. *1986 – Grand prix of "The three-kopeck microphone",

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. *Since 1995 she has worked as a teacher of the Republican stage-circus college. *2000 – Winner of

Order of Parasat The Order of Parasat (, ''Parasat ordeni''; the Order of Nobility) is an order awarded by the government of Kazakhstan. It was established in 1993. The order is awarded to notable figures in the fields of science, culture, literature and art, as w ...

National award. *2000 – "Woman of the year" in nomination for "The Star of the stage". *2005 – Awarded a personal star in Moscow *2024 – Honoured as People's Artist of

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Discography

*1979 – EP "Roza Rymbayeva/Joe Dassin",

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. *1980 – EP "Sings Roza Rymbayeva", USSR. *1983 – LP "Výlet do zlaté stepi",

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. *1985 – LP "Roza Rymbayeva and Ensemble «Arai", USSR. *1987 – LP "Sings Roza Rymbayeva",

. *2003 – CD "Ademi-au" (Тандаулы андер – Best songs),

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. *2005 – CD "Roza Rymbayeva" (series "The names of all time"), Russia. *2006 – CD "Cенімен біргемін" (Together with you), Kazakhstan. *2007 – DVD+CD "30 years on stage" (3 DVD + CD "Ертеніме сенемін" (Believe in Tomorrow), Kazakhstan). *2007 – CD "Roza Rymbayeva" (series "Retro Gold Collection"), Russia. *2007 – MP3 "Love has come" (series "The names of all time"), Russia. *2009 – МР3 "Roza Rymbayeva" (series "Retro Gold Collection"), Russia. *2009 – CD "Eternal Spring",

. *2010 – CD "Жерiм жанаттым" (Songs of composer Erken Intykbaev), Kazakhstan. *2016 – DVD "40 years on stage. Ертеңiме сенемiн", Kazakhstan.

References

External links

Artist's Facebook Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rymbayeva, Roza 1957 births Living people People from Zharma District 20th-century Kazakhstani women singers Kazakhstani pop singers Kazakh folk singers Soviet actresses Soviet women singers Folk-pop singers 21st-century Kazakhstani women singers Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of Kurmet Recipients of the Order of Parasat