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Kayrat Tuntekov Қайрат Түнтеков | |
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| Born | February 14, 1986 Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Pop, Kazakh music |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Premier Records |
Kayrat Tuntekov (Kazakh: Қайрат Түнтеков, Qairat Tüntekov) (born February 14, 1986, in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.[1] Kayrat won in his semi final group with highest votes of 26.1% of the total vote to advance to the finals of SuperStar KZ 2. During the entire series, Kayrat sang in five languages - Kazakh, Russian, English, Spanish, Arabic and French.
Kayrat was famous for being in the same semi final group as first SuperStar KZ - Almas Kishkenbayev in 2003, but did not advance. This is the first Idol series where two or more eventual Idol winners have been in the same semi final group.
- ^ Chordas, Nick (2006) "Kazakh Stand: A few truths about Borat's glorious nation[permanent dead link]", Columbus Dispatch, 3 November 2006, retrieved 2011-07-30