Almas Kishkenbayev

Almas Kishkenbayev (or Kishkenbaev) (Kazakh: Алмас Кiшкенбаев, Almas Kışkenbaev) (born June 1, 1985) is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.

Almas Kishkenbayev
Birth name	Алмас Кiшкенбаев
Born	(1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 Qyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop folk
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2003–present

Almas is also the second only Idol winner who was previously a Wildcard on the show, next to Canada's Ryan Malcolm from Canadian Idol. Almas advanced to the finals as the jury's choice even though he received 3rd highest votes.

Nikolai Pokotylo – 27.4%
Aynur Shankilova – 25.4%
Almas Kishkenbayev – 14.3%

SuperStar KZ performances

Kyzylorda Auditions:
Semi Finals:
Wildcards:
Top 12: You're My Everything
Top 11: Говори
Top 10: Последняя Поэма by Valeriya
Top 9: Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams
Top 8: Жігіттер Жыры by Dos Mukasan
Top 7: Soli
Top 6: Беловежская Пуща
Top 5: Love To See You Cry by Enrique Iglesias
Top 5: Insatiable by Darren Hayes
Top 4: Немного Жаль by Filipp Kirkorov
Top 4: О, Махаббат by Medeu Arynbayev
Top 3: Belle
Top 3: Девушки, Как Звезды by Andrey Gubin
Grand Final: Три Волшебных Слова
Grand Final: Кен Дала
Grand Final: Love To See You Cry by Enrique Iglesias

Discography

Мәңгілікке
Мой HiT #1 (My HiT #1) singing Золотая Пора (Golden Season)

Мой HiT 3 (My HiT #3) singing Мәңгілікке

External links

• Almas Kishkenbayev – Bio (In Russian)