Nagima Eskalieva (Kazakh: Нағима Қабылқызы Есқалиева, Nağima Qabylqyzy Esqalieva) (born February 3, 1954, in Fabrichnyy, Zhambyl District, Almaty Region) is a Kazakhstani singer[1] and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nagima Kabulkyzy Eskalieva |
| Born | February 3, 1954 Fabrichnyy, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan |
| Genres | Kazakh pop, Kazakh folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Early life
editEskalieva was born in an industrial area to Habdul Eskaliev and his wife Visilia, who were both workers in the region. She was the oldest of five children and grew up under basic conditions.[2] She has three sisters and one brother.
Career
editAfter graduating in the Republican School of Variety and Circus Arts (the vocal class of L.Kesoglu) and Alma-Ata Musical School (Department of Choral Conducting, Eskalieva became an ensemble member of the famous Gulder (Гүлдер) formation. She first rose to popularity when she participated on the soviet Singing Competition With Song through Life (С песней по жизни) in 1979, which she won.[3][4] After that she went on to become one of the most well-known singers of Kazakhstan and was touring through the entire Soviet Union. She eventually moved to Moscow[5] and from then on also went on tour in Algeria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark and the German Democratic Republic. In 1984, she went on winning the Golden Orpheus Festival in Sofia. Eskalievas range goes from Kazakh Folk Songs to modern compositions. In 2008, she recorded a charity Single with the boygroup Percy to support children suffering of Cardiac disease. First planning on becoming an actress, she occasionally appeared in front of the film camera.[6]
Throughout the years, Eskalieva has been supportive of aspiring singers in her home country. In 1996, she founded a Music Atelier aiming to find and support young singing talent in Kazakhstan. She was a jury member in SuperStar KZ 3 & 4, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol as well as on X Factor, where she was the winning mentor in the second season held in 2012 with her contestant Andrey Tikhonov. Currently she is teaching at the Academy of Vocal Arts Zhurgenev.
Personal life
editEskalieva was married two times and has a son named Aleksander (born 1983), who auditioned when she was leading the jury of SuperStar KZ.[7]
Discography
edit- 2004: Nashi 3 singing Молва
- 2006: Мой HiT #3 (My HiT #3) singing Прости (Simple)
- 2008: Мама (Mother) feat. Percy (Перцы)
Filmography
edit- 1982: Родные степи
- 1983: Искупи вину
- 2009: Kairat Champion. Virgin No. 1 (Кайрат-чемпион. Девственник №1)
Awards
edit- 1979: Grand prix of USSR National TV Song Contest "С песней по жизни"
- 1984: Lenin Komsomol Prize
- 1984: Golden Orpheus Festival
- National artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
References
edit- ^ Нагима Ескалиева (in Russian). Кино-Театр. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Костанайские новости".
- ^ "Костанайские новости". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 40millionshowwrote, 2011-03-19 15:09:00 40millionshow 40millionshow 19 March 2011 15:09:00. "Мурат Оспанов и Нагима Ескалиева". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ NUR.KZ. "Нагима Ескалиева: У меня есть молодые мальчики-поклонники". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Нагима Ескалиева: В душе я хрупкая". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.