Luisa still remembers in vivid detail the night everything changed. The concert she had just attended had given her butterflies that were impossible to calm down after she went to bed. Thereupon, she grabbed her mobile phone and started searching for videos that would recreate those melodies over and over again. She spent hours jumping from one to the other, discovering orchestras that she would forget within a few hours. Until suddenly a headline caught his attention: “The best singer in the world”. Of course, who could resist DJing with that nickname? “I was hearing her voice and reluctantly fell in love,” he says. His name is Dimash Kudaibergen (Aktobé, 1994), Kazakhstan’s most important artist: a young prodigy who is unknown in Spain but has built an international career thanks to his magnificent throat. That morning, Luisa promised to support him from afar. What I didn’t know at the time was that I would end up committing fraud. Your strong relationship with your embassy and traveling the planet to meet him. Next target? Bring him to Madrid.
“The depth of his singing won me over. I spent afternoons researching it. It was an endless quest. The more I listened to him, the more surprised I became. The shame was not being able to share my feelings with anyone since then. Most of the comments were in Russian and Kazakh” he points out. One day, to his surprise, he found one in Spanish. And without thinking, he started to answer. It belonged to a Latin American girl who ran a fan club on the other side of the Atlantic. After exchanging impressions, he replied that there was one recently created in Spain. It took Luisa, who was particularly curious, a few minutes to contact management. Since then she has been running the place together with María José, Esther, Carmen, Laura and Cristina. Each of them is from different corners, but they all unite in their love for Dimaş: “We have now opened a page on Facebook. 14,000 members. We want to introduce him so that he can play in our country one day. He will definitely come, the bells are ringing. Even though there is nothing official, we trust.”
Dimash He became famous thanks to I am a singerThe television show that took China by storm in early 2017. At that time he was already a respected person in his native Kazakhstan. However, his name was not heard much outside its borders. The enthusiasm generated by the first premiere was so great that he immediately became an Asian icon. Blame? A. master interpretation SOS of a terrier in Détresse, Daniel Balavoine’s classic isn’t up to everyone’s standards due to his vocal range. Dimash’s range is five octaves and nine semitones, so he can easily transition from baritone to soprano. A broad enough range to successfully face this challenge. And so it was: his version hit the charts, catapulting him to an Olympus from which he has yet to leave. He released two albums and went on huge tours that took him to the USA, Germany, China, Russia, Dubai, the Czech Republic… Spain is still resisting him.
Except for Agoney’s imitation Your face looks familiar to me, only a dozen publications contain any reference to it. Hence its role my dears Spanish, Dimash’s affectionate nickname is intended for them, be basic. “We love it. He always said that we were an important part of his life. And he thanks us every time he gets the chance. He has followers all over the world. The Chinese are the youngest, the Europeans are the oldest. Here we are over 40. Although we are not fans of anyone, this feeling is now It is interesting that it awakens within us,” continues Luisa, underlining her academic education and melodic background. Although she was trained in classical and contemporary singing, her passion for music comes naturally: her parents, Kanat Aitbayev and Svetlana Aitbayeva, instilled in her an appreciation for art as a newborn child. a well-known Kazakh duo, in fact it was common to see them at their shows all over the republic.
12 days in Astana
He first appeared on stage at the age of two and started playing the piano at the age of five. 12 months later he won the national Aynalayin competition. And at the same time he began to compose. The premise remains intact: blend traditional music with pop. “It’s a versatile product,” insists Luisa. not for nothing Triumphed at festivals in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus. she was singing 18 languagesIncluding Arabic, Serbian and Japanese. He also included kobyz, duduk and dombra in his compositions. As for the awards, he received 55. Most importantly, the National award that Kazakhstan gave to the 30 most influential people in the country to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its independence: “He feels devotion to his homeland, proudly displays its traditions. Defend peace tooth and nail. So much so that Pope Francis gave him a commemorative medal at the seventh congress of the leaders of world religions, even though he was a Muslim.”
Luisa first saw Dimash in concert in 2018: “It took place in London. And it was my first time leaving Spain. For everything”. Again, the big journey took place in 2019, on the way to Astana: “How could I miss it? I talked about his land so much that I decided to go and see it when the time came. To be honest, I didn’t even know where it was. I looked at the map and saw that it was very big. We stayed for 12 days and got to know the main tourist attractions. “The people were very friendly and the food was delicious.” A group of seven people have traveled to Central Asia and are slowly growing. “For example, today 40 of us come together on tours,” he says. Some of them do not miss a single date: from Riga to Düsseldorf, from Düsseldorf to Yerevan, from Yerevan to Antalya… Then they share their experiences. meetings they organize. Without compromising, they hold auditions and competitions to create new materials, from t-shirts to flags.
Embassy support
“We are a family. We are a annual meeting Madrid, where we record content and think about ideas for next season. We sing, we eat, we dance… The last one was in a hotel near Atocha, and also the secretary of the Kazakhstan embassy came. We have a relationship with it. They invite us to art exhibitions and film screenings,” explains Luisa. Since it is currently impossible to find it here, both parties want to open courses to learn Kazakh. Like It is also not easy to find books translated into Spanish.. Intensive work to unite two culturally very separate regions in advance: “We believe you know us. Even though we had no official communication, we did everything possible to keep you informed.” Like the cake they sent for his birthday: They called a Kazakh bakery, gave him the idea and sent it. He was in Los Angeles, but his family was able to get a taste of it.
Lately, They projected some images onto the screens in Times Square. This was his special way of celebrating the club’s anniversary. And why not, send him a message: “It was 15 seconds of silence and they gave you the chance to choose between different times. “You can already imagine how excited we are.” Funding comes from voluntary contributions made by each. So there is no fixed fee to join the club. Thousands of fans access the site through a network that gains followers every month: “We exchange data and impressions with our colleagues in other countries. There are many of us, but this left us all speechless. “She sings with unparalleled power.” It’s a gift that teachers all over the world work hard to teach to their students. In their YouTube video, they talk about a unique phenomenon. “Not human” anyone “From another planet” These are generally the most common reactions. There are even those who call Dimaş the ‘Messi’ of music. There is no lack of skills. Well, beymdlіктер.