Nagima Eskalieva

Nagima Eskalieva
Nagima Eskalieva
	Fabrichnyy, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
Genres	Kazakh pop, Kazakh folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Years active	1979–present

Nagima Eskalieva (

Fabrichnyy, Zhambyl District, Almaty Region) is a Kazakhstani singer^[1] and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

.

Early life

Eskalieva 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

After 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.

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

Eskalieva 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

2004: Nashi 3 singing Молва
2006: Мой HiT #3 (My HiT #3) singing Прости (Simple)
2008: Мама (Mother) feat. Percy (Перцы)

Filmography

1982: Родные степи
1983: Искупи вину
2009: Kairat Champion. Virgin No. 1 (Кайрат-чемпион. Девственник №1)

Awards

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

^ 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 May 15, 2012. 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.

External links

[1] Нагима Ескалиева (in Russian). Кино-Театр. Retrieved December 31, 2010.

[2] "Костанайские новости".

[3] "Костанайские новости". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] 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)

[6] NUR.KZ. "Нагима Ескалиева: У меня есть молодые мальчики-поклонники". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012.

[7] "Нагима Ескалиева: В душе я хрупкая". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.

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