Nagima Eskalieva

Nagima Eskalieva
Background information
Born	1954
Genres	Kazakh pop, Kazakh folk
Occupations	Singer, actress
Years active	1979 – present
Associated acts	Almas Kishkenbayev Asel Karsybaeva

Nagima Eskalieva (Kaz: Нагима Ескалиева) (born 1954 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani singer^[1] and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]
Throughout the years, Eskalieva has been supportive of aspiring singers in her homecountry. 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. Currently she is teaching at the Academy of Vocal Arts Zhurgenev.

Personal life

Eskalieva was married two times and has a son called Aleksander (born 1983), who auditioned when she was leading the jury of SuperStar KZ.^[5] She has five siblings.^[6]

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 #1 (Кайрат-чемпион. Девственник №1)

Awards

• 1979: Grand prix of USSR National TV Song Contest "С песней по жизни"
• National artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

References

1. ^ "Нагима Ескалиева" (in Russian). Кино-Театр. http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/w/star/254991/bio/. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.kstnews.kz/index.php?a=1054
3. ^ http://40millionshow.livejournal.com/5254.html
4. ^ http://news.nur.kz/135104.html
5. ^ http://www.np.kz/index.php?newsid=867
6. ^ http://www.kstnews.kz/index.php?a=1054&page=2

External links

• Biography at Biografia.kz
• Profile on X-Factor Homepage

Persondata
Name	Eskalieva, Nagima
Alternative names
Short description	Kazakhstani singer
Date of birth	1954
Place of birth	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Date of death
Place of death