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Batyrkhan Shukenov

Batyrkhan Shukenov

Soviet singer, composer and saxophonist (1962-2015)

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(Kazakh Batyrkhan Kamaluly Shukenov, Batyrhan Qamaluly Shúkenov; May 18, 1962, Kyzyl-Orda, Kazakh SSR, USSR - April 28, 2015, Moscow, Russia) - Soviet, Kazakh and Russian pop singer, musician, saxophonist, composer. Honored Art Worker of Kazakhstan (2010). UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Kazakhstan (2009-2015). One of the founders and soloist of the Kazakh-Russian musical pop group A'Studio, in which he gained wide popularity (1987-2000). After leaving the group in the fall of 2000, he took up a solo career.

In the fall of 2000, Batyrkhan Shukenov decided to leave the group[5] and return to ethnic music. He took up a solo project under his own short name "Batyr". One of the authors of his new repertoire was Pavel Yesenin (Hi-Fi, Shura).

In 2002, Shukenov released his first solo album Otan Ana (Native Land) in the Kazakh language.

In 2005, he participated in the 1st semi-final of the Russian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which took place in the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv. With the song "Your Steps", according to the voting results, he took 7th place and did not go to the finals of the national selection.

In 2002 he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Premiere of the film Batyr: legacy

https://adamdar.ca/kk/post/prem-yera-fil-ma-batyr-naslediye

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There was loneliness in Batyr's life - Baurzhan Shukenov about his brother

tengrinews.kz

https://tengrinews.kz/news/v-jizni-batyira-byilo-odinochestvo-baurjan-shukenov-o-brate-419122/

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November 4, 2020

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Birthdate
May 18, 1962
Birthplace
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Date of Death
April 28, 2015
Place of Death
Moscow
Moscow
Educated at
Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts
Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts
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Kazakh National Conservatory
Occupation
Poet
Poet
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saxophonist
Singer
Singer
Composer
Composer
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Lyricist

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Genre
Pop music
Pop music
Pseudonym
Батыр
Wikidata ID
Q4527444

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