Dilnaz Akhmadieva
Encyclopedia
Dilnaz Akhmadieva is a Kazakh pop singer
and actress of Uyghur
origin, born (November 20, 1980) and raised in Almaty
, Kazakhstan
. She was married to Ayaz Khan Behttani a Pakistani singer, but the couple later on divorced.
Her vocal quality is rich, sulty, and seductive, comparable to American R&B singers, Toni Braxton
or Monica. She sings in Russian
, Kazakh
, Uighur
and English
. She is a famous & renowned singer in Kazakhstan.
named after Lenin. 1996 was a break-through year for her, the beginning of her professional singing career.
She has released 4 albums with a 5th in the works. She also performs and tours extensively throughout Kazakhstan, Russia, Dubai
and many European countries.
She has also played a supporting role in the big-budget, Kazakhstani epic film Nomad, alongside the Hollywood stars Jay Hernandez
, Mark Dacascos
and Kuno Becker
.
In 2006 Hollywood Movie and Music Producer Patrick S. Cunningham wrote the Kazakhstan Embassy and invited her to America for the first time. It was then that Cunningham and business partner Leah King Executive produced all of Dilnz's U.S. music.
In 2007, Dilnaz began recording her new U.S. album in Hollywood, California. Her album lineup, at this point, includes Grammy winning singer-songwriter-producers, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Patrick "Sleepy" Brown (TLC
, Outkast
, Usher
) and Rob Lewis (Christina Aguilera
, P Diddy), and even more high-power production names added daily.
In 2008, she re-recorded the song "Romeo & Juliet" performed originally by the late, Murat Nasyrov
a beloved singer in Russia & Kazakhstan, with whom Dilnaz shared a close friendship. As a final gift, all the proceeds of the song went to help Murat's wife & family.
. Geared toward helping models, artists, musicians, singers, producers, and anyone interested in the creative arts, it will stand as a beacon of hope to those talented individuals who come from far and wide to learn more on how to become successful in the entertainment business.
Uyghur
Kazakh
English
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
and actress of Uyghur
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
origin, born (November 20, 1980) and raised in Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. She was married to Ayaz Khan Behttani a Pakistani singer, but the couple later on divorced.
Her vocal quality is rich, sulty, and seductive, comparable to American R&B singers, Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
or Monica. She sings in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
, Uighur
Uyghur language
Uyghur , formerly known as Eastern Turk, is a Turkic language with 8 to 11 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China. Significant communities of Uyghur-speakers are located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and various other...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She is a famous & renowned singer in Kazakhstan.
Career
She began her career at the age of 4 in 1984, when she performed the main title for the children fantasy film Волшебное яблоко (The Magic Apple). Two years later she performed a famous at that time song "Аист на крыше" (A stork on the roof) on stage of the Uyghur Musical Comedy Theatre in Almaty. In 1993, she was already performing at the biggest stage of Almaty, the stage of the National PalaceNational Palace
Buildings called National Palace include:*Queluz National Palace, in Lisbon, Portugal*National Palace , in Santo Domingo*National Palace , in San Salvador*National Palace , in Addis Ababa...
named after Lenin. 1996 was a break-through year for her, the beginning of her professional singing career.
She has released 4 albums with a 5th in the works. She also performs and tours extensively throughout Kazakhstan, Russia, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and many European countries.
She has also played a supporting role in the big-budget, Kazakhstani epic film Nomad, alongside the Hollywood stars Jay Hernandez
Jay Hernandez
Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez, Jr. is an American actor.-Early life and career:Hernandez was born in Montebello, California, the son of Isis , a secretary and accountant, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He has a younger sister, Amelia, and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. Hernandez...
, Mark Dacascos
Mark Dacascos
Mark Alan Dacascos is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18....
and Kuno Becker
Kuno Becker
Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz is a Mexican actor who has worked in telenovelas, Mexican cinema and U.S. cinema, but is best known for his portrayal of Ruben Berrizabal in Soñadoras and Santiago Muñez in the football movie Goal! and following sequels.-Early years:Becker was born in Mexico City to Manuel...
.
In 2006 Hollywood Movie and Music Producer Patrick S. Cunningham wrote the Kazakhstan Embassy and invited her to America for the first time. It was then that Cunningham and business partner Leah King Executive produced all of Dilnz's U.S. music.
In 2007, Dilnaz began recording her new U.S. album in Hollywood, California. Her album lineup, at this point, includes Grammy winning singer-songwriter-producers, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Patrick "Sleepy" Brown (TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
, Outkast
OutKast
Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
) and Rob Lewis (Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
, P Diddy), and even more high-power production names added daily.
In 2008, she re-recorded the song "Romeo & Juliet" performed originally by the late, Murat Nasyrov
Murat Nasyrov
Murat Ismailovich Nasyrov was a Russian pop singer of Uyghur ethnicity....
a beloved singer in Russia & Kazakhstan, with whom Dilnaz shared a close friendship. As a final gift, all the proceeds of the song went to help Murat's wife & family.
As a businesswoman
Dilnaz became the General Manager the "Embassy of Art" in 2008, a new, vibrant production center in the capital city of Kazakhstan, AstanaAstana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
. Geared toward helping models, artists, musicians, singers, producers, and anyone interested in the creative arts, it will stand as a beacon of hope to those talented individuals who come from far and wide to learn more on how to become successful in the entertainment business.
Songs sung by Dilnaz
Russian- Mozhet Odnazhdy
- Mezhdu Nami Zima
- Bez Tebya (featuring Miya)
- Razluka (Russian version of Lara FabianLara FabianLara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
's Adagio) - Zolotoi
- Romeo & Juliet
Uyghur
- Bulbul Nawasi
- Ashiq Boldum
Kazakh
- Mama
- Kewil Saginish
English
- Lonely
- Last Dance
Discography
- 2001 Mozhet Odnazhdy
- 2002 Wapadarim
- 2005 Zolotoj
- 2007 My heart
- 2010 Lyubov zadety