Baigali Serkebayev

Baigali Serkebayev was born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, into the family of Ermek Bekmukhamedovich Serkebayev, a well-known opera singer, on June 27, 1958.[4] His father dreamed of Baigali becoming a pianist or a conductor.[5] Since the age of 5, Baigali has been playing the piano; he is a graduate of Kulyash Baiseitova's music academy[6] and Kurmangazy Almaty Conservatoire (Piano).[7]

After completion of his course at the conservatoire, Baigali Serkebayev joined Aray band[8] led by Taskyn Okapov, Kazakh composer and conductor.[9][10] The band performed accompaniment to the singing of Roza Rymbayeva. Aray broke up in 1982 and Roza suggested that Baigali should form and lead a new band.[11] Despite the new lineup, the band kept the old name of Aray until 1987 when it became Alma-Ata. Next year they released their first album titled Put’ bez Ostanovok (The Non-Stop Journey) and changed their name to Almata-studio.[12] In 1990, their song Julia attracted the attention of Alla Pugacheva[13][14] who invited the band first to join her musical theater and then to the Christmas Meetings TV show where it was presented as the best band in the Soviet Union.[15] After that show it got the short and easy to remember name of A’Studio.[16] It was the same year that Aleksey Berkovich, a director and cameraman, proposed to make a feature-length musical movie Julia.[17] The movie was shot in Almaty, Odesa and London.[18]

Baigali Serkebayev later became the producer of The Jigits, another Kazakhstani boy band, which consisted of graduates of the Star Factory in Almaty.[19]

In August 2015 Baigali Serkebayev and his eldest daughter Kamila established Ermek Serkebayev Foundation for Culture and Arts[20] to support young talented performers, promote their education and development, establish grants and scholarships, organize public concerts in Kazakhstan and abroad.

Baigali Serkebayev and his wife Raushan have 2 daughters, Kamila and Sana.[21]

• Top Hit Music Awards — Producer of the Year (2014);
• Order of Kurmet (2017);[22]
• Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017);[22]
• MUZ-TV 2016 Special Award for Contribution to the Development of the Music Industry.[23]

• Official A’Studio website
• Baygali Serkebaev at IMDb