Education: Graduated from the Republican Studio of Variety and Circus Arts named after Zh. Elebekov, vocal class under People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR, Professor Laki Kesoglu. Creative achievements: 1987 – Participant of the All-Union Pop Artists Competition “Yurmala–87,” Audience Choice Award (Latvia) 1987 – Laureate of the “New Names” competition 1987 – Grand Prix of the international competition “Vivat, Victoria” (Moscow) 2005 – Awarded the title “Honored Worker of Kazakhstan”