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Dinmukhammed Kanatuly Kudaibergen (Kazakh: Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген, Dınmuhammed Qanatūly Qudaibergen; born 24 May 1994), known professionally as Dimash Qudaibergen, is a Kazakh singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is university trained in classical as well as contemporary music, and is known for his exceptionally wide vocal range. He has performed songs in twelve languages. Qudaibergen was brought up in a close-knit musical family, and began performing at a young age; both singing and playing the piano. Although offered a position at the Astana Opera, he decided to carve out his career in contemporary music, mixing classical elements and traditional Kazakh music with pop music. Qudaibergen gained significant popularity in Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet countries in 2015, upon becoming the Grand Prix winner of Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus. He released his self-titled debut extended play on January 1, 2016. Dimash had his first headlined tour from April to December 2016, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan. In early 2017, Dimash rose to fame in China, after he appeared in the fifth season of Hunan Television's I Am a Singer (Chinese: 歌手2017), finishing second overall. At 22, he was the youngest participant in the history of the show, and competed against professional and top-selling Chinese singers as a 'wildcard' competitor. Following I Am a Singer 2017, Dimash appeared and performed on numerous TV shows and