Batyrkhan_Shukenov

Batyrkhan Shukenov

Batyrkhan Shukenov

Russian composer


Batyrkhan Kamaluly Shukenov (Kazakh: Батырхан Қамалұлы Шүкенов, Batyrhan Qamalūly Şükenov; Russian: Батырха́н Кама́лович Шуке́нов; 18 May 1962, in Kyzylorda, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic – 28 April 2015, in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet Kazakhstan and Russian singer, musician, composer, and poet.[1] Shukenov was co-founder and lead singer of the Kazakh-Russian pop music group A-Studio from 1987 until 2000.[2][3][4] After leaving the group in 2000, he began his solo career.[2]

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In 1985, he joined the Soviet Army to serve as part of the 12th HQ Military Band of the Central Asian Military District. In 2010, he received the title of "Honored Worker of Arts of Kazakhstan".[5][6] He was the first UNICEF Goodwill ambassador in Kazakhstan, from 2009–2015.[7][8]

Batyrkhan Shukenov died at age 52 in his apartment in Moscow from a heart attack.[9][10][11][12] He was buried in his native Kazakhstan.[13] On 29 April 2015 in Moscow, the ceremony of farewell to Shukenov was attended by hundreds of people.[14] In Almaty, thousands of fans gathered in the square in front of the Palace singing his songs.[15]

Memory

On May 18, 2018, on the birthday of Batyrkhan Shukenov, a monument was unveiled in his homeland in the city of Kyzylorda.[16] On the pedestal is a kneeling musician with a saxophone. Also in the city of Kyzylorda, a park was named after Batyrkhan Shukenov. In the city of Almaty in the Bostandyk district, a street was named after Batyrkhan Shukenov.

In 2021, director Galina Pyanova staged a performance dedicated to Batyrkhan Shukenov "Golden Square" in Almaty.[17]

On May 18, 2022, the National Bank of Kazakhstan, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the birth of the composer and performer Batyrkhan Shukenov, issues street art collection coins into circulation BATYR BEINESI from silver with a denomination of 500 tenge.[18]


References

  1. "Биография Батырхана Шукенова. Официальный сайт «Русского радио»". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. История группы «А’Студио». Официальный сайт группы «А’Студио» // astudio.ru
  3. Умер солист группы «А’Студио» Батырхан Шукенов. Певец скончался от инфаркта. Archived 9 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Электронное средство массовой информации «SUPER.RU» // super.ru (28 апреля 2015 года в 23:34)
  4. Олеся Супряга. Умер солист группы «А’Студио» Батырхан Шукенов. Газета «Комсомольская правда» // kp.ru (29 апреля 2015 года в 00:45)
  5. Скончался певец Батырхан Шукенов Интернет-журнал «Vласть» (Казахстан) // vlast.kz (29 апреля 2015 года в 07:23)

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