A big country, unfortunately, still gives very few people known to the whole world. Apart from the President of the country, few people can name another Kazakh celebrity. The greatest contribution to the popularization of Kazakhstan is made by athletes who successfully perform in many sports, primarily in martial arts - boxing and wrestling. After the success of the Almaty pop group "A-studio" in the early 2000s, performers from this country are no longer seen on the stage of Russia.
Number one in the country and sport
Gennady Golovkin, an outstanding professional boxer from Karaganda, in recent years is the only star of Kazakhstan, about which it can be said that he is a world celebrity. After winning the 2003 World Championship and receiving a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, he turned to professional boxing.
In his first year (2006) he won his first eight fights by stoppage. In 2010Gennady became the WBA world champion, now he has collected the highest titles in all four versions of professional boxing. In total, Golovkin had 38 fights, of which he won 37 and 1, last year he drew.
Last year he had two fights against strong opponents at the best American arenas Madison Square Garden in New York and T-Mobile in Las Vegas. The fights were widely covered by the world press, photos of the Kazakh star graced the covers of major sports publications.
Golovkin earned 17.5 million dollars, if you count additional income, including roy alties from TV broadcasts, advertising, in total, according to some publications, Gennady received about 27.5 million dollars.
Home in show business
In the ranking of the most influential stars of Kazakhstan, annually presented by Forbes magazine, 20 stars of show business and sports of Kazakhstan (2017), Bayan Maksatkyzy is in second place.
Unknown outside the country, the main star of show business has long worked as a TV presenter on a national TV channel, now she is also an actress, singer and Kazakh producer.
She became famous in 1993, having played the main role in the melodrama "Mahabbat beketi". For a long time she worked as a journalist, presenter of television programs and news programs. Since 2006, he has been successfully engaged in producing Kazakh musical groups and individual soloists. Since 2010, he has been constantly filming again, having played in several films and television series.
Other stars
The next star of Kazakhstan in terms of recognition and income after Bayan is the popular Kazakh singer Kairat Nurtas, who gathers full houses for his concerts. In 2017, a film was released, Kairat starred with his wife in the lead roles, where he also acted as a producer. Last year, Kairat received the national music award "Astana Dauysy"
Kazakhstan's other TV star is Nurlan Koyanbayev, host of the popular TV show Tungi Studio, which featured President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan last year. He was the captain of the Kazakh KVN teams, he also produces and acts in films.
Jump to the star
The country's most titled track and field athlete Olga Rypakova, the 2012 Olympic champion, is invariably among the leaders of Kazakhstan's star ratings. For ten years, she has delighted her fans with success in the long jump and triple jump.
In 2017, Olga became the bronze medalist of the world championship in London, won the Diamond League final, won two gold medals in Asian competitions, and placed high in various commercial competitions. She also won several national competitions. Received an honorary award as one of the best athletes on the continent from the Asian Athletics Association.
Olga does a lot to popularize athletics. Last year, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, where the biography of the star beganKazakhstan, the country's first professional athletics club was opened.
Rypakova is one of the most popular and successful long jumpers in the world. In the ranking of the stars of Kazakhstan, compiled by Forbes magazine, in 2017 she took 7th place.
