A large country, unfortunately, still provides very few people known around the world. In addition to the country's president, few can name another Kazakhstani celebrity. The biggest contribution to the popularization of Kazakhstan is made by athletes who successfully perform in many sports, especially in martial arts - boxing and wrestling. After the success of the Almaty pop group A-Studio in the early 2000s, there are no longer any performers from this country 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 whom we can say that this is a world celebrity. Having won the 2003 World Cup and received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, he went into professional boxing.
In his first year (2006), he won the first eight fights ahead of schedule. In 2010, Gennady became the WBA World Champion, now he has collected the highest titles in all four versions of professional boxing. In total, Golovkin spent 38 fights, of which he won 37 and 1, and in a draw last year.
Last year, he fought two fights against strong rivals 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, photo stars of Kazakhstan adorned the covers of major sports publications.
Golovkin earned $ 17.5 million, if we take into account additional income, including from deductions from television broadcasts, advertising, in total, according to some publications, Gennady received about $ 27.5 million.
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 for a long time worked as a TV presenter on the national television channel, now she is also an actress, singer and Kazakh producer.
She gained fame in 1993, having played a major 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 the co-production of Kazakhstani musical groups and individual soloists. Since 2010, she has been constantly filming again, playing in several films and television series.
Other stars
The next most recognizable and income after the Bayan star of Kazakhstan is the popular Kazakh singer Kairat Nurtas, who gathers full halls for his concerts. In 2017, a film was released, Kairat and his wife starred in the lead roles, where he also acted as a producer. Last year, Kairat received the national music award "Astana Dauys"
Another television star in Kazakhstan was Nurlan Koyanbaev, host of the popular TV program Tongi Studio, in which President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan appeared last year. He was the captain of the Kazakhstan KVN teams, he also produces and acts in films.
