Kayrat Tuntekov

Kayrat Tuntekov (Қайрат Түнтеков, Qairat Tüntekov) (born February 14, 1986, in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya. Kayrat won in his semi final group with highest votes of 26.1% of the total vote to advance to the finals of SuperStar KZ 2. During the entire series, Kayrat sang in five languages - Kazakh, Russian, English, Spanish, Arabic and French.

Kayrat was famous for being in the same semi final group as first SuperStar KZ - Almas Kishkenbayev in 2003, but did not advance. This is the first Idol series where two or more eventual Idol winners have been in the same semi final group.

SuperStar KZ 2 performances
Auditions: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake Theatre Round: One In A Million by Bosson Semi Finals: Top 12: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake Top 11: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith Top 10: Смуглянка from the film В Бой Идут Одни Top 9: In the Army Now by Status Quo Top 8: Obsésion (No Es Amor) by Aventura Top 7: Бакыт Кушагында by Shamshi Kaldayakov Top 6: Tellement 'N' Brick by Faudel Top 5: Voglio D'Anima by Toto Cutugno Top 4: Alive by P.O.D. Top 4: (Go To) California by Rob Zombie Top 3: It's Gonna Be Me by 'N Sync Top 3: Eray by Faudel Grand Final: Позови Меня Grand Final: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

Discography
2005: Кайрат Тунтеков

Other recordings
2006: Сенсің Әнім