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Yerke Andrassy Yesmakhan (kaz. Yerke Abdyrashkyzy Yesmakhan, November 30, 1984, Irgiz, Aktobe region) — a popular Kazakh singer, actress. Since 2009, she began performing in the group "Inkar", in 2015 she left the band and began a solo career. In 2018, she played a major role in her film called "Cafe "Mahabbat".

Biography
Yerke Yesmakhan was born 30 November 1984 in the village Irgiz, Aktobe region, Kazakh SSR, in the family of the Deputy head of the organizational Department of Irgiz district Committee of the Communist party of Abdrash Nurmahannuly Yesmakhan (b. 5 December 1939).

Until the fifth grade, she studied at the school named after Altynsarin in Irgiz, then continued her studies at a music school in Aktobe, took lessons in dombra, kobyz and piano. After graduating from high school she entered the Aktobe College of Music. Ahmet Zhubanova, where she studied classical opera art. Then she continued her studies at the pop-vocal department of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts.

After four years of study at the academy, Yerke Yesmakhan became a member of the Inkar girl group (Kaz. “Ikkr”) under the guidance of the famous Kazakhstani producer Bayan Esentaeva (Alaguzova). Other members of the group established in 2009 were Malika Chegibaeva and Aida Zhantleuova. Today, Yesmakhan does not maintain any relationship with his former producers Bayan Alaguzova and Bagym Mukhitdenova.

Fame to the singer came after the publication in 2015 of the video for the joint with Toregali Toreali the song "Hello". The video received a million views on YouTube in 17 days and more than 38 million views in 4 years since its publication.

In 2017, the video for the song "Kaida?"in the performance of Yerke Yesmakhan gained huge popularity among Kazakh and foreign audiences and became the most popular in the Kazakh segment of YouTube. At the moment, the video has received more than 91 million views.

In 2018, Yerke Yesmakhan became the General producer of the romantic Comedy "Cafe " Mahabbat" (Director: Askar Uzabayev), in which she made her debut as an actress and played a major role. Screenings of the film "Cafe "Mahabbat"" in cinemas of Kazakhstan was launched on 25 October and the first weekend, the film grossed 9.7 million KZT (for comparison: the film "Uly Dala comedies" with Toregali Toreali in the title role, appeared on the large screens slightly early, collected 101 million tenge over the first weekend and topped the rating box office).

Family and personal life
Yerke Yesmakhan has two brothers (Erik and Bauyrzhan) and two sisters (Gulbaghda and Venera). Bauyrzhan Esmakhan is one of the deputies (naib-mufti) of the Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan, for a long time was the chief imam of the Aktobe region.

Yerke Yesmakhan was married to journalist Askhat Sadyrbay (producer and host of the once popular reality show “Shirkіn, life”), from whom she gave birth to a boy named Muslim. On August 8, 2011, Yesmakhan and Sadyrbay registered their marriage at the civil registry office of Auezov district of Almaty, submitting an application for registration of marriage in electronic form. Thus, this marriage was the first in Kazakhstan, registered through the Internet. In less than two years, the couple divorced.

Discography

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 * Aisha Bibi - 2012
 * Asyl Arman (OST “Cat-skinner`s love”) - 2013
 * Bal sezim- 2015
 * Hello (jointly with Toregali Toreali) - 2015
 * Asyl anim - 2015
 * Erkem-ai - 2016
 * Magan uksaidy - 2016
 * ayel bakyty - 2016
 * Yerkemin - 2016
 * Boztorgai (together with Almas Kishkenbaev) - 2016
 * Tabyspaymyz ba? (jointly with the group “Khanzada”) - 2016
 * Kozder-ay (joint with Beibit Kushkaliev) - 2016
 * Sygan Kyzy (together with Serikbol Sailaubek) - 2016
 * Sәlemetsіz be! (Jointly with Toregali Toreali) - 2016
 * Kyz Armany (jointly with Tomiris Yerbolatkyzy) - 2017
 * KZ жігіт - 2017
 * Аqqu senim - 2017
 * Zhuregym - 2017
 * Kaida? - 2017
 * Nege? (OST "" Mahabbat "cafesy") - 2018
 * Airport - 2018
 * 1001 days (words: Kaynar Alaguzov, music: Dinara Ismailova) - 2019