We will now continue our coverage of the Slavic Bazaar opening ceremony in Vitebsk
We have more and more artists joining us here in our press center
We have here someone who just finished performing
We are all familiar with this young singer here in Vitebsk
because he was the grand prix winner in the contest of young performers
And he performs here almost every year since then
Dimash. Nice to meet you
How are you
Which year did you win?
around 3-4 years ago, in 2015
At the time you were already a big star in Kazakhstan and other countries right?
I am uneasy with the idea of being a star
Because in my opinion, stars belong in the sky.
Why do you feel that way?
We are all just regular people
But like many of your fellow artists who perform
They carry themselves as if they are big stars
not just on stage but also off stage as we have seen
Some people are strange
Why is that?
I don't know...but I don't like that
You are very humble
Maybe it is imprudent for me to say this
But I don't really think of myself as humble
Very good. I heard you are a big star in China?
Sorry for using the word "star" again. I don't know how else to say it
OK a famous artist
Can you tell us? About being an artist in China?
Yes
Here in Russia we have an accomplished singer Vitas how is also successful in China and beyond
How did you become a star in China?
A year and a half ago I participated in a contest in China
Regarding the contest
the same contest?
Yes it's run by a TV station and famous Chinese singers participate in it
and my participation was like an experiement
because I was the only foreign singer invited, and the only one unknown to the audience
After I sang SOS in the first round, the audience got to know me
And then things just fell into place
Did you sing a song by ABBA?
It's a song by Gregory Lemarchal
In what languages did you sing?
Of course wherever I go I always sing in Kazakh
because more than anything I want to introduce the beauty of the Kazakh language to foreigners
But in China, of course I also sing in Chinese
I am not very good at it but at least I try
So in Mandarin
I work really hard on it because I want to show gratitude to my listeners and admirers
For supporting me and attending my concerts
And so I absolutely must try to talk to the audience
in their own language
Yes, yes
without an accent
How do you feel about participating in competitions?
not all artists like contests
Well first of all there is no guarantee
And secondly as an accomplished artist in his own country, this may affect his ego
Why did you agree to compete in Vitebsk?
As you know there is a principle known as comfort zone
When an artist become popular in his country or abroad
It gets harder for him to participate in contests
Because he feels he is already good enough and comfortable in that environment
But I want to expand my boundaries
As the saying goes, the person who doesn't take risk doesn't drink champagne
And you wanted to drink champagne?
No
Why? You don't drink?
No
So you are the perfect man.
No. I have lots of shortcomings
Maybe you like to sleep a lot?
Yes, we all like to sleep
I don't drink because alcohol because it affects my voice badly
And in Kazakhstan children are brought up to stay away from alcohol.
In general terms, not stereotyping
Isn't there a pop-star stereotype? ,
They have an active lifestyle, late night parties, busy social lives, gossips, night clubs
So that's not you?
No. I have only been to night clubs two three times in my life
I don't want to
I am not a fan of that lifestyle either
Let's say if I go out at night
to take a break
I will call my friends to come over to my place
or play Playstation games with my friends
Or we sit in the car and chat or we skate around the city
It's hard to hang out in loud places. My friends are all musicians and we don't like the noise of night clubs
The loud music in the ears
It's interesting that there are young opera singers and many Russian singers
they don't abstain from anything. But you look after your voice well
How do you take care of your voice?
Every singer, not just the young ones but the established ones as well,
must work with the teacher.
I am very fortunate in this regard because I have always had fair and honest teachers
I would like to express my gratitude to my teacher Marat Tazhibaevich here
I also have a regime for my voice that I practice sometimes
But in general I am not paranoid
I just don't eat too sweet or sour that's all
Well you also don't drink wine or eat nuts
and you also don't like fizzy drinks
Those are not good for your health
Do you wish to be famous in Russia?
To be honest, I have thought about his
But we Kazakhs have a saying," a person should not share his plans, otherwise they will not come true"
Of course it would be very nice(to be famous in Russia)
But we will not disclose any details yet, because again, of the saying
Well I certainly hope you will. We don't have two many Kazakh singers, or even Uzbekistan singers in Russia
So let me ask this question
Rosa Rymbayeva may have said this as well
Slavic Bazaar is a competition for the Slavic people
but instead of a Slavic, you won
There was also an "Asia Dausy" contest to unite people in central Asia which has ended
Why do you think there is no such competition in Asia?
Honestly I don't know. I haven't thought about it
Maybe there is no common bond among the countries like we have?
Because I know about Uzbekistan and their TV station
Their stage is also very isolated, much like the Kazakh stage
I think that
people's preferences change now
People are more interesting in professional things
In competitions people try to sing deeper, more challenging songs to show off
But now, I think there is little meaning in competitions
Aren't contests a step?
Rarely. Nowadays young artists are not interested in proving their talent
But only to write easy songs
Does your success prove that the audience is ready for a different kind of music?
I don't know
Lastly I always ask our guests to extend well wishes to the Slavic Bazaar, the music, viewers, Belarus
I whole-heartedly thank Slavic Bazaar.
I think young singers need contests like the Slavic Bazaar
because many stars were born on this stage
I wish you the best from the bottom of my heart. I wish you happiness, respect
And love that conquers the world
Thank you Dimash for being here. I hope to bring you more surprises with new artists
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