Dimash
I’ve gone way deep into YouTube Land lately. I can’t seem to help it. I’m mesmerized by the variety of magical, sad, uplifting, informative, nostalgic and idiosyncratic video offerings. But in the past month or so I’ve come across a singer that tops it all. You may have heard of him. He first came to prominence three years ago on the Chinese Talent Show “The Singer.” He had that audience spellbound with his version of a song in French called “SOS.” It seems about a year ago people in the U.S. and other countries beyond Asia began discovering him, and since then his popularity has skyrocketed. He is from Kazakhstan near Russia and sings in 12 languages and has a range of six octaves which he seamlessly glides his extraordinary voice through to unbelievable heights. But his deep bass, falsetto and middle ranges are equally astonishing. I can hardly believe I didn’t find out about him until recently.
Honestly, this man’s voice, his stage presence and persona , his emotional range, intelligence and sensitivity have totally captivated me. And I’m usually not that drawn to vocalists, listening mostly to instrumental music. Dimash Kudaibergen however has changed everything. I’ve never written anything like this before. For those of you who don’t know of him, I want to share some of his songs. I’m not exaggerating when I say, based on my own experience listening to him, and to the reactions to his songs from many professional voice coaches and singers, that he is now the finest living singer in the world, and he is only 26. The reactions of countless people confirm this for me. I didn’t think I ever could, or would, make such an extraordinary claim.
People are constantly saying his voice is otherworldly and that he must be from some other planet. His live performances are electrifying. But at the same time, if you listen to interviews with him and pay attention to how he responds to his fans and audiences, he is extremely humble and modest, and is an exemplary human being. I can’t say enough good things about him, and a day doesn’t pass where I’ve not seen one of his spectacular live performances, and now with those suspended because of the pandemic, his studio-produced videos, with even more amazing special effects then his stage productions. His first and unforgettable U.S. performance was at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York last December.
Music has always had the capacity to transport us to other worlds of experience and emotion. Dimash does that for me.
SOS
Sinful Passion
Across Endless Dimensions
Olympico
Marigolds
Reaction videos. I’ve seen many, but these these are among the best.
Discovered him a few weeks ago. Just mind-boggling.
@tunguska I’m on YouTube a lot! I don’t see how I missed him for so long. Mind-bending as well as mind-boggling!
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I discovered him over a year ago. Honestly, listening to SOS is like being made love to without being touched – if that makes any sense. The kid is damned impressive! 6 octaves AND five semitones… including the whistle register – I have a video somewhere where he actually reaches it. I’ve always thought that with him, we don’t need any other singers in the planet. He can sing everything. Fire everyone else.
@thenerve You got it right. I hear other singers now, and they seem only a pale imitation, even, very sad to admit, Bobby Hatfield’s stupendous ending of “Unchained melody,” still and always one of my top 5 favorite songs.
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