:Dimash Qudaibergen

Dinmukhamed Qanatuly Qudaibergen was born on 24 May 1994 in Aktobe, to Qanat Qūdaibergenūly Aitbaev ({{langx|kk|Қанат Құдайбергенұлы Айтбаев}}) and Svetlana Aitbaeva ({{langx|kk|Светлана Айтбаева}}). He is a Muslim.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYwRIFtQzv/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== | title=Instagram }} His father previously led the regional Cultural Development Board of Aktobe.{{cite web|url=https://www.caravan.kz/news/otec-dimasha-kudajjbergenova-obyasnil-pochemu-ushel-s-gossluzhby-390945|title=Отец Димаша Кудайбергена объяснил, почему ушел с госслужбы|date=21 February 2017 |publisher=Caravan|language=kk-kz|access-date=28 November 2017}} His mother is a soprano singer at the Aktobe Philharmonic Society,{{cite news|url=https://rus.azattyq.org/a/dimash-kudayberken-konkurs-i-am-a-singer-kitay/28277906.html|title=Бабушка певца Димаша за его победами в Китае следит по соцсетям|newspaper=Радио Азаттык |date=3 February 2017 |publisher=Radio Azattyq|language=ru|access-date=28 November 2017 |last1=Аскар |first1=Али }} a Member of the Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Development (Deputy of Maslihat of Aktobe region) and artistic director of the children's studio Saz in the Aktobe Region.{{cite web|url=http://aktobeoblmaslihat.kz/ru/2014-02-25-09-40-36/deput2014/266-ajtbaeva-svetlana-ermekovna|title=Айтбаева Светлана Ермековна|publisher=Aktyubinsk Oblast Maslikhat|language=ru|access-date=28 November 2017}}

Qudaibergen has a younger sister named Raushan and a younger brother named Abilmansur, who is also a musician, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and drummer.

Qudaibergen was brought up in a close-knit musical family, and his grandparents played a major role in his upbringing, which followed largely traditional Kazakh customs.

Qudaibergen began performing at a young age, singing and playing the piano. His first appearance on stage was at the age of two in a minor role in a local theatre production. At home, Qudaibergen took an interest in musical instruments, and his parents and his music teacher noticed that he had absolute pitch.{{cite web|url=https://www.nur.kz/1503157-babushka-dedushka-dimasha-dali-eksklyuz.html|title=Бабушка и дедушка Димаша дали эксклюзивное интервью|date=25 May 2017 |publisher=NUR Kazakhstan|access-date=16 February 2020|language=ru}} At the age of five, he began to take piano and vocal lessons at the children's studio of the local music college. Qudaibergen first sang on stage the same year, at the age of five.{{cite web|url=https://www.nur.kz/1391633-kak-vyglyadel-dimash-kudaybergen-sok.html|title=Как выглядел Димаш Кудайберген до сокрушительной славы|date=30 January 2017 |publisher=Nur.kz|language=ru|access-date=27 November 2017}} Aged six, in 2000, he won the national piano contest Aynalayin.

At the age of five, he began taking violin and singing lessons at the children's studio of the Aktobe Music College,{{cite web |date=30 January 2017 |title=Как выглядел Димаш Кудайберген до сокрушительной славы |url=https://www.nur.kz/1391633-kak-vyglyadel-dimaush-kudaybergen-sok.html |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=Nur.kz |language=ru}} where he would later attend, accompanied by his grandmother Miua. He has expressed gratitude to his early teachers and to his grandmother, who took him to his lessons every day despite the pain in her legs. Dimash first sang on stage the same year, at the age of five. He later attended Gymnasium No. 32 in Aktobe.{{cite web |title=О Димаше Кудайбергенове рассказали в его родной школе |url=https://dknews.kz/lifestyle/132-culture/18199-o-dimashe-kudajbergenove-rasskazali-v-ego-rodnoj-shkole.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423100330/https://dknews.kz/lifestyle/132-culture/18199-o-dimashe-kudajbergenove-rasskazali-v-ego-rodnoj-shkole.html |archive-date=23 April 2019 |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=DKN World News |language=ru}} Dimash completed a Broadway Musical master class in 2009.{{cite web |title=ГО-го-го, Джозеф |url=http://avestnik.kz/go-go-go-dzhozef |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423100227/http://avestnik.kz/go-go-go-dzhozef/ |archive-date=23 April 2019 |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=avestnik.kz |language=ru}}

In 2014, he graduated in Classical Music with a specialization in voice (Bel Canto) from the Akhmet Zhubanov Aktobe Music Faculty Aktobe{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} and began his studies in Contemporary Music (jazz, pop) in the Kazakh National University of Arts in Astana,{{cite web |date=16 January 2018 |title=Димаш Кудайберген выехал в Пекин |url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-vyehal-v-pekin_a3124181 |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=KAZinform |language=ru}} where he graduated with a major in Voice on 27 June 2018.{{cite web |date=27 June 2018 |title=Димаш Кудайберген окончил учебу в КазНУИ |url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-okonchil-uchebu-v-kaznui_a3302363 |access-date=16 February 2020 |publisher=KAZinform |language=ru}}{{cite web |title=Қазақ ұлттық өнер университеті түлектерінің саны 5 мыңнан асқан |url=http://old.baq.kz/kk/news/oner/kazak_ulttik_oner_universiteti_tulekterinin_sani_5_minnan_askan20180518_162500 |access-date=7 April 2020 |publisher=BAQ News |language=kk}}

On 18 June 2020, he graduated from the same university with a master's degree in Composition{{cite web |title=Димаш Кудайберген встретился с преподавателями и студентами КазНУИ |url=https://neonomad.kz/dimash-kudajbergen-vstretilsya-s-prepodavatelyami-i-studentami-kaznui/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728214214/https://neonomad.kz/dimash-kudajbergen-vstretilsya-s-prepodavatelyami-i-studentami-kaznui/ |archive-date=28 July 2020 |access-date=4 February 2020 |publisher=Neonomad Kazakhstan |language=ru}} by defending his master's thesis with a perfect score and received a recommendation for admission to doctoral studies in music.{{Cite web |last=INFORM.KZ |date=19 June 2020 |title=Димаш Кудайберген стал магистром в области композиции |url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/article/3663956 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626121514/https://www.inform.kz/ru/article/3663956 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |access-date=24 June 2020 |website=KAZinform |language=ru}}{{Cite web |date=22 June 2020 |title=Kazakh Pop Singer Dimash Kudaibergen Signs On With US Talent Scouts, Finishes His Master's Degree |url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/06/kazakh-pop-singer-dimash-kudaibergen-signs-on-with-us-talent-scouts-finishes-his-masters-degree/ |access-date=24 June 2020 |website=The Astana Times}}

In December 2022, Dimash became the owner of the Bolashak International Scholarship.{{Cite web|language=ru|url=https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/dimash-kudaybergen-poluchil-stipendiyu-bolashak-487221/|title=Димаш Кудайберген получил стипендию "Болашак"|website=tengrinews.kz|date=2022-12-28|access-date=}}

He began singing and playing the piano in various places and competitions throughout his childhood. At the age of six, in 2000, he won the national piano contest Aynalayin.

From 2010 to 2013, Dimash participated in and won four major singing competitions, in Kazakhstan (Sonorous Voices of Baikonur, 2010, and Zhas Kanat, 2012), Ukraine (Oriental Bazaar, 2012), and Kyrgyzstan (Meikin Asia, 2013).{{cite web|url=http://kabarlar.org/news/13803-zavershilas-festival-meykin-aziya-fotoreportazh.html|title=Завершилась международный фестиваль "Мейкин Азия"|publisher=Kabarlar|access-date=10 December 2017|language=ru|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116065205/http://kabarlar.org/news/13803-zavershilas-festival-meykin-aziya-fotoreportazh.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vb.kg/doc/236807_itogi_festivalia_meykin_aziia:_gran_pri_polychil_kazahstanec_dimash_kydaybergenov.html |title=Итоги фестиваля "Мейкин Азия": Гран-при получил казахстанец Димаш Кудайбергенов |date=21 July 2013 |publisher=Bishkek Evening News |access-date=23 April 2020 | language=ru}}

With winning the prestigious National Zhas Kanat Contest in 2012, Dimash gained for the first time wide attention from the Kazakh national media.{{cite web|url=https://avestnik.kz/zolotaya-statuetka-dimasha-kudajbergenova/|title=Золотая статуэтка Димаша Кудайбергенова|date=24 May 2012 |publisher=Avestnik News Kazakhstan |access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru }} He won the three-day vocal competition with a full jury score of 180 out of 180 points; the first time in the history of the contest.{{cite web|url=https://diapazon.kz/news/28194-triumf-pevca-iz-aktobe-180-ballov-iz-180-vozmozhnyh|title=Триумф певца из Актобе: 180 баллов из 180 возможных|publisher=Diapazon Kazakhstan |access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru }}

In 2013, he was invited to perform as a guest singer at the Türkçevizyon Gala Night in Denizli, Turkey.{{Cite web|url=http://m.aktobe.gov.kz/kk/node/25794 |title=Бүгін облыс әкімі Архимед Мұхамбетов Димаш Құдайбергеновпен кездесті |publisher=Regional Government of Aktobe, Kazakhstan|access-date=23 March 2020 |language=ru}}

As a teenager, Dimash also became involved in taekwondo and swimming. During this time he composed the music for two of his future hits, "Körkemim" ({{langx|kk|Көркемім}}) with lyrics written by his father and "Unforgettable Day" based on a poem by Baisengir. Dimash also recorded three music videos, two versions of Körkemim (2013, 2014) and "Daididau" (2014).

In 2014, he graduated from the Zhubanov Music College in Aktobe and began his studies in Astana at the Kazakh National University of Arts at the faculty of "Pop Art". Dimash continued performing in public and even participated in a concert for the Day of Teacher. On 30 December 2014, he received an award from the Daryn State Youth Award.{{cite web |title=О присуждении Государственной молодежной премии "Дарын" Правительства Республики Казахстан в 2014 году |url=http://www.government.kz/ru/postanovleniya/postanovleniya-pravitelstva-rk-za-dekabr-2014-goda/23399-o-prisuzhdenii-gosudarstvennoj-molodezhnoj-premii-daryn-pravitelstva-respubliki-kazakhstan-v-2014-godu.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906043818/http://government.kz/ru/postanovleniya/postanovleniya-pravitelstva-rk-za-dekabr-2014-goda/23399-o-prisuzhdenii-gosudarstvennoj-molodezhnoj-premii-daryn-pravitelstva-respubliki-kazakhstan-v-2014-godu.html |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=10 December 2017 |publisher=Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan |language=ru}}

Following his graduation, Dimash performed in various European and Asian countries. In 2015, he was invited to participate at the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus, an annual international contest for prominent singers, after one of the organizers had seen him perform live in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://en.tengrinews.kz/cinema_and_music/Aktobe-native-wins-Grand-Prix-of-Slavianski-Bazaar-2015-261230|title=Aktobe native wins Grand Prix of Slavianski Bazaar 2015|date=27 July 2015 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=10 December 2017}} Dimash went on to win the Grand Prix on 13 July 2015, with a score of 175 points out of 180.{{cite web|url=http://fest-sbv.by/en/history/2015.html|title="Slavianski Bazaar" History|publisher=International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk"|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013211/http://fest-sbv.by/en/history/2015.html|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=dead}} During the three days of the contest, he was the clear favorite of both the jury and audience.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2015/07/two-young-kazakh-singers-win-international-competitions|title=Two Young Kazakh Singers Win International Competitions|work=The Astana Times|date=21 July 2015 |access-date=10 December 2017}} With his original renditions of the Kazakh folk song "Daididau", the Russian singer Alla Pugacheva's "Blizzard Again" ({{langx|ru|link=no|Опять Метель}}) and the French singer Daniel Balavoine's "SOS d'un terrien en détresse", he gained wide recognition from the jury and international media.{{cite web|url=http://en.meteo.by/news/slavianskibazaar15-07-15.html|title=Kazakhstani Singer Wins Slavianski Bazaar|publisher=Meteo.by|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927070121/http://en.meteo.by/news/slavianskibazaar15-07-15.html|url-status=dead}} Chairman of the jury, Polad Bülbüloğlu, stated that Dimash possessed three voices in one: a low and medium voice, and altino, a rare voice, and that he used all of them professionally.{{cite web|url=https://news.tut.by/culture/455918.html|title=Казахстанский триумф на "Славянском базаре". Гран-при двух конкурсов завоевали артисты из этой страны|publisher=Tut.by|access-date=10 December 2017|language=ru|archive-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107124745/http://news.tut.by/culture/455918.html|url-status=dead}}

Upon winning Slavianski Bazaar, Qudaibergen regularly appeared in national TV shows and public events. His guest performances included at Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy; at the theatrical show Mangilik El, dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate; at the 2015 Eurasia International Film Festival in Almaty; and at an Astana Opera Concert that was attended by the Chinese President Xi Jinping{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2017-05/08/content_29241731.htm|title=Musical ambassador strikes a major chord with Chinese viewers|work=China Daily|access-date=10 December 2017}}

Dimash released his second own composition "Unforgettable Day" in August 2015. In October 2015, Qudaibergen was selected to represent Kazakhstan at the 2015 ABU TV Song Festival in Istanbul, Turkey.{{cite web|url=http://www.abu.org.my/ABU_TV_Song_Festival-@-ABU_TV_Song_Festival_2015.aspx|title=ABU TV Song Festival 2015|publisher=ABU|access-date=10 December 2017}} Dimash performed "Daididau", receiving a standing ovation.{{cite web|url=http://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/news_kazakhstan/page_130853_kazakh-singer-performs-at-abu-tv-song-festival-2015|title=KAZAKH SINGER PERFORMS AT ABU TV SONG FESTIVAL 2015|publisher=Kazakh TV|access-date=10 December 2017}} In November, Dimash performed at the closing ceremony of Mary – Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World festival, in Turkmenistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-to-perform-at-t-rksoy-concert-in-turkmenistan_a2842410|title=Dimash Kudaibergen to perform at TÜRKSOY concert in Turkmenistan|date=24 November 2015 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=10 December 2017}}

He released his self-titled debut extended play (EP) on 1 January 2016. Dimash appeared on various TV shows singing "My Swan" ({{langx|kk|Аққуым}}) in a duet with Mayra Muhammad-kyzy.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In February 2016, his rendition of "Daididau" was selected by the European Broadcasting Union to represent Kazakhstan in their "Around the World in 80 Minutes of Music" program dedicated to the World Radio Day 2016 that was played by radio stations around the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/search?searchTerm=Dimash&|title=Tracklisting World Radio Day 2016|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=14 February 2020}} In March, Dimash sang with his parents at the Women's Day concert in Astana, and took part in the "All Stars for My Beloved" concert dedicated to International Women's Day at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/music/dimash-kudaybergenov-vyistupit-na-kontserte-v-kremle-289242|title=Димаш Кудайбергенов выступит на концерте в Кремле|date=18 February 2016 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=27 December 2017|language=ru}} In March and April, he went on tour with the Kazakh University of Arts Symphony Orchestra in Vienna, Austria; Maribor, Slovenia; and Belgrade, Serbia, performing "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" and "Daididau".{{cite web|url=http://www.nd-mb.si/predstava/predstava/kazahstanski-simfonicni-orkester-drzavne-univerze-za-umetnost/cHash/d46f534df46ece2ea1b84d6dbb445a0d|title=BISERI KAZAHSTANA|publisher=Narodni Dom Maribor|access-date=27 December 2017|language=sl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073248/http://www.nd-mb.si/predstava/predstava/kazahstanski-simfonicni-orkester-drzavne-univerze-za-umetnost/cHash/d46f534df46ece2ea1b84d6dbb445a0d/|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=dead}}

Dimash had his first headlined tour from April to December 2016, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan. Dimash achieved 21 out of the 27 total planned concerts in 25 regions of Kazakhstan, which also included two additional concerts in the cities of Kazan and Ufa in Russia. He named his tour Unforgettable Day, after his own song by the same name.{{cite web|url=https://baigenews.kz/news/pervyy_albom_dimasha_kudaybergena_za_neskolko_sekund_stal_platinovym/|title=Первый альбом Димаша стал платиновым за 37 секунд|date=14 June 2019 |publisher=Baige News Kazakhstan|language=ru|access-date=10 February 2020}} The concerts consisted of a wide variety of songs in various languages. He received the “Pop Artist” award at the People's Favorite ceremony in Kazakhstan.

In July 2016, he was invited to perform at the Slavic Bazaar opening ceremony in Belarus, where he sang a duet with Nagima Eskalieva, and was also honored to raise the flag of the festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.belta.by/culture/view/dimash-kudajbergen-torzhestvenno-podnjal-flag-slavjanskogo-bazara-201766-2016|title=Димаш Кудайберген торжественно поднял флаг "Славянского базара"|date=14 July 2016 |publisher=Belarus News|access-date=27 December 2017|language=ru}} In 2016, Qudaibergen also served as a judge at Bala Dausy 2016 (Voice of Children 2016).{{cite web|url=http://baladauysy.kz/sections/archive-of-the-contest|title="БАЛА ДАУЫСЫ" – 2016|publisher=Bala Dausy|access-date=27 December 2017|language=kk-kz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421223156/http://baladauysy.kz/sections/archive-of-the-contest|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}

Other performance highlights of Dimash in 2016 included his guest performance at the annual Zhas Kanat Contest;{{cite web|url=https://kursiv.kz/news/pischa-dlya-uma/2016-05/nazvany-laureaty-konkursa-zhas-kanat-2016-0|title=Названы лауреаты конкурса "Жас канат-2016"|publisher=Kursiv Journal Kazakhstan|access-date=23 October 2019|language=ru|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025213933/https://kursiv.kz/news/pischa-dlya-uma/2016-05/nazvany-laureaty-konkursa-zhas-kanat-2016-0|url-status=dead}} and his performances of "Diva Dance" at an Astana Day Concert that was attended by the President of Kazakhstan;{{cite web|url=https://news.myseldon.com/ru/news/index/221254124|title=Биография Димаша Кудайбергена не может не интересовать|date=30 December 2019 |publisher=Seldon News Russia|access-date=21 February 2020|language=ru }} of the rap song "I Am Kazakh" (with Yerbolat and Alashuly) at Almaty's 1000th Birthday Gala Concert;{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2016/09/almaty-celebrates-1000th-birthday|title=Almaty Celebrates 1,000th Birthday|work=The Astana Times|date=21 September 2016 |access-date=27 December 2017}} at a UNESCO event in Paris, France; his performance at the Turkic Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, performing for the presidents of South Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan;{{cite web|url=https://kazpravda.kz/news/kultura/uzhnokoreiskuu-publiku-poznakomili-s-kulturoi-turkskih-stran?|title=Южнокорейскую публику познакомили с культурой тюркских стран|publisher=Kazakhstan Pravda|access-date=4 February 2020|language=ru}} and he represented Kazakhstan, alongside baritone Sundet Baigozhin, as a guest singer at the Big Opera 2016 TV competition in Russia.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/music/sundet-baygojin-dimash-kudaybergenov-vyistupili-duetom-306039|title=Сундет Байгожин и Димаш Кудайбергенов выступили дуэтом на проекте "Большая опера"|date=13 November 2016 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=27 December 2017|language=ru}}

In November 2016, the director of Astana Opera State Theatre, Toleubek Alpiyev, invited Qudaibergen to work as an opera singer, stating that his voice would be "ideal for baroque opera",{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimasha-kudaybergenova-priglasili-na-rabotu-v-astana-opera_a2972703|title=Димаша Кудайбергенова пригласили на работу в "Астана опера"|publisher=KAZinform|access-date=16 February 2012|language=ru}} but he decided to pursue a career in contemporary music.{{cite web|url=http://khabar.kz/m/kz/m-ra-at/derekti-filmder/item/79224-d-ld-l-dimash-derekti-filmi|title="Дүлдүл Димаш" деректі фильмі|publisher=Khabar TV|access-date=29 December 2017|language=kk-kz}}

In early 2017, Dimash appeared in the fifth season of Hunan Television's I Am a Singer ({{lang-zh|link=no|歌手2017}}),{{Cite web |last=Najibullah |first=Farangis |date=3 March 2017 |title=Kazakh Singer Catapults To Stardom In Chinese Music Contest |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-kudaibergen/28349468.html |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty}} under the recommendation of director Hong Tao, and signed a contract with Black Gold Talent in Beijing. At 22, he was the youngest participant in the history of the show, and competed against professional and top-selling Chinese singers as a 'wildcard' competitor. Dimash's mother later said that he hoped to reach at least the middle stage of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/culture/page_184203_kazakh-singer-wins-fans-in-china|title=KAZAKH SINGER WINS FANS IN CHINA|publisher=Kazakh TV|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504150228/http://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/culture/page_184203_kazakh-singer-wins-fans-in-china|url-status=dead}}

He won Episodes 1, 2 and 6, with his performances of "S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse", "Opera 2", and "Adagio".{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2017/01/kazakh-singer-rises-to-stardom-in-china-in-one-day|title=Kazakh Singer Rises to Stardom in China in One Day|work=The Astana Times|date=28 January 2017 |access-date=27 November 2017}} He made it to the finals, and finished as runner-up to Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam.

In Episode 1 of Singer 2017, Dimash sang "SOS d'un terrien en détresse". After winning this episode, Dimash's name became prominent in social media and his success made headlines in China, Kazakhstan as well as French media and TV programs.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/telekanal-france-2-sdelal-reportazh-o-neveroyatnoy-populyarnosti-dimasha-v-kitae_a3009799|title=Телеканал France 2 сделал репортаж о невероятной популярности Димаша в Китае|date=21 March 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=21 February 2020|language=ru}}

Dimash also won Episode 2 with his version of Vitas' "Opera 2",{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-wins-in-second-round-of-i-am-a-singer-2017-in-china_a2993799|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov wins in second round of "I am a Singer-2017» in China|date=29 January 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=24 February 2020}} and came in third in Episode 3 with his rendition of Queen's "The Show Must Go On".{{cite web|url=https://www.ktk.kz/ru/news/video/2017/02/06/75893/|title=В числе поклонниц Димаша Кудайбергенова оказалась и Лара Фабиан|publisher=KTK Kazakhstan|access-date=24 February 2020|language=ru}} Hunan TV and the Chinese media named him "a bridge for Kazakh-Chinese cultural cooperation".{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-on-chinese-tv-show-i-ll-try-to-win_a2995729|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov on Chinese TV show: I'll try to win|date=3 February 2017 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=28 December 2017}} Between the recordings of Episodes 3 and 4, Dimash performed at the 2017 Winter Universiade Opening Ceremony, singing Sarah Brightman's "A Question of Honor" with Zarina Altynbayeva.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/vystuplenie-dimasha-kudaybergena-na-otkrytii-universiady-2017-zal-prinyal-ovaciyami_a2993916|title=Выступление Димаша Кудайбергена на открытии Универсиады-2017 зал принял овациями|date=30 January 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=24 February 2020|language=ru}} He performed his first ever Mandarin song "Late Autumn" ({{lang-zh|link=no|秋意浓}}) in Episode 4 and ranked third.{{cite web|url=http://www.gratenews.com/entertainment/singer-2017-episode-4/|title=Singer 2017 – Episode 4: Dimash gives unexpected rendition of Jacky Cheung's hit|publisher=gratenews|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-date=12 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212110353/http://www.gratenews.com/entertainment/singer-2017-episode-4/|url-status=dead}} During the broadcast of Episode 4, Dimash's meeting with Jackie Chan, his childhood idol, was shown.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/strange_news/opublikovanyi-redkie-kadryi-vstrechi-dimasha-kudaybergena-311815|title=Опубликованы редкие кадры встречи Димаша Кудайбергена и Джеки Чана|date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=28 December 2017|language=ru}} He won Episode 6 with his rendition of Lara Fabian's "Adagio" – a performance which was praised by Fabian.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/lara-fabian-admires-kazakh-dimash-kudaibergenov_a2996213|title=Lara Fabian admires Kazakh Dimash Kudaibergenov|date=6 February 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=22 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2017/03/dimash-kudaibergen-wins-best-asian-singer-in-chinas-top-music-awards|title=Dimash Kudaibergen wins Best Asian Singer in China's Top Music Awards|work=The Astana Times|date=30 March 2017 |access-date=27 November 2017}}

For Episode 7, Dimash performed his rendition of the traditional Kazakh folk song "Daididau",{{cite web|url=https://informburo.kz/novosti/kazahskaya-pesnya-daydidau-v-ispolnenii-dimasha-vyzvala-vostorg-kitayskoy-publiki.html|title=Казахская песня "Дайдидау" в исполнении Димаша вызвала восторг китайской публики |date=4 March 2017 |publisher=InformBuro Kazakhstan|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru}} accompanied by the Folk Instrumental Ensemble of Dimash's university, the Kazakh National University of Arts.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/music/video-vyistupleniya-dimasha-kudaybergena-sedmom-ture-I-Am-313531|title=Видео выступления Димаша Кудайбергена в седьмом туре I Am Singer|date=4 March 2017 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=28 December 2017|language=ru}} Dimash and the instrumentalists performed wearing traditional Kazakh costumes ({{lang|kk|shapan}}).{{cite web|url=https://informburo.kz/novosti/kazahskaya-pesnya-daydidau-v-ispolnenii-dimasha-vyzvala-vostorg-kitayskoy-publiki.html|title=Казахская песня "Дайдидау" в исполнении Димаша вызвала восторг китайской публики|date=4 March 2017 |publisher=Informburo.kz|access-date=28 December 2017|language=ru}} He started the performance by playing a traditional piece named "Adai" ({{langx|kk|Адай}}) on the dombra, and then sang "Daididau". He came in third. His performance was received positively and sparked interest in Kazakh music and culture in China. Dimash later said in an interview that this gave him the opportunity to "make sure once again that music knows no boundaries".{{cite web|url=https://www.expo2017.com/en/p/nakanune-koncerta-dimasha-kudajbergena-na-expo-vedushee-smi-kitaya-napisalo-bolshoj-material-o-pevce|title=The leading media of China wrote a lot of material about Dimash Kudaibergen on the eve of his concert at EXPO|publisher=Expo 2017|access-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102012922/https://www.expo2017.com/en/p/nakanune-koncerta-dimasha-kudajbergena-na-expo-vedushee-smi-kitaya-napisalo-bolshoj-material-o-pevce|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=dead}} After the broadcast of Episode 7, a documentary about Dimash aired on Hunan TV.{{cite web|url=https://informburo.kz/novosti/dokumentalnyy-film-o-dimashe-kudaybergenove-snyali-v-kitae.html|title=Документальный фильм о Димаше Кудайбергенове сняли в Китае |date=5 April 2017 |publisher=InformBuro Kazakhstan|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru}}

Dimash sang his own song "Unforgettable Day" for Episode 10, with a section of the lyrics translated into Mandarin.{{cite web|url=https://kaz.tengrinews.kz/music/dimash-kudaybergen-3-oryin-alyip-baykaudyin-finalyina-278657/|title=Димаш Құдайберген 3-орын алып, байқаудың финалына шықты |date=25 March 2017 |publisher=Tengri News Kazakhstan|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru}} He came third. Within a few days, "Unforgettable Day" reached the top of the Fresh Asia Music Charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-s-song-umytylmas-kun-tops-freshasia-music-chart_a3015750?|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov's song Umytylmas Kun tops FreshAsia music charts|date=10 April 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=23 February 2020|language=ru}} On 5 April, he released his first Chinese single "Eternal Memories" ({{lang-zh|link=no|拿不走的记忆}}), theme song of the movie Battle of Memories ({{lang-zh|link=no|记忆大师}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/kak-izmenilas-zhizn-dimasha-kudaybergenova-vo-vremya-uchastiya-v-proekte-singer-2017_a3017399|title= Как изменилась жизнь Димаша Кудайбергенова во время участия в проекте Singer-2017 |date= 15 April 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=23 February 2020|language=ru}}

In Episode 12 of Singer, the semi-final, Dimash sang Adriano Celentano's "Confessa" in Italian, followed by "The Diva Dance" from the movie The Fifth Element. He placed second and was promoted to the final.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/music/dimash-kudaybergen-vyishel-final-ispolniv-pesnyu-chelentano-315716/|title=Димаш Кудайберген вышел в финал, исполнив песню Челентано|date=8 April 2017 |publisher=Tengri News Kazakhstan|access-date=24 February 2020|language=ru}} On 12 April, he released his single "Go Go Power Rangers", theme song of the movie Power Rangers in China.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-to-appear-on-power-rangers-soundtrack_a3011673|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov to appear on Power Rangers soundtrack|date=28 March 2017 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=22 February 2020}}

In the final of Singer 2017, Dimash sang "A Tribute to Michael Jackson" in a duet with Laure Shang. He finished Singer 2017 as runner-up.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} For the final episode of Singer 2017, Episode 14, the gala episode, Dimash performed a new song in Kazakh, "Give Me Love" ({{langx|kk|Маxаббат Бер Маған}}; Makhabbat Ber Magan).{{cite web|url=https://365info.kz/2017/04/dima-ispolnil-pesnyu-mahabbat-ber-magan|title=Димаш исполнил песню "Махаббат бер маған"|date=23 April 2017 |publisher=365 Info Kazakhstan|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru }}

During Singer, Dimash appeared on various Chinese TV programs, including "Happy Camp", My Boyfriend's A Superstar/Fan Fan Boyfriend{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/zz/2017-04-29/doc-ifyetxec7017913.shtml|title=迪玛希择偶标准大公开：像妈妈一样的天使|date=29 April 2017 |publisher=Sina News|access-date=22 February 2020|language=zh}} and Come Sing with Me (where fans were selected to sing with their idol); and had many other performances in China. They included the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards in Shanghai, where he won his first Chinese Award, namely for "Best Asian Singer"; the Top Chinese Music Awards in Shenzhen, China, which are considered to be the Asian equivalent to the Grammy Awards, where he performed "Unforgettable Day" accompanied by Ouyang Nana on the piano, and won the "Most Popular International Singer" Award;{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20170410/021656.htm|title=众星齐聚音乐风云榜 迪玛希和欧阳娜娜组CP|publisher=Tencent|access-date=28 December 2017|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/kazakhstani-singer-wins-chinese-grammys-1493373291820|title=Kazakhstani Singer Wins Chinese GRAMMYs|publisher=Caspian News|access-date=28 December 2017}} and the Meeting on the Silk Road Gala, held by the Embassy of Kazakhstan and China's Department of Culture, in Beijing.{{cite web|url=https://kazakh-tv.kz/amp/kg/view/culture/page_184297_kontsert-|title=КОНЦЕРТ "ВСТРЕЧА НА ШЕЛКОВОМ ПУТИ"|publisher=Kazakh TV|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026085020/https://kazakh-tv.kz/amp/kg/view/culture/page_184297_kontsert-|url-status=dead}}

Upon returning to Kazakhstan after the completion of Singer 2017, he was welcomed with a congratulatory event in Astana.{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/astana-welcomes-dimash-kudaibergenov_a3020738|title=Astana welcomes Dimash Kudaibergenov|date=25 April 2017 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=29 December 2017}}

Following Singer 2017, Dimash appeared and performed on numerous TV shows and public events in China, Kazakhstan and France.

His performances in France included his performance of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" in the popular France 2 TV show Les Années Bonheur;{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-performs-at-les-ann-es-bonheur-tv-show_a3024519|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov performs at Les années bonheur TV show|date=8 May 2017 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=29 December 2017}} his charity performances at the Global Gift Galas in Paris and Cannes (to which he was invited by the foundation's Honorary Chair Eva Longoria); at the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/culture/kazakhstan-opened-its-pavilion-at-cannes-festival6|title=Kazakhstan opened its pavilion at Cannes Festival |publisher=Kazakhstanskaya Pravda|access-date=29 December 2017}} and at the Ruhani Zhangyru UNESCO Gala in Paris.{{cite web|url=https://mks.gov.kz/rus/press-sluzhba/news/?cid=0&rid=3478&|title=Казахстан представит "Рухани жаңғыру" в ЮНЕСКО (Париж, 17 октября 2017г.)|publisher=Pavlodar News Kazakhstan|access-date=24 February 2020|language=ru}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 27 June 2017, he held his first large-scale solo concert Bastau ({{langx|kk|Бастау}}) ("Beginning") in Astana, Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2017/06/more-than-300000-people-have-attended-expo-2017-in-two-weeks-numbers-keep-growing|title=More than 300,000 people have attended EXPO 2017 in two weeks, numbers keep growing|work=The Astana Times|date=27 June 2017 |access-date=27 November 2017}} Most of the three-hour concert was accompanied by a live orchestra; guest singers included Terry Lin, Loreen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Marat Aitimov; and Dimash performed duets with Maira Mukhamedkyzy, Kristina Orbakaitė and with his parents, Svetlana Aitbayeva and Kanat Aitbayev.{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/i-am-proud-of-dimash-terry-lin_a3040943|title=I am proud of Dimash – Terry Lin|date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=29 December 2017}} Along with popular pieces from Singer 2017 and pre-Singer, he also debuted his new songs "My Star" ({{langx|kk|Жұлдызым}}), "Without You" ({{langx|kk|Кім екен}}), "Last Word" ({{langx|kk|Сөз соңы}}), and "Leyla" ({{langx|kk|Лейла}}).{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/vash-dimash-kontsert-kudaybergena-astane-sobral-30-tyisyach-321189|title="Ваш Димаш": Концерт Кудайбергена в Астане собрал почти 30 тысяч зрителей|date=28 June 2017 |publisher=Tengri News|access-date=27 November 2017}} Bastau was well-received and sold out to a crowd of around 30,000 people.{{cite web|url=https://camonitor.kz/27552-dimash-sobral-polnyy-stadion-na-pervom-solnom-koncerte-v-astane.html|title=Dimash assembled a full stadium at the first solo concert in Astana|publisher=Central Asia Monitor|access-date=16 February 2020}}

In July, Dimash's new song "Ocean over Time" ({{lang-zh|link=no|时光·沧海}}) was released in China as the theme song for the game Moonlight Blade, that later won a Hollywood Music in Media Award. In the same month, he sang at the Closing Ceremony of Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus, where his international career had started in 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-sings-at-slavianski-bazaar_a3046487|title=Dimash Kudaibergen sings at Slavianski Bazaar|date=18 July 2017 |publisher=Kazinform|access-date=29 December 2017}} and performed several songs for the audience of the 2017 Eurasia International Film Festival and its honorary guests Nicolas Cage and Adrien Brody.{{cite web|url=http://media.inform.kz/cn/video/632|title=Nicolas Cage and Adrien Brody were impressed by Dimash Kudaibergenov's voice|publisher=Kazinform|access-date=29 December 2017}}

On 16 September, Dimash performed as the headliner at the Gakku Open-Air Festival in Almaty, to a crowd of 150,000 people.{{cite web|url=https://massaget.kz/layfstayl/madeniet/music/48153|title=Димаш "Gakku Дауысы" фестивалінде өнер көрсетті|date=18 September 2017 |publisher=Massaget|language=ru|access-date=29 December 2017}} Prior to this event, his highest recorded note was G♯7 in whistle register, on par with Mariah Carey. At the Gakku Festival, he surpassed himself by hitting D8 during "Unforgettable Day".{{cite web|url=http://pavlodarnews.kz/index.php?id=24539|title=Первый альбом Димаша Кудайбергена за несколько секунд стал платиновым|publisher=Central Asia Monitor|access-date=16 February 2020}}

In 2017, the Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten, who was an Olympic medalist and friend of Dimash,{{Cite web |url=https://muz-tv.ru/news/6-samyh-zapominayushchihsya-momentov-na-koncerte-dimasha-v-nur-sultane/ |title=6 САМЫХ ЯРКИХ МОМЕНТОВ НА КОНЦЕРТЕ ДИМАША В НУР-СУЛТАНЕ |publisher=MUZ-TV News Russia |access-date=23 April 2020 |language=ru |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926200107/https://muz-tv.ru/news/6-samyh-zapominayushchihsya-momentov-na-koncerte-dimasha-v-nur-sultane/ |url-status=dead }} began using his rendition of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" for his skating programs.{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/allsports/denis-ten-vernulsya-led-znamenituyu-pesnyu-ispolnenii-329222/|title=Денис Тен вернулся на лед под знаменитую песню в исполнении Димаша Кудайбергена|date=22 October 2017 |publisher=Tengri News Kazakhstan|access-date=22 February 2020|language=ru}} Later, after the skater's violent death due to an attempted robbery in July 2018, Dimash performed a tribute to him in his concert at Arnau, interpreting the song that Denis used as a musical background for his artistic performances.

Dimash continued having numerous performances in China. To highlight a few: he performed "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Auld Lang Syne" (in Mandarin), accompanied by pianists Wu Muye and Maksim Mrvica, at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala;{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/maksim-mrvica-nastupio-pred-vise-od-milijardu-gledatelja---507460.html|title=Maksim Mrvica ispisao povijest! Naš glazbenik oduševio više od milijardu gledatelja|publisher=Dnevnik Croatia|access-date=16 February 2020|language=hr}} "Jasmine" in a duet with the Grammy-winner Wu Tong at the Chinese New Year Gala;{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20180219A06W8400|title=殿堂级歌手吴彤、迪玛希共同诠释崭新版《茉莉花》|publisher=QQ News|access-date=16 February 2020|language=zh}} a rendition of Lionel Richie's "Hello" as a guest performer at Singer 2018;{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-vnov-vystupil-na-proekte-i-am-a-s-nger-v-kitae_a3226896|title=Димаш Кудайберген вновь выступил на проекте I am a Sınger в Китае |date=21 April 2018 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=14 February 2020 |language=ru }} and "Daididau", accompanied by an orchestra, at the One Belt One Road Gala. He was invited as guest and performer at the "Choose Big Star" variety show; performed "You and Me" in a duet with Wáng Lì at the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival,{{cite web|url=http://en.bgent.cn/list/post/657627/|title=Dimash performed the classical song "You and Me" in CCTV Mid-autumn Festival Concert|publisher=BGENT China|access-date=16 February 2020}} and premiered his first English single "Screaming" at the "Idol Hits" show.{{cite web|url=https://www.caravan.kz/news/dimash-kudajjbergen-zachital-rehp-kazakhskom-yazyke-so-sceny-v-kitae-482328/|title=Димаш Кудайберген зачитал рэп казахском языке со сцены в Китае|date=22 September 2018 |publisher=Caravan News Kazakhstan|access-date=16 February 2020|language=ru}} In December, he performed his own composition "Unforgettable Day" at the Miss World 2018 Final,{{cite web|url=https://www.nur.kz/1767590-dimas-kudajbergen-spel-pered-milliardnoj-auditoriej-na-miss-mira-2018-foto-video.html|title=Димаш Кудайберген спел перед миллиардной аудиторией на "Мисс Мира-2018" (фото, видео) |date=9 December 2018 |publisher=NUR Kazakhstan|access-date=14 February 2020 |language=ru }} and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" at the Hainan International Film Festival.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

Dimash also participated in the "PhantaCity" short video play, in which he starred as the main actor and performed "If I Never Breathe Again" and "When You Believe".

He held three solo concerts in 2018: two "D-Dynasty" concerts in Fuzhou,{{cite web|url=https://wap.china.com/act/toutiao/13000177/20180103/31907186.html|title=来华一周年迪玛希福州开唱 福利满满惊喜不断|publisher=Wap Online|language=zh|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021251/https://wap.china.com/act/toutiao/13000177/20180103/31907186.html|url-status=dead}} and Shenzhen;{{cite web|url=http://en.bgent.cn/list/post/542585|title=Dimash's D-Dynasty world tour perfectly completed in Shenzhen|publisher=B/G Talent|access-date=17 February 2019}} and a solo concert in London, within the scope of the "Kazakhstan Day of Culture".{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-qudaibergen-stuns-london_a3461176|title=Dimash Qudaibergen stuns London|date=20 November 2018 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=17 February 2019}}

In May, Dimash performed at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-walks-cannes-film-festival-red-carpet_a3247527|title=Dimash Kudaibergen walks Cannes Film Festival red carpet|date=10 May 2018 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=26 October 2019 }} In July, he appeared at the Slavic Bazaar 2018 in Vitebsk, Belarus, as a judge and guest performer, and sang "SOS d'un terrien en détresse".{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In September, he participated as a guest at the international contest for young pop singers New Wave in Sochi, Russia, where he performed "Sinful Passion" for the first time, and sang "Adagio" at the closing ceremony.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In November, his collaboration with the renowned Russian composer Igor Krutoy started with their first single "Love of Tired Swans" ({{langx|ru|link=no|"Любовь уставших лебедей"}}, "Lyubov' ustavshikh lebedey").{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Many performances in Russia followed and in December, at the annual "Pesnya Goda" Gala in Moscow, "Love of Tired Swans" was awarded one of the best songs of 2018.

In January, he joined the Super Vocal TV competition for classical singers in China as a member of the judges.{{cite web|url=https://24.kz/ru/news/culture/item/288348-dimash-kudajbergen-voshel-v-sostav-zhyuri-muzykalnogo-shou|title=Димаш Кудайберген вошел в состав жюри музыкального шоу|publisher=24 Kazakhstan|access-date=16 February 2020|language=ru}}

In early 2019, Dimash participated in the CBS talent competition The World's Best, in which he was presented to the US audience as the "Six Octave Man"{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/the-worlds-best-dimash-kudaibergen-winner-fan-favorite-vote-judges-drew-barrymore-rupaul-charles |title=The World's Best Season 1: 'Six-Octave-Man' Dimash Kudaibergen stuns judges with his vocal range|date=8 February 2019 |publisher=Meaww|access-date=26 October 2019 }} and "man with the world's widest vocal range".{{Cite web|url=https://talentrecap.com/global-star-dimash-kudaibergen-eliminated-on-masked-singer-china/|title=Global Star Dimash Kudaibergen ELIMINATED On 'Masked Singer' China |publisher=Talent Recap |access-date=3 November 2019}} He performed "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" in the audition round and "All by Myself" in the battle round. Despite being listed as front-runner,{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2468362/a-worlds-best-fan-favorite-and-frontrunner-dropped-out-of-the-competition?|title=A World's Best Fan Favorite And Frontrunner Dropped Out Of The Competition |date=14 March 2019 |publisher=Cinema Blend|access-date=10 March 2020 }} Dimash withdrew from the competition in the champions round (semi-final), citing that he wished to leave the opportunity to younger performers, and after withdrawing he performed "Adagio" (the other two contestants of this round were the 13-year-old Indian pianist Lydian Nadhaswaram and the 12-year-old Kazakh singer Daneliya Tuleshova).{{Cite web|url=https://cartermatt.com/356560/dimash-kudaibergen-quits-the-worlds-best-before-final-round/|title=Dimash Kudaibergen quits The World's Best before final round|date=14 March 2019 |publisher=cartermatt.com|access-date=3 September 2019}}

In June, he released his first album, iD.{{Cite web |last=Dwek |first=Joel |date=2020-09-12 |title=KAZAKHSTAN: iD - Dimash Kudaibergen |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/kazakhstan-id-dimash-kudaibergen |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=200worldalbums.com}} It reached platinum status within 37 seconds after release, and triple-platinum within the first hour.{{Cite web|url=https://kazakh-tv.kz/ru/view/culture/page_203475_pervyi-solnyi-albom-dimasha-stal-platinovym-za-37-seku|title=Первый сольный альбом Димаша стал платиновым за 37 секунд|publisher=Kazakh TV News|access-date=20 March 2020|language=ru|archive-date=14 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614142431/https://kazakh-tv.kz/ru/view/culture/page_203475_pervyi-solnyi-albom-dimasha-stal-platinovym-za-37-seku|url-status=dead}}

He held his second large-scale solo concert, Arnau ({{langx|kk|Арнау}}) (Dedication), in the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on 29 June, and the sell-out performance attracted 40,000 people.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

This year, he continued his collaboration with Igor Krutoy with the songs "Mademoiselle Hyde", "Love is Like a Dream" ({{langx|ru|link=no|Любовь, похожая на сон}}), "Know" ({{langx|ru|link=no|Знай}}), "Olimpico" (also known as "Ogni Pietra"), "Where Love Lives" ({{langx|ru|link=no|Там, где живет любовь}}), "Passione", "Ulisse" (duet with Aida Garifullina), "Ti Amo Così" (with Aida Garifullina and Lara Fabian) and "Love of Tired Swans" ({{langx|ru|link=no|Любовь уставших лебедей}}). In October and November, he joined Krutoy as a guest performer on the Igor Krutoy Anniversary Tour, performing in New York City, Dubai,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nur.kz/1826243-dimas-pokoril-dubajskuu-publiku-kazdyj-raz-do-slez-video.html|title=Димаш покорил дубайскую публику: Каждый раз до слез |date=8 November 2019 |publisher=NurKZ |access-date=10 March 2020|language=ru }} Minsk,{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} and Düsseldorf.{{Cite web |url=http://skuky.net/152162|title=Крутой показал, как Киркоров и Басков просыпаются вместе |publisher=Skuky Net Russia |access-date=10 March 2020|language=ru}}

On 5 December, Dimash was awarded "Best Vocalist in Classical Music" and won a Special Prize for "Discovery of the Year" at the Russian National Music Awards "Victoria" that are considered the Russian equivalent to the Grammy Awards. Dimash gave his first solo concert in the US on 10 December.{{Cite web |url=https://newtimes.kz/mir/101955-zriteli-plakali-na-kontserte-dimasha-kudajbergena-v-nyu-jorke|title=Зрители плакали на концерте Димаша Кудайбергена в Нью-Йорке|date=11 December 2019 |publisher=New Times Kazakhstan|access-date=16 February 2020|language=ru}} The show was titled Arnau Envoy and took place at the Barclays Center in New York. The venue was sold out{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} with 19,000 spectators{{Cite web |url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-proizvel-furor-v-n-yu-yorke_a3593558|title=Димаш Кудайберген произвел фурор в Нью-Йорке|date=11 December 2019 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=2 March 2020|language=ru}} from 63 countries.{{Cite web |url=https://24.kz/ru/news/culture/item/360534-poyushchej-sensatsiej-nazvali-dimasha-kudajbergena-v-ssha|title=Поющей сенсацией назвали Димаша Кудайбергена в США|publisher=Khabar 24|access-date=16 February 2020|language=ru}}

Among Dimash's 2019 performances in Russia were his guest performances at the New Wave in Sochi,{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} his headlining performance at the closing ceremony of the WorldSkills championships in Kazan,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nur.kz/1813377-dimas-vystupil-na-mirovom-cempionate-v-kazani-i-privel-publiku-v-ekstaz-video.html|title=Димаш выступил на мировом чемпионате в Казани и привел публику в экстаз|date=28 August 2019 |publisher=NurKZ|access-date=10 March 2020|language=ru}} and the Igor Krutoy Anniversary Gala on Ice in Moscow.{{Cite web |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-performs-with-lara-fabian_a3581930|title=Dimash Kudaibergen performs with Lara Fabian |date=4 November 2019 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=10 March 2020}}

He also had more performances in China, including a Queen medley that he performed with the Super Vocal finalists at Singer 2019;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} a headlining performance at the Mount Emei Music Festival;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} at the Asian Culture Carnival; the Opening Ceremony of the Jackie Chan International Action Film Week;{{Cite web |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-performs-at-jackie-chan-action-film-week-in-china_a3549804?|title=Dimash Kudaibergen performs at Jackie Chan Action Film Week in China |date=22 July 2019 |publisher=KAZinform |access-date=10 March 2020 }} at the Closing and Award Ceremony of the Silk Road International Film Festival;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} and a guest performance at Masked Singer China.

Other international performances included the premiere of his song "Olimpico" (also known as "Ogni Pietra") at the Opening Ceremony of the European Games in Minsk, Belarus;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} and he represented Kazakhstan at the 2019 ABU TV Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, performing "SOS d'un terrien en détresse".{{Cite web |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-wins-hearts-of-japanese-audience-at-abu-song-festival_a3588024|title=Dimash Kudaibergen wins hearts of Japanese audience at ABU Song Festival|date=23 November 2019 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=30 December 2019}}

In early 2020, he appeared on two movie soundtracks, singing Hāi pí yíxià ({{lang-zh|link=no|嗨皮一下}}) for Vanguard{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-performs-soundtrack-for-jackie-chan-s-new-film_a3604429|title=Dimash Kudaibergen performs soundtrack for Jackie Chan's new film|date=16 January 2020 |publisher=KAZinform|access-date=29 March 2020 }} and Across Endless Dimensions, theme song of Creators: The Past.{{cite web |date=9 March 2020 |title=Dimash Qudaibergen in the Creators – The Past soundtrack, a sci-fi blockbuster made in Italy |url=http://www.musicalnews.com/2020/03/09/dimash-qudaibergen-nella-colonna-sonora-di-creators-the-past-kolossal-sci-fi-made-in-italy/? |access-date=20 March 2020 |publisher=Musical News |language=it}}

In February, his Arnau Europe Tour started,{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} but was interrupted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/culture/page_209211_turne-arnau-kudaibergena-perenositsya-izza-koronaviru|title=Dimash Kudaibergen's European Tour Gets Cancelled, New Dates to be Announced|publisher=Kazakh TV News|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303100504/https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/culture/page_209211_turne-arnau-kudaibergena-perenositsya-izza-koronaviru|url-status=dead}}

In May, he performed on live stream at Tokyo Jazz Festival (jp),{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyo-jazz.com/2020/program/hall/|title=Programs the Hall |publisher=Tokyo Jazz Festival|access-date=20 August 2021 }} and in June appeared on CCTV1's Everlasting Classics (zh) singing Tang dynasty poetry by Zhang Jiuling.

On 18 June 2020, IPZUSA, a company based in New Jersey, officially announced on its website that a contract had been signed with Qudaibergen, to provide family-focused management, representation and consulting.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-s-dimash-kudaibergen-signs-contract-with-ipz_a3663808|title=Kazakhstan's Dimash Kudaibergen signs contract with IPZ|date=19 June 2020 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=6 June 2021}}

On 30 September, it was announced that Dimash would debut a Kazakh language song,{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/10/dimash-kudaibergens-debut-music-video-to-premiere-on-mtv-usa-video|title=Dimash Kudaibergen's Debut Music Video to Premiere on MTV USA (Video)|work=The Astana Times |date=October 2020 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}} being the first artist from Kazakhstan to appear on the official YouTube channel of MTV USA.{{cite web|url=https://forbes.kz/life/vyishel_klip_dimasha_kudaybergena_na_kazahskom_yazyike_na_mtv_usa|title=На MTV USA вышел клип Димаша Кудайбергена на казахском языке|date=3 October 2020 |publisher=Forbes.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}} His songs continued to be ranked in the Top 5 by MTV USA Livestream for the next 10 weeks from 2 October to 18 December 2020. Interviews were broadcast on MTV USA YouTube Livestream with Dimash and Host Kevan Kenney between December 2020 and February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://liter.kz/dimash-dal-intervyu-mtv-usa-gde-rasskazal-o-lyubimoj-muzyke-i-karantine|title=Димаш дал интервью MTV USA, где рассказал о любимой музыке и карантине|date=12 December 2020 |publisher=Liter.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/tvorcheskie-plany-v-ssha-i-pesni-na-ispanskom-dimash-kudaybergen-dal-interv-yu-mtv_a3751635|title=Творческие планы в США и песни на испанском: Димаш Кудайберген дал интервью MTV|date=10 February 2021 |publisher=KazInform|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}

In November, Dimash was interviewed for Muz-TV, answering questions about his career and life.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/11/dimash-kudaibergen-shares-glimpse-into-his-personal-life-with-muz-tv|title=Dimash Kudaibergen Shares Glimpse Into His Personal Life With Muz TV|work=The Astana Times |date=17 November 2020 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}}

On December 3, it was announced that Qudaibergen would be presenting his first online digital concert on a global streaming platform, Tixr.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/12/pop-star-dimashs-digital-show-tickets-go-on-sale|title=Pop Star Dimash's Digital Show Tickets Go on Sale|date=13 December 2020 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}} The online concert Dimash Digital Show was to be a charity event, with part of the proceeds donated to Project C.U.R.E.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-dast-onlayn-koncert_a3726104|title=Димаш Кудайберген даст онлайн-концерт|date=3 December 2020 |publisher=KazInform|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}

In December, Dimash released his new music video for "I Miss You" with the collaboration of the Russian director Evgeny Kuritsyn.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergen-s-i-miss-you-mv-released_a3733568|title=Dimash Kudaibergen's 'I miss you' MV released|date=24 December 2020 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=6 June 2021}}

On January 16, Dimash held his first online concert – Dimash Digital Show.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/01/dimash-kudaibergens-online-concert-attracts-viewers-from-100-countries|title=Dimash Kudaibergen's Online Concert Attracts Viewers From 100 Countries|date=19 January 2021 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}}

His performance of "SOS d'un terrien en détresse", "War and Peace", along with 15 other songs, marked the artist's collaboration with Project C.U.R.E.

Later that week two special performances (on 17 January, "Samaltau",{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/dimash-kudaybergen-vystupil-na-meropriyatii-sister-cities-international_a3742341|title=Димаш Кудайберген выступил на мероприятии Sister Cities International|date=18 January 2021 |publisher=KazInform|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}} and on 20 January, "SOS d'un terrien en détresse"{{cite web|url=https://sknews.kz/video/view/video-vystupleniya-dimasha-na-inauguracii-prezidenta-ssha-pobilo-rekordy-prosmotrov|title=Видео выступления Димаша на инаугурации президента США побило рекорды просмотров|publisher=SK News|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}) performed by Dimash were streamed by Sister Cities International for their 2021 Online Annual Gala Event, with the theme All Roads Lead to Diplomacy.{{cite web|url=https://asiamedia.lmu.edu/2021/01/11/kazakhstan-kazakh-pop-star-to-perform-at-bidens-2021-inauguration|title=KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKH POP STAR TO PERFORM AT BIDEN'S 2021 INAUGURATION|date=11 January 2021 |publisher=Asia Media|access-date=6 June 2021}}

On January 31, the single "Golden" music video by Dimash made its official debut via the Tixr American streaming platform immediately following the encore of the Dimash Digital Show on the same day.{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/02/kazakh-pop-star-dimash-kudaibergen-debuts-official-music-video-for-golden-album-video|title=Kazakh Pop Star Dimash Kudaibergen Debuts Official Music Video for "Golden" Album (Video)|work=The Astana Times |date=February 2021 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}}

From 15 January to 4 June 2021, Dimash continually received a Top 5 ranking from the MTV USA Friday Livestream.{{cite web|url=https://liter.kz/across-endless-dimensions-segodnya-zanyal-pervoe-mesto-na-mtv-usa|title=Клип Димаша Across Endless Dimensions занял первое место на MTV USA|date=13 March 2021 |publisher=Liter.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}

For 29 Weeks, from October 2020 to June 2021, there have been five top rated Dimash music videos streamed by MTV USA Friday Livestream to the North American market and around the world.

In March 2021 and May 2021, Dimash released videos of his singles for Kazakhstan celebrations, "Golden" for Nauryz, along with "Amanat" and "Kieli Meken", and "Qairan Elim" for Unity Day.

In May 2021, he also released a new music video for "Across Endless Dimensions", the OST for the Italian movie Creators: The Past.

In April 2021, Dimash released the single "Be With Me"{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-s-song-be-with-me-released-on-music-platforms_a3771645|title=Dimash's song 'Be With Me' released on music platforms|date=2 April 2021 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=6 June 2021}} and a new music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-presents-his-new-video-be-with-me_a3783588|title=Dimash presents his new video 'Be With Me'|date=2 May 2021 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=6 June 2021}} The song originally premiered during his Dimash Digital Show on 16 January 2021.

In June 2021, Dimash released a new instrumental "River of Love" along with eminent Kazakh composer, Renat Gaissin.{{cite web |title=Kazakh Composer |url=https://brod.kz/persons/renat-gajsin/ |website=Brod.kz |access-date=22 May 2022}}

In November 2021, Dimash's song "Fly Away" took sixth place on Billboard's Hot Trending Songs, making the track one of the top 10 most mentioned songs on Twitter.{{Cite web|last=INFORM.KZ|date=2021-11-06|title=Dimash in the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot Trending Songs chart|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3858664|access-date=2021-11-16|website=inform.kz}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Also in November 2021, he performed "Ikanaide" ({{langx|ja| いかないで}}) or "Don't Go" by Kōji Tamaki for the 20th Tokyo Jazz Festival. It was his first song in Japanese.{{Cite web|last=INFORM.KZ|date=2021-11-29|title=Dimash performs song in Japanese|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3868027|access-date=2021-12-05|website=inform.kz}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Dimash held his first solo live concert since the pandemic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 25 March 2022, at the Coca-Cola Arena. Then resumed two of his Arnau tours—in Düsseldorf on 9 April 2022, and Prague on 16 April 2022.

In July 2022, Dimash announced his new concert tour Stranger to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 23 September 2022, at Almaty Arena in the city.https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-kudaibergen-to-give-solo-concert-in-almaty-sep-23_a3950203/

The tour continued in Yerevan, Armenia on 29 April 2023, at Karen Demirchyan Complex,https://astanatimes.com/2023/05/dimash-kudaibergen-meets-fans-in-yerevan/ and in Antalya, Turkey on 6 May 2023 at Expo 2016 congress building.https://astanatimes.com/2023/05/dimash-kudaibergen-announces-venue-change-for-stranger-tour-concert-over-storm-warning-in-antalya/

Dimash made his Southeast Asian debut concert at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 24 June 2023, at Axiata Arena.https://astanatimes.com/2023/06/dimash-kudaibergen-performs-solo-concert-in-malaysia/

In a concert in Hong Kong on December 23, he premiered two songs to the surprise of his audience, "Smoke" and "When I've Got You".https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-qudaibergen-delights-fans-with-stranger-show-in-hong-kong-9c76c5/

In 2024, Dimash held solo concerts at Budapest, Hungary on 4 May 2024 at the Laszlo Pappa Sports Arena https://en.inform.kz/news/sold-out-in-budapest-dimashs-fans-from-77-countries-convene-in-hungary-59dc91/ and at Istanbul, Turkey on 24 May 2024 at the Beşiktaş stadium, on the occasion of his 30th birthday.https://astanatimes.com/2024/05/stranger-show-dimash-kudaibergen-celebrates-30th-birthday-in-istanbul/ Dimash continued his Stranger tour with a two-day concert on 13 and 14 September 2024 at Astana Arena, Kazakhstan.https://astanatimes.com/2024/09/dimash-qudaibergen-reunites-with-fans-in-astana-for-spectacular-two-day-concert/ He held concerts in Prague, Czech Republic on 22 November 2024 at the Sportovní hala Fortuna and Düsseldorf, Germany on 24 November 2024 at the PSD Bank Dome.https://en.inform.kz/news/dimash-kudaibergen-to-give-solo-concerts-in-prague-and-dsseldorf-991688/https://en.inform.kz/news/sold-out-in-dsseldorf-crowd-sings-along-at-dimashs-stranger-show-c44f42/

Dimash has been a model for fashion labels{{Cite web|url=https://m.v.qq.com/play.html?&vid=n051455y7kw&ptag=v_qq_com%23v.play.adaptor%233|title=迪玛希最新《ELLE shop》大片，上脚ONEMIX展致命魅力 |publisher=ONEMIX on QQ|access-date=15 September 2019}} and for Lifestyle and Fashion magazines. He was on the magazine covers of Men's Health,{{cite news|url=https://kaz.365info.kz/mens-health-dimash-alemge-ajgili-zhurnaldyn-mykhabasyna-shykhty-foto-252490|title=Men's Health. Димаш әлемге әйгілі журналдың мұқабасына шықты|publisher=365info.kz|access-date=4 February 2019|language=kk}} Southern Metropolis, Starbox,{{cite web|url=https://www.nur.kz/1792653-umeret-ne-vstat-dimas-kudajbergen-poavilsa-na-oblozke-zurnala-starbox-foto.html|title="Умереть не встать": Димаш Кудайберген появился на обложке журнала Starbox (фото)|date=5 May 2019 |publisher=NurKz|access-date=27 June 2019|language=ru}} Easy,{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/chinese-popular-magazine-devotes-several-page-spreads-to-dimash_a3028030|title=Chinese popular magazine devotes several page spreads to Dimash|date=19 May 2017 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=4 February 2019|language=ru}} L’Officiel Hommes, Ivyplume,{{cite web|url=https://zixun.html5.qq.com/coolread/article?ch=060000&docId=1797225572&showAttach=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkuaibao.qq.com%2Fs%2F20171128G0R7MS00&video_ch=003901&sc_id=M9UqtsC|title=迪IVYPLUME街拍╳迪玛希┃进口小哥哥的斩女装备|publisher=Zixun|access-date=27 June 2019|language=zh}} Chic,{{cite web|url=https://www.douban.com/group/topic/109898537|title=迪玛希小资CHIC十二月刊|publisher=Douban News|access-date=4 February 2019|language=zh}} Chic Teen, and Elle. He was also featured in photo series of other magazines, including Cosmopolitan{{cite web|url=https://bnews.kz/news/dimash_popal_na_oblozhku_zhurnala_-cosmopolitan/|title=Димаш попал на обложку китайского журнала Cosmopolitan|publisher=BNews KZ|access-date=30 August 2019|language=ru|archive-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830135337/https://bnews.kz/news/dimash_popal_na_oblozhku_zhurnala_-cosmopolitan/|url-status=dead}} and OnlyLady, and in fashion videos for e.g. Elle Shop and Cosmopolitan.{{Cite web|url=https://baigenews.kz/news/cherno-belym_imidzh-klipom_podelilsya_s_fanatami_dimash_kudaybergen/|title=Черно-белым имидж-клипом поделился с фанатами Димаш Кудайберген

|date=31 August 2019|publisher= Baige News Kazakhstan|access-date=5 September 2019}}

Dimash starred as an actor in several Chinese and Russian{{cite web|url=https://zen.yandex.ru/media/dimash/igor-krutoi-i-dimash-kudaibergen-v-glavnyh-roliah-remeika-liubimyh-sovetskih-kinokomedii-5e73395029c4394704d5f385 |title=Игорь Крутой и Димаш Кудайберген в главных ролях ремейка любимых советских кинокомедий |publisher=Yandex News Russia|access-date=5 April 2020|language=ru}}{{cite web|url=https://zen.yandex.ru/media/dimash/novoe-kino-s-dimashem-kudaibergenom-iz-komediinogo-seriala-krutoi-krutaia-i-samye-krutye-5e7aecb5d9e0b55aa5cb9606 |title=Новое кино с Димашем Кудайбергеном. Из комедийного сериала "Крутой, Крутая и самые крутые" |publisher=Yandex News Russia|access-date=5 April 2020|language=ru}} TV productions.

Dimash is the initiator in 2018 of the annual Kazakh Baqytty Bala Children's Singing Contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/pervyy-mezhdunarodnyy-festival-konkurs-baqytty-bala-nachalsya-v-aktobe_a3273992|title=Первый международный фестиваль-конкурс "Baqytty Bala" начался в Актобе|date=2 June 2018 |publisher=KAZinfom|access-date=6 April 2020|language=ru }}{{cite web|url=https://aktobetv.kz/ru/news/society/zavershilsya-festival-konkurs-baqytty-bala|title=ЗАВЕРШИЛСЯ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ – КОНКУРС "BAQYTTY BALA"|publisher=Aktobe TV News|access-date=6 April 2020|language=ru|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407163451/https://aktobetv.kz/ru/news/society/zavershilsya-festival-konkurs-baqytty-bala|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://www.inform.kz/en/baqytty-bala-int-l-festival-kicks-off-in-kazakhstan_a3274788 | title=Baqytty Bala int'l festival kicks off in Kazakhstan | date=3 June 2018 }} He also served as a jury member for Bala Dausy, Slavic Bazaar{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}, Super Vocal, New Wave,{{cite web|url=https://www.kt.kz/eng/society/dimash_kudaibergen_will_be_int_l_competition_jury_member_1377920118.html|title=Dimash Kudaibergen will be int'l competition jury member|publisher=Kazakhstan Today|access-date=20 August 2021}} and music contest Virtuosos.{{cite web|url=https://hirado.hu/extra/szorakozas/cikk/2024/01/17/ot-orszag-tehetsegei-es-egy-kulonleges-produkcio-a-virtuozok-v4-nemzetkozi-dontojenek-elso-reszeben|title=Öt ország tehetségei és egy különleges produkció a Virtuózok V4+ nemzetközi döntőjének első részében|publisher=HIRADO.HU|access-date=21 January 2024|language=hu}}

{{main|Dimash Qudaibergen discography}}

;Albums

• iD (2019)
• Dimash Qudaibergen and Igor Krutoy (2021)

Dimash calls his fans "Dears",{{cite web |url=https://media.inform.kz/en/video/1774 |title=Dimash greeted by his loyal fans – aka Dears- in Nur-Sultan |newspaper=KAZinform|access-date=17 June 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nur.kz/1860582-dimas-planiruet-dat-solnye-koncerty-v-latinskoj-amerike.html |title=Казахстанский певец Димаш Кудайберген поделился своими планами касательно будущих концертов в Латинской Америке |newspaper=NUR News Kazakhstan |date=16 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020 |language=ru}} which he explains in his own words as follows: "They are so devoted and give me so much support! So they are very dear to me. They are like family to me. Just as we love every member of the family, I love and cherish my fans and call them my dears."{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In November 2021, it was announced that a museum dedicated to Dimash Qudaibergen will be established in the singer's home city, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.{{Cite web|first1=Saniya |last1=Bulatkulova |date=2021-11-07|title=Learn About the Birth of a Legend: Museum Dedicated to Kazakh Pop Singer Dimash Kudaibergen in the Works|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/11/learn-about-the-birth-of-a-legend-museum-dedicated-to-kazakh-pop-singer-dimash-kudaibergen-in-the-works/|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Astana Times}}

{{Overly detailed|section|date=January 2024}}

In 2015, Dimash Qudaibergen gave a charitable concert, named "From Heart to Heart", in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, to provide essential medical treatment for a five-year-old girl. He was joined by the Kazakh pop singer Dosymzhan Tanatarov for the event.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcao.kz/kz/news/1476-ajyrymdyly__adamdyty_ajnasy/|title=Қайырымдылық – адамдықтың айнасы|publisher=ILO Kazakhstan|access-date=23 February 2020|language=kk}}

Dimash gave benefit performances at the Grand Charity Ball 2015, in the Kazakhstan cities of Shymkent,{{cite web|url=https://otyrar.kz/2016/01/v-shymkente-proshel-grand-bal-posvyashhennyj-ekspo-2017|title=В Шымкенте прошел Гранд-бал, посвященный "Экспо-2017"|date=23 January 2016 |publisher=otyrar.kz|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}} Kyzylorda{{cite web|url=https://yvision.kz/post/675849|title=В КЫЗЫЛОРДЕ С БОЛЬШИМ УСПЕХОМ ПРОШЕЛ ГРАНД-БАЛ "ВСТРЕЧАЕМ EXPO-2017"|date=30 January 2016 |publisher=Yvision|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}} and Uralsk.{{cite web|url=http://uralsk.gov.kz/ru/poslednie-novosti/poslednie-novosti/article/v-uralske-proshel-pervyi-masshtabnyi-grand-bal.html|title=В Уральске прошел первый масштабный Гранд бал|publisher=uralsk.gov.kz|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru|archive-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627230601/http://uralsk.gov.kz/ru/poslednie-novosti/poslednie-novosti/article/v-uralske-proshel-pervyi-masshtabnyi-grand-bal.html|url-status=dead}} The events were organized by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation, and the funds were donated to children with hearing and speech impairment.{{cite web|url=http://mgorod.kz/nitem/v-uralske-vpervye-projdet-grand-bal-posvyashhennyj-expo-2017/|title=В Уральске впервые пройдет "Гранд бал", посвященный EXPO-2017|publisher=Moy Gorod|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}}

In early 2016, he joined the Kazakh "Do Good" campaign that provides help for people with disabilities, illnesses and in financial need.{{Cite web|date=3 March 2016|title=Қазақстандықтар "Жақсылық жаса" акциясын белсенді қолдады|url=https://el.kz/news/archive/aza-standy-tar_-zha-syly-_zhasa-_aktsiyasyn_belsendi_-oldady/|access-date=30 June 2020|website=EL KZ News Kazakhstan|language=kk}}

In 2016, he also gave a benefit performance at the "100 Grandmas and Grandpas" Charity Evening of the "Zaman Are We" Project in Astana, Kazakhstan. The elderly of the regional retirement homes were invited as honorary guests and the proceeds of the event were used for social, economic and medical help for elderly residents.

Qudaibergen donated all profits of his 2016 "Unforgettable Day" concert, held in his home town Aktobe, to a regional charity organization. With the funds from the concert, seven families in need were supplied with water, utilities, medical care and clothing. A wheelchair accessible ramp was also set up for a wheelchair-using resident.{{cite web|url=http://tilshi.kz/?p=7328|title=Димаш Құдайберген қайырымдылық концертін берді|publisher=Tilshi|access-date=28 June 2019|language=kk-kz|archive-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628010253/http://tilshi.kz/?p=7328|url-status=dead}}

He gave a benefit performance at the Grand Charity Ball 2016, in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. The teenage students of the local boarding school for visually impaired students were invited as honorary guests of the Ball.{{cite web|url=https://24.kz/ru/tv-projects/item/154816-grand-bal-v-chest-yubileya-nezavisimosti-rk-sostoyalsya-v-uralske|title=Гранд-бал в честь юбилея Независимости РК состоялся в Уральске|publisher=24.kz|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}} Several of these students performed a song on stage with him, and Qudaibergen also danced, in the Waltz part of the event, with the visually-mpaired invited guests.{{cite web|url=https://express-k.kz/news/kultura/vysshiy_bal2-90279|title=Высший бал|publisher=express-k.kz|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}} The Grand Charity Ball was organized by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation, and the funds were donated to children with visual impairments, to this boarding school and to the regional orphanage.{{cite web|url=http://ibirzha.kz/v-uralske-proshel-blagotvoritelnyj-grand-bal/|title=В Уральске прошел благотворительный Гранд бал|date=20 December 2016 |publisher=ibirzha.kz|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ru}}

At the Top Chinese Music Awards 2017, within the "Love Recycling" Campaign, he donated the suit from his first performance at Hunan Television's Singer 2017 competition. The suit was auctioned by the Jingdong Platform and all the proceeds were donated to the Care of Children Foundation for children with blood lead poisoning.{{cite web|url=http://today.kz/news/mir/2017-04-11/739910-kostyum-dimasha-kudajbergena-prodali-na-auktsione-v-kitae-za-7-millionov-tenge|title=Костюм Димаша Кудайбергена продали на аукционе в Китае за 7 миллионов тенге|publisher=Today.kz|access-date=4 February 2019|language=ru|archive-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413133426/http://today.kz/news/mir/2017-04-11/739910-kostyum-dimasha-kudajbergena-prodali-na-auktsione-v-kitae-za-7-millionov-tenge|url-status=dead}}

Dimash gave charitable performances at the Global Gift Galas 2017 in Paris and Cannes.{{Cite web |title=Лучший голос планеты Димаш Кудайберген впервые выступит в Минске |url=https://minsknews.by/luchshij-golos-planety-dimash-kudajbergen-vpervye-vystupit-v-minske/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092112/https://minsknews.by/luchshij-golos-planety-dimash-kudajbergen-vpervye-vystupit-v-minske/ |archive-date=24 March 2020 |access-date=23 March 2020 |publisher=Minsk News |language=ru}} He was invited by Eva Longoria, Honorary Chair of the Global Gift Foundation. The Foundation provides social and economic help to children, families and women in situations of need.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-kudaibergenov-attends-global-gift-gala-following-invitation-from-eva-longoria_a3027029|title=Dimash Kudaibergenov attends Global Gift Gala following invitation from Eva Longoria|date=17 May 2017 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=4 February 2019}}

Dimash hosted a live broadcast for the Live Connection Challenge, a live stream charity campaign launched by Hongdou Live and Weibo Public Welfare. The campaign income was donated to the Audiology Development Foundation of China whose goal is to provide hearing and language rehabilitation for people with hearing impairment.{{cite web|url=https://chozan.co/2017/07/05/marketing-prospects-live-streaming-china/|title=Live Streaming in China: The "Live Streaming +" Mode is Flourishing|date=5 July 2017 |publisher=Chozan|access-date=28 June 2019}}

Dimash donated an autographed dombra to an auction of the Smile Angel Foundation, a Chinese charity which aims to help children born with cleft lips and palates.{{cite web|url=https://pikdo.net/p/dimashofficial_fanclub/1613798917308473744_5375682888|title=Charitable Star|publisher=Dimash Official Fanclub|access-date=4 February 2019}}

A charitable performance was given at the Grand Charity Ball 2017 in Uralsk hosted by the Alpamys Sharimov Foundation. It was held under the motto "Love for All" and the profits were donated to seriously ill people in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/kz/dimash-kudaybergen-batys-kazakstannyn-karttar-uyinde-boldy_a3071025|title=Димаш Құдайберген Батыс Қазақстанның Қарттар үйінде болды|date=3 October 2017 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=4 February 2019|language=kk-kz}}

Dimash gave a charity performance at the "Chinese National Wind Charity Concert", in Beijing, that was held under the motto "Pray for the Year".{{cite web|url=https://ent.rednet.cn/c/2017/11/29/4488493.htm|title=国内最大二次元演唱会举行 迪玛希李玉刚倾情献唱|publisher=rednet.cn|access-date=28 June 2019|language=zh}} It was hosted by the China Children's Fund and the China Youth Foundation. The funds from the concert were used to enable music classes in rural Chinese primary schools that could not afford them.

He gave another charitable performance at the Villa International "Beauty Touching" charity event that was jointly hosted by the China Children and Teenagers Fund and "Bridge Culture" (supported by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association).{{cite web|url=http://ult.kz/post/dimash-kalyndygym-turaly-masele-azirge-kupiya-video|title=Димаш: Қалыңдығым туралы мәселе әзірге құпия|publisher=Ult.kz|access-date=4 February 2019|language=kk-kz}}

Dimash became goodwill ambassador of the "Listen Project" by the Audiology Development Foundation of China Trust Fund that provides hearing aid devices and education to hearing-impaired children.{{cite web|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/%20/news/endPage.do?newsId=N1004548223|title=Jung Yong Hwa Participates to Help Hearing-impaired Children|publisher=SBS News|access-date=4 February 2019}}

A charitable performance was given at the Opening Gala of the Kazakh Snow Leopard Foundation whose goal is to save the endangered population and to preserve their natural habitat by creating protected areas.{{cite web|url=https://www.nur.kz/1738893-dimas-kudajbergen-posetil-svadbu-doceri-darigi-nazarbaevoj-foto.html|title=Димаш Кудайберген посетил свадьбу дочери Дариги Назарбаевой|date=25 June 2018 |publisher=Nur.kz|access-date=4 February 2019|language=kk-kz}}

On 19 November 2018, Dimash gave a solo concert in London, UK, during the Great Britain's Days of Kazakhstan Culture. All proceeds went to promote young talent from Kazakhstan and sponsor youth participation in prestigious international contests.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/dimash-qudaibergen-stuns-london_a3461176|title=Dimash Qudaibergen stuns London|date=20 November 2018 |publisher=KazInform|access-date=28 June 2019}}

Within the frame of the Shanghai Pet Adoption Day 2019, he became a supporter of the "Love is Home" initiative that aims to improve awareness and to increase adoptions of stray animals.

On his 25th birthday he visited a nursing home for the elderly and the physically impaired in his hometown Aktobe. As it is customary for him on his birthday since his school days, he brought gifts and spent time with the residents. He also performed for them a cappella.{{cite web|url=https://avestnik.kz/s-dnem-rozhdeniya-dimash/|title=С днем рождения, Димаш|date=25 May 2019 |publisher=Avestnik Kazakhstan|access-date=14 February 2020|language=ru}}

A few days before his "Arnau" Concert of 29 June 2019, in Astana, Kazakhstan, there were explosions{{cite magazine|url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/fire-explosions-at-ammunition-depot-in-southern-kazakhstan-trigger-evacuation/|title=Fire, Explosions at Ammunition Depot in Southern Kazakhstan Trigger Evacuation|magazine=The Diplomat|access-date=2 July 2019}} near the Kazakhstan city of Arys that caused casualties. Dimash decided to donate funds from his concert to the victims.

When he was in the Russian city of Kazan for his performance at the WorldSkills 2019, he visited the local children's hospice to see a seriously ill fan who couldn't attend Dimash's concert due to chemotherapy.{{Cite web|url=https://lenta.inform.kz/en/dimash-makes-his-fan-s-dream-come-true_a3560283?|title=Dimash makes his fan's dream come true|publisher=Lenta-Inform Kazakhstan|access-date=17 September 2019}}

When in Kyiv, Ukraine, for his Arnau Tour, he donated clothes and other belongings to an auction for the Ukrainian Okhmatdyt Center for Pediatric Toxicology that aims to save the lives of children with acute poisoning, and also enables hemodialysis for children with low weight, heart problems and unstable blood pressure.{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=Эксклюзив "Утра с Интером": Димаш Кудайберген рассказал о знакомстве с Джеки Чаном|url=http://timeua.info/post/anonsy/eksklyuziv-utra-s-interom-dimash-kudajbergen-rasskazal-o-znakomstve-s-dzheki-chanom-18521.html?|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Time News Ukraine}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan, Dimash provided 102 needy families in Nur-Sultan and Aktobe with five tons of food.{{cite web|url=https://365info.kz/2020/04/dimash-zakupil-5-tonn-produktov-nuzhdayushhimsya-semyam |title=Димаш закупил 5 тонн продуктов нуждающимся семьям |date=7 April 2020 |publisher=365 Kazakhstan|access-date=22 April 2020|language=ru}}

On 7 October 2020, Dimash announced his partnership with Michael Kors in support of the charity campaign Food Is Love with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).{{cite web|url=https://timeskz.kz/75225-dimash-obyavil-o-namerenii-pomoch-golodayuschim-detyam.html|title=Димаш объявил о намерении помочь голодающим детям|publisher=Times.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621173836/https://timeskz.kz/75225-dimash-obyavil-o-namerenii-pomoch-golodayuschim-detyam.html|url-status=dead}}

Dimash and his fans actively participated in the PR campaign during October and November, to draw people's attention to the problem of world hunger through support for the WFP.{{cite web|url=https://newtimes.kz/obshchestvo/119037-fanaty-dimasha-so-vsego-mira-podderzhali-ego-v-blagotvoritelnoi-aktsii|title=Фанаты Димаша со всего мира поддержали его в благотворительной акции|date=21 October 2020 |publisher=NewTimes.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}

In December 2020, a director of Project C.U.R.E., Melisa Espositi, announced Dimash as their new Global Ambassador and organized a ticket giveaway for the Dimash Digital Show charity concert.{{cite web|url=https://dknews.kz/inner-news.php?id_cat=22%20&&%20id=146210|title=Dimash Kudaibergen named as global ambassador of the world's largest distributor of donor medical equipment and charitable aid|publisher=dknews.kz|access-date=6 June 2021}}

On 5 January 2021, it was announced that for the first time in the history of relations between the United States and Kazakhstan, a Kazakh artist, Dimash Qudaibergen was to take part in the annual Sister Cities International (SCI) event, opening the week of celebrations for the inauguration of the newly elected President of the United States,{{cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/01/dimash-kudaibergen-to-perform-at-2021-inauguration-celebrations-of-us-president-elect|title=Dimash Kudaibergen to Perform at 2021 Inauguration Celebrations of US President-Elect|date=6 January 2021 |publisher=Astana Times|access-date=6 June 2021}} and included award presentations for the 2020 Eisenhower Peace Prize and the Distinguished Leadership Award.{{cite web|url=https://sistercities.org/sci-presidential-inauguration/program/|title=Presidential Inauguration Celebration Program|publisher=Sister Cities International|access-date=12 April 2025}}

On 16 January 2021, with encore performances until 23 January, as well as on 31 January, the Dimash Digital Show charity concert streamed on Tixr with funds being donated to Project C.U.R.E.{{cite web|url=https://forbes.kz/news/2021/01/17/newsid_241894|title=Онлайн-концерт Димаша Кудайбергена собрал зрителей из ста стран|date=17 January 2021 |publisher=Forbes.kz|language=ru|access-date=6 June 2021}}

Dimash had been earlier named as their Global Ambassador.

On 10 March 2021, Dimash took part in Project C.U.R.E.'s International Women's Day with his video of "We Are One".{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/singer-dimash-kudaibergen-sends-congratulations-on-women-s-day_a3761741|title= Singer Dimash Kudaibergen sends congratulations on Women's Day|date= 8 March 2021|publisher=KazInform|access-date=6 June 2021}}

At that time, the president of Project C.U.R.E., Dr Douglas Jackson, confirmed that partial proceeds of the Dimash Digital Show had been donated to healthcare in Kazakhstan.

On 14 September 2022, Dimash met with Pope Francis and received a commemorative medal from him about the pontiff's visit to the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan.{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/pope-francis-awards-dimash-kudaibergen-with-medal_a3979091|title= Pope Francis awards Dimash Kudaibergen with medal|work= Казинформ|date= 15 September 2022|publisher=inform.kz|access-date=15 September 2022}}

During the 2022 Kazakh protests, Dimash made an Instagram post on 4 January calling for a peaceful solution to the issues raised by the protesters as well as internal stability and calmness.{{cite web |last1=Романова |first1=Ирина |title="Не навредим нашему единству": Димаш Кудайберген отреагировал на события в Казахстане |url=https://teleprogramma.pro/news/2950312-ne-navredim-nashemu-edinstvu-dimash-kudaybergen-otreagiroval-na-sobytiya-v-u3601/ |website=teleprogramma.pro |access-date=7 January 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Лисица |first1=Александра |title=Димаш Кудайберген призвал протестующих в Казахстане к спокойствию |url=https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/news/2022/01/05/n_17102797.shtml |website=Gazeta.ru |access-date=7 January 2022 |date=5 January 2022}} Dimash was one of the very few Kazakh celebrities to comment on the protests. On 5 January, Dimash's account went offline without any explanation.{{cite web |title=Казахский певец Димаш удалил аккаунт в Instagram после поста о протестах |url=https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/2654862/ |website=ntv.ru |publisher=NTV |access-date=7 January 2022 |date=7 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Арнольдова |first1=Елена |title=Димаш Кудайберген удалил аккаунт в Instagram после поста о протестах в Казахстане |url=https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/news/2022/01/07/n_17109397.shtml |website=Gazeta.ru |access-date=7 January 2022 |date=7 January 2022}} He had over three million followers and was one of the most followed Kazakh accounts on the platform. On 6 January, his producer and composer Igor Krutoy claimed in a comment on his own Instagram account that Dimash's account had been put offline following the events.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

{{notelist}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Facebook|dimash.official.dq}}
• {{Instagram|kudaibergenov.dimash}}
• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGBxbj_RMKB22rhJnK9qReg Dimash Qudaibergen on YouTube]

{{Hunan Television I Am a Singer Contestants}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qudaibergen, Dimash}}

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Opera crossover singers

Category:Kazakhstani pop singers

Category:Kazakh folk singers

Category:21st-century Kazakhstani male singers

Category:Mandarin-language singers

Category:Russian-language singers of Kazakhstan

Category:Italian-language singers

Category:21st-century multi-instrumentalists

Category:Singers with a six-octave or greater vocal range

Category:People from Aktobe

Category:Russian National Music Award winners

Category:Slavianski Bazaar winners

Category:Kazakhstani Muslims