C.C.TAY

{{short description|Kazakhstani singer and actress (born 2000)}}

{{Expand Kazakh|C.C.TAY|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = C.C.TAY

| image =C C TAY.jpg

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| birth_name = Aigerim Mergenbay

| alias = C.C.TAY

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2000|4|17}}

| birth_place = Shymkent, Kazakhstan

| genre = {{flat list|

• Pop

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| occupation = {{flat list|

• singer
• actress

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| instrument = {{flat list|

• Vocals
• piano
• dombra

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| years_active =

| label = {{flat list|

• UKCMUSIC

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| website =

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Aigerim Mergenbay ({{langx|kk|Әйгерім Мергенбай}}, Äigerım Mergenbai; born on April 17, 2000), known professionally as C. C. TAY, is a Kazakhstani singer and actress who is among the top five popstars of Kazakhstan.{{cite web |author=Алан Исаев |url=https://express-k.kz/news/shoubiz/top_5_muzykalnykh_zvezd_kazakhstana_kotorye_stanut_kumirami_vashikh_detey-135562 |title=Топ-5 музыкальных звезд Казахстана, которые станут кумирами ваших детей |publisher=Ekspress-K |date=2019-01-24}} At the age of 5 years, she became the winner of the music contest “Aigölek” ({{langx|kk|Айгөлек}}).{{YouTube|tlm8Ag8b3w8|Айгерім Мергенбай,Толқын Забирова "Гүлдер"}} In 2018, she was invited to perform her debut single “Mümkin emes” ({{langx|kk|Мүмкін емес}}) in the gala concert at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.{{YouTube|NpPLE0U_O7Y|C.C.TAY at the Junior Eurovision 2018}} Her first album "Tusimde Korem" reached number 3 on the iTunes Chart in Kazakhstan.[https://popnable.com/kazakhstan/artists/32923-cctay/charts?filter=byArtistChart C.c.tay's Top 40 Artists Chart Achievements] The album track "Nege" was later used as the soundtrack of the web series "Suikimdi Stories".{{cite web |url=https://brod.kz/news/191107-pervyj-veb-serial-na-kazahskom-yazyke-v-zhanre-dorama/ |title=Первый веб-сериал на казахском языке в жанре дорама Suikimdi stories |publisher=brod.kz |date=2019-11-19}} In 2018, she played the main role in Bayan Yessentayeva’s film “Sisitay.”{{cite web |author=Галия Байжанова |url=https://informburo.kz/stati/bayan-alaguzova-predstavila-publike-myuzikl-sisitay-chego-zhdat-ot-etogo-filma.html |title=Баян Алагузова представила публике мюзикл "Сиситай". Чего ждать от этого фильма? |publisher=informburo.kz |date=2018-03-07}}{{cite web |author=Карим Кадырбаев |url=https://brod.kz/articles/sisitaj-velichajshaya-shouvumen/ |title=«Сиситай»: Величайшая шоувумен |publisher=Brod.kz |date=2018-03-06}}