Dinmukhammed Kanatuly Kudaibergen (Kazakh: Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген, Dınmuhammed Qanatūly Qudaibergen; born 24 May 1994), known professionally as Dimash Qudaibergen, is a Kazakh singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is university trained in classical as well as contemporary music, and is known for his exceptionally wide vocal range. He has performed songs in twelve languages. Qudaibergen was brought up in a close-knit musical family, and began performing at a young age; both singing and playing the piano. Although offered a position at the Astana Opera, he decided to carve out his career in contemporary music, mixing classical elements and traditional Kazakh music with pop music. Qudaibergen gained significant popularity in Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet countries in 2015, upon becoming the Grand Prix winner of Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus. He released his self-titled debut extended play on January 1, 2016. Dimash had his first headlined tour from April to December 2016, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan. In early 2017, Dimash rose to fame in China, after he appeared in the fifth season of Hunan Television's I Am a Singer (Chinese: 歌手2017), finishing second overall. 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. Following I Am a Singer 2017, Dimash appeared and performed on numerous TV shows and public events in China, Kazakhstan and France. In June 2017, he held his first large-scale solo concert Bastau (Kazakh: Бастау) ("Beginning") in Astana, Kazakhstan. In September 2017, Dimash performed as the headliner at the Gakku Open-Air Festival in Almaty, to a crowd of 150,000 people. 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". Dimash held three solo concerts in 2018: two "D-Dynasty" concerts in Fuzhou, and Shenzhen; and a solo concert in London, within the scope of the "Kazakhstan Day of Culture". In June 2019, he released his first album, iD. It reached platinum status within 37 seconds after release, and triple-platinum within the first hour. Dimash held his second large-scale solo concert, Arnau (Kazakh: Арнау) (Dedication), in the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on 29 June 2019, and the sell-out performance attracted 40,000 people. On 5 December 2019, he 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. In late 2021 Dimash released his second album, ДИМАШ КУДАЙБЕРГЕН И ИГОРЬ КРУТОЙ (Dimash Qudaibergen and Igor Krutoy), featuring several songs sung in Russian and English, with one in Italian. On September 14, 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.