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| name = Nagima Eskalieva
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Nagima Kabdulovna Eskalieva
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| birth_date =  {{Birth date and age|1954|02|03}}
| birth_place = [[Fabrichnyy]], [[Almaty Region]], [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic|Kazakhstan]]
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| genre = Kazakh pop, Kazakh folk
| occupation = [[Singer]], [[actress]]
| years_active = 1979 – present
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| associated_acts = Almas Kishkenbayev<br />Asel Karsybaeva
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'''Nagima Eskalieva''' ({{lang-kk|Нағима Есқалиева}}) (born February 3, 1954 in [[Fabrichnyy]], [[Zhambyl District, Almaty Region|Zhambyl District]], [[Almaty Region]]) is a [[Kazakhs]]tani [[singer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/w/star/254991/bio/|script-title=ru:Нагима Ескалиева|publisher=Кино-Театр|language=Russian|accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref> and awarded national artist of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]].

==Early life==
Eskalieva was born in an industrial area to Habdul Eskaliev and his wife Visilia, who were both workers in the region. She was the oldest of five children and grew up under basic conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kstnews.kz/index.php?a=1054&page=2|title=Костанайские новости|publisher=}}</ref> She has three sisters and one brother.

==Career==

After graduating in the Republican School of Variety and Circus Arts (the vocal class of L.Kesoglu) and Alma-Ata Musical School (Department of Choral Conducting, Eskalieva became an ensemble member of the famous ''Gulder'' (Гүлдер) formation. She first rose to popularity when she participated on the [[Soviet Union|soviet]] Singing Competition ''With Song through Life'' (С песней по жизни) in 1979, which she won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kstnews.kz/index.php?a=1054|title=Костанайские новости|publisher=}}</ref><ref>http://www.kazpravda.kz/rus/kuljtura/s_ljubovjju_k_pesne.html</ref> After that she went on to become one of the most well-known singers of Kazakhstan and was touring through the entire Soviet Union. She eventually moved to [[Moscow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://40millionshow.livejournal.com/5254.html |title=Мурат Оспанов и Нагима Ескалиева |first=2011-03-19 15:09:00 40millionshow 40millionshow 2011-03-19 15:09:00 |last=40millionshowwrote |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810201645/http://40millionshow.livejournal.com/5254.html |archivedate=2011-08-10 |df= }}</ref> and from then on also went on tour in [[Algeria]], [[Cuba]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Denmark]] and the [[German Democratic Republic]]. In 1984, she went on winning the [[Golden Orpheus]] Festival in [[Sofia]]. Eskalievas range goes from Kazakh Folk Songs to modern compositions. In 2008, she recorded a charity Single with the boygroup ''Percy'' to support children suffering of [[Cardiac disease]]. First planning on becoming an actress, she occasionally appeared in front of the film camera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nur.kz/135104.html|title=Нагима Ескалиева: У меня есть молодые мальчики-поклонники|first=|last=NUR.KZ|publisher=}}</ref><br>Throughout the years, Eskalieva has been supportive of aspiring singers in her home country. In 1996, she founded a Music Atelier aiming to find and support young singing talent in Kazakhstan. She was a jury member in ''[[SuperStar KZ|SuperStar KZ 3 & 4]]'', the Kazakh version of ''[[Pop Idol]]'' as well as on ''[[X Factor (Kazakhstan)|X Factor]]'', where she was the winning mentor in the second season held in 2012 with her contestant Andrey Tikhonov. Currently she is teaching at the ''Academy of Vocal Arts Zhurgenev''.

==Personal life==

Eskalieva was married two times and has a son called Aleksander (born 1983), who auditioned when she was leading the jury of [[SuperStar KZ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.np.kz/index.php?newsid=867|title=Нагима Ескалиева: В душе я хрупкая|publisher=}}</ref>

==Discography==
*2004: ''Nashi 3'' singing ''Молва''
*2006: ''Мой HiT #3'' (My HiT #3) singing ''Прости'' (Simple)
*2008: ''Мама'' (Mother) feat. Percy (Перцы)

==Filmography==
*1982: Родные степи
*1983: Искупи вину
*2009: Kairat Champion. Virgin #1 (Кайрат-чемпион. Девственник №1)

==Awards==
*1979: Grand prix of USSR National TV Song Contest "С песней по жизни"
*1984: [[Lenin Komsomol Prize]]
*1984: [[Golden Orpheus]] Festival
*National artist of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://biografia.kz/famous/1242 Biography at Biografia.kz]
*[http://www.xfactor.kz/ru/jury/ Profile on X-Factor Homepage]

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[[Category:Kazakhstani female singers]]
[[Category:Soviet female singers]]
[[Category:SuperStar KZ]]
[[Category:People from Almaty Region]]