Roza Rymbayeva

On 2 April 2008, she became a torchbearer of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay lap in Almaty.

Roza Kuanyshkyzy Rymbayeva (Kazakh: Roza Qýanyshqyzy Rymbaeva/Роза Қуанышқызы Рымбаева , born 1957) is a Soviet and Kazakh singer, the people's artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986).

Rosa Rymbayeva was born on 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe station in the East Kazakhstan Province to a family of railway workers. She graduated from the faculty musical-dramatic comedy of theatrical-artistic institute in Almaty (1984). From 1976 to 1979, she was a soloist in the republican youth-pop band "Gulder" ("Flowers"), and from 1979 in a pop band "Arai", managed by her husband T.Okapov. Since 1979, a soloist of Kazakhconcert, the main republican concert. She also combines as a teacher of Republic pop-circus college. The winner of various international contests of pop singers (1977 Sopot, Bulgaria: Golden Orpheus, 1979, Istanbul, Turkey). The winner of grand-prix of "Gala-83" international contest in Cuba. Her repertoire includes songs of Kazakh and foreign composers, along with the works of modern composers performs national songs in a peculiar interpretation. For the moment she sums up her 25-year career of singer, arranges her own jubilee concerts, but Roza Rymbayeva is not going to leave stage. "I have sung so many songs in my 25-year career, that I can't place all of them into my concert program" she says. Her tour now includes 30 songs. The artist is recognised as the Prima donna considering her popularity within Kazakhstan and the CIS countries. Roza Rymbayeva became the people's artist at the age of 28. in 2005 Roza Rymbayeva get star on the Star Square in Moscow.