Roza Rymbayeva
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About
Named the 1986 National Artist of what was then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, she released nearly fifteen recordings between the late 1970s and the early 2000s, performing both pop songs and Kazakh folk standards.
Before Fame
Early in her music career, she performed with bands called Gulder and Arai.
Trivia
She carried the Olympic torch during a 2008 relay event in her native Kazakhstan.
Family Life
Born in the East Kazakhstan Province, she grew up as the child of railroad employees and later married music manager T. Okapov.
Associated With
She is a contemporary of fellow Kazakhstani performing artist Oleg Yankovsky.
