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Yerzhan Nurhassen

Ерікжан Нұрхасенов,(born: September 29.1964, Zhansugur, Almaty oblast, Kazakhstan), a typical representative of Kazakh "middle-of-the road" and techno-pop. He started to write songs, play and sing in the band "Sayahat-division" in his hometown Zhansugur in the late 80's after graduating from the University of Taldykorgan. "Sayahat" means "Journey", so the name of the band was indicating that the guys liked to travel (they liked to go to Europe and South Eastern Asia). The band was bilingual (Kazakh, English) and was working under the influence of European dance music and "high-energy pop" (like Bad Boys Blue, Chyp-Notic, DJ Bobo, Sash! and others). Being very persistent in becoming famous, Yerzhan left the band in 1995 and moved to Almaty. He won a TV contest (Kazakhstan 1) and made his initial success in 1995 with the song "Tears From My Eyes", one of the two English songs included in his first album "Alystaghy shanyrak (Faraway Shelter), the production of which was inspired by this success. The next album "Altyn kala" (The Golden City) was released in 1997 (in Kazakh). The song "Suikti Aru" ("My Beloved Beauty") is dedicated to his wife Rita. "Suikti Aru" opens Yerzhan's last album named after this song, which became a hit in Kazakhstan and abroad (Western China). In addition to music, Yerzhan Nurhasenoff is involved in scientific and business translation work. English teacher certified by Cambridge. Likes photography, traveling, movies, hiking, reading SF books. Currently lives in Canada. Also goes by the name: Eric Nurhassen.