Zhanar Dugalova

Zhanar Dugalova (, Janar Dūğalova; born 18 January 1987) is a Kazakh singer who won the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 representing Kazakhstan with the song "Izin kórem". She is also a former member of Kazakhstani pop group KeshYou. Since August 2014 she has continued her career independently.

Biography Dugalova was born in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan, before moving with her family to Almaty. Years before her debut in the music industry, she took part in the contest Zhas Kanat, a national music festival which aimed to launch the careers of amateur and new singers. After her performance in the festival, well-known producer Bayan Esentayeva became interested in her voice. She was hailed for her powerful voice and her beauty. In late 2012, she released her first single "Súıemin deshi" , which was used as a song in the soundtrack of the movie "Ǵashyq júrek" (, A cocktail with stars) where she also had a role. The popularity of the film and the success of the song turned the young singer into a celebrity.

With KeshYou In 2013, she was included in the new lineup of KeshYou, and became another hit. During this part of her music career, Zhanar Dugalova combined her KeshYou trajectory with solo songs.

Solo Dugalova left KeshYou in 2014.

Having become a national heroine, Dugalova released more songs and took part in many national events. In 2015, the singer met then-President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, who invited her to a convention of Kazakhstani women in which other successful Kazakhstani personalities such as female volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova took part.

In April 2017, Dugalova expressed interest in representing Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Contest. As of 2026, Kazakhstan has never participated in the contest. Ala ketpediń (2017)