Bayan Maksatkyzy Yessentayeva (née Mukhitdenova; (Kazakh: Баян Мақсатқызы Есентаева (Мұхитденова), Baian Maqsatqyzy Esentaeva (Mūhitdenova); born 9 January 1974,[1]) is a Kazakhstani producer, television presenter, actress, and singer.

Bayan entered the Pedagogical Institute, but after three years of study, in secret from her parents, she transferred to the Faculty of cinema The first fame came in 1993, when the film "Station of Love" (kaz.

Being a laureate of the competitions "Zhas Kanat" and "Voice of Asia", Bayan recorded two songs in 2008 — "ABC of Love" and "Shine".

In 2010, Bayan Esentayeva's company Shine Production made the film "Cocktail for a Star", where she played one of the roles.

In 2014, the Kazak Aruy project was launched, the Lashyn group appeared, its ward Zhanar Dugalova won the Turkvision Song Contest, the series Makhabbaty Zhүregіmde was released, together with Eric Tastambekov, the Cafe Central coffee shop was opened.

[9] An open letter was published on Qazaquni.kz, demanding to remove the television series "Kozy Korpesh – Bayan Sulu" from the national TV channel.

On 7 March 2018, producer Bayan Alaguzova presented a film called "Sisitai", directed by Ernar Nurgaliyev.

On the way, Bakhytbek Yesentayev dropped off his nephew, who was driving a car, at one of the gas stations and continued to beat Bayan, stabbed her four times.

After the detention of Bakhytbek Yesentayev, the judge appointed him a preventive measure in the form of detention for 2 months (until 10 August), a pre—trial investigation was launched against him under Article 106 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan — "Intentional infliction of serious harm to health", then the case of Yesentayev was reclassified to Article 99, part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan – "Attempted murder.

[16] According to the other two articles — "Violent acts of a sexual nature" and "Rape", Bakhytbek Yesentayev was acquitted, since the sperm sample taken from the victim Yesentayeva according to the results of molecular genetic examination belonged to another man.

[17] On 22 January 2017, Bayan Yesentayeva announced that she had "accepted a marriage proposal" from a well-known businessman Tursengali Alaguzov (kaz.