Ermek Bekmukhameduly Serkebayev (Kazakh: Ермек Бекмұхамедұлы Серкебаев; 4 July 1926 – 16 November 2013) was a Soviet and Kazakhstani chamber and opera baritone singer,[1] actor, and educator.
[4] Ermek's mother Zylikha Sabirovna Serkebayeva was a primary school teacher, she had a sharp ear for music and a beautiful voice.
[10] Ermek Serkebayev also performed as a chamber and stage singer, singing Kazakh folk songs, compositions by Russian and foreign composers.
[11] He toured a lot and performed in over 50 countries, including Belgium, China, Cuba, Finland, France, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.
In his autumn years, he combined these roles with that of advisor to the President of Abay Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (where he also continued to perform as a singer).