Karina Abdullina

Karina Abrekkyzy Abdullina (Kazakh: Карина Абрекқызы Абдуллина, Karina Abrekqyzy Abdullina; born 13 January 1976) is a Kazakhstani singer and actress. Abdullina is a third generation professional musician. Her mother, Olga Lvova, was a well-known pianist, she worked all her life as the leading concert master of the opera house. Her father, Zaur Abdullin was a baritone singer, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Baturin. He sang leading solo parts in operas. Abdullina's grandfather and Zaur's father was Rishat Abdullin who was a baritone and a People's Artist of the USSR. Her granduncle and Rishat's twin brother was Muslim Abdullin (People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR, tenor). Together they were known throughout the country, and were one of the founders of opera in Kazakhstan. At the age of 6, Abdullina entered the Republican Special Music School named after Kulyash Baiseitova, where she studied for 11 years in piano. After school, Karina graduated from Alma-Ata State Conservatory named after Kurmangazy is also a pianist. Repeatedly performed as a soloist with an orchestra, and also as an accompanist with vocalists and instrumentalists. From the age of 14, Abdullina started singing, at the age of 17 she became the winner of the Grand Prix of the All-Union TV contest "The Morning Star " in Moscow. No participant from Kazakhstan could repeat the success of Abdullina in this contest.