Qazaqstan TV has been uploading videos and behind-the-scenes footage of 'Voice Beyond Horizon'.  Very fun to watch. Link to playlist Diary Program 1 Diary Program 2 Diary Program 3 Here is my 'Voice Beyond Horizon' page for more information.

 It is a holiday in my country, so I had some time to get enough rest and take a deep dive into the fandom, seeing what I had missed.  And of course I had to listen to Gashyqtyq properly.  A quiet room and with Bang Olufsen speakers. Dimash creates such beauty with his singing... he makes the words spellbinding, gently spiralling around his listeners, binding them with such achingly heartbreaking emotion.  I can feel so much pain but cannot break free, I don't want to break free... it is like looking into the darkest parts of the soul, so deep and fathomless...  I fear what I might see but I cannot look away. I do not think I can ever hear Kazakh words spoken without feeling what Dimash has poured into his songs.  In my mind, Kazakh is now a language of deepest emotion and absolute beauty.  Gashyqtyq (Infatuation) (music and lyrics by Dimash Qudaibergen) I am a captive of your radiance The light that warmed the autumn air And pierced the darkness with ...

 After hearing how good the eight singers on 'Voice Beyond Horizon' were, I tracked them down on Spotify.  They are really good singers! Click on picture to go to my 'Voice Beyond Horizon' Spotify playlist Here is my 'Voice Beyond Horizon'  page  for more information.

 I was scrolling around in YouTube comment sections when I came across an old comment of mine under Dimash's 'Love's Not Over Yet' video.  I was responding to a troll comment. It never fails... every time Dimash releases something, the trolls come out. Meh. What else is new? 😂 I've been eight years in this fandom and I have come to realise these people are always going to be around.... like washing machine lint. Just ignore them. Yes, I should take my own advice but I was in a funny mood that day 😘😁 Dimash 'screams' and the troll doesn't like it. Well, I don't really like high notes and my presence in this fandom is a mystery. A miracle, if you like. 😆 But I'm here because Dimash's singing does something to my brain. My heart, my soul. Even his 'screaming'.  The first time I listened to LNOY, the high notes at the end of 'You hold our destiny in your haa-aaaands' made me cringe a bit. Remember I'm 'allergic' to...

 When I first heard about Dimash's program 'Voice Beyond Horizon', I wondered what he would put together. I knew Dimash is a perfectionist and would want to make sure the program was of a level he considered excellent but I wasn't sure of his skills and knowledge levels when it came to such a production. Plus he might be constrained by sponsor requirements or things of that sort.  I am a huge fan but I don't have blinkers on. I call him a genius when it comes to singing but I wasn't sure about show production.  On the day of premiere, February 5 2026, I sat in front of my laptop and watched promos and the prologue episode.   WELL.  I actually forgot to eat dinner.  The flow of events, the introductions, the wry humour ... oh, so entertaining and engaging.  Then the show itself began. I was hopping from platform to platform trying to find livestreams and trying to respond to numerous msgs asking where when how.  I finally settled on the Mango ...