Imanbek
Imanbek Zeikenov (Kazakh: Иманбек Зейкенов; born 21 October 2000), known professionally as Imanbek, is a Kazakh DJ and record producer. In 2019, he became internationally famous with his remix of Saint Jhn's "Roses".
Imanbek | |
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Born | Imanbek Zeikenov 21 October 2000 |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Career
Born in Kazakhstan, he is from the village of Aksu and has played guitar since the age of 8. He studied and works in rail transport, but has been engaged in music production since 2017. His remix of Roses by Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn brought him international attention. (The remix was done without Saint Jhn's involvement as Zeikenov's attempts to contact him on Instagram failed and he did not receive a reply.[1]) It has appeared in the charts throughout Europe including Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, India and Sweden, becoming number 1 on Shazam World.[2] Based on the success and popularity of the remix, the original song recorded in 2016, appeared on the US Billboard chart, the UK Singles Chart and other charts, including, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland in 2019. He has signed with the Russian label Effective Records [3] and released his first Song on Spinnin Records' Dharma Records.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
ITA [8] |
NED [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | ||||
"Roses (Imanbek remix)" (with Saint Jhn) |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Collection One | |
"I'm Just Feelin' (Du Du Du)" (with Martin Jensen) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 [23] | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Blackout" (featuring Tory Lanez)[24] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other releases
Imanbek has a number of other releases, most notably:
- "VALENTINO" (with 24kGoldn)
- "SAD" (with Rasster)
- "Take Me" (with O'Neill)
- "Hot" (with Parah Dice)
- "Smoke It Up" (with Stephanskiy)
- "Dope"
- "Clandestina" (with FILV & Edmofo featuring Emma Peters)
- "Voyage, Voyage" (with DUBOSS)
- "Brother Louie" (with VIZE & Dieter Bohlen featuring Leony)
- "Romantic Dance" (DJ DmimixeR featuring MURANA)
References
- "Железнодорожник из Аксу, создавший всемирно известный ремикс на "SAINt JHN - Roses": кто он" [Aksu railwayman who created the world famous remix of "SAINt JHN – Roses": who is he]. Caravan.kz (in Russian). October 30, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Reddit: Why did rapper SAINt JHN ignore the “Roses” remix author, who makes him famous?
- "Effective Records homepage". Effective Records. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1914758
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Saint+Jhn&titel=Roses+(Imanbek+Remix)&cat=s
- "Imanbek Discographie". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Saint Jhn & HSI". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- "Goud en Platina – Singles 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "British certifications – Saint Jhn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 17, 2020. Type Saint Jhn in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- "Danish single certifications – Saint Jhn – Roses". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "New Zealand single certifications – SAINt JHN – Roses (Imanbek remix)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "French single certifications – Saint Jhn" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Blackout (feat. Tory Lanez) – Single by Imanbek". Apple Music. Retrieved August 9, 2020.