Bayan Esentaeva

Bayan Maksatkyzy Yessentayeva (née Mukhitdenova; (Kazakh: Баян Мақсатқызы Есентаева (Мұхитденова), Baian Maqsatqyzy Esentaeva (Mūhitdenova); born 9 January 1974,) is a Kazakhstani producer, television presenter, actress, and singer. She first rose to fame in 1993 with her leading role in the melodrama "Station of Love" (ru. Станция любви), after which she worked for a long time as a journalist and presenter on television. Since 2006, she has been producing Kazakh musical group KeshYOU and individual performers Zhanar Dugalova and Yerke Esmahan. Since 2010, she has appeared in several films and television series.