Born in Novosibirsk, Ivan Gyngazov graduated from the M. I. Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory, where he studied with Marina Akhmedova.

From 2013 to 2017, he was a soloist at the Novosibirsk Opera, performing leading roles including Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Vladimir (Prince Igor) and Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly). Since 2017, he has been one of the principal soloists of the Helikon Opera in Moscow. His international career has taken him to major opera houses including the Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Staatsoper Berlin, Theater an der Wien, Semperoper Dresden, Paris Opera, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Sydney Opera House and Gran Teatre del Liceu.

His extensive repertoire includes Calaf, Radamès, Manrico, Cavaradossi, Don José, Samson, Hermann, Riccardo and Sadko. He has received awards at the Hariclea Darclée Competition and the Onegin National Opera Award.