Dima Bilan
Background information
Birth name	Viktor Nikolaevich Belan
Born	December 24, 1981 (1981-12-24) (age 26)
Origin	Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Genre(s)	R&B, Pop, Classical music
Instrument(s)	Vocal
Label(s)	Universal (2008-present), Gala Records (2003-2007), EMI (2006)
Website	official website

Dima Bilan (Russian: Дима Билан; real name Viktor Belan, Виктор Белан, 24 December 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia) is a Russian pop artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits and is currently pursuing an international career. is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: , or, less formal, Karachay-Cherkessia ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the present. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: , or, less formal, Karachay-Cherkessia ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... Never Let You Go is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... Eurovision 2008 redirects here. ...

Biography

When he was only two years old, his family moved to his grandmother’s place in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan. When he was six years old, his family moved to Kabardino-Balkaria where he went to school with his sister. He took part in morning performances, recited poems and sang songs. Naberezhnye Chelny (Russian: ; Tatar: ; lit. ... Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar Cyrillic: Татарстан Республикасы, Latin: Tatarstan Respublikası) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Capital Nalchik Area - total - % water Ranked 83rd - 12,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 60th - est. ...

He graduated from Gnesins Musical College as a classical vocal performer. Bilan made his debut when he reached fourth place at the Russian/Latvian festival "New Wave" in 2002. In 2003, Bilan released his debut album titled Nochnoy Huligan (Night Hooligan), which included covers of "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla and "Fever" by Elvis. In 2004, he released his successful single "Na beregu neba" ("At The Sky's Shore") which was also the title of his second album. Lucio Dalla on the cover of a collection of his best songs from 1970s and 1980s. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ...

Produced by the late Yury Aizenshpis, a Russian music mogul famous for his work with Viktor Tsoi in the Soviet Union, Bilan attempted to reach Eurovision previously with the song "Not That Simple" in 2005, finishing in second place at the Russian national selection. The video for the Russian version of the song was reputably the most expensive in the history of Russia's music industry. In December 2005, Bilan received two golden gramophones for the song "Ty dolzjna ryadom byt'" (The Russian version of "Not That Simple", actually meaning "You should be beside me") in Saint Petersburg and Almaty. During shootings of "Noviye pyesny o glavnom" ("New songs about the main things") he received the grand prize of the First channel from the professional jury. Bilan became Showbusiness Man of the Year because the most voters gave their voices for him according to the version of Rambler. At the end of a year he accepted an invitation from an American agency to record tracks for the musical Peter Pan. On 14 March 2006, Bilan took part in "Zolotaya sharmanka" ("Golden street organ") of "International Music Awards" in Kiev where he was honored as "Singer of the Year". Korean name Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Korean: 빅토르 최) (June 21, 1962 – August 15, 1990) was a famous Soviet artist and leader of the rock group Kino. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Map showing Almatys location in Kazakhstan Almaty Orthodox church Mosque Almaty (Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Vernyj, Vyernyi (Верный) in Imperial Russia) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900 (2004) (8% of the population of Kazakhstan) citizens. ... This article is about the play by J.M. Barrie. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: , Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587 ft) Population (2006)  - City 4,450,968  - Density 3,299/km² (8,544. ...

2006

Representing Russia in Eurovision 2006

In the middle of March 2006, Bilan was chosen internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest, that year in Athens, Greece. Out of 37 participating countries, Bilan took second place with the dark pop song "Never Let You Go", equalling one of Russia's best ever showing at Eurovision — Alsou's "Solo" was runner-up back in the 2000 contest. Channel One (Russian: ; IPA: ) is one of Russias most highly rated TV channels, and the one with the widest reception area. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... Never Let You Go is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... Alsou on the cover of Russian Cosmo Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (Tatar: Alsu Rälif qızı Abramova, Russian: Алсу́ Рали́фовна Абрамова), better known as just Alsou (Russian: Алсу́, born on June 27, 1983) is a popular Tatar-Russian singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 2000 in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilssons victory in Jerusalem last year. ...

Bilan scored 248 points — 44 behind winning song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Finland's Lordi — and received the maximum 12 points from a total of seven countries: Armenia, Belarus, Finland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. The only countries to not award Bilan any points were Monaco and Switzerland. Hard Rock Hallelujah is a song by the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision. ... Lordi are a Finnish rock quintet. ...

Bilan's stage performance included two dancing ballerinas and a white piano covered in red rose petals, from which a ghost-like female figure emerged halfway through the song. Bilan wore a white vest with the number representing his place in the contest's running order — 13 and 10 in the semi-final and final respectively. Due to Russia's poor result the previous year, Bilan had to qualify for the final at the semi-final on May 18. He qualified in the top ten there (finishing third with 217 points) and moved to the final. Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1943 to 1960 and prima ballerina assoluta from 1960 to 1990. ... Pianoforte redirects here. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

2006 (continuation)

In July 2006 Bilan was one of the four artists who took part in the biggest musical event in Russia of 2006 - "The Red Summer" show in Red Square in Moscow, where he performed on stage with Shakira, The Black Eyed Peas and t.A.T.u. For other uses, see Red Square (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musician. ... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

In September 2006, for second year in a row, Dima Bilan won Artist of the Year and Song of the Year at MTV Russian Music Awards. On November 2nd Bilan represented Russia at MTV EMA in Copenhagen. The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. ... The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. ...

On 15 November 2006 Bilan received award for Best Selling Russian Artist and performed at the World Music Awards in London along with Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and Bob Sinclair. His performance of Eurovision single Never Let You Go at WMAs was broadcast on Channel 4 in UK and 130 more countries, including United States. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and fashion designer, and is most widely known by the name Beyoncé. Knowles rose to stardom as a founding member and the lead singer of Destinys Child, musics most successful... Not to be confused with Rhianna or Rayhana. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship. ... Bob Sinclair may refer to: Bob Sinclar, French record producer and DJ Robert J. Sinclair, former CEO of Saab Scania of America, see Saab 900 See also: Sinclair This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Never Let You Go is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

2007

In February of 2007 Bilan started to record his first international album in English in Los Angeles, Miami and in Philadelphia in collaboration with producer Timbaland and his production team: Danjahandz, Jim Beanz and Ryan Tedder. One of the new tracks will be a duet with one of Timbaland's most successful artists - Nelly Furtado. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... For other uses, see Timberland. ... ... Jim Beanz is a vocal producer, song writer, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group. ... Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born 7 January 1979) is an American singer, and Grammy nominated songwriter and record producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... For other uses, see Timberland. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship. ...

Also in 2007 he premiered his first single from new album - Number One Fan. According to Russian and Eastern Europe radio airplay chart, Number One Fan topped the charts for 8 weeks. Video for this song ^[1] was shot in London by famous British director Trudy Bellinger (who made videos for e.g. Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Sophie Ellis Bextor). This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Trudy Bellinger (born January 31, 1962) is a British music video director. ... Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning English pop group trio from London. ... Sophie Ellis Bextor (b. ...

On 4 October Bilan premiered his second single from the forthcoming album, Amnesia, at the MTV Russia Music Awards 2007. During this show, Bilan won three most prestigious awards for "Best Performer"", "Best Song" and – for the third time in three years - "Best Artist". is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. ... The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. ... The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. ... The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. ...

2008

Dima Bilan performing at the Eurovision Song Contest final in Belgrade, 2008. He is accompanied by Edvin Marton (left) and Evgeni Plushenko (right).

In 2008 Bilan is planning to release 3 albums - Russian, English and Spanish. He is also planning to release an English album in 81 countries in cooperation with Interscope Records (Universal Music International Group). He is working on his English album, with some tracks produced by Timbaland, Danja, Jim Beanz and Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic). Also his new English album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado. Edvin Marton (1974, Tiszaújlak -) is a Hungarian composer and violinist. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (Russian: ) (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... For other uses, see Timberland. ... Floyd Nathanial Hills (born 1982) record producer more commonly known by Danja (pronounced as Danger) and the protégé of producer Timothy Timbaland Mosley. ... Jim Beanz is a vocal producer, song writer, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group. ... Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born 7 January 1979) is an American singer, and Grammy nominated songwriter and record producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... OneRepublic is an American rock band formed in Colorado. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship. ...

On 20 February Bilan went to Miami and recorded a few tracks for his Spanish album with famous producer Rudy Perez. The Spanish album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado and a Spanish version of his first international single "Number One Fan" [1] is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Rudy Pérez is an American songwriter and producer. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship. ...

In 2008, Bilan once again represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Believe" accompanied by Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton and Russian world champion figure skater Evgeni Plushenko. On 24 May, 2008, Bilan won first place in the contest, receiving 272 points and seven 12's. His victory's integrity was questioned by Ukraine's officials later in May.^[2] For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... Edvin Marton (1974, Tiszaújlak -) is a Hungarian composer and violinist. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (Russian: ) (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2008 won Dima Bilan two awards from Muz tv. First was for "Best singer" And second for "Best ringtone" what was Nevozmozhnoe vozmozno.

Discography

Albums

• 2003 - Ya Nochnoy Holigan (Я ночной хулиган – I'm a Night Hooligan)
• 2004 - Na beregu neba (На берегу неба – Between The Heaven And The Sky)
• 2006 - Vremya-Reka (Время-река – Time River)
• 2008 - Protiv pravil (Против Правил - Against The Rules)

Singles

• 2003 - Ya Nochnoy Holigan (Я ночной хулиган - I'm a night hooligan)
• 2005 - Ty dolzhna ryadom byt' (Ты должна рядом быть - You Should Be By My Side; recorded in English as "Not That Simple") Official Russian Top 100 Airplay Charts no. 2
• 2005 - Kak Hotel Ya (Как хотел я - How I wanted) no. 2
• 2005 - Ya tebya pomnyu (Я тебя помню - I Remember You) no. 18
• 2006 - Eto bуla lyubov' (Это была любовь - It was love) no. 1
• 2006 - Never Let You Go no. 3
• 2006 - Nevozmozhnoye vozmozhno (Невозможное возможно - The Impossible Is Possible; recorded in English as "Lady Flame") no. 1
• 2007 - Vremya Reka (Время река - Time is a River; recorded in English as "See What I See") no. 2
• 2007 - Number One Fan(Produced by Timbaland)
• 2007 - Gore - zima (Горе-зима - Winter is Sorrow)
• 2008 - Believe (Produced by Jim Beanz, Eurovision Song Contest 2008)

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External links

• Official website
• Dima Bilan @ MTV Russia: IDOLS

Notes