Dima Bilan
Encyclopedia
is a Russian actor
and pop
singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
with "Never Let You Go
", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008
in Belgrade
, with the song "Believe
". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits.
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. He was one of the few people in Russia to popularize the traditional Japanese game Kancho
, which became extremely popular in Russian prisons.
He graduated from Gnesins Musical College as a classical vocal performer. Bilan made his debut when he reached fourth place at the Russian/Latvia
n festival "New Wave" in 2002. In 2003, Bilan released his debut album titled Nochnoy Huligan (Night Hooligan). In 2004, the reissue of the album came out including 20 songs, 16 of the original + four new tracks: Бессердечная (Heartless), В последний раз (The last time), Остановите музыку (Stop the music), Тёмная ночь (Dark Night). Also in 2004 he released his successful single "Na beregu neba" ("At The Sky's Shore") which was also the title of his second album.
In 2005, also was released on the official compilation of clips "Ti, tolko ti" (You, only you) in that except the clips included presentations album "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (I'm a Night Hooligan) and "Na beregu neba" (At The Sky's Shore), also in the collection include additional tracks not included in these albums "Ya ne zabudu" (I will not forget) and a cover version of quadrupeds melodies "Caruso" a presentation of "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (I'm a Night Hooligan), "7 Dney" (Seven Days) organizing presentations "Na beregu neba" (At The Sky's Shore)
In late 2005, released the single "New Year with a new line" contains 3 tracks New Year with a new line (feat group Neposedi), Between the sky and heaven and New Year with a new line remix
and in 2011 he turned really ho
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".
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
.
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.
Bilan's stage performance included two dancing ballerina
s 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 18 May. He qualified in the top ten there (finishing third with 217 points) and moved to the final.
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.
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 2 November Bilan represented Russia at MTV EMA in Copenhagen.
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
, Beyoncé
, 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.
and Ryan Tedder
. One of the new tracks will be a duet with one of Timbaland's
most successful artists, Nelly Furtado
.
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 was shot in London by famous British director Trudy Bellinger
, who has also made videos for acts including Girls Aloud
, Sugababes
and Sophie Ellis Bextor).
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 consecutive year — Best Artist.
In 2008, Bilan is planning to release three albums — in Russian, English and Spanish. He is also planning to release an English album in 81 countries in co-operation with Interscope Records
(Universal Group). He is working on his English album, with some tracks produced by Jim Beanz
and Ryan Tedder
(OneRepublic
). Also his new Spanish album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado
.
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"
In 2008, Bilan once again represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song "Believe", accompanied by Hungarian violin
ist Edvin Marton
and Russian olympic and three-time world champion figure skater Evgeni Plushenko
. On 24 May 2008, Bilan won first place in the contest, receiving 272 points and seven twelves. His victory's integrity was questioned by Ukraine
's officials later in May.
With this victory, he became the fifth artist in the history of the contest to reach both the positions of winner and runner-up (After Lys Assia
, Gigliola Cinquetti
, Linda Martin
and Elisabeth Andreassen
) and the first male performer to do so.
In 2008, Bilan won two awards from Muz TV: "Best male artist" and "Best ringtone" for the song "Nevozmozhnoe vozmozno". Dima also won the Best Russian Act award at MTV Europe Music Awards
.
Also in 2008, Bilan finally changed his official name to Dima Bilan. Although Dima is a diminutive from Dmitry, he preferred the former, diminutive form, "Dima", as official. The name change followed Bilan's conflict with his producer Yuri Aisenshpitz's heirs, who claimed the rights on this stage name. Making it his official name would help to avoid any claimants.
Bilan performed his 2008 Eurovision-winning song "Believe" in the interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
in Limassol
, Cyprus
.
, before leaving over the title of former Eurovision Song Contest winner to Alexander Rybak
of Norway
.
In 2010 Dima has recorded a demo version of the song "White Nights", which would be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, but he has not entered in the contest saying that it would be too soon to return to the contest after just 2 years after his win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
.
In the Summer of 2010, Bilan produced and starred in the short film Театр Абсурда (Theatre of the Absurd, written and directed by Maxim Apriatin and based upon Bilan's song Он хотел (He Wanted To). In the film, Bilan performs monologues in which he shares his opinion on the moral values of the people who live in the Russian capital, as well as quotations from Ecclesiastes
, and scraps of the diary of Jim Morrison
. The film was released on the Internet in late 2010.
recorded a duet with Dima Bilan in Los Angeles which was released in Russia first and later in the rest of Europe. They've presented the song "Safety" for the first time during the Muz-TV
Music Awards show on June 11 in Moscow, Anastacia
has also perform a song alone.
Dima Bilan is the first artist representing Russia to win Eurovision Song Contest
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
with "Never Let You Go
Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song)
"Never Let You Go" is a pop/rock song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place....
", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, with the song "Believe
Believe (Dima Bilan song)
"Believe" is the winning Russian entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest sung by Dima Bilan. The song was composed and written by Jim Beanz & Dima Bilan. On 20 May 2008 Bilan sang in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the song was voted into the final by public vote...
". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits.
Biography
When he was two years old, his family moved to his grandmother’s place in the city of Naberezhnye ChelnyNaberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not...
in Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
. When he was six years old, his family moved to Kabardino-Balkaria
Kabardino-Balkaria
The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....
where he went to school with his sister. He took part in morning performances, recited poems and sang songs. He was one of the few people in Russia to popularize the traditional Japanese game Kancho
Kancho
is a prank often played in Japan; it is performed by clasping the hands together so the index fingers are pointing out and attempting to insert them sharply into someone's anal region when the victim is not looking...
, which became extremely popular in Russian prisons.
He graduated from Gnesins Musical College as a classical vocal performer. Bilan made his debut when he reached fourth place at the Russian/Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n festival "New Wave" in 2002. In 2003, Bilan released his debut album titled Nochnoy Huligan (Night Hooligan). In 2004, the reissue of the album came out including 20 songs, 16 of the original + four new tracks: Бессердечная (Heartless), В последний раз (The last time), Остановите музыку (Stop the music), Тёмная ночь (Dark Night). Also in 2004 he released his successful single "Na beregu neba" ("At The Sky's Shore") which was also the title of his second album.
In 2005, also was released on the official compilation of clips "Ti, tolko ti" (You, only you) in that except the clips included presentations album "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (I'm a Night Hooligan) and "Na beregu neba" (At The Sky's Shore), also in the collection include additional tracks not included in these albums "Ya ne zabudu" (I will not forget) and a cover version of quadrupeds melodies "Caruso" a presentation of "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (I'm a Night Hooligan), "7 Dney" (Seven Days) organizing presentations "Na beregu neba" (At The Sky's Shore)
In late 2005, released the single "New Year with a new line" contains 3 tracks New Year with a new line (feat group Neposedi), Between the sky and heaven and New Year with a new line remix
and in 2011 he turned really ho
2005 - 2006
Produced by the late Yury Aizenshpis, a Russian music mogul famous for his work with Viktor TsoiViktor Tsoi
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino.He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has many devoted fans across the countries of the former Soviet Union even today...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, 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
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
. 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
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
. On 14 March 2006, Bilan took part in "Zolotaya sharmanka" ("Golden street organ") of "International Music Awards" in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
where he was honored as "Singer of the Year".
In the middle of March 2006, Bilan was chosen internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, that year in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece. Out of 37 participating countries, Bilan took second place with the dark pop song "Never Let You Go
Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song)
"Never Let You Go" is a pop/rock song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place....
", equalling one of Russia's best ever showing at Eurovision — Alsou
Alsou
- Early life :Alsou was born in Bugulma, Tatarstan. Her father, Ralif Rafilovich Safin is a Russian oligarch, a former LUKoil executive and a current member of the Federal Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament. He is also the owner of the FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi football team and was...
's "Solo" was runner-up back in the 2000 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
.
Bilan scored 248 points — 44 behind winning song "Hard Rock Hallelujah
Hard Rock Hallelujah
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points. It was also Finland's first placement in the top five. It was voted as the most popular Finnish Eurovision entry in the forty years the country has participated...
" by Finland's Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
— and received the maximum 12 points from a total of seven countries: Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The only countries to not award Bilan any points were Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
and Switzerland.
Bilan's stage performance included two dancing ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
s and a white piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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 18 May. He qualified in the top ten there (finishing third with 217 points) and moved to the final.
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
Red Square
Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...
in Moscow, where he performed on stage with Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
and t.A.T.u.
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
MTV Russian Music Awards
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 features local and international acts and music celebrities being honoured by Russian viewers.-Host Cities:...
. On 2 November Bilan represented Russia at MTV EMA in Copenhagen.
On 15 November 2006 Bilan received award for Best Selling Russian Artist and performed at the World Music Awards
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
in London along with Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
and Bob Sinclair
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
. His performance of Eurovision single Never Let You Go
Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song)
"Never Let You Go" is a pop/rock song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place....
at WMAs was broadcast on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in UK and 130 more countries, including United States.
2007 - 2008
In February 2007 Bilan started to record his first international album in English in Los Angeles, Miami and in Philadelphia in collaboration with producer Jim BeanzJim Beanz
James David Washington, better known under his stage name Jim Beanz, is an American vocal producer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group...
and Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
. One of the new tracks will be a duet with one of Timbaland's
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
most successful artists, Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
.
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 was shot in London by famous British director Trudy Bellinger
Trudy Bellinger
Trudy Bellinger is a British music video director. Bellinger is currently affiliated with Merge @ Crossroads Films. In addition to music videos, she has also directed TV adverts for Rimmel and M & S fashion Spring and Autumn-Videography:1997...
, who has also made videos for acts including Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
, Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
and Sophie Ellis Bextor).
On 4 October, Bilan premiered his second single from the forthcoming album, Amnesia, at the MTV Russia Music Awards
MTV Russian Music Awards
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 features local and international acts and music celebrities being honoured by Russian viewers.-Host Cities:...
2007. During this show, Bilan won three most prestigious awards for Best Performer, Best Song and — for the third consecutive year — Best Artist.
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
(Universal Group). He is working on his English album, with some tracks produced by Jim Beanz
Jim Beanz
James David Washington, better known under his stage name Jim Beanz, is an American vocal producer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group...
and Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
(OneRepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
). Also his new Spanish album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
.
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
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
and a Spanish version of his first international single "Number One Fan"
In 2008, Bilan once again represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song "Believe", accompanied by Hungarian violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Edvin Marton
Edvin Marton
Edvin Marton is a Ukrainian composer and violinist of Hungarian ethnicity. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, and other famous skaters often skated to his music.- Biography :He was born in an area of Ukraine largely inhabited by...
and Russian olympic and three-time world champion figure skater Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist, 2002 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, and 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and an eight-time...
. On 24 May 2008, Bilan won first place in the contest, receiving 272 points and seven twelves. His victory's integrity was questioned by Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
's officials later in May.
With this victory, he became the fifth artist in the history of the contest to reach both the positions of winner and runner-up (After Lys Assia
Lys Assia
Lys Assia born Rosa Mina Schärer on 3 March 1924, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Lys Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer...
, Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti is an Italian singer, TV presenter and journalist.-Biography:At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" , with music composed by Nicola Salerno and lyrics by Mario Panzeri...
, Linda Martin
Linda Martin
Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips...
and Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
) and the first male performer to do so.
In 2008, Bilan won two awards from Muz TV: "Best male artist" and "Best ringtone" for the song "Nevozmozhnoe vozmozno". Dima also won the Best Russian Act award at MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
.
Also in 2008, Bilan finally changed his official name to Dima Bilan. Although Dima is a diminutive from Dmitry, he preferred the former, diminutive form, "Dima", as official. The name change followed Bilan's conflict with his producer Yuri Aisenshpitz's heirs, who claimed the rights on this stage name. Making it his official name would help to avoid any claimants.
Bilan performed his 2008 Eurovision-winning song "Believe" in the interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was won by the Georgian trio...
in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
2009 - 2010
During 2009 Bilan has continued with concerts and he also performed during the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
, before leaving over the title of former Eurovision Song Contest winner to Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
In 2010 Dima has recorded a demo version of the song "White Nights", which would be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, but he has not entered in the contest saying that it would be too soon to return to the contest after just 2 years after his win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
.
In the Summer of 2010, Bilan produced and starred in the short film Театр Абсурда (Theatre of the Absurd, written and directed by Maxim Apriatin and based upon Bilan's song Он хотел (He Wanted To). In the film, Bilan performs monologues in which he shares his opinion on the moral values of the people who live in the Russian capital, as well as quotations from Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
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, and scraps of the diary of Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
. The film was released on the Internet in late 2010.
Dima Bilan and Anastacia
On May 25 AnastaciaAnastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
recorded a duet with Dima Bilan in Los Angeles which was released in Russia first and later in the rest of Europe. They've presented the song "Safety" for the first time during the Muz-TV
Muz-TV
Muz-TV is a Russian music TV channel, broadcasting since 1996. It is largely modelled after western MTV and predates launching of MTV Russia in 1998. Muz TV was founded by Sergey Lisovskiy...
Music Awards show on June 11 in Moscow, Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
has also perform a song alone.
Honor Awards
- 2006 - Honoured Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria
- 2007 - Honored Artist of Chechnya
- 2007 - Honoured Artist of Ingushetia
- 2008 - People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria
MTV Russia Music Awards
Dima Bilan record for most awards RMA - 10.- 2005 - "Best Performer" and "Best Artist"
- 2006 - «Best Song» ( «Never Let You Go» ), «The Best Artist»
- 2007 - "Best Song", "Best Song" ("Невозможное возможно"), "Best Artist"
- 2008 - "Best Video", "Best Singer", "The Pop Project"
MTV Europe Music Awards
- 2005 - «Best Russian Act»
- 2006 - «Best Russian Act»
- 2007 - «Best Russian Act»
- 2008 - «Best Russian Act» entered into the category "Top5 Favorit Europe"
- 2009 - «Best Russian Act» hit the Top5 "Best European Act"
- 2010 - «Best Russian Act» hit the Top5 "Best European Act"
Muz-TV Award
- 2007 - "Song of the Year", "Album of the Year", "Best Performer".
- 2008 - "Best Ringtone", "Best Performer".
- 2009 - "Best Video", "Best Song".
- 2010 - "Best Performer".
- 2011 - "Best Performer".
Golden gramophone
Dima Bilan has repeatedly won the honored music award "Golden Gramophone".- 2005 - for the song "На берегу неба"
- 2006 год — «Так устроен этот мир»
- 2007 год — «Невозможное возможно»
- 2008 год — «Все в твоих руках»
ZD Awards
Bilan repeatedly became the laureate of "Soundtrack" in various categories:- 2003 - Sexiest Artist
- 2004 - "Singer of the Year"
- 2007 - Soloist of the Year and Album of the Year (for the album "Время река")
- 2008 - "Soloist of the Year"
- 2009 - Singer of the Year and Album of the Year (for the album Believe)
Eurovision Song Contest
- 2006 - 2nd place Eurovision (Athens)
- 2008 - 1st place Eurovision (Belgrade)
Dima Bilan is the first artist representing Russia to win Eurovision Song Contest
Albums
- 2003 — Я ночной хулиганYa Nochnoy HuliganYa Nochnoy Huligan is the first Russian album by Russian pop star Dima Bilan released on June 12, 2003. It was distributed by Gala Records and the First Musical Publishing House in Russia...
(I'm a Night Hooligan) - 2004 — На берегу небаNa beregu neba-Track listing:#Ты Должна Рядом Быть #Мулатка #На Берегу Неба #Милая #Листья Праздничных Клёнов #Только Ты Не Плачь #Как Ромео #Невеста #Всё Равно Найду #Ночь Без Тебя #В Западне #Вода, Песок #Петербуржская Весна #Поздрaвляю! #Как Хотел Я...
(At The Sky's Shore) - 2006 — Время-рекаVremya rekaВремя Река is an album by Dima Bilan released in 2006.-Track listing:...
(Time-River) - 2008 — Против правилProtiv pravilПротив правил is the fourth album by Russian singer-songwriter Dima Bilan, released by Мистерия Звука label on June 10, 2008 in Russia.-Track listing:-DVD Track listing:...
(Against the Rules) - 2009 — BelieveBelieve (Dima Bilan album)Believe is the fifth studio album and the debut English language album by Russian singer and songwriter Dima Bilan. It was released in 2009 in Russia and will be released all over Europe during the summer 2009...
- 2011 — Мечтатель (Dreamer)
Singles
- 2003 — Ты, только ты (You, only)
- 2004 — Ты должна рядом быть (You must be close to me)
- 2004 — Not That Simple (English version of "Ты должна рядом быть")
- 2006 — Я тебя помню (I remember you)
- 2006 — Never Let You Go (English version of "Так устроен этот мир")
- 2006 — Это была любовь (That's was love)
- 2008 — Believe (English version of "Всё в твоих руках")
- 2008 — Lonely (English version of "Тоска")
- 2009 — Dancing Lady (English version of "Со мною")
- 2009 — Lady
- 2009 — Это модно (This is fashionable)
- 2009 — Changes (English version of "Больно")
- 2010 — По парам (On the pairs)
- 2010 — Safety (ft. Anastacia)
- 2010 — Я просто люблю тебя (I just love you)
- 2011 — Мечтатели (Dreamers)
- 2011 — Задыхаюсь (I'm suffocating)
2002
- «Бум» — Bum (Boom)
- «Я ночной хулиган» — Ya nochnoy huligan (I'm a night hooligan)
2003
- «Ты, только ты» — Ty, tolko ty (You, only you)
- «Я ошибся, я попал» — Ya oshibsya, ya popal (I’ve made mistake, I’ve swallowed the bait)
- «Я так люблю тебя» — Ya tak lyublyu tebya (I love you so much)
2004
- «Мулатка» — Mulatka (Mulatto girl)
- «На берегу неба» — Na beregu neba (Between the sky and heaven)
- «Поздравляю!» — Pozdravlyayu! (Congratulations!)
2005
- «Ты должна рядом быть» — Ty dolzhna ryadom byt (You must be close to me)
- «Not that simple»
- «Как хотел я» — Kak hotel ya (How i wanted)
- «Take me with you»
- «Я тебя помню» — Ya tebya pomnyu (I remember you)
2006
- «Это была любовь» — Eto byla lyubov (It was love)
- «Never let you go»
- «Невозможное возможно» — Nevozmozhnoe vozmozhno (Impossible is possible)
- «Lady flame»
2007
- «Время-река» — Vremya-reka (Time-river)
- «See what I see»
- «Number one fan»
- «Я твой номер один» — Ya tvoy nomer odin (I'm your number one)
- «Горе-зима» — Gore-zima (Grief-winter)
2010
- «По парам» — Po param (In the pairs)
- «Safety» (with Anastacia)
- «Я просто люблю тебя» — Ya prosto lyublyu tebya (I just love you)
2011
- "Мечтатели" — Mechtateli (Dreamers)
- "Задыхаюсь" - Zadihajusj (I'm suffocating)
Filmography
Dima Bilan starred in several Russian films and serials- 2005 - Not Born Beautiful (cameo)
- 2006 - Club (cameo)
- 2006 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (Duremar)
- 2007 - Star break (Fortiano)
- 2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (Gurd)
- 2008 - Goldfish
- 2009 - Pinocchio (visiting singer)
- 2011 - Theatre of the Absurd