Lizard (record label)
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Lizard is the English
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 name of Russia
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n record label
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 Ящерица which is based and founded in Moscow
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, Russia
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History

After Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...

's successful performance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

 and after "Work Your Magic
Work Your Magic
"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from Dmitry Koldun to date. The song ranked 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or sorcerer....

" became a hit, there were arguments over who would become Koldun's producer
Record producer
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. The two out-spoken producers who wanted to work with Koldun were Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Kirkorov
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 (producer of "Work Your Magic") and Victor Drobysh, producer of controversial Eurofest! 2007 entry for Koldun - "Get Up", who both spoke out against each other in the media. However it was Alexander Lunev, famous for the 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....

" by Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan
' 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....

, who became Koldun's producer. Lunev would then go on to produce Koldun's debut album
Angel in the Rain
Koldun is the name of the debut album from Belarussian singer Dmitry Koldun. Due to the change in producer and label, the album has been postponed many times and the name has changed from Ангел Под Дождем as it was Koldun's previous producer, Lunev, who named the album. Koldun released the album...

.

In 2008 Koldun stopped working with Lunev due to conflicting opinions. Lunev did not want songs written by Koldun on the debut album. Since the dispute Koldun is now his own producer and the album
Angel in the Rain
Koldun is the name of the debut album from Belarussian singer Dmitry Koldun. Due to the change in producer and label, the album has been postponed many times and the name has changed from Ангел Под Дождем as it was Koldun's previous producer, Lunev, who named the album. Koldun released the album...

 release has been postponed again. In 2009 Koldun founded his own label with Alexander Astashenok (a Russian musician, member of Russian band Корни (Roots)) named Lizard (Ящерица or Yasheritsa in Russian).

Lizard Studios are now primarily being used to record Koldun's debut album. Occasionally fans can watch a live webcam of events in the studio by going to Koldun's official website.

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  • Dmitry Koldun
    Dmitry Koldun
    Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...

  • Корни (Korni, Roots)
  • Unnamed rock band headed by Koldun

External links

  • Koldun's official website
  • Official forum (Koldun)(Rus)
  • Fan site (Koldun) (Eng/Slo
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    )
  • Unofficial forum (Koldun)(Eng)
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