The artist officially changed his name to a pseudonym in 2008. The new name was not chosen by chance. Dmitry was the name of Bilan’s grandfather, whom he loved very much. Since childhood, Vitya has said that he would like to be called Dima.
Dima's family is a working class one. Dad Nikolai Mikhailovich worked as a mechanic and design engineer, and mother first worked in greenhouses and then devoted herself to the social sphere. The singer has two sisters. The eldest Elena worked as a waitress, and is now a fashion designer, and the youngest Anna (1994).
Dima Bilan's childhood
When Vitya was only one year old, the family moved to Naberezhnye Chelny. And five years later, the Belan couple moved to the city of Maysky, Kabardino-Balkaria. Here the future singer went to school. In the fifth grade, Dima enters a music school and graduates from the accordion class. At the same time, the boy participates in various competitions and festivals. In 1999, the young musician came to Moscow and participated in the Chunga-Changa festival, which was dedicated to children's creativity and 30th anniversary collaboration Yuri Entin and David Tukhmanov. Bilan receives the diploma personally from the hands of Joseph Kobzon.Musical education of Dima Bilan
In 2000, Vitya Belan entered the State School of Music named after the Gnessins. His singer graduated in 2003, receiving a diploma in vocal performance. 
After this, it was decided to continue his studies, the artist entered GITIS. There he was enrolled in the acting department immediately in his second year.
The enchanting career of Dima Bilan
In 2000, MTV Russia broadcast the first video of Dima Bilan. It was filmed with her own money by the singer’s first producer, Elena Kan. It was the song “Autumn”, the video for which was filmed on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.While still a student, Dima Bilan met his future producer Yuri Aizenshpis. The latter immediately recognized the talent in the Kabardian boy and began working with him. Bilan made his debut on stage in 2002. He performed at the New Wave festival in Jurmala. There he presented the song “Boom” and took fourth place. And after the competition, they began filming a video for this composition, and then for the songs “I am a night hooligan,” “I was wrong, I got it,” and “You, only you.” By the way, Igor Krutoy’s daughter starred in the video “I Love You So Much.” It is worth noting that while working with Aizenshpis, Dmitry Bilan imitated the singer Danko.
Bilan's debut album “I am a night hooligan” was released at the end of 2003. A year later, a re-release appeared, which included four new songs (“Heartless”, “Stop the Music”, “In last time", "Dark night"). The studio album “On the Shore of the Sky” was released in 2004. At the same time, the singer began recording his first English-language record. Diane and Shaun Escoffery helped him in this. In 2005, an official collection of videos entitled “You, Only You” was released. In a fruitful year, the single “ New Year from a new line." It contained three tracks: New Year with a new line and its remix, as well as Between the sky and heaven.
Life without Yuri Aizenshpis
On September 20, 2005, Yuri Aizenshpis passed away. And immediately after the death of the producer, Dima was nominated for the World Music Awards as the best Russian artist. After Aizenshpis left, many offered Bilan to sign contracts. In 2006, the contract with Aizenshpis’s company, which was headed by his wife Elena Kovrigina, was terminated. The company demanded that Bilan change his pseudonym, since it did not belong to him. However, Yana Rudkovskaya was already at the head of the team. Therefore, Bilan’s conflict was resolved and in 2008 the pseudonym became the singer’s official name. 
Two Golden Gramophone awards immediately ended up in Dima Bilan’s pocket in 2005. He received the award in St. Petersburg and Alma-Ata for the song “You Should Be Nearby.” And on the project “New songs about the main thing” the artist received the Channel One prize from the professional jury.
In 2006, Dima Bilan participated in the “Golden Organ Organ”, as well as in Kyiv in the “International Music Awards”. There he became "Singer of the Year". And it was there that the song “Never Let You Go” was performed for the first time.
2007 was a very eventful year for the performer. Dima took three awards at once at the Muz-TV ceremony: “ Best composition», « Best Album" and "Best Performer of the Year." In the summer, he came as an honorary guest to the “New Wave” and became a member of the jury of the “STS Lights a Star” project. And in the fall, three nominations ended up in the hands of the singer at the MTV Russia Music Awards. Bilan received nesting dolls for “Best Composition” (Impossible-Possible), “Best Performer” and “Artist of the Year”.
In addition, at the MTV RMA ceremony, the singer performed the song together with Sebastian (Timbaland's brother). The latter flew to Moscow specifically for this purpose. By the way, at the end of 2007, VTsIOM reported that none other than Dima Bilan became the “Favorite Citizen of Russia” in the “Singer of the Year” rating. In the same year, the artist entered the top three most expensive and popular Russians, according to Forbes.
“I am proud to become the Ambassador of Sochi 2014.” I appeal to all my fans - guys, get on your skis, get involved in the Sochi 2014 mega-project. We know how to surprise the world. Eurovision in Moscow proved this once again. We are setting a course for Sochi!” - the artist said then.
In 2009, Dima Bilan released the international album “Believe”.
Bilan's victory at Eurovision
In 2005, Dima Bilan decided to try his hand at the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. However, according to the results of the audience vote, he took only second place with the song “Not that simple”. Natalya Podolskaya and her “Nobody hurt no one” won. Dima repeated his attempt in 2006. And Channel One chose him as a representative from Russia. 
Among the 37 participating countries, Bilan took second place with the composition “Never Let You Go”. The singer Alsou took such a high position for the only time in 2000. In Dima Bilan's number, even the originality did not captivate the European audience. Two ballerinas took part there, one of whom emerges from a piano strewn with rose petals.
Dima Bilan - Never Let You Go (Russia) 2006
In 2008, Vitya Belan again goes to Eurovision. With the song Believe, the artist was allowed to represent the country at a prestigious competition. At the same time, among Dima’s competitors were such stars as Sergei Lazarev, Zhenya Otradnaya and Alexander Panayotov.
The singer took the stage at the finals of the competition along with the Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton and the Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko. Everyone liked the song and performance, without exception, Bilan took first place and became the first singer from Russia to win the Eurovision contest. After this, in the performer’s native village, a music school was named after him.
Personal life of Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan has always been a favorite of women and one of the most eligible bachelors in Russia. The personal life of a celebrity does not allow almost anyone to live in peaceDima Bilan is one of the brightest pop performers Russian stage. Some people openly envy him and are ready to remove him from the star Olympus at any cost, while others adore him without exaggeration. Stars like him are always in the public eye, and therefore it is not surprising that there is a lot of gossip and speculation around. The information that the singer is seriously ill haunts Dima’s fans, and they want to know if everything is fine with their pet’s health. What happened to your favorite singer in reality, and what about Dima Bilan last news 2017 we invite you to find out.
Biography
A favorite of millions of fans not only in Russia, but also abroad, Dima Bilan was born on December 24, 1981 in the small village of Moskovsky. WITH early childhood The little boy Vita (that’s what his mom and dad called him) liked the name Dima. He was able to realize his dream only in 2008. It was then that he changed his real name to a stage name.
The Belans moved to Naberezhnye Chelny when the future artist was one year old. After just five years, they lived in the Russian town of Maisky, Kabardino-Balkaria. His talent began to manifest itself early, even when he participated in music competitions. When the smart and talented boy was a fifth-grader, he also wanted to become a student at the local music school in order to learn how to play the accordion virtuoso. One of the brightest performances was at International festival"Chunga-Changa." As the artist now recalls, then he received his diploma from the hands of the legendary Joseph Kobzon himself.
In 2000 future star became a happy student at the Gnessin School. Three years later, he successfully graduated and was already holding the long-awaited diploma in his hands. Later, the graduate decided to continue his studies and entered GITIS. So Dima became a student at the acting department.
Creative life
The year 2000 was special for the artist, since it was then that his first video clip was broadcast on MTV Russia. It was a work for the song “Autumn”. Beautiful video filmed on the picturesque shore of the Gulf of Finland.
While still a young student, Dima was lucky enough to meet his future producer, the talented Yuri Aizenshpis. He immediately recognized real talent in the boy and therefore began working with him without hesitation. Bilan’s debut took place on “New Wave” in 2002. Then he performed with the song “Boom” and was named fourth among the best. After the competition itself, filming of a video clip for the same song began. Afterwards, the clips “I am a night hooligan”, “I was wrong, I got in” and others were filmed and later became favorites for millions of fans.
It’s interesting that one of the best video clips, “I Love You So Much,” stars Igor Krutoy’s daughter Vika. Another interesting point, which fans immediately noticed - his imitation of his stage colleague Danko. This was precisely during the collaboration with Aizenshpis.
The young man’s first album is called “I am a night hooligan.” The year of release was 2003. A year later there was a re-release, which included four new songs. Another year later, the artist pleased his fans with the release of his new brainchild - the album “On the Shore of the Sky”.
In the same year, which can be called truly successful for the singer, the single “New Year from a New Line” was released. It only had three tracks.
After the death of the first producer, the star of the Russian pop scene was nominated for the popular World Music Awards as the best Russian artist. After Dima Bilan was left without a producer, he often received interesting offers to sign a contract.
In 2006, the artist could be left without his creative pseudonym for the reason that the head of the company, Aizenshpis’ wife, demanded that he change his pseudonym. This conflict, thanks in part to the efforts of the new producer Yana Rudkovskaya, was successfully resolved two years later. Thus, the name of the singer Dima Bilan became his official pseudonym.
Millions of people fell in love with the star’s work of different ages. We can say that Dima really basked in the glory. It is noteworthy that a year later it was he who was named “Singer of the Year”.
Separately, it is necessary to say about the participation of the public’s favorite at Eurovision. First attempt to participate in this song competition he did it back in 2005, but then, according to the final results of audience voting, he lost to one of the popular Russian pop singers. The singer did not stop there and just one year later he won the vote. Among thirty-seven countries, the representative of Russia was named second with the song “Never Let You Go”.
In 2008, the purposeful singer again became a Eurovision participant. With a very strong composition “Believe” the artist was named the winner of the song competition. It is important to note that he is the only representative of his country who managed to receive the palm at Eurovision.
Secrets of personal life
This part of the life of popular people is always of interest to fans. Sometimes fans manage to find out the truth, and sometimes they only guess how their favorite lives. In the latter case, it often happens that a lot of speculation and false information arises.
They talked a lot about Dima's romance with Russian model Lena Kuletskaya. For a couple of years they promised to get married, but the wedding never took place.
And one day the young people even announced that their union existed only for PR. Although, after a while, the artist still said that he and his ex-lover disseminated such information because of the intrusiveness of the paparazzi, which did not allow him to live a normal life.
Later, Dima was often seen with the famous model Yulianna Krylova. This girl starred in his “Safety” video. Moreover, she participated in quite explicit scenes. Previously, Lena Kuletskaya starred in similar fragments. This also gave reason to think about a possible personal connection between young people. Although, according to Dima himself, he and Julianna are only friends. By the way, it will also be interesting to know about the connection
Dima Bilan is today a fairly popular performer of many favorite songs. And his name at birth and until June two thousand and eight was Viktor Nikolaevich Belan. Many fans are interested not only in the biography of the performer, but also private life, Bilan's nationality and any Interesting Facts, especially scandalous stories. This is the price of dizzying success.
Brief biography of the singer: childhood years
The pop idol was born on December twenty-four, nineteen eighty-one, in the small village of Moskovsky, which is part of the town of Ust-Dzheguta and is located in Karachay-Cherkessia. Literally twelve months later, the family moved to Naberezhnye Chelny, and another five years passed - and they were already in the city of Maysky, and this is Kabardino-Balkaria. Here Vitya studies at school number two until the ninth grade, and then moves to the fourteenth, where he completes his school education.
Today the singer more familiar under the name Dima Bilan, due to the fact that in June two thousand eight he began to use this pseudonym instead of genuine data. But already in two thousand and twelve he started a new project, where, on the contrary, he now uses his native name Vitya Belan as a matronym.
The first musical steps of a future celebrity
In fifth grade, Dima begins studying the accordion at a music school and even becomes a soloist in the choir. Participates in various competitive events, reads poetry, sings songs and is involved in all holidays.
And in nineteen ninety-nine he went to the capital to become a participant in the famous Chunga-Changa festival, which was created specifically for young talents in connection with the anniversary of the collaboration between Entin and Tukhmanov.
The next time Dima visited Moscow was after graduating from school. He enters and begins to engage in creative self-realization.
Dima Bilan. Nationality and parents of a talented performer
The mother of today's idol was first an ordinary worker in greenhouses, and then went into the social sphere. And dad has a standard profession as an engineer. Dmitry has two more sisters, Elena and Anna. Of course, like all parents, Nikolai Mikhailovich and Nina Dmitrievna wanted their son to have a normal, more down-to-earth education that would help him not only get on his feet, but also feed his family. Therefore, for a long time they resisted Dima’s desire to become a singer.
Bilan's nationality, despite the fact that he was born in Karachay-Cherkessia, is Russian. Accordingly, his mother, Belan Nina Dmitrievna, and his father, Belan Nikolai Mikhailovich, are also Russian. As for the surname of this family, it belongs to a very interesting group, which came from "worldly" names. Due to the content of the root “bel”, such surnames were very common in Ancient Rus'. They could be given to a person based on his external characteristics. White means light, very pale or white-faced, perhaps even blond.
One more thing possible meaning- is that the surname can refer to the adjective "white", which means expensive, clean or good. And over time, it transformed into “Belan”. Therefore, the nationality of Dima Bilan can be judged, first of all, by the origin of his last name.
People's Artist Born in a Small Town
Once upon a time he was a small, ordinary boy, as many of his teachers said, very modest and shy. Today, his every step is known to everyone. And despite the fact that Dima does not like to be frank and does not let anyone get too close to him, there is always enough information for fans to think about.
In two thousand and six he took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest, and two years later he took first place. Such an event happened for the first time in the history of Russia, and, of course, then the whole country jumped for joy along with the winner. And he instantly became the favorite singer of millions. And questions rained down: who is he - Dima Bilan? Nationality of the star, where was he born? And the lack of information, as a rule, gives rise to many rumors.
The idol of millions has ceased to be himself
This story began fifteen years ago, in an ordinary high school in the city of Maysky, which is located in the vicinity of Nalchik. When pronouncing the name of the idol - Dima Bilan, whose nationality and origin worries a lot of people - no one knew about Vita Belan. But it was with him that the ascent along the stellar ladder began.
It was he who, after graduating from school in nineteen ninety-nine, set off to conquer the capital. Here the talented guy was immediately noted. He produced it. last album"Kino" group and popular artist nineties Vlad Stashevsky. And only then does Belan decide to choose for himself creative pseudonym, which greatly helped him liberate himself.
How did the death of the producer influence further creativity?
But when the producer dies three years later, his heirs declared the name “Dima Bilan” their property. Was great amount ships, threats, and popular singer I had to go through enormous stress and anxiety. They tried to take away absolutely everything from him: songs, creativity, and even his pseudonym, since according to his passport he remained Viktor Nikolaevich Belan.
Then the artist took a rather difficult step and received a document under a new name. Moreover, the passport was issued specifically in the name of Dima, and not Dmitry. And then new rumors began to spread. Why did he change his last name? Why did you give up your name? And yet, what is Dima Bilan’s nationality?
Therapeutic effect of new passport data
How is the life of an ordinary person different from the life of popular stars? First of all, because their every step, every action, personal relationship, any scandal - absolutely everything becomes public knowledge.
Dima had to experience the same thing as soon as he became a celebrity. Everyone wanted to know not only what songs he would perform, but also what he was doing in Everyday life, who he was before, where Dima Bilan studied, the nationality of his parents and much more.
School teachers also remembered this boy as very shy and modest. To liberate himself on stage, Dmitry had to do great job above oneself. He succeeded. Now in this singer it is no longer possible to recognize that shy teenager who was so nervous before all his appearances on stage.
Nevertheless, each person needs his own personal space. There, in front of the public, Dima Bilan is cool, for him everything impossible is possible. But deep down in his soul there is still this young Vitya, who wants to be modest, perhaps not even recognized by the public. Therefore, this duality in many ways even helps to have a certain therapeutic effect on the singer’s life.
New project called Vitya Belan
The project created by the singer is probably an indicator of how sometimes you want to be yourself, to return to yourself. Anyone who follows Dmitry’s life closely enough knows very well that there were a lot of bright moments in his life. And not only positive ones.
Various courts, proof of his own rights, lawyers, legal terms... And he faced all this, being completely unprepared. And the desire to be the Vitya he was before is completely justified. After all, it was there that there were no problems, there were no intrigues, there were no those who wanted to take away or appropriate something.
What is more important for fans of talent
And it doesn’t matter who he is: Vitya or Dima Bilan. What is his nationality? Who does he live with and how? The main thing is his creativity. He is not only a wonderful performer, but also writes wonderful songs and composes melodies.
His talent does not depend on where he was born or baptized. What should be of interest first of all to the common man is not who Dima Bilan lives with, what nationality he or his relatives have, but what contribution this talented singer has made to our Russian culture. Of course, this delightful performer has a certain part of his Caucasian upbringing, and even some oriental features. But this is only a silent tribute to the lands where he was born and raised, where he went to school and took his first steps on the stage.
And Dima quite often mentions his place of birth in many of his interviews. And also about the simple life of his parents, whom he loves and protects very much. After all, he already knows very well how traumatizing any carelessly presented topic in the media can be.
And when Dima Bilan appears on stage or on screen, nationality, his origin, personal life - everything fades into the background. Because at these moments you want to listen to his voice, which once again helped Russia become the first! And this is the most important thing!
Winter began with a loud premiere: on December 1, it was released in digital stores new album Dima Bilan "Egoist".
Dima Bilan: “Having crossed the threshold of my 35th birthday, I gave myself over to reflection, listened to myself and felt the need to “reset to zero” and start over with a new leaf. And this, as I feel, succeeded! And “egoism” here is only a necessary measure of avoidance from everyday life and bustle, so that nothing distracts from the main thing. After all, as F.S. Fitzgerald said, “It is the egoists, oddly enough, who are capable of great love.”
The album that I offer to the judgment of my devoted like-minded people is musical journey inside yourself, searching for your true self. As soon as I “dig out” these important answers, I will definitely share them with everyone! And now I am in the midst of this exciting search and invite everyone who is interested to travel together. Yes, I’m still a romantic, but not as much as before: the style, sound, and performance have become new. And I myself like absolutely all the tracks from the new album! I didn’t write it down to prove something to anyone, I wrote it down primarily to prove something important to myself.
Respect to my friendly team, my faithful friend Yana Rudkovskaya, Archer Music Production and everyone who created the album tracks with me - steps along this path. I was glad to work with faithful colleagues - such as Denis Kovalsky (the dance hit “Derzhi”, which broke all the charts this fall), Anton Shaplin (the stylish “horror” “Monsters”), David Todua (the mesmerizing “ White magic"), Arkady Alexandrov (sensual and rhythmic "Girl, don't cry") and I welcome new creative unions, for example, the author of the title track of the album is the young and talented Vladislav Ramm. And, of course, the album contains songs of my composition (“Horror”, “Paradise”), because composing is a very important part of my life, without which I simply cannot imagine myself.
The album was enthusiastically received by the public, instantly soared to the top of the iTunes charts and other platforms, also entered the top 200 of European iTunes, and the album track “Sorry” was included in Apple’s international New Year’s playlist.
December 2, 2017 Dima Bilan’s grand concert took place at “35 Again” Ice Palace in St. Petersburg - the success of this show in Crocus was consolidated: 10 thousand spectators supported the artist and his team in a single impulse.
The most talked about duet of the year - Dima Bilan & Sergey Lazarev, “Forgive Me”, fulfilled the dreams of their fans and visualized this undisputed hit (MOZGI production company). And it is symbolic that for inspiration our Eurovision heroes went not just anywhere, but to the capital of Eurovision 2018, Portugal - a land of wonders and fairy tales. The city of Sintra, lost in time, its remote corners, beaches, cliffs and forests turned out to be the ideal place to realize the idea for the video.
The director of the video, Leonid Kolosovsky, says:
“A touching and sensual song “Forgive me” performed by two superstars modern scene Dima Bilan and Sergei Lazarev herself suggested the plot of the video - this is a story about two travelers. The element to which the heroes strive is stronger than their feelings. They sing about forgiveness from loved ones for this difficult choice. This road is like life path each of us. Our heroes make their way through impenetrable landscapes filled with purity, freedom and monumentality that nature has created. They will walk this path in order to achieve their goal and reunite with their element. At some point they will meet each other and then each go their own way.
This duet will go down in history modern music, therefore, a black and white image is rather an appeal to the classics. The best male portraits in history, photographs are made in black and white, noir emphasizes the anxious state of the heroes, and the landscapes in such an image look amazing.
In order to convey the mood of our video, we needed a special location. Having identified the ten most colorful places on the planet, we settled on two - Portugal and Iceland. But in Iceland on the dates of our filming there was rainy weather, and the choice was determined by itself. We didn’t regret for a second that the filming took place in Portugal, a country rich in its nature and landscapes. We traveled 3,000 kilometers in order to determine future filming locations. We greedily photographed every corner we saw. But we only chose the number that we could physically overcome in three days of filming.
It was very easy to work with the guys. We reached absolute mutual understanding long before arriving in Portugal, even at the project development stage. The whole team was so united that it seemed like one organism, so even if someone talks about some kind of stardom, we didn’t have to feel it. Dima Bilan and Sergey Lazarev worked very hard on the site to make this work happen. They had to burn in the scorching sun, suffer from heavy winds that blew their ears dangerously, be pricked by the thorns of bushes, make their way through the jungle, and even drown in the icy ocean. So, I don’t know what they say about the stars, but they know how to plow.”
The artists also shared their thoughts.
Dima Bilan: “For me this is special, standing out from the flow of my music videos story. Several came together here powerful energies: creativity from top professionals at Mozgi production (I was glad to work again), Sergei’s acting charisma, and mine, which is completely different. And the main thing is that these elements did not drown each other, but merged in a single stream of creativity. We were united and inspired by the noble dramatic history and unique poetry of the surrounding area of Sintra, its windswept, wild coastal beauty.
There are many subtexts to be found in the story itself. And there is a subtext that perhaps everyone can hear. The track is called “Forgive me” - and perhaps this is some kind of our meeting at “zero latitude” with Seryoga. We were "butted heads" a lot in different periods time. And in this clip we can tell each other: “Sorry, dude, everything is fine!”
Sergey Lazarev: “Such duets do not happen often, they have a high concentration of nerve, feelings and emotions. It so happened that our creative path started with Dima in the same year, in the same place - we were both participants in the New Wave 2002 competition in Jurmala. Since then, our paths have been parallel, sometimes intersecting, sometimes moving away from each other. We were compared, pushed against each other, quarreled, but, in the end, time put everything in its place. Each of us has become an independent success solo artist with its multimillion-dollar fan base, each of us has gone through many trials, ups and downs. This video clip is our journey."
During December, every Friday on Channel 1 there were live broadcasts of the show “/Voice”. Dima’s team’s numbers surprised with their quality and creative approach, and Anastasia Zorina’s composition Polaroid produced the effect of a bomb exploding - not everyone accepted this avant-garde number, but the originality and talent of the presentation were recognized unconditionally - this had never happened before either on “The Voice” or on Channel 1 ! And the Chinese Yang Ge (actress of the Gogol Center film and theater) reached the final in Dima’s team; the audience really loved her performances for her charisma, warmth and spontaneity.
The premiere took place on December 7 feature film“Burn.” (dir. - Kirill Pletnev), where Dima played a cameo role. Critics and the public noted that, despite the fact that Dima was on the screen for a very short time and played only himself, the role turned out to be bright and memorable. Dima's emotional tirade in the film is indignation at the fact that filmmakers do not see deep individuality in him and do not offer roles worthy of his talent. The result was both a manifesto and a postmodernist pun at the same time. We are waiting for the reaction of the film world and interesting roles!
On December 13, the ceremony of the Russian National Music Award took place. Dima is an academician of the Academy of Music that founded it and a member of the Award jury. At the ceremony, Dima, together with P. Gagarina and A. Lorak, performed the composition “In Memory of Dmitry Hvorostovsky,” and this piercing number was met with tears and applause from the public.
Among Dima’s New Year’s performances, we can note the broadcasts “What, where, when” (“When the ice melts”), “ New year's night on the first” (“Hold” with Ksenia Sukhinova), New Year's concert on the Russia-1 channel (“Forgive me” with S. Lazarev). Also, according to tradition, Dima performed in ice show Evgeniy Plushenko - “The Nutcracker” at the Olimpiyskiy, where he performed the songs “Star” and “When the Ice Melts” together with children who are students of the Stars Academy.
In the New Year's issue of Telenedelya magazine, Dima's interview with the cover was published, Dima also supported his small homeland- took part in the award project " The best people Kabardino-Balkaria", giving an interview to the magazine and online platforms of the award.
The year turned out to be extremely busy, and in January Dim was glad to enjoy a well-deserved vacation, which he spent in warm regions, gaining strength in solitude with nature on the ocean.
In January, the newspaper "MK" traditionally summed up the results musical year. Dima became the winner in two categories of the ZD awards 2018: “Clip of the Year” - “Labyrinths” and “Song of the Year” - “Hold”, which confirmed a true triumph "Hold", not only broke all records in Russia, but also entered the international iTunes rating for the first time. Dima was also noted for high voting results in the nominations “Artist of the Year”, “Album”, “Concert”, “Duet”.
The new working year began with a whole cascade of Dima’s performances at the Big Love Show: in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Novosibirsk. This year it's popular show from Love Radio was held for the 10th time, and Dima, as its regular participant and headliner, happily supported the holiday concerts.
After this, Dima began a big tour of the cities of Russia: Yekaterinburg, Perm, Kirov, Izhevsk...
Dima Bilan(first and last name at birth - Belan Viktor Nikolaevich) - Russian singer and film actor, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018), Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2006), Honored Artist of Chechnya (2007), and also National artist Kabardino-Balkaria (2008).
Dima Bilan represented Russia twice at the Eurovision Song Contest: in 2006 with the song “Never Let You Go”, taking second place, and in 2008 with the song “Believe”, taking first place. He became the first singer from Russia to win Eurovision.
Childhood, education
Dima Bilan was born on December 24, 1981 in the village of Moskovsky (part of the city of Ust-Dzheguta) of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug.
Father - Nikolai Mikhailovich Belan- At first he worked as a mechanic, then, after graduating from college, he became a design engineer at the KAMAZ plant in Naberezhnye Chelny.
Mother - Nina Dmitrievna Belan— was a greenhouse worker, then went to work in social sphere.
Dima Bilan has two sisters: the eldest - Elena Belan-Zimina(1980), junior - Anna Belan(1994). A photo of little Dima with his family can be seen on his website, as well as a photo with an ABC book already at school.
Singer Dima Bilan with his sister Anna Belan (left) and parents (Photo: TASS/Global Look Press)
As stated in the biography of D. Bilan on his official website, “on the very first day of his life, the baby found himself drawn into a serious intrigue. Since he had a pronounced Caucasian appearance, Nina Dmitrievna began to fear that she, the only Russian woman in the maternity hospital, had had her son replaced, having accidentally confused her with some other newborn. Fortunately, the obstetricians dispelled her doubts and reassured her.”
Dima Bilan in childhood
When the boy was one year old, the family moved to Naberezhnye Chelny. Five years later, Dmitry’s parents moved to the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, to the city of Maisky.
Studying in fifth grade high school, Vitya (aka the future Dima) entered a music school, where he graduated in accordion class. Young Dima Bilan was an active participant in various music competitions and festivals. The talented young man was able to take first place in the “Young Voices of the Caucasus” competition. Then D. Bilan became a laureate of various festivals, including “ morning star"in Stavropol region.
IN official biography The singer says that Bilan’s love for songs comes from his maternal grandmother, who worked in the choir for thirty years. At school, Dima could sing a song right in class.
In 1998, Dima Bilan (then Vitya Belan) came to Moscow to participate in the Chunga-Changa festival, dedicated to children's creativity and the thirtieth anniversary joint activities Yuri Entin And David Tukhmanov. And again the award - the young performer received a diploma from Joseph Kobzon.
In 2000, Dima Bilan entered the Gnessin State Music College. Specialty: classical vocals.
While studying at school, D. Bilan takes part in festivals and various music competitions. In addition, in 2000, his video clip for the song “Autumn” was included in the rotation of the MTV Russia television channel. In 2001-2002 Dima Bilan became a laureate of the Festos festival. Along the way, while living in the hostel, he worked part-time in a clothing store.
The beginning of Dima Bilan's career
Latvia. Jurmala. IN concert hall"Dzintari" was held in Jurmala yesterday qualifying round(Retro hit on native language) on international competition young performers popular music"New wave". In the photo: young contestant Dima Bilan from Moscow, 2002 (Photo: Anton Denisov/TASS)
D. Bilan's first producer was Yuri Aizenshpis, who immediately recognized talent in the young man. In 2002, Dima made his debut at the New Wave festival in Jurmala, where he took fourth place.
At the end of October 2003, Bilan’s debut album entitled “I am a night hooligan” was released.
2004 was a very favorable year for D. Bilan creatively. The first album was re-released (“ Night hooligan+"). Then the second one came out studio album Dima Bilan called “On the Shore of the Sky”, which became successful. It included the songs “You Should Be Nearby,” “Mulatto,” “On the Shore of the Sky,” “Congratulations!”, “As I Wanted,” for which videos were shot. The 2005 re-release of the album included English versions of three songs.
Singer Dima Bilan and producer Yuri Aizenshpis, 2004 (Photo: Sergey Uzakov/TASS)
Recording of the singer's first English-language album has begun. Together with Dima Bilan they took part in the work on the album Diane Warren And Shaun Escoffery.
Dima Bilan and Yana Rudkovskaya, 2009 (Photo: Alexei Pantsikov/Russian Look/Global Look Press)
On September 20, 2005, a misfortune happened - Bilan’s producer Yuri Aizenshpis died. After his death, many producers offered Dima contracts. In 2006, Dima left Aizenshpis’s company, which was headed by his widow Elena Kovrigina. However, the company demanded that Bilan change his name, since “Dima Bilan” is a pseudonym that belongs to the company. But together with the new team, headed by Yana Rudkovskaya, Bilan resolved the conflict and since 2008 took a pseudonym as official name. By the way, the singer did not choose the name Dima by chance: Dmitry was the name of Bilan’s grandfather, whom he loved very much. Since childhood, the singer said that he wanted to be called Dima.
Two awards Golden Gramophone Award", the Channel One prize for participation in the project "New songs about the main thing" brought Dmitry in 2005. And in the same year, in the field of show business, Dima became the person of the year according to the version search engine“Rambler”, and in 2006 D. Bilan was awarded the title “Singer of the Year” at a music competition in Kyiv. Then Dima became a winner of Muz-TV (three awards - “Best Album”, “Best Composition” and “Best Performer of the Year”).
Singer Dima Bilan during the filming of the New Year's project "Old and new songs about the main thing" (left); at the award ceremony music award"Golden Gramophone", 2006 (Photo: TASS)
Songs " It was love», « The impossible is possible" And " Number One Fan» headed Russian charts during these years.
Unprecedented success accompanied Bilan - he entered the top three most expensive and popular people in Russia, according to Forbes magazine. In show business news, Dima has become a regular character. The singer’s photo also went well. D. Bilan posed naked for the cover of Sex and the City magazine and the news discussed how Bilan shared these photos with colleagues.
Eurovision
In 2006, Channel One chose Bilan to represent Russia at the Eurovision 2006 contest held in Athens. Dima Bilan took second place with the song “Never Let You Go”.
Just two years later, in 2008, D. Bilan took first place at the Eurovision 2008 contest with the song “Believe”. On May 24, 2008, Dima performed in the final of the competition together with Evgeni Plushenko and a Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton. Dmitry became the first Russian singer to win the Eurovision Song Contest, receiving Grand Prize— “Crystal microphone.”
Russian singer Dima Bilan won Eurovision 2008 (Photo: DPA/TASS)
In the village of Moskovsky in Ust-Dzhegut, a music school was named after Dima Bilan.
Career continuation
Singer Dima Bilan at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Photo: PA Photos/TASS)
Success followed everywhere talented singer. Dima Bilan became the Ambassador of Sochi-2014. The artist received a May Fashion diploma and entered the TOP 100 most beautiful people in Moscow in 2009. For the fifth time in a row, D. Bilan received the prestigious MTV Europe Music Awards in the “Best Russian Act” category.
In 2009, Bilan’s fifth studio and first English-language album, Believe, was released. In the cover photo, Bilan stands wearing only jeans, with his tattooed arms outstretched.
In 2010, Dima Bilan recorded a duet with American singer Anastasha. They recorded the song “Safety” in Los Angeles at Chalice Recording Studio.
A real sensation on the Internet was caused by a video depicting how Alla Pugacheva and Dima Bilan performed the hit “Loving Do Not Renounce.” The performers received applause from the guests of the evening and enthusiastic comments from users. But fans paid attention not so much to the song and its original presentation, but to the photo where Bilan’s trousers are too tight.
In 2011, Dima Bilan released the album “ Dreamer", in 2013 - " Reach out" The public appreciated songs such as “ I just love you», « Baby», « I'm sick of you"and other hits.
Dima Bilan (Andrey Dolmatov) in a scene from the film “Hero” directed by Yuri Vasiliev (Photo: PR Agency Sarafan/TASS)
IN last years D. Bilan took an active part in interesting projects— “The Phantom of the Opera” (2011), acted as a mentor for the “Voice” project (2012−2016). From 2014 to the present - mentor of the “Voice” project. Children". And in Lately the singer decided to test himself in cinema. Dima's full debut was historical film"Hero", which takes place in Russia during the First World War. Bilan's character is captain Andrei Dolmatov.
Singer Dima Bilan on set music program“The Voice” (Photo: Pravda Komsomolskaya/Russian Look/Global Look Press)
Also in D. Bilan’s filmography are “The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors”, “The Golden Key”, “Theater of the Absurd”. In the near future, the continuation of the trilogy “Midshipmen, Forward! ", in which Dima will also play.
“I was surprised and delighted by the offer to star in the film Midshipmen 1787, since I not only had the opportunity to meet the most legendary people in the cinema of Russia and the USSR, but also to play with them in a cult film,” Dima Bilan shared in an interview.
In 2018, President Vladimir Putin awarded Dima Bilan the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. The corresponding decree was published on the official portal legal information.
“For services to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity to be awarded honorary title"Honored Artist Russian Federation“Bilan Dima Nikolaevich - artist, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic,” the document says.
Political views of Dima Bilan
In 2007, D. Bilan became an official member of the LDPR. However, Dima also took part in the election campaign of the A Just Russia party in 2007. And in the 2012 presidential elections, Bilan supported the candidacy of Vladimir Putin.
Due to his touring activities in Crimea, D. Bilan was included in the database of the Ukrainian “Peacemaker” website, which compiles lists of citizens accused of “illegally” crossing the “square” border. Therefore, he was unable to attend the Eurovision 2017 competition in Kyiv. However, Bilan’s student is Bulgarian Christian Kostov— charmed the audience there with his strong vocals and expressive performance. By the way, Kostov was also caught speaking in Crimea in 2014, but the SBU did not immediately remove him Bulgarian singer from the competition, since he was in Artek before the adoption of the Ukrainian law on crossing the border with Crimea.
Irina Khakamada and Dima Bilan starred in the photo project “7 Deadly Sins”, 2012 (Photo: Pravda Komsomolskaya/Russian Look/Global Look Press)
Dima Bilan's health
Any change in the appearance of a public figure, and especially a favorite, causes excitement. Recently Dima Bilan became bald. With his new look, the singer seriously frightened fans, who decided that illness forced them to shave their idol’s head. And when Dima decided to spend his vacation in Africa, many thought that he would be treated on the dark continent.
“You have to come up with something like this - Dima Bilan is flying to Africa to treat a disease! Probably to Dr. Aibolit, no less! God bless you all, but I’m not going to pay attention to any stupid bloggers,” and added that he was flying to Africa for new experiences, and not for treatment.
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