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Biography, life story of Dima Bilan

Bilan Dima Nikolaevich is a Russian singer.

About the name

The real name of the performer is Viktor Nikolaevich Belan. The sonorous and memorable pseudonym was taken at the very beginning of the singer’s career, and in the summer of 2008 Dima changed all his documents and officially became Dima Viktorovich Bilan.

Childhood

Dima Bilan was born on December 24, 1981. His childhood was spent in Karachay-Cherkessia, and when Dima was one year old, the whole family, consisting of four people, moved to the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in the Republic of Tatarstan to live with his grandmother.

"There I went with my sister to kindergarten, but unlike her, he appeared there infrequently, since there was a wonderful opportunity to stay at home. My madly loving grandmother looked with emotion at my tricks, for which I had to stand in the corner in the garden!”.

It was at this time that everyone noticed the extraordinary musical abilities boy. At the age of six, Dima and his family moved again, but this time to Kabardino-Balkaria, where he and his sister went to school. There he took part in celebrations, where he read poems and sang songs.

“And in the second grade I received my first applause... in the school cafeteria during lunch: in the midst of a big break, I suddenly stood up and sang “The Beautiful Is Far Away.” Gradually the noise died down and even those whom I had just bullied stared at me with their mouths open. The song ended and after a second pause the silence was broken by applause.”.

School of Music

A few months later, a teacher from a local music school came to the class with a request to audition the students. Delighted with Dima’s performance of “A Birch Tree Stood in the Field,” she declared that the boy should definitely go study music. But his parents wanted an “earthly” and in-demand profession for him, so his musical education did not begin immediately. When Dima was in fifth grade, he was immediately accepted into music school, but parental permission was required. Here my sister helped, deciding to keep up with him, and the parents had to come to terms. So Bilan began studying accordion and also became a soloist in a children's choir.

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Dima's debut

Then there were children's competitions, festivals, regional concerts and other paraphernalia of a budding singer. While studying in the tenth grade, the artist first visited Moscow to participate in the Chunga-Changa festival, dedicated to children's creativity and the thirtieth anniversary joint activities Yuri Entin and David Tukhmanov.

Dima recalled his first visit to the capital with horror: “Everything is new, unknown, no one met, cold, snow and rain, a whole day of wandering looking for the address of the festival”. The ten-day program was filled with excitement, meetings and joyful experiences. Dima received his diploma from the hands, after which he had to return home. But a month later, on the eve of 1999, an invitation unexpectedly comes from the girl Alla, whom I met at the festival, to meet New Year in the capital. The next trip to Moscow took place after graduating from high school and music school, when Bilan went to enter the school. Gnessins in vocal class. The aspiring singer lived with Alla for two years, but in his second year he left home to live in a dormitory. At night, the artist had to work part-time at the United Colors Of Benetton store, in the morning he had to study, and at the same time, realize his creative desires. It was a difficult period.

Meeting with Yu. Aizenshpis

While studying in my third year, at the YES! Dima and his friend and classmate (who later won the “Star Factory”) meet Yuri Aizenshpis. “I realized that this was an opportunity that could not be missed and I just started singing - they paid attention to me. Knowing that there are thousands of people like me, one way or another, Yuri Shmilevich left me his phone number.”. Later they met at the studio, where the composition “Baby” by Ilya Zudin from the group “” was used. Having sung this composition, everyone unanimously recognized that Bilan has an extraordinary talent. The next stage was Jurmala.

Preparation competitive program, qualifying rounds, which took place at Metelitsa, and continuous work on our own material took several months. At the same time, the first of the videos for the song from new program- "Boom." Having successfully completed the qualifying rounds, Dima goes to the festival. "Jurmala", associated primarily with relaxation, became a real test of strength: there was no time for entertainment - rehearsals on stage all day long, which continued in the hotel room. The result of a stubborn struggle was fourth place.

In the fall, recording of the material continued - a full-fledged concert program. The first video and songs had already appeared on television, but the success needed to be developed. The song recorded at that time and the video “Night Hooligan” filmed take Bilan to a new level creative career. This song most accurately reflects state of mind artist at that time and it was after her that Dima began to be recognized. The work became more and more intense: to final exams in Gnesinka there were already three clips behind me: “Boom”, “Night Hooligan” and “You, only you”. The singer came to the last exam straight from the set of his fourth video, “I was wrong, I got it.” In 2003, Dima graduated from the Gnessin School. In the summer of 2004 at solemn ceremony he receives a diploma from the hands of the People's Artist of the USSR and, deciding not to stop there, enters GITIS immediately as a second-year student at the faculty acting.

Jurmala

The summer of 2003 was spent on concert tours around resort towns together with the group "". While in Jurmala as a special guest, the artist began filming his new romantic video for the song “I Love You So Much” with the participation of his daughter Vika.

Presentation of "Night Hooligan"

At the end of October 2003, the presentation of the singer’s debut album “I am a night hooligan” took place at the “Harlekino” entertainment complex. The entire program was performed live with the participation of the "Chamber Lux" group. The disc featured compositions within the framework of popular music with elements of R&B and 2Step, as well as songs already known and loved by listeners. " ", " ", " ", " " appeared on stage that evening, and there was also powerful dance support from the "Capture Group". There was also a duet between Dima and the young R&B singer Darina. They sang a joint song, “I Can’t Live Without You,” for which they later filmed a video. Immediately after participating in the “Fear Factor” program in Argentina, where Bilan had to ride a bicycle at a 40-meter height on a thin cable, and then eat strawberries “in the company of flies,” the filming of a video for the song “Mulatto” followed, which took place in at the end of March 2004 at an abandoned elevator near the Savelovsky station.

Already in the summer of 2004, Dima Bilan went to Venice, where they filmed a video for the lyrical composition “On the Shore of the Sky.” The filming took place with the participation of foreign professionals, including the Italian cameraman Giannenrico Bianchi and main character- girls named Jari (Yari). Yuri Shmilevich also took part in the filming of the video. After “working days,” the singer flew to Turkey for a well-deserved rest.

And in September 2004, Dima made his debut in advertising. He starred in a Tele2 video: he played a student chatting on his cell phone right at the lecture. The video turned out cool. By the way, the advert features the incendiary “Mulatto”.

Second presentation

On October 14, 2004, the presentation of the second album “On the Shore of the Sky” took place at Night Club Infiniti. Participated in the recording of this album foreign composers Shaun Escoffery, as well as Diane Warren, who at that time had been working with world stars of the first magnitude for more than 20 years, including: Whitney Houston, and many others. She is the author of the legendary ballad Un-break My Heart, performed by, and the super hit I Don`t Want To Miss A Thing. Bilan himself acted as the author of two songs, “Water, Sand” and “Like Romeo.” A huge number of VIP guests gathered at the party: Marat Safin, Pavel Bure, “”, (as they say, she arrived “from the ship to the ball” - immediately after filming “ The last hero"), " ", and Otar Kushanashvili, naturally, "dynamites" and many, many others.

Takeoff

Under the leadership of Yu.Sh. Aizenshpis, who foresaw the release of the English-language album, Dima begins collaboration with Mr. English, the largest school in English in Russia. “We are not standing still and are already preparing the launch pad for the future world release, which, I hope, is just around the corner. I want to say thanks a lot Mr.English company, namely the Alchinov family (especially Yanochka)”. It was Yana who played the main role in Dima’s video “Congratulations!”

A few months later, filming began for the artist’s next video for the hit song “You Should Be Nearby.” Gosha Toidze, director of the video, together with Vlad Opelyants created a new style in Russian music video making. All efforts were not in vain, because the video and track “You Should Be Nearby” soared to the first positions of the national charts. After the successful rotation of the song, many offers began to come from television and radio channels. In the spring alone, the artist starred for a photo shoot in such glossy magazines as Cosmopolitan, Elle, FHM, and Atmosphere. The filming lasted two days; special sets were built for the video in a pavilion at the Mosfilm film studio. At this time, Dima begins to collaborate and becomes the face of La Scala Fashion Group and Franck Provost. In the world Russian show business The bustle of preparing for Eurovision 2005 began. Having won the qualifying rounds, Bilan successfully makes it to the finals. According to the professional jury, it was Dima who took first place, but according to the results of SMS voting it turned out that he was surpassed by several points, which subsequently represented Russia at the finals in Kyiv. Dima took part in several festivals, despite his busy touring schedule in Russia. One of the significant events was the Five Stars festival. Among its organizers are the most rated channels: “First”, “Russia”, MTV Russia and, in addition, popular radio stations in Russia provided support: “ Russian radio" and "Europe Plus". Bilan had the honor of being the honorary guest of the festival. But time is running, you can’t live on festivals alone – it was necessary to engage in creativity. Therefore, after talking with Yuri Shmilevich, we decided that it was time to shoot new clip.

The song was chosen right away, betting on the track “As I Wanted.” Filming took place in Panama, the budget was huge, at least by Russian standards. The director was Gosha Toidze, and the cameraman was Vlad Opelyants. The video turned out “crazy”; thanks to joint efforts, this song quickly entered the hot tracklists of Russian radio stations.

After a business trip to Panama, literally a few days later, Dima was invited to film a new reality show on Channel One. The show, called Empire, was filmed in Poland, near Warsaw. The participants included such famous people as Shandybin, Apeksimova, and others. Everyone was divided into rich and poor. At the very first competition, Bilan managed to beat everyone and receive the status of a king, but a few days later, thanks to his “political skill,” Dima again ended up among the poor. “In general, this could have gone on for a long time, but I decided that intrigue was not my thing, and together I decided to leave and return home. Moreover, there are still a lot of things to do at home for which there is not enough time...”.

On September 20, 2005, at the age of 61, Yuri Shmilevich Aizenshpis died of a heart attack. “I am grateful to Yuri Shmilevich for everything he did for me. It was great person and producer. He played a huge role in my life and work.”.

Triumph on MTV

On September 21, the MTV Russian Music Awards ceremony took place on Vasilyevsky Spusk. Bilan received two awards - as the best performer and artist of the year. After the show, the singer performed on Zamoskvoretsky Bridge, where he sang all his hits. In conclusion, Dima performed the Russian anthem along with other artists. A few days later, the DVD “You, Only You” was released, containing two presentations of the artist’s albums, clips, photographs and interviews.

In October, Dima took part in the Heart of Africa program. There he acted as an expert. Forgetting to take preventive vaccinations against tropical diseases and the consequences of insect bites, Dima left for the show. But everything worked out and the singer returned happy with the trip. On November 3, Bilan left for Lisbon to represent Russia at the Europe Music Awards. In December 2005, Dima received two golden gramophones in St. Petersburg and Alma-Ata for the song “You Should Be Nearby.” On the set of “New Songs about the Main Thing,” he received the Channel One Grand Prix from the professional jury.

The fact that Dima became the person of the year (according to Rambler) in the field of show business indicates that the largest number of people voted for him. At the end of the year he received an invitation from American company voice tracks for the musical "Peter Pan". Also in December, a video for the lyrical composition “I Remember You” was shot in the Botanical Garden. The video turned out fabulous and magical, which corresponds to the New Year's atmosphere.

The year 2005 for Dima Bilan became both triumphant and sad in his career. Therefore, the third album, the presentation of which took place in April 2006, was dedicated to the first Russian producer Yuri Shmilevich Aizenshpis.

On March 14, 2006, in Kyiv, Dima Bilan took part in the International Music Award "Golden Organ" where he received the award as performer of the year. It was there that the fiery song Never Let You Go was first performed.”

After the sudden death of Yuri Aizenshpis, many production centers offered Bilan very attractive terms of cooperation. After thinking for some time, Dima decided to work with.

Between 2003 and 2014, Dima Bilan released eight solo albums. Each of the singer's records was highly appreciated by both critics and his loyal fans. In parallel with recording songs and filming videos, Dima never forgot to actively participate in public life– he often appeared at various social events, magnificent receptions, competitions, festivals and other events. It’s amazing how, despite being so busy, Bilan still managed to delight his fans with concerts.

"Eurovision"

In March 2006, the Eurovision organizing committee in Russia chose Dima Bilan to represent the country and defend its honor at the world song contest in Athens. Bilan performed with dignity in front of millions of eyes, performing the song Never Let You Go, and took an honorable second place.

In 2008, Dima Bilan again decided to try his hand at Eurovision. The competition took place in Belgrade (Serbia). The pop singer amazed the jury and audience with the song Believe. According to the voting results, Dima won. He became the first in history Russian artist om, who took first place at Eurovision.

Personal life

In the early 2000s, Dima maintained a very close relationship with model Elena Kuletskaya. The artist even talked about a wedding, but the marriage never took place. A little later, by the way,

The main breakthrough in the performer’s career was the victory at Eurovision 2008, which no Russian performer had been able to achieve until that moment. In the same 2008, Dima was awarded the title People's Artist Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Childhood and youth

Dima Bilan was born on December 24, 1981 in the family of an engineer and a social worker. The future idol was born in the small town of Ust-Dzhegut (Karachay-Cherkessia). Dima Bilan's real name is Viktor Nikolaevich Belan.

In addition to Victor, the Belan family had two daughters - Anna and Elena. Later, the family of the future star moved to Kabardino-Balkaria and settled in the city of Maisky.

Dima had a passion for music since childhood. From the 5th grade, the future singer attended music school, graduating educational institution accordion class. Even then, the talented guy participated in various competitions, and in 1999 he even went to Moscow to children's festival“Chunga-Changa”, where he received a diploma from Joseph Kobzon himself.

Music

The singer's career began with an acquaintance with producer Yuri Aizenshpis. It was this music manager who recommended the young man to take the pseudonym Dima Bilan. In collaboration with Aizenshpis, Bilan tried his hand at the “New Wave”, where he took 4th place.

Best of the day

In 2003, Bilan’s first album “I am a night hooligan” was released. Videos and songs from this disc soon became popular in Russia. Fans especially remember the song “Baby”. The artist's subsequent albums become equally interesting to the public.

In collaboration with Aizenshpis, the album “On the Shore of the Sky” appeared in 2004. Among the new songs, fans and critics noted a composition called “You Should Be Nearby.”

On September 20, 2005, Yuri Aizenshpis passed away. Dima immediately received offers of cooperation from other production companies. As a result, the singer decided to sever relations with the center former mentor. At that moment, Aizenshpis’s company demanded not to use the Dima Bilan brand, the right to which belonged to this organization. But in 2008, thanks to the union of Dima Bilan and Yana Rudkovskaya, the conflict was resolved. Soon the singer himself officially changed his name.

The tandem with Yana Rudkovskaya turned out to be fruitful. By the end of 2005, the singer received two Golden Gramophone awards. Dima Bilan's songs received recognition, awards rained down on the artist like from a cornucopia - “Singer of the Year” (2006), “Best Performer of the Year” (2007), “ Best Album», « Best composition"for the song "The Impossible is Possible."

Gradually Dima becomes the best, improving his professionalism. Recognition of the artist’s undeniable talent was the role of Ambassador of the 2014 Olympics entrusted to him.

Virtually every composition performed by Dima Bilan becomes a hit. Such a composition was the song called “Dreamers”, which became the favorite single of millions of Russian fans of the singer.

In 2009, the first English language version was published. studio album by Believe, which was recorded in Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia. And immediately - new victory in the “Album of the Year” category at the ZD Awards 2009.

The video for the song “I Just Love You” became a winner on the MuzTV Chart in 2011, staying in the top ranks for 20 weeks. The list of victories and awards in Dima Bilan’s career is huge. In 2011, fans liked the song “I’m Choking,” the video for which was called the best in the artist’s career.

2015 was no less successful for the artist. The musician presented an album called “Don’t be silent.”

"Eurovision"

Bilan decided to try his hand at an international competition for the first time in 2005, choosing the song Not That Simple. Then Natalya Podolskaya beat the singer at the national selection stage. Dima took second place.

In 2006, Dima Bilan, by the decision of Channel One, went to Athens to represent Russia at the prestigious Eurovision 2006 contest. With the song Never Let You Go, Bilan takes 2nd place. Only Alsou achieved such success in the history of the country in 2000.

The brightest moment and peak in creative biography Dima Bilan's long-awaited victory at Eurovision 2008, which was so difficult for the artist. In tandem with the famous musician Edvin Marton and Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, Dima Bilan presented the whole world with an amazing performance on ice to the song Believe in the finals of the competition. Dima became the first Russian in history to win the competition.

In 2012, Bilan almost went to Eurovision again. Dima sang the song Back To Her Future in a duet with Yulia Volkova, taking only 2nd place in the Russian qualifying round.

Creation

Dima Bilan actively participates in television projects. In 2012, the singer became a mentor popular show Channel One “Voice” for adult participants. In 2014, the television project “Voice.Children” was launched, in which Dima Bilan also acted as a mentor. Colleagues on the new show were Pelageya and Maxim Fadeev, who was replaced by Leonid Agutin in the third season. The project was a great success.

2016 was a fruitful year for the singer. The artist toured with solo concerts in Russia and abroad, acted in films, and still participated in festivals and television projects.

Dima Bilan's performance at the New Wave 2016 competition was spectacular. The number for the song “Indivisible” was again among the best. In addition, the singer performed the song “Mama” together with Danil Pluzhnikov, winner of the “Voice. Children-3."

In 2016, Bilan presented the song “In Your Head.”

In October 2016, the premiere of the animated film “Trolls” took place, in which Dima Bilan, in tandem with Victoria Daineko, voiced the main characters of the film. Participants in the show “The Voice” became a huge gift for the singer. Children" who attended the premiere.

This is not the artist’s first experience in cinema. Hans from the American full-length cartoon “Frozen” spoke in Bilan’s voice. The singer first appeared in a cameo role on New Year's Eve musical film"Night in Disco Style" in 2005. Next were the works “Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors”, “Golden Key”.

Bilan's debut in a feature film was the melodrama "Hero", where the artist appeared in leading role together with Svetlana Ivanova. The premiere took place in 2016. Dima Bilan's films will probably be released more often, because the artist showed his best side in cinema too.

Personal life

The personal life of Dima Bilan worries millions of fans. Singer for a long time met with model Elena Kuletskaya. By the way, Dima Bilan publicly announced that if he wins Eurovision, he will marry Elena. But the artist did not keep his word, the wedding never took place. This romance did not end in anything, and the couple broke up.

It is unknown who owns the heart of the eligible groom. Fans often attribute the man to relationships with prominent representatives of show business, and some even suggest that the singer has returned to ex-girlfriend, but does not report this publicly.

Perhaps the fans’ fantasy was an alleged affair with a longtime acquaintance of the man, opera singer Julia Lima, who some time ago worked as a backing vocalist for Dima. Photos with the performer appeared on social networks, and fans immediately started talking about a romance between the celebrities. However, there were no comments from the artist.

Such secrecy made Bilan yellow press distribute publications about the artist’s orientation, and ill-wishers more than once called the singer gay. The artist himself does not comment on such hype around his name.

The life and career biography of the tall (height 180 cm, weight 75 kg), sports artist is watched by millions of fans on the social networks Instagram and Twitter. There the singer shares personal and work photos. Both accounts have passed official verification. Dima also has a verified VKontakte page.

In July 2018, the artist posted an emotional post on Instagram, where he wrote that he was thinking about a radical change of residence. The singer also shared that he is not yet planning to have a wife and children. Dima told fans that he was not ready to enter into a serious relationship and let someone into his inner world.

Previously, there was information on the Internet about Bilan’s affair with former member“Voices” by Yulia Tereshchenko. Similar rumors appeared when the artist posted on his personal page group photo With girl. But later it turned out that this was only a meeting of old acquaintances.

Today fans are sure that new darling performer Polina Gudieva became the singer. Recently, Dima shared a photo where a woman’s legs were visible. Fans thought about several candidates, but decided on Polina.

Interestingly, Bilan is on the list of the most gambling celebrities. This is the opinion of Forbes magazine. According to the publication, Dima dedicates gambling a lot of free time.

Dima Bilan now

Bilan's photo shoot in art house style caused a mixed reaction among the artist's fans. Some users called the artist's figure chic. At the same time, other users noticed melancholy and loneliness in the eyes of the singer lying naked in the bathroom. Most of all, fans of the Russian singer were interested in who captured the artist in the bathroom while listening to music. The musician's followers were delighted with the new photos, since the performer rarely shares such photos.

That same year, Bilan's fans learned that the singer was ill. Fans who were worried about their idol’s health even found out Dima’s phone number in order to support him with advice. According to Bilan, fans often manage to get his number. This forced the singer to stock up on a pack of SIM cards.

It is known that doctors discovered a herniated spine in the performer, which pinches a nerve, causing severe pain. The singer had to undergo a long course of treatment to get rid of the disease.

"It's true, in Lately I had hellish pain. I couldn’t do basic things: zip up, open my wallet, hold something in my hand. When I went to the doctors, I couldn’t sit for an MRI for half an hour - the drugs weren’t working. The chiropractor found not even three, but five hernias on my spine,”

– Dima Bilan said in an interview with media representatives.

In March 2017, the Russian singer published an image on Instagram in which he appeared in a new image - with a shaved head. Media workers suggested that Bilan’s decision to “become bald” is a kind of challenge to those who spread rumors about the alleged fatal disease performer.

The singer himself believes that such trials made him think about the future. According to the artist, he concluded:

– Dima Bilan noted, commenting on his physical condition.

In May 2017, the singer presented a new video for the song “Labyrinths”. The music video was directed by Alexey Golubev, and the video producer was Yana Rudkovskaya. Fans once again sing the familiar chorus, which begins with the words “I will run across the thin sky.”

Viewers note that the video turned out to be exciting and mystical due to the mass of special effects. Fans liked the video, and many were impressed by the huge glowing ball, clouds of smoke and multi-colored glow. All this created an extraordinary beautiful picture, harmoniously combining deep drama with an exciting plot.

Today Bilan continues to actively perform. In 2017, viewers saw the long-awaited joint performance of Dima Bilan and Sergei Lazarev at a concert held as part of the Muz-TV Award. The unexpected duet presented the song “Forgive Me.”

Back in 2017, Bilan presented new songs “Hold” and “You are my ocean.”

In February 2018, Love radio turned 10 years old. In honor of this event, a grand show took place. Dima Bilan, the permanent headliner of the project, took part in the anniversary series of concerts in Russian cities.

In the spring, the singer presented a new video for the song “Girl, Don’t Cry.” The video came out colorful and dynamic. Fans appreciated the new creation of their favorite performer and his team.

In May, Dima was awarded the “High Five” award for “Best Show”.

The beginning of summer was marked by the release of a new single by Dima Bilan and singer Polina “Drunk Love”. A little later, the artist posted the first footage from the filming of the video for this composition. As planned, the performer in the video gets married and participates in a brawl at a wedding. Prominent representatives of Russian show business and the blogosphere starred in the video.

Dima Bilan is considered one of the richest Russian celebrities. According to Forbes magazine for 2017, the singer is in 5th place with an income of $6 million.

Dima Bilan’s personal life is a chest, but the singer hid the key and doesn’t give it to anyone. Many fans are interested in when Bilan will get married and have children, but Dima is in no hurry to change his status.

It is quite possible that Bilan had a lot of girls, because he is not only handsome, but also financially secure and popular, but little is known about this. The press sometimes hints at his unconventional preferences in terms of partnerships, although, of course, this is not the case.

Dima Bilan's wife

Only one woman claimed to be Bilan’s wife - Elena Kuletskaya. They dated for several years; the couple’s relationship became known after Eurovision, where Bilan performed successfully. Then a gold ring glittered on Kuletskaya’s finger. It seemed that the wedding was ahead, but the potential husband and wife remained bachelors.

Dima Bilan's wife photo

There are several reasons that led to Bilan’s separation from Kuletskaya. They can be identified by viewing various interviews of former lovers.

• Permanent employment. Dmitry Bilan was actively involved in his career: new songs, tours, shows. Elena also built a modeling career. There wasn't enough time for each other.
• Little responsibility and ease in relationships. They did not discuss their personal lives, were not interested in each other’s pastime. When you love, you are jealous, interested, worried. Ease in relationships does not always keep a couple together.
• Love did not develop into tenderness and affection, but smoothly flowed into friendship.

Now Kuletskaya is the wife, but of another man. She is happily married and remembers her union with Bilan with a smile.

Personal life of Dima Bilan: girls

There is information about several of Bilan’s girls. They are all different, but they were able, albeit briefly, to win the heart of a talented singer.

Bilan's personal life is stormy, like a raging ocean, only he alone knows how it proceeds. We wish Bilan happiness, wife and children!

Singer Dima Bilan (real name Viktor Nikolaevich Belan) was born at midnight on December 24, 1981 in the village of Moskovsky, Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug of the RSFSR.

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 the 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. The singer’s first producer, Elena Kan, filmed it with her own money. 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.

Debut album Bilan's "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”, “One 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” was also released. 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 official name singer

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, based on the results audience voting 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 peace

A simple guy from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic went through a difficult path from an unknown rural musician to one of the most popular artists on the territory of the CIS. Fate laughed in his face more than once, but he was able to survive everything and prove that Dima Bilan is not just a brand, but part of the history of Russian show business.

Childhood

The singer was born on December 24, 1981. His parents were far from creativity: his mother worked in the social sphere, his father was an engineer. Named future star Victor, real name Belan. There is an older sister Elena (October 10, 1980) and a younger sister Anna (July 26, 1995).

Victor's musical abilities were noticed as a child. From the fifth grade, he began attending music school, where he learned to play the accordion. But teachers quickly recognized his vocal talent, and the boy became a regular participant in various competitions. In 1999, Joseph Kobzon himself presented young Vita with a diploma at the Chunga-Changa festival. This was a good incentive to continue his studies, and the guy entered the music school.

Great and terrible

There were many different rumors. By the time he met Vitya Belan, he had already served a total of 17 years for currency fraud and counterfeiting dollars, and had been a producer for legendary bands“Cinema”, “Moral Code”, singers Linda and Katya Lel. He was able to turn a simple voiceless guy into a sex symbol for young girls with the sonorous name Vlad Stashevsky. He was not afraid of the bandits who terrorized the stars and their producers. In criminal circles, Yuri Shmilevich was a respected person.

He noticed the modest Kabardian guy back when he was studying at Gnesinka. After watching his first steps on the stage, he decides to take young talent under your wing. In 2002, the singer went to Jurmala and took fourth place among the New Wave contestants. Aizenshpis categorically does not like the first and last name of his ward. Soon the stage lights up new star under the name Dima Bilan. A slightly changed surname cannot work miracles, but a high-quality repertoire can open the way. By the way, I never liked the name Victor to a young performer, he always wanted to be named after his grandfather - Dmitry.

First success

There was no place for his wife in the biography and personal life of Dima Bilan. The producer took on his next project with all the zeal. A year later, the album “I am a night hooligan” and Dima Bilan’s video for this song were released. The vocal guy was noticed, but these were not the compositions that could give him the love of listeners. The most successful ones: “I love you so much” and “Baby” were constantly in rotation on radio stations, and Aizenshpis realized that there was no need to make Dima Bilan a brutal male with perky songs. He had a talent for breaking hearts with his lyrics. They bet on it.

Breakthrough

The album “On the Shore of the Sky” in 2004 brought Dima Bilan into the ranks of the most popular artists. Almost every composition became a hit, and Aizenshpis’s calculation was completely justified. The whole country sang Dima Bilan's songs, people went crazy about him, and he was a welcome guest at any concert. And if a new one appears bright Star on the stage, then they begin to promote her as a contender for Eurovision. Dmitry passed the selection in 2005 and a year later was supposed to represent the country in Greece. On the eve of this event, another album is being released, in which the singer performed his hits in English. The stakes were very high, the whole country believed in Bilan’s victory. This could have been the happiest year in the career of not only the singer, but also his producer. Life decided otherwise.

Death of Aizenshpis

The producer suffered from diabetes mellitus. He understood perfectly well that Bilan would become his latest project, and was in a hurry to bring Dmitry to the top of the best performers. He succeeded in almost everything: he saw success and heard well-deserved applause, but did not live to see the main event. On September 20, 2005, Yuri Shmilevich died of a myocardial infarction. He was only 60 years old.

The singer had a hard time with the death of his producer. Aizenshpis became his second father. In the same year, Bilan received the World Music Awards in the category “Best Russian Artist”. He dedicated his victory to Aizenshpis and burst into tears at the presentation.

Fight for a tasty morsel

The death of Yuri Shmilevich entailed a number of problems for the singer. No one touched Dima Bilan’s music and lyrics, but his name became a bone of contention. Common-law wife The producer tried to prove the rights to this brand through the court and prohibit the performer from using it. But by that time, Dima was no longer a defenseless aspiring singer. Behind him was a powerful team led by Yana Rudkovskaya. But it was useless to compete with Baturin’s wife. They defended the name and continued the work begun by Aizenshpis.

Eurovision 2006

On musical competition it was decided to go without pompous decorations and stunning costumes. Rudkovskaya and Bilan judged correctly: the closer to the people, the closer to victory. Simple faded jeans, a white T-shirt, matching sneakers and a casual hairstyle made him a guy from the crowd. Two backing vocalists, a couple of ballerinas and an intriguing piano. During the second verse, Dima climbed onto it, and a girl appeared from the rose petals. Many later accused the producer and the entire team of simply scaring Europe with this appearance. It was like watching the dead rise from their graves.

Be that as it may, the first place went to the Finns. The rock band was able to amaze the people with their powerful performance and original song. But Bilan became a national hero. Before him, only Alsou took second place. At home he was greeted with applause, and the decision of the competition jury was considered a mistake.

Best

2007 was a triumphant year. People did not forget his bright performance in Greece, three awards at once at the Muz-TV ceremony: “Best Album”, “Best Composition”, “Best Performer”. Dmitry shoots two new videos, and receives new ones in October music awards, this time from the MTV Russia Music Awards. There were three nesting dolls in his piggy bank: “Best Composition”, “Best Performer”, “Artist of the Year”.

Second try

Eurovision 2008 became another milestone for Dima Bilan. The team took into account all past mistakes and decided not to give any more surprises to timid viewers. This time, the world-famous figure skater Evgeni Plushenko and violinist Edvin Marton are coming as powerful support. The song had the self-explanatory title Belive. And the whole country believed in victory. But the bookmakers did not take into account the hot Russian performer. Bets were placed on other musicians, but Dmitry’s team did not lose heart. They had trump cards in their pocket in case the public did not appreciate the vocal abilities.

But Belgrade is not Greece. Bilan was received well, and after the semi-final he was already, according to forecasts, in third place. All that remained was to wait for the final vote and count on the support of neighbors. Eurovision has always been famous for its bias. Countries were happy to hand out high scores to their neighbors, whether they liked the song or not.

Victory

But this time there would not be enough CIS votes in any case. Three performers immediately took the lead, and no one could predict how the voting would end, even when data from several countries remained to be accepted. With a minimal margin, Bilan was able to beat the other competitors. This time nothing overshadowed the joy, and Dmitry returned home as a real national hero. The first and so far the only singer who managed to bring such a grandiose competition to Russia.

The Other Side of Popularity

Along with success came things that were not the most pleasant for any artist. Close attention from the press and the absence of a permanent girlfriend gave rise to many rumors about gay artist. Out of desperation or simply to shut the mouths of gossip lovers, Bilan starts an affair with former “tattoo” Yulia Volkova. They record a song, shoot a video and fly away to relax together. Some pretty candid photos are leaking online from a hot resort. For a while, everyone believed in their relationship, and people stopped washing their bones popular singer.

But they began to notice something else - Dmitry behaved too strangely on the “Voice” program, where he was one of the jury members. His behavior was quickly attributed to the effects of drug use. flared up new scandal, which still does not subside. Dmitry continues to sing and delight fans with hits, leaving dirty gossip without comment. Now he is already a respectable, accomplished singer, from whom no surprises were expected. But he was able to surprise everyone!

“Drunken Love” by Dima Bilan and Polina

He began filming provocative and high-quality videos. It was he who quickly realized that ordinary love and tearful videos had long bored the viewer. Bilan decided to go the same way. The clip, almost 10 minutes long, shocked everyone. A video on the theme “Russian Wedding” has already collected more than 10 million views on YouTube in just a month. This was another victory in the biography of Dima Bilan. The photo of the wife (Polina herself played her in the video) was passed off as real at first, but when the video appeared in the public domain, everyone realized that it was just another hoax.

The video itself was shot by Alexander Gudkov, who knows a lot about humor. A little obscene language, a fight scene, a few guest stars - and success is guaranteed!