Bilan Dmitri

Dima Bilan was born on Dec. 24, 1981. His childhood was spent in Karachay-Cherkessia, and when Dime year old, the family moved in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan), to his grandmother. Even in childhood, many noted his outstanding musical abilities boy.

At the age of six years, Dima and his family moved again, but this time in the Kabardino-Balkaria, where he and his sister and went to school. There Bilan took part in the festivities, read poems, sang songs. In the second class Dima tore the first applause. It happened in the school canteen. Bilan suddenly stood up and sang "Beautiful far". The song ended, and after a second pause, classmates and teachers applauded the singer.

A few months later came into the class teacher of the local music school and plays staged. She liked how Dima sang "In the field stood a birch". But parents Bilan did not share this enthusiasm. They wanted her son was more "earthly" profession, so making music Dima was only in fifth grade. He studied accordion and soloist in the children's choir.

Then there were children competitions, festivals, concerts - the usual stages of the path of every budding singer. While studying in the tenth grade, the actor first visited Moscow to participate in the festival "Chunga-Changa" dedicated to children's creativity and the thirtieth anniversary of the joint activity of Yuri Entin and David Tukhmanov. Wealth first visit to the capital Dima remembers with horror: "all new, unknown, no one met the cold, snow and rain". Despite this, Bilan made good, received a diploma from the hands of Joseph Kobzon and returned home. But a month later, on the eve of 1999, a young singer suddenly came an invitation from a girl Alla, familiarity with which occurred at the festival, to celebrate New Year in the capital.

. The next time Bilan went to Moscow, already have qualified for secondary schools and music
. In the capital he was able to go to school named. Gnesinyh. At night, the actor had to look for jobs in the shop in the morning - to learn, and in the rest of the time to engage in creative implementation.

. When a third year, Dima and his classmate Sasha Saveleva (group "Factory") to get acquainted with Yuri Aizenshpis
. This happened in the club. Bilan realized that he could miss the unique chance and just started to sing - it drew the attention. Aizenshpis gave talented guy your phone. Later they met at the studio. Ilya Zudin of the group "Dynamite" wrote the song "Baby", but it went over the staff. She gave fulfill Bilan. Apparently, he liked singing. Since Dima began to prepare for performance at the contest of young talents "New Wave". The result of several months of work, the audition was the fourth place, but the main thing - was made the first program.

In the new round of Bilan's career, led the song "Night Hooligan". The life of a young actor was becoming more intense. On the final exam in ulilische singer had come straight from the set of their fourth video "I made a mistake, I got". In 2003 Dima graduated Gnessin School. The diploma was presented to him, Joseph Kobzon. At the "universities" Bilan's not over, he immediately goes to the second year GITIS, Faculty of acting.

Summer 2003 was held in concert with a group traveling together "Dynamite". In Jurmala clip was shot in the romantic song "I love you" with the daughter of Igor Krutoy - Vicki. In late October 2003, a presentation of the singer's debut album "I'm a night hooligan". Was soon made another clip - "Mulatto," shooting occurred at an abandoned grain elevator near Savelovski station. Work on the next roller was conducted in a more comfortable environment. Clip "On the shore of the sky" shot in Venice, with the participation of foreign professionals.

A year after the debut of the plate labored Bilan new album. In writing "On the shore of the sky" was attended by foreign composers Sean Eskoferri and Diane Warren, which has more than twenty years working with the world's first magnitude stars: Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Ricky Martin and many others. Warren, author of such hits as the legendary ballad "Unbreak my heart" Toni Braxton and superhit Aerosmith "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". On the second plate Bilan Bilan made himself first as an author - has written two songs.

Under the leadership of Yuri was Dima begins to prepare for work on the English album. At the same time are shooting video for hit song "You're supposed to be next". Work on it continued directed clips Bilan Gosh Toidze and operator of the famed Vlad Opelyanc.

Meanwhile, in Russia the world of show business started in a bustling, connected with preparation for the "Eurovision 2005". After winning the qualifying rounds, Bilan passes in the final. In the opinion of the professional jury in the first place there Dima, but the results of sms-voting relegated him to second position. Won by Natalia Podolsky.
The loss knocked the team Bilan is not out of a rut. They continue to work. In Panama, place the video shoot, "How would I".

. September 20, 2005 th and for Dima Bilan, Russia, and for show business in general, there was a tragedy - a 61 th year of life died of a heart attack Yuri Shmilyevich Aizenshpis.
. And the very next day there was a successful event for Bilan - MTV Russia Music Awards "
. On this day, Dima left Vasilevsky descent with two statuettes - "Best Performer" and "Artist of the Year". After the show the singer spoke at Zamoskvoretsky bridge, where he sang all his hits. In conclusion, Bilan, and other performers sang Russia's national anthem.
Later, the singer went to Lisbon to represent Russia at the ceremony EMA.
In the same year, Bilan became man in show business on the version of Rambler. And in late 2005, the first artist was invited to voice tracks to the musical "Peter Pan". In December last was withdrawn in 2005, clip - "I remember you". This year has been for Dima Bilan as a triumph, and the saddest in his career.

. March 14, 2006 at the service of music award "Golden street organ" in Kiev, was first performed an incendiary song "Never Let You Go", which Bilan went to Eurovision "
. The final international competition was held May 20 in Athens. As a result, Dima took second place, yielding the number of votes of the Finnish group Lordi.

July 21, 2006 PATTEN new album Dima Bilan. In the third album by the artist entered the loudest and the fan-favorite hits of 2006, most of them - in a completely new sound. Especially for Russia release lyricist Lara D'Elia wrote Russian-language text hits "Never Let You Go" and "Lady Flame", which in the Russian version is called "How the world works" and "Never Let You Go".

. 21 September 2006 Dima Bilan again left the ceremony MTV RMA with two statuettes
. He won in the category "Best Arrangement" ( "Never Let You Go") and "Artist of the Year."

March 9, 2008 in a live TV channel on Russia, after the popular vote, Dima Bilan was declared the party from Eurovision 2008 Russia.

In the night of 24 to 25 May Bilan, together with the famous figure skater Evgeni Plushenko and Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton presented three-minute number, which brought Russia their first victory in the history of Eurovision. Song Believe Dima Bilan sang not in Russian. The audience appreciated the performance of the singer contest in 272 points.

Traditionally, the main European music contest held in the country, the winner of last year. In 2009, the Eurovision for the first time will host Russia.