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Dima Bilan (real name Viktor Belan, 24
December 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta,
Karachay-Cherkessia) is a Russian pop
artist. Bilan represented Russia at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let
You Go", finishing second, and he won the
contest in 2008, with the song "Believe". He
has had several Russian no. 1 hits and is
currently pursuing an international career.
With his unique talent
and exceptional abilities, vocal sensation
Dima Bilan commanded the world’s attention
in May 2006 when he represented Russia at
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens,
Greece. Dima was the hunk who took the
honorable second place, conceding only
Finland, with remarkable stage performance
of his hit single «Never Let You Go».
Dima Bilan released 3 platinum albums: «Ia
Nochnoy Hooligan» («The Night Hooligan»,
2003), «Na Beregu Neba» («Between the Sky
and Heaven», 2004), on which Dima
collaborated with world-famous songwriter
Diane Warren, who penned Celine Dion's «My
Heart Will Go Оn», Tony Braxton's «Unbreak
My Heart» and Aerosmith’s "I Don't Want To
Miss A Thing", and «Vremya-Reka» («Time Is a
River», 2006), which sold over 2 000 000
copies in Russia and CIS.
Dima's Eurovision hit single «Never Let You
Go» catapulted Dima to superstar status and
placed him on top or all Russian radio and
TV-charts in May 2006 and stayed on top of
the charts for mind-blowing 24 weeks! In
October 2006 this single was released in
Greece and Cyprus, got into TOP 10 and was
released in a number of European countries.
In September 2005 Dima won two awards at MTV
Russia Music Awards for «Best Performer» and
«Artist Оf Тhe Year». The same year Bilan
went to Lisbon to present Russia at MTV
Europe Music Awards.
In July 2006 Dima Bilan was one of the four
artists who took part in the biggest musical
event in Russia of 2006- «The Red Summer»
show in Red Square in Moscow, where he
performed on stage with Shakira, The Black
Eyed Peas and t.A.T.u.
In September 2006, for second year in a row,
Dima Bilan won «Artist of the Year» and
«Song of the Year» at MTV Russia Music
Awards. On November 2nd Dima represented
Russia at MTV EMA in Copenhagen.
On November 15th 2006 Dima Bilan received
award for «Best Selling Russian Artist» and
performed at the World Music Awards in
London along with Michael Jackson, Beyonce,
Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and Bob Sinclair. His
performance of Eurovision hot single «Never
Let You Go» at WMAs was broadcasted on
Channel 4 in UK and 130 more countries,
including United States. Dima Bilan was
touring US (New York, Los Angeles,
San-Francisco, Miami, Chicago) in January
2007 with audience not less than 3000 people
per venue.
At the annual MTV Russia Music Awards 2007
on October the 4th, Dima Bilan won 3 most
prestigious awards for Best Performer, Best
Song and – for the third time in three years
- Best Artist. His performance of chart
topping, Jim Beanz-penned single Number One
Fan included cameo from the very special
guest – Timbaland’s brother Sebastian,
well-known worldwide for their joint song
with Timbaland and Keri Hilson – Way I Are.
Dima Bilan got his Best Artist 2007 MTV RMA
award at MTV Europe Music Awards on November
1st in Munich, Germany.
Dima’s first international album in English
will be released in United States and Europe
this year with a record major, and its
Spanish version to be released in Latin
America this year as well. Currently Dima
Bilan is finishing recordings for the
Spanish version of the album with top Latin
music market music producer and
Grammy-winning songwriter Rudy Perez,
world-famous for his work with Julio
Iglesias, Christina Aguilera and Beyonce and
getting ready for EUROVISION 2008.
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