Dima Nikolaevich Bilan (name at birth and until June 2008 - Viktor Nikolaevich Belan). Born December 24, 1981 in the village. Moscow (part of the city of Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Region). Russian singer, film actor. Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (2006). Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic (2007). Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia (2007). People's Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (2008). Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018).
Vitya Belan was born on December 24, 1981 in the city of Ust-Dzheguta (Karachay-Cherkess Republic).
Father - Nikolai Mikhailovich Belan - worked as a mechanic, design engineer.
Mother - Nina Dmitrievna Belan - worked in greenhouses, then in the social sphere.
Elder sister - Elena Belan-Zimina (born 1980) - fashion designer, worked as a waitress, married in 2006 to law student Gennady Zimin.
The younger sister is Anna Belan (born 1994).
When he was a year old, the family moved to Naberezhnye Chelny, after another 5 years - to the city of Maisky (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic), where Vitya studies at the second school until the 9th grade, and completes his secondary education at school No. 14.
In the fifth grade, he entered a music school, from which he graduated with an accordion class.
Participated in various music competitions and festivals. He took first place in the competition "Young Voices of the Caucasus".
In 1999, he came to Moscow to participate in the Chunga-Changa festival, dedicated to children's creativity and the thirtieth anniversary of the joint activity of Yuri Entin and David Tukhmanov. Vitya Belan receives a diploma from the hands of himself.
In 2000-2003 he studied at the Gnesins State Musical College. Specialty - Classical vocals.
In 2001-2002 became the laureate of the festival "Festos".
In 2003-2005 studied at GITIS (entered immediately for the 2nd course).
In 2000, the first video clip of Dima Bilan, filmed with the money of his first producer Elena Kan, got into the rotation of the MTV Russia TV channel. The video for the song "Autumn" was filmed on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. The song is considered one of the first studio songs of Dima Bilan.
While still a student, Dima Bilan met his future producer, who immediately recognized his talent and began working with him.
In 2002, Dima Bilan made his debut on the stage of the Russian festival in Jurmala - "New Wave", at which he presented his composition "Boom" and took fourth place. After the competition, the shooting of a video for this song followed, and then also for the compositions “I'm a night hooligan”, “You, only you” and “I made a mistake, I got it”. The daughter starred in the video for the song "I love you so much". During the period of work with Aizenshpis, Dima Bilan imitated Danko in many ways.
At the end of October 2003, the debut album entitled "I am a night hooligan" was released. In 2004, a reissue of the album (“Night Hooligan +”) was released, including 19 songs: 15 songs from the original edition of the album “I am a Night Hooligan” and 4 new songs (“Heartless”, “Last Time”, “Stop the Music”, “Dark night").
Dima Bilan - Heartless
In 2004, Dima Bilan's second studio album was released, entitled "On the Shore of the Sky". In the same year, the recording of Dima Bilan's first English-language album began. Diane Warren and Shaun Escoffery took part in the work on the album.
In February 2005, Dima Bilan participated in the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Not That Simple", taking second place. After that, a reissue of the album "On the Shore of the Sky" was released, which included English versions of the songs "How I Wanted", "On the Shore of the Sky" and "You Should Be Near".
In 2005, the official collection of clips “You, only you” was also released, which, in addition to the official video clips, included concert videos of the presentation of the albums “I am a night hooligan” and “On the shore of the sky”. The collection also included additional compositions that were not included in these albums: the song "I won't forget" and a cover version of the famous melody "Caruso" (presentation "I'm a night hooligan"), the track "Seven days" (presentation "On the shore of the sky") .
At the end of 2005, the single "New Year from a New Line" was released containing the original version and a remix of the song "New Year from a New Line", as well as the English version of the hit "On the Bank of the Sky" called "Between the Sky and Heaven".
On September 20, 2005, Bilan's producer, Yuri Aizenshpis, died. Immediately after that, Dima was nominated for the World Music Awards as the Best Russian Artist.
After the death of Aizenshpis, many producers offered contracts to Bilan. In 2006, he terminated the contract with the Aizenshpis company, which, after his death, was led by his wife Elena Lvovna Kovrigina. After that, 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 Bilan, he resolved the conflict and since 2008 took a pseudonym as his official name.
In December 2005, he received two Golden Gramophone awards for the song "You Must Be Near" in St. Petersburg and Alma-Ata. On the project "New songs about the main thing", the singer received the First Channel prize from a professional jury. Dima became the person of the year in the field of show business, as the majority of voters cast their votes for him, according to the Rambler version of the search engine. In December 2005, a video for the lyrical composition "I Remember You" was filmed in the Botanical Garden.
In 2006, he took part in the "Golden Street Organ", "International Music Awards" in Kyiv, where he received the "Singer of the Year" award. The song "Never Let You Go" was performed there for the first time.
Dima Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Never Let You Go" and took second place.
In the summer of 2007, Dima becomes an honored guest of the New Wave 2007 festival in Jurmala, and also sits on the jury of the STS Lights a Superstar project.
On October 4, the annual musical ceremony MTV Russia Music Awards 2007 took place. Dima Bilan received 3 nesting dolls that evening, winning in the nominations: “Best composition” (“Impossible-possible”), “Best performer”, and the main award “Artist of the Year”. An equally important event was the performance of Dima and Sebastian (Timbaland's brother), who specially flew to Moscow for the RMA MTV ceremony, he performed the hit "Number One Fan" with Dima in a new version. There was also an exclusive premiere of the new song "Amnesia".
The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) on January 15 presented data on who Russians consider their "Favorite Citizen of Russia in 2007". The first line of the "Singer of the Year" rating, as in 2006, was taken by Dima Bilan.
In 2007, an MTV reality show called "Live with Bilan". It became popular and gained a lot of fans. That is why already at the beginning of 2008 the continuation of this show was aired.
Also in 2007, Dima Bilan entered the top three most expensive and popular people in Russia according to Forbes magazine: 3rd place in terms of press attention and audience interests and 12th place in terms of income.
Dima Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Believe" and took first place, becoming the first Russian artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision - 2008: Dima Bilan - Believe
On May 16, the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was held in Moscow at the Olimpiysky sports complex. Dima Bilan opened the competition with his number, since it was thanks to his victory at Eurovision 2008 that Russia received the honorable right to host Europe's main music competition in Moscow.
In 2012, Dima Bilan, in a duet with Yulia Volkova, performed in the national selection of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Back to Her Future", where together they took 2nd place.
In 2012, Dima Bilan created an electronic project in synth-pop style, initially taking his native name Vitya Belan as a new pseudonym, but after sound producer Alexei Cherny joined him, the project changed its name to Alien24.
In December 2014, the band released their first studio album Alien, which included the song "Fairy World", originally released under the name of Vitya Belan, as well as the singles "Music Is in My Soul" and "Wally", for which video clips were shot.
In 2012-2014 and in 2016-2017 he was a mentor of the Voice project.
In 2018, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation - for his merits in the development of national culture and art, and many years of fruitful activity.
In the village of Moskovsky in Ust-Dzhegut, a music school is named after Dima Bilan.
Socio-political position of Dima Bilan
In 2005, he was a candidate from the LDPR in the elections to the Belgorod Regional Duma. For several years he was a party member. In parallel with this, he took part in the events of United Russia and Just Russia.
In 2011, he spoke positively about opposition protests.
In the presidential elections of 2012 and 2018, he participated in campaigning for.
He spoke out against the ban on the gay parade in Moscow. However, in 2013 he condemned foreign performers who raise the topic of LGBT rights in Russia, and declared a negative attitude towards the so-called "homosexual propaganda", but noted that it was necessary to distinguish it from "artistic intent".
He condemned the action of the Pussy Riot group, but opposed the imprisonment for the participants, suggesting that they limit themselves to "demonstrative flogging".
In 2016, he performed at the concert-rally "We are together", dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Dima Bilan's height: 182 centimeters.
Dima Bilan's personal life:
For four years, the singer maintained a relationship with model Lena Kuletskaya, even promised to marry her if she won Eurovision. Then he broke up with Kuletskaya, saying that for all four years he led fans and the press by the nose: this relationship was an ordinary PR.
After parting with Kuletskaya, he got another model and aspiring singer - Yuliana Krylova, who starred in his Safety video.
Then he had Adelina Sharipova.
There were rumors about an affair with his producer Yana Rudkovskaya. It has long been thought that this could be a journalistic duck. But in May 2019, this fact was confirmed by Yana Rudkovskaya: “I can say with whom I had an affair. I had an affair with Dima Bilan. Seriously. If Plushenko had not been next to me, I would have had Dima Bilan. He suits me in everything. This is a very important point. He is handsome, talented, earns very well.”
Also, the topic of the artist's non-traditional sexual orientation has been raised in the media and the Web for a long time.
Discography of Dima Bilan:
Studio albums:
2003 - I am a night hooligan
2004 - On the shore of the sky
2006 - Time is a river
2008 - Against the rules
2009 - Believe
2011 - Dreamer
2013 - Reach out
2014-Alien
2015 - Don't be silent
2017 - Egoist
Collections:
2011 - BEST. From bully to dreamer
2013 - Kid
CD singles:
2005 - "New Year with a new line"
2006 - "Never Let You Go"
2008 - Believe
2009 - "Dancing Lady"
2012 - "Catch my colored dreams"
Joint songs:
“New Year from a new line” (feat. Fidget)
“Without you I can’t” (feat. Darina)
“Who invented love” (feat. Anita Tsoi)
“Sing to me” (feat. Larisa Dolina)
"Number One Fan" (feat. Sebastian)
"Safety" (feat. Anastacia)
"Star" (feat. Anya Belan)
"Blind Love" (feat. Yuliana Krylova)
“Love-bitch” / “Back to Her Future” (feat. Yulia Volkova)
"Don't be afraid baby" (feat. Eva Samieva)
"Hug Me" / "Come Into My World" (feat. Nikki Jamal)
Video clips of Dima Bilan:
2000 - "Autumn"
2002 - "Boom"
2002 - "I am a night hooligan"
2003 - "You, only you"
2003 - "I was wrong, I got"
2003 - "Without you I can not" feat. Darina Hindrek
2003 - "I love you so"
2004 - "Congratulations!"
2004 - Mulatto
2004 - "On the shore of the sky" / "Between The Sky And Heaven"
2005 - "You should be there" / "Not That Simple"
2005 - "How I Wanted" / "Take Me With You"
2005 - "I remember you"
2006 - "It Was Love"
2006 - "Never Let You Go"
2006 - "The Impossible is Possible" / "Lady Flame"
2007 - "Time is a river" / "See What I See"
2007 - "I'm Your Number One" / "Number One Fan"
2007 - "Woe Winter"
2007 - “You sing to me” feat. Larisa Dolina
2008 - Believe
2008 - Lonely
2009 - Lady
2009 - "You are with me (Dancing Lady)"
2009 - "Changes"
2010 - "In pairs"
2010 - "Safety" feat. Anastacia
2010 - "I just love you"
2011 - "Dreamers"
2011 - "Suffocating" / "Rock My Life"
2011 - "Blind Love" feat. Julia Krylova
2012 - "It Doesn't Happen" / "Honey"
2012 - "Love is a Bitch" feat. Julia Volkova
2012 - "Fairy World"
2013 - "Don't be afraid baby" feat. Eva Samieva
2013 - "Catch my colored dreams"
2013 - “Hug me” / “Come Into My World” feat. Nigar Jamal
2013 - Reach Out
2013 - "Baby"
2014 - "Music Is in My Soul"
2014 - "I'm sick of you"
2014 - "Wally"
2014 - "When the ice melts"
2015 - "Watch"
2015 - "Don't be silent"
2016 - "Indivisible"
2016 - "In Your Head"
2017 - "Monsters in your head"
2017 - "Labyrinths"
2017 - "Hold"
2017 - "Forgive me" feat. Sergey Lazarev
2018 - "Girl don't cry"
2018 - "Drunken Love" feat. Polina
2018 - "Lightning"
2018 - "Sorry" feat. Alexander Filin
2019 - "Ocean"
Filmography of Dima Bilan:
2007 - Star Holidays - Fortiano
2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors - Gurd, stagehand
2009 - Golden Key - visiting singer
2011 - Theater of the Absurd - producer, lead actor and track performer
2016 - - Andrey Kulikov / Andrey Dolmatov
2019 - Midshipmen IV - Captain De Lombardi
Sounding of Dima Bilan's films:
2013 - Frozen - Hans
2016 - Trolls - Tsvetan
Singer, handsome and conqueror of women's hearts. This is the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to Russian pop star Dima Bilan. In this article we will talk about the most interesting facts from the life of a celebrity.
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Biography of Dima Bilan
2. Was born on 12/24/1981.
3. Parents are ordinary workers.
4. There are two sisters.
5. Being in primary school, the boy entered a music school. He studied the accordion, then switched to vocals.
6. Took part in children's vocal competitions.
7. In 2000, he shoots the first video, the funds for which were allocated by producer Elena Kan.
8. In 2000 he enters a music school and three years later receives a diploma.
10. During this period, Vitya meets the producer. He felt talent and energy in the young man and immediately decided to work with him.
Dima Bilan's career
11. The debut under a new name took place in 2002 in Jurmala.
12. After the guy changed his name and surname officially and became Dima (namely Dima) Nikolaevich Bilan.
13. Since 2005, Dima has been collaborating with Yana Rudkovskaya, who decides to send the guy to represent Russia at Eurovision.
14. Later he receives the Golden Gramophone, as well as the Russian and European MTV awards.
15. After receiving the title of Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria.
16. In 2007, the project “Live with Bilan” was released, which made it possible to learn more about the life and work of the star.
17. Later he is declared an honored artist of Chechnya and Ingushetia.
18. Listed in the top three richest and most popular Russians according to a popular foreign print media.
19. In 2008, the guy participates in the unusual Star Ice project.
20. In 2008 he receives another Golden Gramophone.
21. In the same year he received the title of People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria.
22. After the second time, he performs at Eurovision and takes first place.
23. From that moment on, the singer becomes truly popular, recording solo albums and duets with Russian pop stars.
24. In 2010, he again receives the MTV European Award, entering the competition with a duet. The partner was the singer Anastacia, which was a surprise for the audience.
25. In 2011 he received the Golden Gramophone award.
26. In 2011 he takes part in the Phantom of the Opera project.
27. Since 2012, he has become a mentor of the Voice project.
28. In 2013 he receives the award "Best Performer".
29. In 2013, he voiced a character in the animated film Frozen.
30. Since 2014, he has become a mentor of the Voice. Children".
31. In 2016, the film "Hero" was released, where the singer got the role of a courageous and noble officer.
Dima Bilan's personal life
32. Met with Lena Kuletskaya for several years. After the couple said that the relationship was fictitious for ordinary and mutual PR. Dima later admitted that the PR joke was made to annoy the annoying yellow press and the paparazzi.
33. Dima is often in the company of model Yulianna Krylova.
34. His Instagram always surprises and becomes the reason for the next batch of rumors. The singer regularly posts joint photos with models, singers and TV presenters.
35. The reason for the official name change was the scandal with the widow of the first producer Bilan. The latter stated that this name belongs to the company, and the guy's name is different, so he does not have the right to speak, being called Bilan. Dima solved the problem.
36. The singer's Instagram is one of the most popular and visited in Runet.
37. As a child, Dima was listened to by his music teacher and simply begged his parents to send the child to a music school, prophesying a great future. And I was not mistaken.
38. Few people know that a music school and a whole street in his hometown are named after the star. This decision was made by the head of the city, after Dima's victory at the International Competition.
39. At the beginning of his career, the singer was most often compared with Valery Leontiev.
40. For a long time, the singer was in a quarrel with. Dima admitted that he was extremely biased towards Philip. After, having realized everything, I met with him and the men were able to find a common language.
41. Bilan believes that he worked many times more than other Russian pop stars. He stated that all his awards are not just deserved, but earned and suffered.
42. A guy from an early age dreamed of changing his name to Dmitry. That was the name of his beloved grandfather.
43. In the video “It was love”, Bilan's girlfriend is removed. In the story, the couple eventually breaks up. As it turned out later, the video became prophetic.
44. There is still an opinion that Dima is gay, and all his novels are an attempt to hide this fact. Foreign media claim that the singer often spends time in Amsterdam with a Baltic fashion model, and the latter even noticed a wedding ring.
45. Once Dima surprised his fans by starring in a candid BDSM photo shoot.
46. For a long time there were rumors about a certain Anna Belan, allegedly the daughter of Dima, who is hiding from the press. The girl was his sister.
47. Dima is the godfather of the son of Plushenko and Rudkovskaya. Fresh photos of the star with the godson constantly appear on the network.
48. Dima tries not to talk about his future family and children, explaining that he values freedom and is not ready to shackle himself with parental obligations.
49. Dima loves fish and goes fishing. As a child, he spent a lot of time doing this.
50. As a child, he grew herbs in the garden and sold them at the bus stop to contribute to the family budget.
51. Bilan loves to surprise and shock his fans. Once, wedding photos appeared on the network, in which Bilan's bride was recognized as the wife of Nikolai Sarkisov. There was a terrible uproar. Later it turned out that these frames were part of a new video.
52. Once Bilan, for inexplicable reasons, was not allowed on the plane. The singer made a scandal and got into a fight with airport employees, as he needed to get on this flight to an important event. The problem was solved by a calmer, more qualified employee, and the star was allowed on the plane.
53. Bilan likes to relax on Baikal. Native open spaces seem to him nicer than exotic islands.
54. Dima prefers to celebrate the New Year with his family and is looking forward to this holiday more than everyone else.
55. The singer regularly consults with doctors, monitors his diet and tries not to drink alcohol.
56. After winning Eurovision, Dima promised to get married. He did not keep his word.
57. The first place at Eurovision also brought negative. Friends and acquaintances of Bilan began to speak negatively about him behind his back. The reason, according to the singer, was banal envy.
58. Dima loves Moscow. He visits clubs incognito to distract and relax, and at night he drives at high speeds, deriving pure pleasure from this.
59. Once on vacation, a car broke down, and the star had to walk to the nearest village to hire a tractor. The task was completed, but the drunk tractor driver did not recognize Bilan.
60. A fan of Dima had an operation to become a copy of an idol. The star responds warmly and with a smile about such an act.
61. It's hard to believe, but the singer is an ardent fan of chanson, romances and folk songs.
62. He does not recognize shocking and stupid, vulgar tricks and black PR.
63. The singer dreams of space and plans to go there.
64. Dima is the absolute Russian champion in the number of prizes and awards.
65. He ran for deputies, but was listed in the documents as Victor, so he lost the election.
66. The future star was born at exactly 00.00.
67. He is considered one of the most enviable suitors in the whole world.
68. Since childhood, Bilan is suspicious and cautious. He suspects literally everyone and everyone and treats everything with a grain of salt.
69. The singer regularly needs a change of scenery and loves to live in rented apartments.
70. He constantly writes. Virtually anywhere, no matter the situation.
71. Likes to shoot with a professional camera.
72. Likes to be alone with himself, moving away from the bustle of the city.
73. Collects hats and vinyl records.
74. Loves to cook and does it on her own at all family holidays.
88. The singer admitted that he feels better and freer on stage than in everyday life.
89. In 2015, the house of the star was robbed. The thieves took away 9 million rubles and collectibles. The singer admitted that he was mentally worried for a long time and could not accept this event.
The publishers of modern glossy publications and the "yellow press" are happy to tell readers about the details of the personal life of pop singers and actors. Dima Bilan and his wife became one of the most talked about people after the news of their wedding.
Those who follow the life of a popular artist were very happy with the changes that took place on his personal front, but, unfortunately, Bilan's wife turned out to be not real.
When fans saw bright headlines in newspapers and magazines, they wanted to know who Dima Bilan's wife was, how long they had known each other, where they got married.
But it turned out that Yulia Sarkisova, whom the singer invited to shoot his own video "Clock", is his wife. Dima Bilan appeared in photographs hugging this girl. In the photo they were in wedding attire. This gave his fans a reason for their own speculation.
But it seems that this has become another PR campaign from Dima and his producer. It turns out that the wedding was not real, but staged. Yana Rudkovskaya invited her friend, socialite Yulia Sarkisova, to shoot the video. According to the plot of the clip, they are playing a wedding with Dima. Photos from the shooting and were printed in newspapers and magazines.
Julia Sarkisova is a very beautiful woman. She looks good next to Dima, but in no way can she be his wife, since she is already officially married. It is known that her husband is billionaire businessman Nikolai Sarkisov. Very little is known about a woman's life before marriage. The journalists managed to find out that she was a model, but after she married a rich man, she left the modeling business.
Julia gave birth to her husband three children. Currently, she is engaged in their education, and also follows fashion, attends shows, goes to social events and lives for her own pleasure. She has long-standing friendly relations with Yana Rudkovskaya. It was Yana who invited her to appear in the video of her ward. Information appeared in the press that Nikolai Sarkisov pays for the shooting of the video. At the same time, his main condition was the participation of his wife in the filming.
It seems that Yana Rudkovskaya decided to stir up public interest in Bilan's work. That is why she made sure that his photo with a beautiful model in a wedding dress appeared on the web and on the pages of fashion magazines.
In addition, Dima has already managed to attend several social events with Yulia. Seeing them together, many fans thought that this beautiful woman was the singer's lover, but this turned out to be just a provocation on their part.
Dima Bilan is the only Russian performer who managed to win the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest. He owes this success, among other things, to his producer. It was Yana Rudkovskaya who invited the famous violinist to perform in tandem with Dima.
Dima Bilan has already surprised fans with his behavior. Very little is known about his relationship with girls. However, some of them were more like PR.
Before performing at Eurovision, Dima promised his fans that he would certainly marry his fiancee Lena Kuletskaya if he won the contest. Then he won Eurovision, but he did not keep his word. After that, he met Lena for some time, and then they broke up.
Elena Kuletskaya is a famous model. It was with her that Bilan had the longest relationship. They appeared together in public, and their romance also began with the filming of the video. Unfortunately, the couple broke up.
After the affair with Kuletskaya, Bilan did not tell anything about his personal life for a long time and no one knew whether his heart was free or busy.
Currently, nothing is heard about his relationship with the opposite sex. The long absence of novels allowed journalists to even suspect him of non-traditional sexual orientation. Many facts speak in favor of this version, however, Dima himself refutes this information.
After the story of the fake marriage of the singer to Yulia Sarkisova, his producer Yana Rudkovskaya expressed the hope that in the near future they would have to take a walk at a real wedding. Naturally, she meant her ward, since Julia is already happy with her husband.
Sarkisova is the owner of a fashion brand and regularly appears in public with her husband and children.
It is known that Julia has done several plastic surgeries. Despite the natural beauty, the girl strives to improve her appearance. After all the births, she began to experience embarrassment, exposing her kneecaps. To correct the defect, she turned to one of the capital's surgeons, but the operation was not entirely successful. Yulia is now suing the clinic she once turned to for help.
Dima Bilan in his interviews speaks very warmly about his partner in the clip. It turns out that Julia is not the first time taking part in the filming. It's just that earlier her roles were not so bright. The singer assures that Sarkisov's wife is the ideal of beauty for him and he would be happy to see such a girl next to him. His fans note that she looks a bit like his former passion - Lena Kuletskaya.
Dima Bilan's wife tried herself as a designer and even demonstrated clothes of her own production in Courchevel. Unfortunately, the collection was not to the liking of fashionistas. Critics felt that it lacked the main idea and character.
One of the brightest stars of domestic show business is Dima Bilan. The singer's wife is socialite Yulia Sarkisova, but their wedding turned out to be staged. Julia and Dima played this performance for the sake of filming a new video of the famous artist.
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Dima Bilan is a popular and very charming Russian singer, actor, and just a talented person. Below you will find out all the details of the star's personal life, his biography and see interesting photos.
Biography
According to sources, the date of birth of the star December 24, 1981 in the small village of Moskovsky (Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Region of the RSFSR). Nationality - Russian (although some claim that he has eastern roots due to his unusual appearance). Received a name at birth - Viktor Nikolaevich Belan. Then, over time (in 2008), Victor will change his name to a stage name - Dima, because in his interviews he has repeatedly stated that he always wanted to be called Dimka, like a beloved grandfather.
Father in his youth and now
The boy was born into a family of ordinary workers. Father (Nikolai) - worked all his life as an engineer and a mechanic, and mother (Nina) - looked after plants in greenhouses, and then became a social worker. Dima is not the only child, he has sisters: the eldest Elena (born in 1980) and the youngest Anya (born around 1994). Today, Elena is married (husband Gennady Zimin) and successfully works as a fashion designer, and the youngest Anya now lives in America, makes music and even records songs and shoots videos.
Anna's little sister
Dima's childhood passed as in ordinary children. The only fact is that when Vitya was small, parents with children often changed their place of residence. First they moved to Naberezhnye Chelny, and a few years later to the city of Maisky and the boy had to change friends all the time.
Dima in childhood with his sister Elena
When Dimka was in the 5th grade, his parents decided to send him to music school (he studied playing the accordion), especially since the boy really liked it. Being at school, the little artist is already starting to take part in various competitions, where he receives his first awards. After graduation, he submits documents to musical school them. Gnesins, and three years later - goes to study at GITIS.
Family
Career
According to the media, a breakthrough in the career of an aspiring singer was the fact that MTV Russia launched his first video clip for the song "Autumn". The filming was sponsored by Dima's producer - Elena Kan.
Videoclip for the song "Autumn"
Then he acts as a contestant in the New Wave project (2002) and takes an honorable 4th place. First, the young singer works with Yuri Aizenshpis (his producer), shoots many videos, and records singles. A pafter the death of his beloved producer, he had some conflicts with the new director and the recording studio, but the scandal was soon hushed up.
At the New Wave competition
Participation in the international Eurovision Song Contest played a big role in the career of the young singer.At first he tried to enter the competition in 2005, but in the qualifying round, he took 2nd place (Natalya Podolskaya was ahead of him). Then, in 2006, he tries his luck for the second time and receives the coveted ticket to the Eurovision final. But here, he again failed, because he takes second place (he was ahead of the Lordi group from Finland). Then, in 2008, Bilan tries his fate for the third time and with the song "Believe" still takes 1st place.
"Believe". Video
Thus, according to the media, he becomes the first contestant to bring victory to Russia at Eurovision (before and after that, so far no one has managed to repeat his feat).He tries to conquer the Eurovision stage for the fourth time in 2012 (this time in tandem with Yulia Volkova), but again does not pass the qualifying round (took 2nd place).
Discography
Bilan has a lot of earned awards (he has so many that it's hard to count), because he is a truly talented guy. Albums:
2003 - "I am a night hooligan";
2004 - "On the shore of the sky";
2006 - "Time is a river";
2008 - "Against the rules";
"I am a night hooligan"
2009 - "believe";
2011 - "Dreamer";
"Dreamer"
2013 - "Reach";
2014 - "Alien";
2015 - "Do not be silent ".
"Do not be silent"
Singles that won the hearts of millions of viewers:
- "Never Let You Go" (2006);
- "Believe" (2008);
- "Dancing Lady" (2009);
- "Catch my colorful dreams" (2012).
"Catch my colorful dreams"
He voiced one of the characters (Hans) of the cartoon "Frozen" (2013). Also, he showed himself as an actor. He has acted in the following films: star holidays" And " Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors"(2007); "Golden Key" (2009); "Theatre of the Absurd" (2011); "Hero" (2016).In 2017, a picture with his participation - "Midshipmen IV" will be released.
Trailer for the movie "Hero"
Interesting Facts
His height - about 182 centimeters, and weight - about 75 kilograms. Glamor magazine has named him Man of the Year several times. According to the media, the singer is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and soon plans to become a space tourist. The star has two names, because for fans he always remains Dima, and for his parents - Victor.
The star loves outdoor activities, as well as communication with friends in nature. Also, according to sources, Dima loves to eat deliciously and therefore practices on his own in the kitchen (cooks with soul).
Personal life
Dima has always been an enviable groom and favorite of women. Many spread dirty gossip that he was gay, and all because of the scandal with Timati's rapper (he accused Dima of using drugs and hinted that he was gay). But this is just gossip, and the singer himself has a weakness for beauties.
According to the media, he had a long affair with model Lena Kuletskaya. They met for many years, but the matter never came to the wedding.
Dima with Lena Kuletskaya photo
And then, there were new rumors about his love affairs with another model. Yulianna Krylova. But, Dima reassured the fans, saying that they were just friends.
with Yulianna Krylova
Then she was replaced by a model Adelina Sharipova. In 2012, he was credited with an affair with singer Yulia Volkova, which did not last long.
with Adelina Sharipova
There were also rumors that Bilan met for a long time with a simple girl Inna Andreeva (therapeutic gymnastics coach). Allegedly, Bilan's elder sister personally shared this information with journalists. The artist did not tell the press anything about her, because she is not from show business. For a popular creative person, according to his producer, an ordinary girl from the people is not suitable as a wife (it must be a star), otherwise the public will not understand such a relationship.
with Yulia Volkova
According to sources, today Bilan's heart is free, and his wife and children are absent. The celebrity claims that his girlfriend should be faithful, bright, dynamic, understand his profession, give freedom and be a mystery to him all his life. He dreams of having his own children, but has not yet found the ideal woman with whom he would like to start a family. In one of the interviews, he stated that his busy work schedule does not allow him to create a real family and he would not want his chosen one to feel lonely because of his profession. Therefore, the creation of a family is postponed for the future.
