Personal life of Dmitry Bilan. Big changes in Dima Bilan's personal life

Dima Bilan is one of the most prominent contemporary Russian pop artists, beloved by listeners for his emotional presentation of love stories. If you have ever wondered how old Bilan, his wife and children are, and could not find comprehensive information, use this article.

Dima does not hide his age. It doesn’t take much effort to discover that Dmitry Nikolaevich Bilan (formerly Viktor Belan until 2008) was born in the city of Ust-Dzheguta on December 24, 1981. The simplest calculations will tell you that last year Dima reached the age of 35. The People's Artist celebrated his anniversary on a grand scale, as it should be. He gave a series of grandiose concerts, which he united under the symbolic name “35 Indivisibles”.

In 2017, he also plans to remember his 36th birthday: a show is expected under the no less telling name “35 Again.”

Does he have a wife?

Elena Kuletskaya, Emilia Ratajkowski, Yuliana Krylova, Victoria Bonya, Yulia Sarkisova, Olga Rudyka... The topic of beautiful and popular girls who starred in Dima Bilan's videos is literally inexhaustible. And this is not counting other projects of the ambitious musician. And then recently on Instagram, Dmitry posted several joint photos with Ksenia Sukhinova, taken in Lisbon during the filming of a video for the new song “Hold.” By the way, several years ago she was awarded the titles not only of Miss Russia, but also of Miss World. But is there “the one” among them?

In 2015, a photo from a wedding ceremony appeared online, in which Yulia Sarkisova acted as the bride. However, it turned out to be fake - it was just footage from the video for the track “Clocks”. As it became known, the singer appeared in public more than once and even sang a duet with a certain Anna Belan. But as it turned out later, they are not connected by marriage at all. Anya turned out to be his younger sister.

Dmitry has received the attention of so many beautiful girls, but the public still knows nothing about his wife, and even more so about her age. Although, it would seem, it’s time to settle down and finally introduce your beloved to the audience. The 35th anniversary could be a suitable occasion. In light of these events, there is even talk that the musician has predilections towards male representatives - Dima was once credited with marrying Rowens Pritula, a fashion model from Latvia. However, Rowens himself denies even the existence of an affair, saying that it is only about friendship. Dima's fans can only hope that soon he will still be able to find his soulmate (if this has not already happened) and find family happiness. Perhaps Ksenia will still be able to hold the hand of the famous performer, as he asks in his summer hit.

What about children?

Dima is an active user of the Instagram network. Every now and then he posts pictures in which he flashes with different kids: sometimes on “The Voice. Children" will appear as a mentor, then he will take a skating lesson from the son of Plushenko and Rudkovskaya. So he definitely has sympathy for children. At least that's what he's trying to show. But does he have his own? No matter how hard we try to find the answer to this question, we are unlikely to come across it on the Internet or on TV. We have heard nothing at all about the children, as well as about the wife. The singer prefers to talk about creative plans and deny the existence of any serious relationships in his life, including child-father relationships. It is likely that Dmitry deliberately and carefully hides his personal life from the watchful eyes of the paparazzi. And not without reason: lately too much unnecessary attention has been focused on her.

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The famous musician, popular singer and composer, Dima Bilan, received the title of Honored Artist of Russia in 2018. Fame came to the singer soon after the Eurovision Song Contest (2006), where he first came second with the single “Never Let You Go”, and then, in 2008, became the winner with the single “Believe”. Dima Bilan's wife is only in the project.

Personal life of Dima Bilan

The name of the famous singer (born December 24, 1981, Ust-Dzheguta) was his creative pseudonym, but in 2008 he changed his passport details. Many awards, professional and state, are associated with his name. A popular performer whose singles become favorite hits, Dima Bilan has a large number of professional awards.

The personal life of Dima Bilan is covered in detail in the media; you can read about it on social networks, as well as on the singer’s website. He posts his numerous photos on Instagram. Countless fans and admirers are concerned about his personal life, health, family and children of Dima Bilan. The conqueror of ladies' hearts still has not met the one who fully corresponds to the ideal of his future wife.

The pop star, one of the richest suitors in the world, had a long-term relationship with the beautiful Elena Kuletskaya. Their acquaintance took place even when her lover was not burdened with star titles. Once he made such a promising statement that, in the event of a long-awaited victory at the Eurovision contest, he would marry Elena. However, their beautiful romance never led to changes in their personal lives. After that, the heart of the winner of 14 music awards belonged to many beauties.

There have been reports in the media that Dima has returned to his beloved, Elena, but the singer does not want to talk about this, hiding the details of his personal life from the attention of journalists. It is quite possible that he has a romantic relationship with his former classmate at Gnessinka, the wonderful singer Julia Lima, who worked in the singer’s group as backing vocals. Numerous romantic photos of Dima and Yulia appeared in the media, but there were no comments from the famous artist about them. But there was reason for speculation and numerous assumptions about the future personal life of Dima Bilan.

This harmless fact allowed representatives of various publications to print fictitious articles about Dima Bilan’s supposedly non-traditional orientation, and his envious people and ill-wishers even tried to award him a new label, especially since in 2006 the singer publicly spoke out against the persecution of sexual minorities. Such a presentation of Dima Bilan’s personal life excited fans of his talent. The artist himself reacted philosophically to such attacks from ill-wishers: he did not sue the gossipers for insulting honor and dignity, and refused to comment on such articles.

You can find information about Bilan’s affair with a participant in the “Voice” project, Yulia Tereshchenko, who began to appear when he presented a photo with an aspiring singer on his page. However, it soon became clear that this was not a contender for the honorable place of Dima Bilan’s wife, but his good friend. Another thing is his relationship with performer Polina Gudieva, which made his fans think that this is Dima Bilan’s common-law wife.

Such confidence, oddly enough, was caused by someone’s female legs visible in the photo, comfortably located next to Dima’s. By what indicators and who exactly knew that the owner of bare legs was Polina, history is silent, but today fans of the wonderful singer’s talent are sure that it was Polina who became the singer’s new chosen one, and possibly his future wife of Dima Bilan.

You can fantasize for a long time about possible candidates for the role of Dima Bilan’s wife based on posts, the author of most of which is himself. However, in July 2018, the artist published a sincere and very convincing message on Instagram, where it is written in black and white that he is seriously thinking about changing his place of residence and does not want to start a family in the near future. The singer does not say how radically he intends to change his personal life; however, Dima Bilan, by his frank admission, does not yet plan to have his own children.

Fans of Dima Bilan liked his posts on social networks, where next to Dima is Alexander Evgenievich Plushenko, the son of the famous ice artist and Yana Rudkovskaya. Fans of the singer noticed that it was completely wrong for Dima Bilan not to want children; he looks harmonious with the baby and, apparently, communicates easily with him. In one of his many posts, Dima said that now he is not ready to enter into a relationship or start a family, but he dreams of having a purebred Weimaraner dog.

Family of the famous singer

Dima is from Ust-Dzhegut, in Karachay-Cherkessia. The singer's father is an engineer, and his mother worked in the social sphere. Dima has a great friend, uncle - Belan Viktor Mikhailovich, with whom he always maintains a warm, family relationship. They even gave him a name like his uncle’s - Victor. Winner.

The boy grew up with two sisters: Elena Belan (born 1980) - she is currently a designer working on the BELAN family brand. Her husband is a lawyer, Gennady Zimin; Anna Belan (born 1995) is the younger sister who is studying in Los Angeles. The famous singer likes to give gifts to his family: he gave 3 apartments to his mom and dad, a car and a plot of land in a prestigious area to his uncle, and a 1-room apartment and a car to his beloved older sister. And this is not a complete list of gifts.

Creative biography of the singer

The biography of Dima Bilan reflects the development of the country during the most difficult period of its formation. Vitya Belan was born in Karachay-Cherkessia. Then his family began to live in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, and soon the Belans became residents of the city of Maisky. There, Victor studied simultaneously in a general education school and in a music school.

Since childhood, he has been a participant in music festivals. Victor received his education in Moscow: 2000-2003 - Gnessinka (classical vocal). In 2000, the singer’s first video “Autumn” was released. During his studies, Victor Belan showed his creative abilities. In 2003, the young man was accepted into the 2nd year of GITIS. Even then, the artist’s creative biography was determined.

As a student, he met the famous producer Yuri Aizenshpis. This meeting became significant in the creative biography of the composer and performer. Yuri Aizenshpis decided to prepare the young singer for the competition held in 2002 in Jurmala - “New Wave”, where Dima successfully performed with the single “Boom”.

The fame that came after the competition influenced the further creative biography of Dima Bilan. In the same year, 2002, the video of the same name “Boom” appeared, which became a hit, and then the following ones - for the singles “I am a night hooligan”, as well as “You, only you”, “I was wrong, I got caught” and “I love you so much” .

In 2003, the singer’s famous album “I am a night hooligan” appeared, after which the definition of “night hooligan” was assigned to the handsome man beloved by women. In 2005, Dima Bilan with the single “Not That Simple” became a participant in the popular Eurovision Song Contest, where he took an honorable 2nd place.

In 2006, Dima Bilan breaks the contract with the Aizenshpis company (headed by Elena Lvovna Kovrigina). In response, the company states that it will not allow Dima Bilan to perform under its Dima Bilan label. The famous singer began to work under the guidance of Yana Rudkovskaya, who managed to cope with the situation that arose.

Since 2008, Victor Belan became Dima Bilan. In 2008, he again took part in Eurovision with the single “Believe”. Performing with the famous ice artist Evgeni Plushenko, whose wife was his producer, and the popular musician from Hungary, Edvin Marton, he takes 1st place.

This not only made him famous, but also changed the further creative biography and personal life of Dima Bilan. The artist became a frequent guest on TV. He is one of three mentors in the show “The Voice”, in addition, he starred in the feature film “Hero”. According to Forbes in 2017, Dima Bilan's annual income was about $6 million.

In 2019, another film starring Dima Bilan, Midshipmen IV, will be released. The directors of this historical film are Svetlana Druzhinina and Ivan Krivoruchko. The film tells the story of Russia in 1787, where midshipmen help Suvorov in the war with the Turks. After the victory, Catherine the Great announces the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

The film, expected in 2019, will star the following artists: Mikhail Boyarsky, the popular Dmitry Kharatyan, as well as Mikhail Mamaev, Honored Artist Alexander Domogarov and many other celebrities. In 2019, the singer was awarded 2 professional awards, and hopes that the end of 2019 will bring him another interesting film project.

Dima Bilan is one of the brightest pop performers on the Russian stage. Some people openly envy him and are ready to remove him from the star Olympus at any cost, while others adore him without exaggeration. Stars like him are always in the public eye, and therefore it is not surprising that there is a lot of gossip and speculation around. The information that the singer is seriously ill haunts Dima’s fans, and they want to know if everything is fine with their pet’s health. What happened to your favorite singer in reality, and what is the latest news about Dima Bilan in 2017, we invite you to find out.

Biography

A favorite of millions of fans not only in Russia, but also abroad, Dima Bilan was born on December 24, 1981 in the small village of Moskovsky. From early childhood, the little boy Vita (that’s what his mom and dad called him) liked the name Dima. He was able to realize his dream only in 2008. It was then that he changed his real name to a stage name.

The Belans moved to Naberezhnye Chelny when the future artist was one year old. After just five years, they lived in the Russian town of Maisky, Kabardino-Balkaria. His talent began to manifest itself early, even when he participated in music competitions. When the smart and talented boy was a fifth-grader, he also wanted to become a student at the local music school in order to learn how to play the accordion virtuoso. One of the brightest performances was at the Chunga-Changa International Festival. As the artist now recalls, then he received his diploma from the hands of the legendary Joseph Kobzon himself.

In 2000, the future star became a happy student at the Gnessin School. Three years later, he successfully graduated and was already holding the long-awaited diploma in his hands. Later, the graduate decided to continue his studies and entered GITIS. So Dima became a student at the acting department.

Creative life

The year 2000 was special for the artist, since it was then that his first video clip was broadcast on MTV Russia. It was a work for the song “Autumn”. The beautiful video was filmed on the picturesque shore of the Gulf of Finland.

While still a young student, Dima was lucky enough to meet his future producer, the talented Yuri Aizenshpis. He immediately recognized real talent in the boy and therefore began working with him without hesitation. Bilan’s debut took place on “New Wave” in 2002. Then he performed with the song “Boom” and was named fourth among the best. After the competition itself, filming of a video clip for the same song began. Afterwards, the clips “I am a night hooligan”, “I was wrong, I got in” and others were filmed and later became favorites for millions of fans.

It’s interesting that one of the best video clips, “I Love You So Much,” stars Igor Krutoy’s daughter Vika. Another interesting point that fans immediately noticed was his imitation of his stage colleague Danko. This was precisely during the collaboration with Aizenshpis.

The young man’s first album is called “I am a night hooligan.” The year of release was 2003. A year later there was a re-release, which included four new songs. Another year later, the artist pleased his fans with the release of his new brainchild - the album “On the Shore of the Sky”.

In the same year, which can be called truly successful for the singer, the single “New Year from a New Line” was released. It only had three tracks.

After the death of the first producer, the star of the Russian pop scene was nominated for the popular World Music Awards as the best Russian artist. After Dima Bilan was left without a producer, he often received interesting offers to sign a contract.

In 2006, the artist could be left without his creative pseudonym for the reason that the head of the company, Aizenshpis’ wife, demanded that he change his pseudonym. This conflict, thanks in part to the efforts of the new producer Yana Rudkovskaya, was successfully resolved two years later. Thus, the name of the singer Dima Bilan became his official pseudonym.

The star’s work is loved by millions of people of all ages. We can say that Dima really basked in the glory. It is noteworthy that a year later it was he who was named “Singer of the Year”.

Separately, it is necessary to say about the participation of the public’s favorite at Eurovision. He made his first attempt to participate in this song competition back in 2005, but then, according to the final results of audience voting, he lost to one of the popular Russian pop singers. The singer did not stop there and just one year later he won the vote. Among thirty-seven countries, the representative of Russia was named second with the song “Never Let You Go”.

In 2008, the purposeful singer again became a Eurovision participant. With a very strong composition “Believe” the artist was named the winner of the song competition. It is important to note that he is the only representative of his country who managed to receive the palm at Eurovision.

Secrets of personal life

This part of the life of popular people is always of interest to fans. Sometimes fans manage to find out the truth, and sometimes they only guess how their favorite lives. In the latter case, it often happens that a lot of speculation and false information arises.

They also talked a lot about Dima’s romance with the Russian model Lena Kuletskaya. They promised to get married for a couple of years, but the wedding never took place.

And one day the young people even announced that their union existed only for PR. Although, after a while, the artist still said that he and his ex-lover disseminated such information because of the intrusiveness of the paparazzi, which did not allow him to live a normal life.

Later, Dima was often seen with the famous model Yulianna Krylova. This girl starred in his “Safety” video. Moreover, she participated in quite explicit scenes. Previously, Lena Kuletskaya starred in similar fragments. This also gave reason to think about a possible personal connection between young people. Although, according to Dima himself, he and Julianna are only friends. By the way, it will also be interesting to know about the connection

The story of Dima Bilan is a story of meteoric rise, or, in fact, the very American dream. It’s enough to look at least once at the artist’s place of birth, and then at the list of his current awards and achievements. But first things first. It is unlikely that when the boy Vitya was born back in 1981 in the village of Moskovsky, lost somewhere in the depths of the Stavropol Territory, anyone suspected a miracle. Perhaps the midwives were surprised: “Here’s a screamer born! And I guessed the timing right - exactly at midnight!” Nevertheless, this was probably a sign. Because then the boy Vitya sang for as long as he could remember. He sang, even though he was not at all from a musical family (father is a mechanic, mother is a vegetable grower). He sang, even though it was a no brainer what Moscow was like. They weren’t eager to go to the capital. The family moved, but in a simple way. First to Naberezhnye Chelny, then to the city of Maisky, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. And my son kept dreaming about Moscow. I dreamed, sang and learned to play the accordion. And so he waited for his finest hour: in 1999, the boy was nevertheless sent to Moscow to participate in the Chunga-Changa festival, dedicated to children's creativity. And then a miracle happened: Vitya left for the capital with an accordion, and returned with a diploma, given to him personally by Joseph Kobzon himself.

Since then, the smile of fortune has illuminated Vitya’s fate more than once. At the same time, however, every time Luck took the young artist by the hand with the hand of an influential person. Next after Kobzon was Yuri Aizenshpis.

The meeting with the famous producer took place during my student years. At that time (2000), Vitya Belan had already independently entered the Gnessin State Music College, majoring in Classical vocals. Later, the singer himself told more than once in his television interviews how he literally attacked the famous producer with requests for his audition. Finally, he agreed. And here - up! - Vitya Belan is no more, and in 2003 a video of the new artist Dima Bilan “Night Hooligan” appears on TV screens. Probably, this moment, in fact, can be considered the young singer’s step into a rapid social elevator, which to this day has brought him to full recognition of the public.

Then, however, in the life of Dima Bilan there were many more trials, good and not so good, but always difficult. The death of his beloved producer Yuri Aizenshpis, which turned into a serious struggle for Dima for himself. The widow of the deceased, Elena Lvovna Kovrigina, wanted to privatize a successful and profitable pop project in the person of Dima. As a result - an almost mystical story - Dima had to seriously fight in the courts for his, albeit stage, name. However, the hardworking darling of fate got away unscathed here too. And in order to prevent further claims on himself, he has since become “documentarily” Dima Bilan, changing his own name in his passport to his stage name, and in exactly this form - not Dmitry, but Dima.

With a new name and a new producer - Yana Rudkovskaya - in 2005, the singer begins a new life, in which it is completely unclear how he manages to work as a real “Lefty” of Russian showbiz: he releases albums, shoots videos, and participates in various competitions. Including two times in Eurovision, once (2006) finishing in second place, and the second time (2008) in first place. He dances on Star Ice, participates in reality shows, and hosts TV programs. And all this - collecting all kinds of prizes, awards and titles. And so to this day, to which he is officially recognized as the best singer and the most handsome man in Russia, and the Western press gave him an honorable 12th place in terms of income among Russian stars. And of course Dima has something to spend his honestly earned fees on. Today he is engaged in the education of his younger sister, completing the construction of his parents’ house and... already in 2013 he is going to show the public a new album. New singer. By name - attention - Vitya Belan! Such is the long road to yourself. Well, sometimes the right to be yourself needs to be earned - the story of Dima Bilan is also about this. But the fact is that she is certainly worthy of respect.

Data

• At birth, Viktor Nikolaevich Belan, but in 2008 he adopted the pseudonym as his real name, and that’s exactly it: not Dmitry, but Dima.

• Victor Belan was born exactly at 00.00

• The artist did not choose the name Dima by chance. That was the name of his beloved grandfather, and the singer has repeatedly stated since childhood that he would also like to be called Dima.

• Dima Bilan - member of the LDPR

• In Dima Bilan’s homeland in the Moskovsky village of Ust-Dzheguta, a music school is named after him

Awards
2006 - Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria

2007 - Honored Artist of Chechnya

2007 - Honored Artist of Ingushetia

2008 - People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria

Dima Bilan holds the record for the number of RMA awards - 10:

2005 - “Best Performer”, “Best Artist”

2006 - “Best Song” (“Never Let You Go”), “Best Artist”

2007 - “Best Song”, “Best Song” (“The Impossible is Possible”), “Best Artist”

2008 - “Best Video”, “Best Singer”, “Pop Project”

MTV Europe Music Awards:

2005 — “Best Russian Act”

2006 — “Best Russian Act”

2007 — “Best Russian Act”

2008 - “Best Russian Act”, entered the Top5 in the “European Favorite” nomination

2009 - “Best Russian Act”, got into the Top5 nomination “Best European Artist”

2010 - “Best Russian Act”, got into the Top5 nomination “Best European Artist”

2012 — “Best Russian Act”

2012 - “Best European Act”, included in the Top5 nomination “Best International Artist”

Muz-TV Awards

2007 - “Song of the Year”, “Album of the Year”, “Best Performer”.

2008 - “Best ringtone”, “Best performer”.

2009 - “Best Video”, “Best Song”.

2010 - “Best Performer”.

2011 - “Best Performer”.

2012 - “Best Performer”.

"Golden Gramophone Award":

2005 - for the song “On the Shore of the Sky”

2006 — “This is how this world works”

2007 — “The impossible is possible”

2008 — “Everything is in your hands”

2011 — “I Just Love You”

Bilan has repeatedly become a laureate of the Sound Track award in various categories:

For 2003 - “Top Sexy” (The sexiest artist).

For 2004 - “Singer of the Year”

For 2007 - “Soloist of the Year” and “Album of the Year” (for the album “Time is the River”).

For 2008 - “Soloist of the Year”

For 2009 - “Singer of the Year” and “Album of the Year” (for the album Believe)

Dima Bilan was recognized as Man of the Year by Glamor magazine in 2006 and 2009.

Best Selling Russian Artist 2006

Movies
2005 - Don't be born beautiful

2006 - Club

2006 - The Adventures of Pinocchio

2007 - Star Vacation

2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors

2008 - Goldfish

2009 - Golden Key

2011 - Theater of the Absurd
Albums

2003 - I'm a night hoodigan

2004 - On the shore of the sky

2006 - Time is a River

2008 - Against the rules

2009 - Believe

2011 - Dreamer

2013 - Vitya Belan (expected in spring)

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 to kindergarten with my sister, but unlike her, I didn’t appear there often, since there was a wonderful opportunity to stay at home. My madly loving grandmother looked with tenderness at my tricks, for which I had to stand in the corner in the garden!”.

It was at this time that everyone noticed the boy’s extraordinary musical abilities. 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 a music school, but his parents' permission was necessary. 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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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 of the joint activity of 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 unexpected invitation came from the girl Alla, whom she met at the festival, to celebrate the 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 of the competition program, qualifying rounds held in Metelitsa, and continuous work on our own material took several months. At the same time, the first of the videos for the song from the new program, “Boom,” was shot. 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 was needed. 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 stage in his creative career. This song most accurately reflects the artist’s state of mind at that time, and it was after it that Dima began to be recognized. The work became more and more intense: by the final exams in Gnesinka there were already three videos 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 a ceremony, he received a diploma from the hands of the People's Artist of the USSR and, deciding not to stop there, entered GITIS immediately as a second-year student at the acting department.

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 the main character, a girl named Jari. 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 during a 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. Foreign composers Shaun Escoffery took part in the recording of this album, 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, 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 English language school in Russia. “We are not standing still and are already preparing the launching pad for the future world release, which, I hope, is just around the corner. I would like to say a huge thank you to the Mr.English company, namely to 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, the director of the video, together with Vlad Opelyants, created a new style in Russian 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 of Russian show business, a fuss has begun in preparation for Eurovision 2005. 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 festival's guest of honor. But time passes, you can’t live by festivals alone – it was necessary to engage in creativity. Therefore, after talking with Yuri Shmilevich, we decided that it was time to shoot a new video.

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. He was a great man 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 an American company to dub 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 to be 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 Russian artist in history to take 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,