Díma Bilán (Russian: Ди́ма Била́н, IPA: [ˈdʲimə bʲɪˈlan]; born Ви́ктор Нико… Read Full Bio ↴Díma Bilán (Russian: Ди́ма Била́н, IPA: [ˈdʲimə bʲɪˈlan]; born Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, Víktor Nikoláevich Belán, 24 December 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia, Soviet Union) 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.

When he was one, his family moved to his grandmother’s place in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan. When he was six years old, his family moved to Kabardino-Balkaria where he went to school with his sister. He took part in morning performances, recited poems and sang songs.

He graduated from Gnesins Musical College as a classical vocal performer. Dima made his debut when he reached 4th place at the Russian/Latvian festival "New Wave" in 2002. In 2003, Dima Bilan released his debut album titled "Nochnoy Huligan," ("Night Hooligan") which included covers of "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla and "Fever" by Elvis. In 2004, he released his successful single "Na beregu neba," which was also the title of his second album.

Produced by the late Yury Aizenshpis, a Russian music mogul famous for his work with Viktor Tsoi in the Soviet Union, Dima Bilan attempted to reach Eurovision previously with the song Not That Simple in 2005, finishing in 2nd place at the Russian national selection. The video for the Russian version of the song was reputably the most expensive in the history of Russia's music industry. In December 2005 Dima received two golden gramophones for the song "Ty dolzjna ryadom byt'" (this is a russian version of "Not That Simple") in Saint Petersburg and Alma Ata. During shootings of "Noviye pyesny o glavnom"(New songs about the main thing) he received a grand prize of the First channel from the professional jury. Dima became a man of a year in the sphere of show- business because the most voters gave their voices for him according to the version of Rambler. At the end of a year he accepted an invitation from an American agency to sound treks for the musicale Peter Pan. In December a clip for the lyric composition "Ya pomnyu tebya" (I remember you) was shot in the Botanic garden. The roller proved to be fantastic and magic which correspond to atmosphere of the New Year Eve. On 14 March 2006 Dima Bilan took part in "Zolotaya sharmanka"(Golden street organ) of "International Music Awards" in Kiev where he got an award as "The singer of a year". Dimas incendiary song "Never let you go" sounded just there.

Representing Russia at Eurovision:

In the middle of March, 2006, Dima Bilan was chosen internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to have the honour of representing Russia at the biggest musical contest in the world, the Eurovision Song Contest, that year in Athens, Greece. Out of 37 participating countries, Dima took second place with the dark pop song Never Let You Go, equalling one of Russia's best ever showing at Eurovision - Alsou's Solo was runner-up back in 2000.

Dima scored 248 points - 44 behind winning song Hard Rock Hallelujah by Finland's Lordi - and received the maximum 12 points from a total of seven countries: Armenia, Belarus, Finland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. The only countries to not award Dima any points were Monaco and Switzerland.

Dima's stage performance included two dancing ballerinas and a white piano covered in red rose petals, from which a ghost-like female figure emerged halfway through the song (much to the audience's delight). Dima wore a white vest with the number representing his place in the contest's running order - 13 and 10 in the semi-final and final respectively. Due to Russia's poor result the previous year, Dima had to qualify for the final at the semi-final on May 18. He qualified in the top ten there (finishing 3rd with 217 points) and moved directly to the final on May 20 as a bookies' favourite, following his strong semi-final performance.

Prior to the contest, Russian website RIN.ru reported that the head of Dima's hometown, Ust Jeguta, had promised to name one of the streets in his honour if he won.

Discography:
Dima Bilan in the music video Kak khotel ya (2005).
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Dima Bilan in the music video Kak khotel ya (2005).

[edit] Albums

* 2003 Ya nochnoy khuligan (Я ночной хулиган - I'm a Nighttime Hooligan)
* 2004 Na beregu neba (На берегу неба - At The Heaven's Shore)
* 2006 Vremya-Reka (Время-река - Time is a River)

[edit] Singles

* 2003 Ya tebya pomnyu (Я тебя помню - I Remember You)
* 2003 Eto bуla lyubov' (Это была любовь - It Had Been Love)
* 2004 Not That Simple
* 2004 Ty dolzhna ryadom byt' (Ты должна рядом быть - You Should Be By My Side)
* 2006 Never Let You Go

Official website:

www.bilandima.ru/enghtml/

http://www.bilandima.ru/

External links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dima_Bilan

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Russian profile is located at
http://www.last.fm/music/Дима+Билан

How I wish
Dima Bilan Lyrics

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Как твои погладить волосы
Встретить взгляд печальных глаз?
Ты в моём услышишь голосе
"Я хочу тебя сейчас"

Пусть каждый звук (каждый звук, каждый звук)
Тебя ласкает словно нежность моих рук
И больше нет разлук

Как хотел я
По листве по золотой
Как хотел я
Целый день бродить с тобой
Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять
Как хотел я
Не опоздать

Лишь звучаньем, лишь альбомами
Дни и ночи занят я
Чтоб живыми и объемными
Стали песни для тебя

Пусть каждый звук (каждый звук, каждый звук)
Тебя ласкает словно нежность моих рук
И больше нет разлук

Как хотел я
По листве по золотой
Как хотел я
Целый день бродить с тобой
Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять
Как хотел я
Не опоздать

Мы любить во сне не бросили
Вновь с тобой наедине в просторах осени
Полетим по следу птичьих стай
Обижаться перестань
Чувствуешь, как голосом
Я глажу твои волосы
Всегда я рядом

Как хотел я
По листве по золотой
Как хотел я
Целый день бродить с тобой
Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять
Как хотел я
Не опоздать

Как хотел я
По листве по золотой (по листве по золотой)
Как хотел я
Целый день бродить с тобой
Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять
Как хотел я
Не опоздать

Как хотел я
По листве по золотой
Как хотел я (как хотел я)
Целый день бродить с тобой (целый день бродить с тобой)
Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять

Как хотел я (как хотел я)
Нежно тебя обнять

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dima Bilan's song "How I wish" speak about the longing to be with someone and to express feelings of love and tenderness towards them. The singer wishes to stroke the hair of his beloved, look into their sad eyes and express his desire to be with them in the present moment. He wants every sound to feel like the tenderness of his hands, and for there to be no more parting between them.

The chorus repeats the wishful thinking of the singer, that he wanted to walk through the golden leaves with his beloved all day long, to take them by the hand, hug them tenderly and not be late for a single moment. The verses also express how the singer spends his time recording songs and albums, all to make them lifelike and three-dimensional for his beloved to listen to.

The bridge of the song speaks of the possibility of being together with their loved one again, flying together on the trail of birds, to stop being offended and to feel the touch of the singer's voice in their hair at all times. The song ends with a final repetition of the desire to walk through the golden leaves, take the hand of the beloved, hug them and not be late.

Line by Line Meaning

Как твои погладить волосы
How I long to stroke your hair

Встретить взгляд печальных глаз?
To meet the gaze of your sad eyes?

Ты в моём услышишь голосе
You'll hear in my voice

"Я хочу тебя сейчас"
"I want you right now"

Пусть каждый звук (каждый звук, каждый звук)
Let each sound (every sound, every sound)

Тебя ласкает словно нежность моих рук
Caress you like the tenderness of my hands

И больше нет разлук
And there is no more separation

Как хотел я
How I longed

По листве по золотой
To walk through the golden leaves

Целый день бродить с тобой
To wander with you all day

Взять тебя за руку, нежно обнять
To take you by the hand and embrace gently