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
You Must Be Near
Dima Bilan Lyrics
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Словно камни, бросив мне
Ни за что б ни написала
Их в прощальном ты письме
Зачем словами больно бьешь
И так ты уйдешь
Ты свободна вполне
Ты должна рядом быть
Ты должна все простить
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
Пусть и нечаянно, стала отчаяннем
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Я люблю или ревную
Но спасая и губя
Ад мы сделали вручную
Только сами для себя
Я в ледяном горю огне
Болью холод это мне
А ты свободна вполне
Пойми, не надо вдвойне, мне хватит и взгляда
Ты должна рядом быть
Ты должна все простить
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
Пусть и нечаянно, стала отчаяннем
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Ты должна рядом быть
Ты должна все простить
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
Пусть и нечаянно, стала отчаяннем
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Ты должна рядом быть
Ты должна все простить
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
Пусть и нечаянно стала отчаяннем
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
The song "You Must Be Near" by Dima Bilan is about a painful breakup and unrequited love. The lyrics describe the hurt and confusion the singer feels after his partner leaves him, throwing hurtful words at him like stones. He questions why she chose to hurt him with her words and wishes she would have chosen to just leave without causing more pain. The singer is left to deal with his emotions alone as his partner walks away, reminding her that she is free to do so but expressing that all he needs is one last look from her. The chorus repeats the phrase "You must be near, you must forgive everything" as the singer pleads for his partner to come back to him and make things right.
The second verse of the song takes on a darker tone as the singer describes the destructive nature of their past relationship. He admits to being jealous and hurting her in the past, and recognizes that they both played a part in the downfall of their love. Despite this, he still longs for her to return to him and tries to explain that their love is not simple, but it's worth fighting for.
Overall, the song speaks to universal themes of heartbreak, longing, and the complexity of love. The lyrics are emotional and raw, and Dima Bilan's powerful voice helps convey the depth of feeling behind them.
Line by Line Meaning
Те слова, что ты сказала
The hurtful words you said
Словно камни, бросив мне
Felt like stones thrown at me
Ни за что б ни написала
You wouldn't have written them for anything
Их в прощальном ты письме
But you put them in your farewell letter
Зачем словами больно бьешь
Why do you hurt me with your words
И так ты уйдешь
And still, you will leave
Ты свободна вполне
You're completely free
И не надо вдвойне, мне хватит и взгляда
No need for extra pain, a look is enough for me
Ты должна рядом быть
You should be here with me
Ты должна все простить
You should forgive everything
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
You've chosen empty dreams
Пусть и нечаянно, стала отчаяннем
Even if it wasn't intentional, it's become desperation
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Our love, life isn't always so simple
Я люблю или ревную
I love or become jealous
Но спасая и губя
But sometimes saving and sometimes ruining
Ад мы сделали вручную
We made our own hell
Только сами для себя
Only for ourselves
Я в ледяном горю огне
I'm in an icy fire
Болью холод это мне
A cold pain within me
Пойми, не надо вдвойне, мне хватит и взгляда
Understand, no need for extra pain, a look is enough for me
Ты должна рядом быть
You should be here with me
Ты должна все простить
You should forgive everything
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
You've chosen empty dreams
Пусть и нечаянно, стала отчаяннем
Even if it wasn't intentional, it's become desperation
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Our love, life isn't always so simple
Ты должна рядом быть
You should be here with me
Ты должна все простить
You should forgive everything
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
You've chosen empty dreams
Пусть и нечаянно стала отчаяннем
Even if it wasn't intentional, it's become desperation
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Our love, life isn't always so simple
Ты должна рядом быть
You should be here with me
Ты должна все простить
You should forgive everything
Выбрала ты пустые мечты
You've chosen empty dreams
Пусть и нечаянно стала отчаяннем
Even if it wasn't intentional, it's become desperation
Наша любовь, в жизни не все так просто
Our love, life isn't always so simple
Contributed by Bella A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
имя фамилия
эта песня могла выиграть евро 2005 на секундочку☝ и выиграла бы, но Диму зажали в угоду 15 места подольской😂👈
БёрдманTV
истину глаголишь
Alina Alina
Вообще обидно, это песня куда круче песни Подольской и точно залетела бы в пятёрку лучших, а может и выйграла бы!
БёрдманTV
что русская что английская версия топ! и девушка в клипе на всю жизнь запомнилась, очень красивая
nik music
Ага) девушка очень красивая!!! Мне тоже всегда нравилась. Но сейчас ей наверняка по 40. Боже, как быстро то время бежит 🥺🥺🥺
AliKeira
Эх.... куда уходит детство 🤗💙
wolflupin5
love this song, i hope you make more of them.
BCandy02
♕ ♥ ツ !! This song gives me goosebumps !!! it's shocking how it explains everything I feel !!!! ♕ ♥ ツ
Kamil Mamedov
Билан красава
Kate Petr
Reminiscing night. I love this song more than anything.