Dima Bilan
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Dima Bilan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Viktor Nikolaevich Belan |
| Born | 24 December 1981 |
| Origin | Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay–Cherkessia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, soul |
| Instruments | Vocal, accordion, piano |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Universal (2008-present), Gala Records (2003-2007), EMI (2006, 2008), Мистерия Звука (2008) |
| Associated acts | Anastacia, Nelly Furtado, Rudy Perez, Jim Beanz, Ryan Tedder, Trudy Bellinger, Edvin Marton, Evgeni Plushenko, Larisa Dolina, J.R. Rotem, Timbaland |
| Website | official website |
Díma Bilán (Russian: Ди́ма Била́н, IPA: [ˈdʲimə bʲɪˈlan]; born Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, Víktor Nikoláevich Belán, 24 December 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay–Cherkessia) is a Russian actor, singer-songwriter of Karachay descent. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian number one hit records. He is sometimes being referred as "Russia's Iglesias" due to his similarity to the Spanish singer.
In mid-March 2006, Bilan was chosen internally by Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece. Out of 37 participating countries, Bilan 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 the 2000 contest.
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