A Diplom (from ''diploma'') is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland (only for engineers), Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

History

The Diplom originates from the French Diplôme (''Diplôme de l'ordre impérial de la légion d'honneur '') describing a certificate devised during the Second French Empire to bestow honours upon outstanding citizens and soldiers of the imperial French army to promote them into the Legion of Honour since 1862. The Magister degree was the original graduate degree at German speaking universities. In Germany the Diplom dates back to the pre-democratic period: In October 1899 the engineering degree ''Diplom'' was annonced by a ''supreme decree'' of the German emperor Wilhelm II in his function as the King of Prussia on the advent of the Centenary of the Prussian Technical College in Berlin. The Diplom was subsequently adopted by the ''Technische Hochschulen'' which had received university status following this Prussian decree. In East Germany, the Diplom was the only first degree and was also granted in disciplines such as medicine or law, which at West German universities were completed with a staatsexamen. Nowadays such diploms are still granted to students of such disciplines, although most universities only grant the diplom status (for example "Magisterjurist" in law) on request. Some universities also grant a master's degree to such students on request.

With the implementation of the Bologna process, the ''Diplom'' and ''Magister'' are increasingly being replaced by Bachelor's or Master's degrees. In Germany Bachelor's degrees, rarely called ''Bakkalaureus'', are awarded in most cases after three years of ''regular studies''. Master's degrees are awarded in most cases after five years of study. Master's degrees are sometimes called ''Magister'', like the former German graduate degree, but they differ in structure.

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Before the introduction of the Bachelor's and Master's degree in Austria and Germany, the ''Diplom'' could be obtained at either of the two types of institutes of higher education. Obtained at a so called University of Applied Sciences (or Fachhochschule), the diploma degree is called a ''Diplom (FH)'' and took mostly four years (240 ECTS Credits). Obtained at a university, the degree is called a ''Diplom'' or rarely a ''Diplom (Univ.)'' and took usually between four and six years (240 - 300 ECTS Credits), depending on subject and curriculum.

The ''Diplom'' was usually awarded in the natural sciences, business and in engineering, while students of humanities, arts and languages finished with a Magister. The degree in social sciences differed from university to university.

The ''Diplom'' used to be the first academic degree many German undergraduate students received. The duration of the programme differed depending on subject and university. An official average duration (''Regelstudienzeit'') was set by law in each German state, usually being 4 years for a ''Diplom (FH)'' and 4 or 4.5 years for a ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)''. In exceptional cases, universities were allowed to set longer average durations of study for certain subjects (HGRP1995 § 26 (3), NHG2007 § 6 (3), HmbHG2001 §53 (3)). However, due to the curriculum set by most universites in Germany, the 4 or 4.5 years for a ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' were in most cases exceeded . There had traditionally been no actual equivalent to the Bachelor's degree in the German and Austrian educational systems.

A holder of a Diplom obtained at a university is, depending on subject, referred to as "Diplom-Ingenieur" (''Diplom-Engineer''), "Diplom-Kaufmann" (''Diplom-Merchant''), "Diplom-Biologe" (''Diplom-Biologist'') etc. Sometimes the postfix "(Univ.)" is added. If the Diplom has been obtained at a university of applied sciences (''Fachhochschule''), the postfix "(FH)" has to be added.

To obtain a Diplom at a university, students first had to complete a two year period of initial studies (''Grundstudium'', meaning ''basic studying period'') to attain a ''Vordiplom'' or ''Zwischenprüfung''. This predegree involved the completion of course work and the passing of usually four examinations in the key subjects of study. Exams were written or oral (in which case they lasted 30 minutes each) and usually examined the knowledge of the student in two subjects per single examination. After achieving the ''Vordiplom'', the student officially entered the ''Hauptstudium'' (''main period of study''), where he or she attended courses of higher, non-introductory level for another two years. (However, access to courses of the ''Hauptstudium'' was usually not restricted to students who had already completed the ''Vordiplom''.) To gain a Diplom, the student had to pass usually either two or four final exams either orally or less frequently in writing. The extend of these exams was set by each university individually in its regulations, but was normally similar to the ''Vordiplom'' examinations. In addition a thesis had to be submitted after having completed an independent research project. The research project had officially to be completed in not more than 3 to 9 months (depending on subject and university). However, the actual time students worked on these projects very often exceeded the official duration by several months.

The curriculum for a Fachhochschule (FH) Diplom degree used to be more application-oriented, in comparison to what was expected for a Univ. Diplom degree, with the latter requiring a more in-depth understanding of the subjects taught.

The ''Diplom'' is a prerequisite for preparing a doctorate (''Doktorarbeit''). In German speaking countries and countries, which Germany has bilateral agreements with—regarding the recognition of academic qualifications, it is usually accepted as admission into doctorate programs.

In Switzerland, the Diplom was the typical first degree at the two federal institutes of technology and at the Swiss universities of applied sciences. Since 2004, these Swiss degrees are no longer offered since they are replaced by Bologna style Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

International Comparison and Bologna degrees (Germany and Austria)

International Comparison

Acceptance of the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' and the ''Diplom (FH)'' varies from country to country and from university to university. Usually holders of any of the both degrees are considered for admission to postgraduate (not necessarily doctoral) studies.

A bilateral agreement between Germany and France sets the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' as equivalent to the French Maîtrise. In the Netherlands the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' is usually accepted as equivalent to the Dutch doctorandus or the Dutch Master's degree. In the United States, the Department of Education calls the German ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' an equivalent to the Master's degree. Evaluations by U.S. universities vary. For example, for admission to graduate studies, the University of Arizona, the University of Central Florida and the University of Wisconsin-Madison require (at least) the ''Vordiplom'' plus an additional year of study. The Oregon State University and the University of Southern California consider holders of a ''Diplom'' (not differing between ''(FH)'' and ''(Univ.)'') for admission to graduate studies. In contrast to this, the University of California, Los Angeles requires the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' and considers the ''Vordiplom'', the ''Diplom (FH)'' or a German Bachelor's degree as not sufficient. In Canada the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' is at most universities the prerequisite to enter a Canadian Master's program, and corresponds to a Canadian Bachelor's/Bachelier degree. In Denmark the ''Diplom (FH)'' awarded after 4 years of tuition is considered as being equivalent to a Danish Bachelor's degree, whereas the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' awarded after at least 4½ years of tuition merits a Kandidatuddannelse. The German Diplom must not be confused with a Danish Diplomuddannelse which is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree. In the United Kingdom the University of Aberystwyth, the University College London and the University of Sheffield consider both the ''Diplom (FH)'' and the ''Diplom (Univ.)'' as being equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, while the University of Edinburgh only states that it considers both degrees as sufficient to enter postgraduate programmes. In the Republic of Ireland, both the ''Diplom (FH)'' and the ''Diplom'' are recognized as being equivalent to a Bachelor's Honours degree. In Norway, the Norwegian Statistical Office classifies the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' as being equivalent to a Norwegian Master's degree. In Sweden, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education considers a German ''Diplom'' as sufficient for the admission to a Swedish Master's program. On the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate Conference in 2005 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Malmqvist ''et al.'' stated that, the Swedish Civilingenjör engineering degree programs "are 4½ year integrated engineering programs roughly equivalent to Master of Science or ''Diplom-Ingenieur'' degrees".

Comparison between Diplom and Bologna Degrees in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Current German legislation states that the newly introduced German Bachelor's degree provides the same qualification as the ''Diplom (FH)'', while the German Master's degree provides the same qualification as the ''Diplom / Diplom (Univ.)'' or the Magister. The following chart illustrates a comparison when the old degree (''Diplom, Diplom (FH)'') and the new European degrees (Bachelor/Master) are obtained with some sample durations of studies.

It should also be noted for comparison purposes that at the time of the Bologna process, schools in most German states started changing from 13 school years to 12 years. (An exception are the states of Saxony and Thuringia, where Gymnasium has always lasted only 12 years ever since the German Reunification.) Most of the students going for a ''Diplom'' therefore spent 13 years in school before starting their university studies, while the younger Bachelor students nowadays may start one year earlier. (However, in some states, such as Rhineland-Palatinate or Schleswig-Holstein, the first class which completes school after 12 years will graduate as late as 2016.) Regarding international comparison, one may argue that British, Irish and French high school students have school also in the afternoons which could compensate with the (former) additional year of school attendance in Germany.

1st year	2nd year	3rd year	4th year	5th year	6th year	7th year	8th year	9th year

Note: For the Diplom (FH) a student has to spend one to two obligatory semesters during his studies in a company where he/she does not study. These semesters are included in the table. The study time is therefore one to two semesters shorter. Bachelor studies have them included in the table too. For the Diplom (Universität) those semesters are sometimes not included in the table.

Also note: In Germany, a Diplom (Universität) student can enter a doctoral program directly (if the student meets the admission requirements). A Diplom (FH) student has to have excellent grades to directly enter a doctorate program. With the Higher Education Act of the Land Lower Saxony as of August 2010, outstanding Bachelor graduates can commence their Doctorate at the Universities of this German state . In addition, a few German graduate schools, such as the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science or the Berlin Mathematical School also admit students with a Bachelor's degree and excellent grades to their doctorate programms.

Greece

In Greece, a ''diploma'' is a 5-year (10-semester) (diplom uni) (300E.C.T.S - I.S.C.E.D. 5A) degree, formatted similarly to the German Diplom, awarded to students of the Greek Engineering Schools and Departments (called Polytechinc in Greece - not to be confused though with the polytechnics of the UK).

While every institution has its own individual approaches, the curriculum usually consists of general knowledge and essential background subjects in the first five semesters. After the end of the fifth semester, students select their academic area of interest and pursue a set of specialised courses for the next four semesters. The last semester is devoted to the preparation of a thesis on the student's chosen area of interest, which is presented before a three-member panel.

Diplomas are considered equivalent to master's degrees (MEng)and allow the holder to sit in the Technical Chamber of Greece exams without any prerequisite. It also allows the engineer to be considered for doctorate studies without taking any additional classes.

Since adoption of the 2001 Higher Education Reform Act (Ν. 2916/2001 - Ν. 3549/2007) the higher technological institutes (Ανώτατα Τεχνολογικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα - Α.T.E.I) constitute a parallel, equivalent, and complementary part of public higher education in Greece. They confer a 4-year bachelor's degree formatted similarly to the German Diplom (FH) (240E.C.T.S - I.S.C.E.D. 5A).

Grades range between 0 and 10, 5 being the passing mark. However, since grading practice differs amongst awarding institutions, a descriptive mark is used, which is more or less universal throughout Greece. For example, in the National Technical University of Athens, a grade in the diploma between 5 and 6.99 is "good" (''καλώς''), a grade between 7.00 and 8.99 is "very good" (''λίαν καλώς'') and a grade of 9.00 or more is "excellent" (''άριστα''). In the University of Patras the ranges are from 5 to 6.49 (good), from 6.5 to 8.49 (very good) and from 8.5 to 10 (excellent).

See also

Diploma

Magister

DEA (former French degree)

Specialist (degree), an analogous degree in Russia and CIS (former USSR)

German Academic Exchange Service

References

External links

Category:Academic degrees Category:Education in Germany Category:Education in Austria Category:Education in Switzerland Category:Education in Greece

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name	Dima Bilan
background	solo_singer
birth name	Viktor Nikolaevich Belan
birth date	December 24, 1981
origin	Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
occupation(s)	Singer, record producer, songwriter, model, actor.
instrument	Vocal
genre	Pop, R&B;, soul
associated acts	Nelly Furtado, Rudy Perez, Jim Beanz, Ryan Tedder, Trudy Bellinger, Edvin Marton, Evgeni Plushenko, Larisa Dolina, J.R. Rotem, Anastacia
label	Universal (2008-present), Gala Records (2003-2007), EMI (2006, 2008), Мистерия Звука (2008)
website	official website }}

(, ; born , , 24 December 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta, Karachay-Cherkessia) is a Russian actor and pop singer . 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.

Biography

When he was two years old, 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 was one of the few people in Russia to popularize the traditional Japanese game Kancho, which became extremely popular in Russian prisons.

He graduated from Gnesins Musical College as a classical vocal performer. Bilan made his debut when he reached fourth place at the Russian/Latvian festival "New Wave" in 2002. In 2003, Bilan released his debut album titled ''Nochnoy Huligan'' (''Night Hooligan''). In 2004, the reissue of the album came out including 20 songs, 16 of the original + four new tracks: ''Бессердечная'' (Heartless), ''В последний раз'' (The last time), ''Остановите музыку'' (Stop the music), ''Тёмная ночь'' (Dark Night). Also in 2004 he released his successful single "Na beregu neba" ("At The Sky's Shore") which was also the title of his second album.

In 2005, also was released on the official compilation of clips "Ti, tolko ti" (''You, only you'') in that except the clips included presentations album "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (''I'm a Night Hooligan'') and "Na beregu neba" (''At The Sky's Shore''), also in the collection include additional tracks not included in these albums "Ya ne zabudu" (''I will not forget'') and a cover version of quadrupeds melodies "Caruso" a presentation of "Ya Nochnoy Huligan" (''I'm a Night Hooligan''), "7 Dney" (''Seven Days'') organizing presentations "Na beregu neba" (''At The Sky's Shore'')

In late 2005, released the single "New Year with a new line" contains 3 tracks ''New Year with a new line (feat group Neposedi)'' , ''Between the sky and heaven'' and ''New Year with a new line remix'' and in 2011 he turned really ho

2005 - 2006

Produced by the late Yury Aizenshpis, a Russian music mogul famous for his work with Viktor Tsoi in the Soviet Union, Bilan attempted to reach Eurovision previously with the song "Not That Simple" in 2005, finishing in second 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, Bilan received two golden gramophones for the song "Ty dolzjna ryadom byt'" (The Russian version of "Not That Simple", actually meaning "You should be beside me") in Saint Petersburg and Almaty. During shootings of "Noviye pyesny o glavnom" ("New songs about the main things") he received the grand prize of the First channel from the professional jury. Bilan became Showbusiness Man of the Year 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 record tracks for the musical ''Peter Pan''. On 14 March 2006, Bilan took part in "Zolotaya sharmanka" ("Golden street organ") of "International Music Awards" in Kiev where he was honored as "Singer of the Year".

In the middle of March 2006, Bilan was chosen internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest, that year 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.

Bilan 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 Bilan any points were Monaco and Switzerland.

Bilan'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. Bilan 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, Bilan had to qualify for the final at the semi-final on 18 May. He qualified in the top ten there (finishing third with 217 points) and moved to the final.

In July 2006 Bilan was one of the four artists who took part in the biggest musical event in Russia of 2006 - "The Red Summer" show in Red Square in Moscow, where he performed on stage with Shakira, The Black Eyed Peas and t.A.T.u.

In September 2006, for second year in a row, Dima Bilan won Artist of the Year and Song of the Year at MTV Russian Music Awards. On 2 November Bilan represented Russia at MTV EMA in Copenhagen.

On 15 November 2006 Bilan received award for Best Selling Russian Artist and performed at the World Music Awards in London along with Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and Bob Sinclair. His performance of Eurovision single Never Let You Go at WMAs was broadcast on Channel 4 in UK and 130 more countries, including United States.

2007 - 2008

In February 2007 Bilan started to record his first international album in English in Los Angeles, Miami and in Philadelphia in collaboration with producer Jim Beanz and Ryan Tedder. One of the new tracks will be a duet with one of Timbaland's most successful artists, Nelly Furtado.

Also in 2007 he premiered his first single from new album — Number One Fan. According to Russian and Eastern Europe radio airplay chart, Number One Fan topped the charts for 8 weeks. Video for this song was shot in London by famous British director Trudy Bellinger, who has also made videos for acts including Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Sophie Ellis Bextor).

On 4 October, Bilan premiered his second single from the forthcoming album, Amnesia, at the MTV Russia Music Awards 2007. During this show, Bilan won three most prestigious awards for Best Performer, Best Song and — for the third consecutive year — Best Artist.

In 2008, Bilan is planning to release three albums — in Russian, English and Spanish. He is also planning to release an English album in 81 countries in co-operation with Interscope Records (Universal Group). He is working on his English album, with some tracks produced by Jim Beanz and Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic). Also his new Spanish album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado.

On 20 February, Bilan went to Miami and recorded a few tracks for his Spanish album with famous producer Rudy Perez. The Spanish album will include a duet with Nelly Furtado and a Spanish version of his first international single "Number One Fan"

In 2008, Bilan once again represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Believe", accompanied by Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton and Russian olympic and three-time world champion figure skater Evgeni Plushenko. On 24 May 2008, Bilan won first place in the contest, receiving 272 points and seven twelves. His victory's integrity was questioned by Ukraine's officials later in May.

With this victory, he became the fifth artist in the history of the contest to reach both the positions of winner and runner-up (After Lys Assia, Gigliola Cinquetti, Linda Martin and Elisabeth Andreassen) and the first male performer to do so.

In 2008, Bilan won two awards from Muz TV: "Best male artist" and "Best ringtone" for the song "Nevozmozhnoe vozmozno". Dima also won the Best Russian Act award at MTV Europe Music Awards.

Also in 2008, Bilan finally changed his official name to Dima Bilan. Although Dima is a diminutive from Dmitry, he preferred the former, diminutive form, "Dima", as official. The name change followed Bilan's conflict with his producer Yuri Aisenshpitz's heirs, who claimed the rights on this stage name. Making it his official name would help to avoid any claimants.

Bilan performed his 2008 Eurovision-winning song "Believe" in the interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Limassol, Cyprus.

2009 - 2010

During 2009 Bilan has continued with concerts and he also performed during the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, before leaving over the title of former Eurovision Song Contest winner to Alexander Rybak of Norway.

In 2010 Dima has recorded a demo version of the song "White Nights", which would be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, but he has not entered in the contest saying that it would be too soon to return to the contest after just 2 years after his win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

In the Summer of 2010, Bilan produced and starred in the short film Театр Абсурда (''Theatre of the Absurd'', written and directed by Maxim Apriatin and based upon Bilan's song Он хотел (''He Wanted To''). In the film, Bilan performs monologues in which he shares his opinion on the moral values of the people who live in the Russian capital, as well as quotations from Ecclesiastes, and scraps of the diary of Jim Morrison. The film was released on the Internet in late 2010.

Dima Bilan and Anastacia

On May 25 Anastacia recorded a duet with Dima Bilan in Los Angeles which was released in Russia first and later in the rest of Europe. They've presented the song "Safety" for the first time during the Muz-TV Music Awards show on June 11 in Moscow, Anastacia has also perform a song alone.

Awards

Dima Bilan is winner of 32 awards to date:

Honor Awards

2006 - Honoured Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria

2007 - Honored Artist of Chechnya

2007 - Honoured Artist of Ingushetia

2008 - People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria

MTV Russia Music Awards

Dima Bilan record for most awards RMA - 10.

2005 - "Best Performer" and "Best Artist"

2006 - «Best Song» ( «Never Let You Go» ), «The Best Artist»

2007 - "Best Song", "Best Song" ("Невозможное возможно"), "Best Artist"

2008 - "Best Video", "Best Singer", "The Pop Project"

MTV Europe Music Awards

2005 - «Best Russian Act»

2006 - «Best Russian Act»

2007 - «Best Russian Act»

2008 - «Best Russian Act» entered into the category "Top5 Favorit Europe"

2009 - «Best Russian Act» hit the Top5 "Best European Actor"

2010 - «Best Russian Act» hit the Top5 "Best European Actor"

Muz-TV Award

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".

Golden gramophone

Dima Bilan has repeatedly won the honored music award "Golden Gramophone".

2005 - for the song "На берегу неба"

2006 год — «Так устроен этот мир»

2007 год — «Невозможное возможно»

2008 год — «Все в твоих руках»

ZD Awards

Bilan repeatedly became the laureate of "Soundtrack" in various categories:

2003 - Sexiest Artist

2004 - "Singer of the Year"

2007 - Soloist of the Year and Album of the Year (for the album "Время река")

2008 - "Soloist of the Year"

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

Eurovision Song Contest

2006 - 2nd place Eurovision (Athens)

2008 - 1st place Eurovision (Belgrade)

Dima Bilan is the first artist representing Russia to win Eurovision Song Contest

World Music Awards

2006 - Best Selling Russian Artist

Glamour Magazine Awards

2006 - Man of the year

2009 - Man of the year

Discography

Albums

2003 — Я ночной хулиган (''I'm a Night Hooligan'')

2004 — На берегу неба (''At The Sky's Shore'')

2006 — Время-река (''Time-River'')

2008 — Против правил (''Against the Rules'')

2009 — ''Believe''

2011 — Мечтатель (''Dreamer'')

Singles

2003 — Ты, только ты (You, only)

2004 — Ты должна рядом быть (You must be close to me)

2004 — Not That Simple (English version of "Ты должна рядом быть")

2006 — Я тебя помню (I remember you)

2006 — Never Let You Go (English version of "Так устроен этот мир")

2006 — Это была любовь (That's was love)

2008 — Believe (English version of "Всё в твоих руках")

2008 — Lonely (English version of "Тоска")

2009 — Dancing Lady (English version of "Со мною")

2009 — Lady

2009 — Это модно (This is fashionable)

2009 — Changes (English version of "Больно")

2010 — По парам (On the pairs)

2010 — Safety (ft. Anastacia)

2010 — Я просто люблю тебя (I just love you)

2011 — Мечтатели (Dreamers)

Clips

2000

«Осень» — Osen (Autumn)

2002

«Бум» — Bum (Boom)

«Я ночной хулиган» — Ya nochnoy huligan (I'm a night hooligan)

2003

«Ты, только ты» — Ty, tolko ty (You, only you)

«Я ошибся, я попал» — Ya oshibsya, ya popal (I’ve made mistake, I’ve swallowed the bait)

«Я так люблю тебя» — Ya tak lyublyu tebya (I love you so much)

2004

«Мулатка» — Mulatka (Mulatto girl)

«На берегу неба» — Na beregu neba (Between the sky and heaven)

«Поздравляю!» — Pozdravlyayu! (Congratulations!)

2005

«Ты должна рядом быть» — Ty dolzhna ryadom byt (You must be close to me)

«Not that simple»

«Как хотел я» — Kak hotel ya (How i wanted)

«Take me with you»

«Я тебя помню» — Ya tebya pomnyu (I remember you)

2006

«Это была любовь» — Eto byla lyubov (It was love)

«Never let you go»

«Невозможное возможно» — Nevozmozhnoe vozmozhno (Impossible is possible)

«Lady flame»

2007

«Время-река» — Vremya-reka (Time-river)

«See what I see»

«Number one fan»

«Я твой номер один» — Ya tvoy nomer odin (I'm your number one)

«Горе-зима» — Gore-zima (Grief-winter)

2008

«Believe»

«Lonely»

2009

«Dancing lady»

«Lady»

«Changes»

2010

«По парам» — Po param (In the pairs)

«Safety» (with Anastacia)

«Я просто люблю тебя» — Ya prosto lyublyu tebya (I just love you)

Filmography

Dima Bilan starred in several Russian films and serials

2005 - Not Born Beautiful (cameo)

2006 - Club (cameo)

2006 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (Duremar)

2007 - Star break (Fortiano)

2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (Gurd)

2008 - Goldfish

2009 - Pinocchio (visiting singer)

2011 - Theatre of the Absurd

References

External links

Anastacia's Twitter

Dima Bilan Videos and Live performances

Dima Bilan @ MTV Russia: IDOLS

The official Dima Bilan Polish Fan Website

Dima Bilan: Friends Club in Kazakhstan

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he was the best singer in 2009 and 2008

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Ivan Mládek (born 7 February 1942) is a Czech songwriter, composer, and comedian.

Biography

Ivan Mládek was born in Prague, where he spent most of his childhood. His father, a lawyer and painter, taught him to paint, but he preferred music and started his now-famous Banjo Band. The Banjo Band first performed in 1966. In 1968 Mládek emigrated to France to pursue his music career in Paris. He soon returned to Czechoslovakia and became famous as a musician in the second half of the 1970s; he has written over 400 songs as of 2007. He became known as a comedian in the 1980s. Mladek's first humorous story was published in 1980 in the magazine Mladý Svět. Many of the stories that followed may be found in the eight books that Mládek wrote. Mládek has a wife named Eva and son named Štěpán.

Guitariano

Mládek is credited with designing the Guitariano, a guitar-shaped synthesizer. In place of strings, keys are arranged on the fretboard of the instrument, their pitch corresponding to the pitch of a string depressed at the same fret, and there are controls for automatic accompaniment on the body of the instrument.

Comedian

Ivan Mládek has been a widely known comedian since the 1980s. His shows "The Country Estrada" and "ČundrCountryShow" were on Czech television for many years. Eventually "ČundrCountryShow" was cancelled. "Country Estrada" was on TV NOVA until 2005 when it was abruptly canceled. A new similar comedy show (called Evergreen Show) aired on NOVA but was short-lived. Mládek himself has since claimed that he has no plans for another show, and that no station will finance this type of show anymore Re-runs of Mládek's older show are still regularly aired on ČT (''Česká televize''). His comedy routines include standup, skits, and wordless skits accompanied only by the humorous lyrics of one of his songs.

Actor

Ivan Mládek has had a limited acting career, his roles being mostly minor. He has played in the Czech films "Ještě větší blbec, než jsme doufali" and himself in "Na druhé koleji". His new projects are sitcoms Cyranův Ostrov (2009), Cyranův poloostrov (2010) and currently Noha 22 (will start in January 2011 on TV Barrandov)

Composer and notable songs

Ivan Mládek has authored at least 233 songs. He writes the lyrics and music to most of his songs, which are primarily country-style songs with traces of dixieland and often contain humorous lines and puns. Many of his songs have become cultural icons in the Czech Republic. Some of them are:

''Zkratky'' — a song written almost solely with abbreviations.

''Jožin z bažin'' — possibly Mládek's best known song, which he even called the "National Anthem" of his country show. In January 2008, the song became popular in Poland and Hungary, winning several radio hitparades, and later on also in Russia. The song is a surreal tale of a mysterious man-eating monster (''Jožin z bažin'' - ''Joey from the Swamps'') living in the swamps, who could be defeated only with use of a cropduster.

''Prachovské skály''

''Medvědi nevědí''

''Pochod Praha-Prčice''

Discography

LP Records:

''Dobrý den!'' Panton 1976

''Nashledanou!'' Panton 1977

''Ej, Mlhošu, Mlhošu!'' Panton 1979

''I. Mládek uvádí L. Sobotu'' Panton 1979

''Přeposlední leč'' Panton 1980

''Guten Tag!'' Panton 1981

''Úterý'' (Oral Stories) Panton 1981

''I. Mládek zase uvádí L. Sobotu'' Panton 1982

''Moje rodina'' (+ Oral Stories) Panton 1983

''Banjo z pytle ven!'' Panton 1985

''Potůčku, nebublej!'' Panton 1986

''Ta country česká'' Multisonic 1989

''Pepa z Kadaně'' (sung by Josef Dvořák) Punc 1990

''Škola zvířátek'' (Dagmar Patrasová) Tommu 1991

CD:

''Ta country česká'' Multisonic 1991

''The Best Of Banjo Band I.'' Panton 1992

''The Best Of banjo Band II.'' Panton 1993

''Vykopávky'' Multisonic 1993

''Řeky'' (with band Zelenáči) EMG 1993

''Pohádky a jiné povídačky'' (stories) Monitor 1994

''V hospodě u šesti trampů'' BaM Music 1994

''Písničky Čundrcountry show I'' BaM Music 1994

''Písničky Čundrcountry show II.'' BaM Music 1995

''Dobrý den!'' (+6x bonus) Bonton 1996

''Písničky na chatu'' Bonton 1998

''Nashledanou!'' (+6x bonus) Bonton 1999

''Sweet Sue'' (stories Lenka Plačková) Fonia 2000

''Anekdoty do 1. i 4. cenové skupiny''

''Písně o lásce a pravdě'' BaM Music 2000

''Do hlavy ne!'' Radio servis 2001

''Děda Mládek Illegal Band'' BaM Music

''Děda Mládek Illegal Band II.'' BaM Music

''Proč mě ženy nemaj rády'' Warner Music 2002

''Milan Pitkin v Coutry estrádě 1'' Noveta

''Milan Pitkin v Coutry estrádě 2'' Noveta

''V Mexiku v taxiku'' (Dušan Barczi) Barci Music 2002

''Dáme si eště raz!'' (Dušan Barczi) Barci Music 2003

''... a vo tom to je!'' D. J. World 2002

''60 nej'' Sony Music 2003

Regular cast

Ivan Mládek has a regular cast for his shows, some members of the "Banjo Band" and some of them independent entertainers. Some of Mládek's regulars include; Ivo Pešák, Lenka Plačková, Milan Pitkin, Jan Mrázek, Vítězslav Marek, Libuše Roubychová (Libuna), Lenka "Kalamity" Šindelářová, Pavel Skalník and others.

External links

Mládek's official web pages

List of songs

international Facebook's group

References

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name	Nico Müller
nationality	Swiss
birth date	February 25, 1992
birth place	Thun (Switzerland)
current series	GP3 Series
first year	2010
current team	Jenzer Motorsport
car number	25
starts	16
wins	2
poles	1
fastest laps	2
best finish	3rd
year	2010
prev series	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0Swiss Formula Renault 2.0Italian Formula Renault 2.0Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
prev series years	20092008–0920082008
titles	Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
title years	2009 }}

Nico Müller (born February 25, 1992 in Thun) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland.

Career

Karting

Müller began his karting career in 2004 and the following year, Müller finished sixth in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA Junior class. He improved to third place in the same competition in 2006 and also finished as runner-up in the Swiss Junior Championship. In 2007, he won the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland KF3 class, winning the title by a single point, and took fifth place in the Swiss KF3 championship.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2008, Müller stepped up to single-seaters, racing in his native Formula Renault series for Jenzer Motorsport. In his first year in the category, he finished fifth, taking a victory at Spa-Francorchamps along with two other podium places. He also took part in selected races of both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. In November of that year, he contested the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, which was held over two races at the Imola circuit. Müller took two podium places to finish third in the standings, behind Kazim Vasiliauskas and champion Daniel Mancinelli.

Müller remained in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2009 and wrapped up the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all twelve races, taking nine victories and nine pole positions.

He also contested a full season of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He originally finished third in his début race in Barcelona, but was later promoted to second following the disqualification of race winner Albert Costa. During the season he took a further four points-scoring positions to finish eleventh in the championship, the third highest placed rookie driver.

GP3 Series

In 2010, Müller graduated to the new GP3 Series, continuing his long relationship with Jenzer Motorsport. He took his first victory in the category at the third round of the season in Valencia, winning the sprint race after starting from the front row of the grid. Another podium followed at the next round at Silverstone before he took his second win of the year with victory from pole position in the feature race at the Hungaroring.

A haul of nine points in the final round at Monza ensured that Müller finished the season third overall behind Robert Wickens and eventual champion Esteban Gutiérrez. Müller will remain in the championship with Jenzer Motorsport for a second season in 2011.

Other Series

At the end of October 2009, Müller tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, driving for Prema Powerteam at Motorland Aragón in Spain as a prize for winning the Swiss Formula Renault title. A week later, he took part in the first International Formula Master test session of the winter at the Hungaroring, finishing as the fastest driver on day one before taking second place the following day.

Racing record

Career summary

! Season	! Series	! Team	! Races	! Wins	! Poles	! F/Laps	! Podiums	! Points	! Position
2008	align=left		12	1	0	0	3	174	5th
align=left	4	0	0	0	0	8	32nd
align=left	2	0	0	0	0	0	52nd
align=left	2	0	0	0	2	52
2009	align=left		14	0	0	0	1	25	11th
align=left	12	9	9	8	12	317
! 2010	align=left		16	2	1	2	4	53

Complete GP3 Series results

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! Jenzer Motorsport

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* Season in Progress

References

External links

Career details from Driver Database

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