Dimal (rapper)
{{Short description|Russian-Ukrainian rapper (born 1986)}}
{{About|the rapper|the Albanian municipality|Dimal (municipality)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dimal
| image = Dimal at Bay Music Awards.jpg
| image_size = 225
| caption = at Bay Music Awards 2012
| birth_name = Gulyayev Dmitry Igorevich
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR
| alias = Russian and Fashion, Mr.Ladies Most Wanted, Multimilliardov
| occupations = Rapper, singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2010–present
| associated_acts = Lyndsay Pace
| label = Unsigned
| website =
}}
Gulyayev Dmitry Igorevich (born January 22, 1986), better known by his stage name Dimal /dɪmʌl/ (Russian: Димал), is a half-Russian, half-Ukrainian rapper, singer and songwriter based in Malta. He is also the founder and (CEO) of Russian Muziq Mafia Records in Ukraine.
Early life
Dimal was born and raised in Sevastopol, Ukraine in the USSR in the eastern part of the Crimean Peninsula, where half of the population are Russians. He was born in a mixed family, with a Russian mother, Svitlana Agius, and Ukrainian father, Igor Gulyayev. His father left the family when he was just five years old.
Dimal had a passion for arts such as graffiti, singing, break dancing and martial arts such as boxing and taekwondo. At the age of six he attended music school, where he studied the violin. He began rapping at age of 15 and was a part of the rap group Zapadnya (Russian: Западня; lit. "Trap") and was also a member of the Key Clan, or just Keys. He left the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University at his third grade, where he studied economics. At the age of 19 he moved to Malta.
2010: "Shake it" and Malta Music Awards
In 2010 Dimal released his first major single – featuring vocals from Maddee, a singer-songwriter from the UK – which received major air play in Malta. The song became very popular on Myspace and in a short time it reached over 3 million plays[https://www.myspace.com/russiandimal Official myspace page] Later on that year, he was nominated for "Best Hip-Hop/R'n'B Artist" at the Malta Music Awards with such artists like Muxu, Kristina Casolani and Thea Saliba, and won.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-fO7VrGTU|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}} the award which was presented by CEO of MOBO Awards Kanya King. Also that year, Dimal had played in support of two international acts, Ja Rule and Flo Rida.
2011: "Go Low" and Eurovision
The single "Go Low",{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110828/arts-entertainment/Dimal-and-Maddee-go-low.382359|title=Dimal and Maddee go low|date=August 28, 2011|website=Times of Malta}} which also was featured Maddee, was released on 17 August 2011 and hit Malta's Top 10 Charts but only for few weeks. In October Dimal worked on a Eurovision song with Deborah C, and together they flew in Germany to record a song[http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/international-music-news/item/1140-exclusive-dimal--deborah-c-submit-malta-eurovision-2012-entry Dimal & Deborah C Submit Malta Eurovision 2012 Entry] which was produced by Ralph Siegel – but they did not make it to the finals of the contest.
2012: "Lets Make It Happen" and Bay Music Awards
During the summer of 2012, Dimal teamed up with Maltese singer-songwriter Lyndsay Pace to release their song "Let's Make It Happen", which blends Dimal's rapping skills and Lyndsay's melodic vocals. The song did well on local and international radio charts including Malta's Top 10 Charts, PRS Top 40 Charts, Urban Top 20 Charts, among others. Most of the local DJ's picked up the song and put in their play lists. This led to the Bay Music Awards, where Dimal was nominated for "Best Newcomer".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121026/arts-entertainment/bay-music-awards-finalists.442729|title=Bay Music Awards finalists|date=October 26, 2012|website=Times of Malta}} The song was also nominated for an award for "Top SIngle" in the MMI Listeners Picks Poll which is run by Toni Sant.
2013-present: IPMA
In January 2013 Dimal was nominated for the International Portuguese Music Awards in two categories, Best Dance Song[http://ojornal.com/portuguese-brazilian-news/2013/01/international-portuguese-music-awards-nominees-announced/#axzz2Icfq16qk 1st Annual International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) – Nominees]{{Cite web|url=https://ipmaawards.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108195121/http://www.internationalportuguesemusicawards.com/nominees/|url-status=dead|title=International Portuguese Music Awards|date=July 11, 2023|archivedate=January 8, 2013|website=International Portuguese Music Awards}} and People's Choice Award.{{Cite web|url=https://ipmaawards.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231143435/http://www.internationalportuguesemusicawards.com/peoples-choice/|url-status=dead|title=International Portuguese Music Awards|date=July 11, 2023|archivedate=December 31, 2012|website=International Portuguese Music Awards}} The show will be held on February 2, 2013, at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford.
Awards and honors
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:150px;"|Singles ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Charts ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:15px;"|Weeks ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:120px;"|Album |
|---|
| width="20"|BAY (MT) |
| style="text-align:center;"|2010
|"Shake It" | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|Non-Album Single |
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|"Go Low" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|Non-Album Single |
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|"Let's Make It Happen" | style="text-align:center;"|3{{Cite web|url=http://bay.com.mt/charts/maltas-top-10.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923063515/http://www.bay.com.mt/charts/maltas-top-10.html|url-status=dead|title=Malta's Top 10 Charts|archivedate=September 23, 2012}} | style="text-align:center;"|3{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121007/arts-entertainment/The-BMAT-PRS-Malta-top-20-airplay-chart.440189|title=The BMAT PRS Malta top 20 airplay chart|date=October 7, 2012|website=Times of Malta}} | style="text-align:center;"|17{{Cite web|url=http://bay.com.mt/charts/urban-top-20.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010172102/http://www.bay.com.mt/charts/urban-top-20.html|url-status=dead|title=Malta's Urban Top 20 Charts|archivedate=October 10, 2012}} | style="text-align:center;"|14/20/2 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Coming Soon |
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|"This Is Paceville" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |
References
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.myspace.com/russiandimal Dimal] on Myspace
Category:Songs written by Dimal
Category:21st-century male rappers
Category:Russian hip-hop musicians
Category:English-language singers from Russia