Dimal
at Bay Music Awards 2012
Background information
Also known as	Russian and Fashion, Mr.Ladies Most Wanted, Multimilliardov
Born	Gulyayev Dmitry Igorevich (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (age 39) Sevastopol,Ukrainian SSR
Genres	Hip hop,dance-pop
Occupations	Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Unsigned

Gulyayev Dmitry Igorevich (born 22 January 1986), better known by hisstage nameDimal /dɪmʌl/ (Russian:Димал), is a half-Russian, half-Ukrainian rapper, singer and songwriter based inMalta. He is also the founder and (CEO) of Russian Muziq Mafia Records inUkraine.

Dimal was born and raised inSevastopol,Ukraine in theUSSR in the eastern part of theCrimean Peninsula, where half of the population areRussians. He was born in a mixed family, with aRussian mother, Svitlana Agius, andUkrainian father, Igor Gulyayev. His father left the family when he was just five years old.

Dimal had a passion forarts such asgraffiti, singing,break dancing andmartial arts such asboxing andtaekwondo. At the age of six he attended music school, where he studied theviolin. 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 theTavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University at his third grade, where he studied economics. At the age of 19 he moved toMalta.

In 2010 Dimal released his first major single – featuring vocals from Maddee, a singer-songwriter from the UK – which received major air play inMalta. The song became very popular onMyspace and in a short time it reached over 3 million plays^[1] Later on that year, he was nominated for "Best Hip-Hop/R'n'B Artist" at theMalta Music Awards with such artists likeMuxu, Kristina Casolani and Thea Saliba, and won.^[2] the award which was presented by CEO ofMOBO AwardsKanya King. Also that year, Dimal had played in support of two international acts,Ja Rule andFlo Rida.

The single "Go Low",^[3] 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 aEurovision song with Deborah C, and together they flew inGermany to record a song^[4] which was produced byRalph Siegel – but they did not make it to the finals of the contest.

During the summer of 2012, Dimal teamed up with Maltese singer-songwriterLyndsay 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".^[5] The song was also nominated for an award for "Top SIngle" in the MMI Listeners Picks Poll which is run byToni Sant.

In January 2013 Dimal was nominated for the International Portuguese Music Awards in two categories, Best Dance Song^[6][7] and People's Choice Award.^[8] The show will be held on 2 February 2013 at the Zeiterion Theatre inNew Bedford.

Notes

• Dimal onMyspace

• Songs written by Dimal
• 21st-century Russian male rappers
• 21st-century male rappers
• Living people
• 1986 births
• Russian hip-hop musicians
• English-language singers from Russia
• People from Sevastopol
• Eurodance musicians
• Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University alumni

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