Mitya Fomin
Dmitri Anatolevich Fomin known by his stage name Mitya Fomin is a Russian solo singer, dancer and producer. Between 1998 and 2009, he was a member of the dance group Hi-Fi.
He was born to Anatol Danilov, an associate professor at the Institute of Communications and Tamara Pavlov, an engineer. His sister Svetlana ia also a singer in a music ensemble of ancient music. Dmitri Fomin studied at the Novosibirsk Medical Institute graduating with a diploma as a pediatrician. He travelled briefly to the United States and England to pursue a musical thater and drama career and started writing music. He also enrolled in Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Starting January 2018 Fomin is banned for 3 years from entering Ukraine because of his claim that since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea Crimea is "Russian territory."
With Hi-Fi
Later on, Mitya Fomin moved to Moscow where his friends producer Erica Chanturia and composer Pavla Esenina offered him to join Hi-Fi in 1998 with Oksana Oleshko and later on Tatyana Tereshina. Hi-Fi had a prosperous long career with debut album "Первый контакт" and further albums. Famous singles include "Не дано", "Беспризорник", "Глупые люди", "А мы любили", "Седьмой лепесток", and "Мы не ангелы" that were hits on the Russian charts.While in the group, Mitya started working with many writers and composers for his own work and decided to leave the group in January 2009 after more than 10 years with the band.
Solo
In March 2009, he collaborated with songwriter and producer Maxim Fadeev in releasing his debut solo single "Две земли". The music video directed by Yevgeny Kuritsin with a spaceship theme topped the Russian MTV charts. The follow up single in January 2010 was "Вот и всё". The third single "Всё будет хорошо" featuring rapper StuFF. He also released an English-language version "Ok!" became a summer hit in Russia and Europe.With these solo hits, he released at the end of 2010 his debut solo album Так будет that included his hits and other rhythmic, relax, ambient and easy dance songs. He also released single "Перезимуем" again featuring StuFF with a video directed by Mitya himself. He also collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys in his dance hit single "Огни большого города " and finally "Не манекен" with Christina Orsoy filmed in Hong Kong.
Others
Besides directing many of his music videos, Mitya Fomin is also directing videos for other artists, for example Yena's "Эксбой". He is also involved in 2011 series of Russian reality television show Жена напрокат.Awards / Nominations
| Year | Awards | Song / Album / Artist | Category | Results |
| 2010 | Golden Gramophone Awards | "Everything will be good" | Song | Won |
| 2010 | God of Air | "That's It" | Radiohit | Nominated |
| 2010 | Song of the year | "Everything will be good" | Award winner | Won |
| 2011 | Muz-TV Awards | Mitya Formin | Breakthrough of the Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | Fashion People Awards | Mitya Formin | Fashion Breakthrough of the Year | Won |
| 2011 | RU.TV Awards | "Everything will be good" | Best ringtone | Nominated |
| 2011 | RU.TV Awards | Mitya Formin | Real coming | Won |
| 2011 | Golden Gramophone Awards | "City Lights " | Song | Nominated |
| 2011 | OE Video Music Awards | "City Lights " | The most stylish singer | Nominated |
| 2011 | OE Video Music Awards | "City Lights " | Breakthrough of the Year | Nominated |
Discography
Albums
;As Hi-Fi- 1999: Первый контакт
- 1999: Репродукция
- 2001: Запоминай
- 2002: Новая коллекция 2002
- 1999: Звёздная серия
- 2002: Best
- 2005: Любовное настроение
- 2008: Best 1
| Year | Album | Details | Notes |
| 2010 | Так будет |
| Tracklist:
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Singles
;As Hi-Fi| Year | Title | Album |
| 1998 | "Ты прости" | Первый контакт |
| 1998 | "Не дано" | Первый контакт |
| 1999 | "Беспризорник" | Первый контакт |
| 1999 | "Про лето" | Репродукция |
| 1999 | "Чёрный ворон" | Репродукция |
| 2000 | "Он" | Запоминай |
| 2000 | "Глупые люди" | Запоминай |
| 2000 | "За мной" | Запоминай |
| 2001 | "Так легко" | Запоминай |
| 2002 | "СШ No. 7 " | Best |
| 2002 | "Я люблю" | Best |
| 2004 | "Седьмой лепесток" | Любовное настроение |
| 2004 | "Билет" | Best 1 |
| 2004 | "Беда" | Best 1 |
| 2005 | "Берега" | Best 1 |
| 2006 | "Взлетай" | Best 1 |
| 2006 | "По следам" | — |
| 2007 | "Право на счастье" | — |
| 2008 | "Седьмой лепесток" | — |
| 2008 | "Мы не ангелы" | — |
;Solo
| Year | Title | Featuring | Album |
| 2009 | "Две земли" | Так будет | |
| 2010 | "Вот и всё" | Так будет | |
| 2010 | "Всё будет хорошо" | featuring StuFF | Так будет |
| 2010 | "Перезимуем" | featuring StuFF | – |
| 2011 | "Огни большого города " | with Pet Shop Boys | – |
| 2011 | "Не манекен" | featuring Christina Orsoy | – |